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Pete Yorn jams out in Boise with fellow musicians
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A show full of musical diversity, rich melodies and outstanding
talent, The Big Easy Concert House played host
to a variety of musicians, packing the venue with fans and making the night one of relaxation, fun and an overall great time.
For only his first trip to Boise, Pete Yorn played for what seemed a sold-out crowd Tuesday night, along with opening acts Charlotte Martin and Aqualung.
The three performances brought in a wide range of personalities with various musical tastes.
The beginning of the show started with the independent stylings of Los Angeles resident Martin, who last visited Boise a year ago at the Neurolux.
With the stage set with what looked like five keyboards, a drum set and bouquets of lights, Martin blew audiences away with songs featured on her latest album “Stromata,” which Martin raves as her best album yet.
“It’s the most original thing I’ve done,” Martin said in a phone interview a couple weeks earlier. “‘Stromata’ is Charlotte Martin.
“It covers a lot of genres. It’s hard to classify too. I’ve
always wanted to make an album like this, even though it’s difficult for people to understand and market, but my fans are getting it and it’s selling.”
And fans really are getting her music.
While most audience members may not have heard of Martin, they probably won’t forget her after her set, especially after a chilling cover of “Wild Horses.” The beauty of Martin’s singing rendered the crowd silent.
With a voice of pure power, a range of multiple octaves and chanting melody lines, she won crowds over, setting the stage for one entertainingly diverse show.
As crowds continued to roll in for the night’s entertainment, an audience favorite took the stage.
Aqualung, known to most for the song “Better than Sunshine” from its latest album “Strange and Beautiful,” brought fans to their feet with a set sounding much like the groups of Keane, The Beatles and even U2, with piano-induced songs and the Bono-sounding voice of lead singer Matt Hales.
Overall, the British group brought the energy to an all-time high that many audience members left after Aqualung’s portion of the show, having only come to see the group perform.
However, the crowd went crazy when headliner, Yorn, graced the stage dressed in his worn jeans and destroyed black T-shirt.
Starting his portion of the show with songs off the latest album, “Nightcrawler,” Yorn enchanted the evening with acoustic rock chords and poetic lyrics that had people dancing and singing all over the venue.
Stabilizing the shows energy, Yorn had the audience eating out of the palms of his hands with soft ballads accompanied with raging rock songs.
The deep, rich texture of his voice alongside a band with a wide range of musical talent made for the greatest act of the night.
After a crowd-pleasing performance, the fans cheered Yorn back on stage for an encore, where he played one of his top hits, “Strange Condition,” which capped the night, sending folks home happy.
From the experimental music of Martin and the soft ballads of Aqualung and to the acoustic rock songs of Pete Yorn, this was one show that will definitely highlight this season of concerts.
Daniel Kedish
