Martin Sexton

Oh my goodness, the first concert of the year has set a seriously high bar.  I must confess that I am not too familiar with Martin's work.  I love Can't Stop Thinking About You, which I grabbed after hearing it on an episode of Brotherhood.  I had read though that he is known for his live performances.  Last week I saw that he was going to be here, and I asked my friend Juli if she was interested.  She said yes, and away we went.  Oh boy, we both are so glad we did.  I've thrown around the word "amazing" a lot when describing the concerts I've gone to, but somehow amazing  falls kind of short here.  I did get two of his albums to prepare for the show this week, and though they are really good.  I feel like they will be rather flat when I listen to them again.  Nothing will be able to replicate what we experienced last night.

I need to add that Martin's show was just Martin and a guitar, just one guitar.  He didn't even change out.  What he was able to do with his voice and that guitar, you didn't need a whole band behind him.  They would have just gotten in the way.  I love all types of music, and what I also appreciated about the show was the wide range of genres and styles he pulled in.  He also said that he didn't have a set list, and was just winging it.  Impressive, truly impressive.  We both agreed that we would definitely see him again.  No doubt about it.

Need to sneak in here that we went to a new venue, The Neptune.  It is an old movie theatre that they converted into a concert hall.  It was really cool.  It had festival seating with actual seats (no standing), clean bathroom, and a parking lot close by.  Definitely going back there.

Here's a taste of what I am talking about.  Not bad for a guy in the crowd.

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