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Edward David Anderson
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Edward David Anderson's upcoming Lower Alabama: The Loxley Sessions album will be out October 16, 2015, via The Royal Potato Family.
Trapper and Tanner Schoepp
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For last night’s performance, the band had a little help from their brassy friends Allison, Andy and Cole (the horn section) and Honeydogs' drummer Peter Anderson. They kicked off with the Elvis Presley rollercoaster song (is it actually called the Zipper Clipper? I’ve been to Bay Beach a million times, you’d think I would know) and worked their way through “Pins and Needles,” “Tornado Alley” and “Dear Prospect.” Trapper joked about being the unlucky recipient of mono (the kissing disease, don’t ya know), not once but twice; hence the tune “Mono Pt. 2.” Though the Schoepps graduated from the school of Springsteen, they must have taken a course in Thin Lizzy, ‘cause some of those songs have the crisp stomp of that great Irish rock band. Is it weird that I can’t wait for Trapper’s Ditch Trilogy phase? Don’t get me wrong; I love this band and their music and come this February I will be first in line at the record store to buy the new album. Buuuuut, I’m curious to see how a songwriter like Schoepp would handle the theme of total emotional devastation.
After walking on stage to the moody strains of Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra’s “Some Velvet Morning,” American Scarecrows launched into an hour and a half’s worth of spirited rock and roll that contained elements of country/folk as well as hardcore and punk. When I first saw American Scarecrows, they opened for Soul Asylum and the Meat Puppets back in June, I unfairly wrote them off as just another Americana band. Thankfully, they proved me utterly wrong by showcasing music that was as varied as it was catchy and passionately delivered. I was also amazed at lead singer/guitarist Seth Davin’s impressive range - the man can sing!
Joining American Scarecrows’ main trio (Seth Davin, bassist Matthew Broadbent and drummer Allen Maier) was a second guitarist named Aaron Shekey and Davin’s brother Sebastian on keyboards. Near the end of the night, Seth introduced his bandmates and even added a little fun facts about each one: Matt was born in Oregon, Allen is a grill master, Aaron is an X-Men fanboy and Sebastian enjoys his fantasy football. Things took a devilish turn when Aaron jokingly revealed Seth’s status as a virgin (“Can’t you see my purity ring?”) although he assured the crowd that that particular fact was indeed fiction.
more strangers means new fans...
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Last night happened to be American Scarecrows’ 5th anniversary as a band. Seth pointed out that they must be doing something right as he recognized fewer faces in the audience - more strangers means new fans. And more new fans means many more packed, lively shows for American Scarecrows.
American Scarecrows' next appearance is at Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, with Welshly Arms.
American Scarecrows at the Turf Club, St Paul (02 October 2015) |
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