Joe Michelini played a solo, acoustic set on Saturday night at Langosta Lounge. I'm pretty sure that circumstances have been such that I've been able to catch just about every River City Extension / Joe Michelini local set over the last couple of years. I decided to keep my streak alive and see how far I could push the new camera in the darkness of Langosta Lounge.
Michelini played an hourlong set that included several selections from River City Extension's first two albums, previews of songs written since the band's last album, and a cover of a song that Michelini has called the best song he's ever heard. Familiar songs like "Ballad of Oregon" and "If You Need Me Back in Brooklyn" sound almost brand new when delivered simply on acoustic guitar, Michelini providing all of the vocals. As River City Extension evolves as a band -- both sonically and personnel-wise -- in the run-up to third LP, Deliverance, the new songs show a continued attention and dedication to the craft of writing a song. And Michelini once again paid homage to an excellent song, covering Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos' "A Journalist Falls in Love with Deathrow Inmate #16."
Here are a few pics from the set. Turns out Langosta Lounge without a flash is a tough go -- at least for someone with my level of experience.
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