BAND: Possesses by Paul JamesVENUE: Rubber Gloves Rehearsal StudiosTIME: 10:45-ish.
Sure, there's another one-man band playing on the Square this weekend. But, entertaining as Billy Roy is, he comes nowhere near the raw energy of Possessed by Paul James' Konrad Wert.
Wert's raw intensity is fascinating--his head shaking and body flailing and convulsing as he belts out his songs with a contorted, often pained expression.
And, while alternatively playing a fiddle, banjo or guitar, ther
The weather was playing nice last night. And, for the first time, NX35 truly had the crowds to match that dynamic festival-feeling that had been in the air on Thursday night.
The whole night--from the little clusters of people milling around the sidewalks and streets to the folks watching Billy Roy on the Square to the packed venues--there was more of a buzz of activity all over the downtown area. Based on last night's crowds, it looks like we were right to blame the cold, rainy weather an
Kelly Knickerbocker
BAND: Billy Roy's One Man BandVENUE: Anywhere he wants really--this time it's on the SquareTIME: 9 p.m.
A glass-encapsulated man playing a barrage of instruments at the corner of Locust and Oak Streets got my attention--and the attention of plenty of others--on the Square last night.
He rocked the piano, key bass, harmonica, bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat cymbals, helmarine, ring wong, cow bell, rub-n-roll, headbanger and fiddle--all at once! And he was funny too!
BANDS: Lydia and PlayRadioPlay!
VENUE: Rubber GlovesTIME: 10:30pm
After prying myself away from Billy Roy's One Man Show on the Square, I grabbed a bite to eat. Then off to Rubber Gloves it was.
And, actually, the atmosphere inside the venue was stifling. Walking from the bar into the performance space, a palpable 20 degree temperature difference was easily detected. Oh, that and the overwhelming smell of body odor.Just breathe through your mouth, I told myself.
The dusty room had thick
