July 17, 2008

• Edison Glass

  We took in a show with Edison Glass, a family favorite. The mission team that has been at our church went, too, which made for more company while we sifted through the weaker local warm-up bands.

  The Working Title and Colors in the Air are touring with Edison and were, surprisingly, rich in creativity and tunes.

  The downside was the venue. Garfield Artworks is a long hall with little ventilation, no a/c, one big ceiling fan, and no backstage. All the bands’ gear lines up along the walls near the stage like dumb security guards. The band members were sweating by the bucket. We didn’t have the nerve to ask for an encore because they played with their whole heart and soul for the main playlist and were melting before our eyes.

  

  Edison Glass, with their layered vocals and almost-classical movements, belted my favorite song, When All We Have Is Taken/Comfort:

  If I’m unable …when you are calling
  If I’m unable
  If I’m unable …when you are calling
  
  If I’m unable
  
  When all we have is taken
  All we have is taken now
  
  Take my affliction
  I’m cured with your comfort
  Take my affliction
  Take my depression
  I’m cured with your comfort
  Take my depression
  
  Will you learn fire burns?
  When all we have is taken
  I’m falling to grace again
  When all we have is taken
  Take it all, take it
  now, I surrender…
  Hallelujah

  We stood as a front row of sorts, and D took dozens of amazing pics. You can see K’s face in one. Lead singers Joshua Silverberg and Josh Morin were gracious to chat with us before the concert…outside on the sidewalk. They were down-to-earth and didn’t make their tours sound glamorous. They miss their families, sleep at kind strangers’ homes, and drive and drive and drive. The encouraging news is that the Long Island-based band is playing with some big mainstream bands in the coming months in NYC.

  

  

  ||||||  lynard   

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