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The sold-out crowd at the Fine Line was treated to two rising artists, promoting albums that were conceived in the throes of the pandemic.
Kenzie opened to an already full and young crowd. You may know her as Mackenzie Ziegler, who appeared on the Lifetime reality series Dance Moms with her sister Maddie.
Kenzie is only twenty, but she’s already accomplished more in those two decades than most in a full work career. She’s acted, modeled, wrote a self-help book and appeared in both Dancing with the Stars and Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. She also fostered a desire to become a singer-songwriter. Her first two albums were produced by others and geared towards dance, but her latest, Biting My Tongue, is more introspective and personal.
For a performer that was raised to dance about the stage, Kenzie remained in front of the mic and revealed a warm, tender vulnerability. She said it took her three years to produce her latest album and she featured many of the songs from it like “biting my tongue”, “the me I was” and a personal favorite “anatomy.”
Mark Ambor was up next as the house lights went down and Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA” played from a beautifully designed record player that reminded me of a time when vinyl was king and to listen to a song meant dropping a stylus. I’m not sure why Ambor devoted a portion of the small stage to a large piece of furniture, but it created a nostalgic, comfy atmosphere.
Ambor asked the crowd to forget about the outside world for an hour and enjoy the show. In fact the whole reason for his debut album Rockwood is for people to feel good. “I want this album to be an escape for people. I want them to feel good when they listen to these songs”
Ambor said that it was his second visit to Minnesota this year, playing at Live at the Lake in Inver Grove Heights in July. He said he performed from the back-end of a semi-trailer to a meandering crowd, looking for happy hour next to a body of water.
Since then he’s had a hit song “Belong Together” already gone platinum and landed a gig on Jimmy Kimmel just this month.
“Thank you for coming out,” Ambor said midway through his set. “I still think I don’t know what I’m doing.”
It was refreshing to hear someone admit that. It was cool to find that he produced his album in the basement of his parents' home. It was nice to hear that the album is about growing up in his hometown of Pleasantville, NY and the name of the album came from a nearby state park.
I know this may sound a little too wholesome, but Ambor’s songs like “Hate That I Still Love You.” and “Hair Toss, Arms Crossed” put the crowd at ease with smiles on their faces. What more would you want in an evening than to be whistling “Belong Together” on the ride home?
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Mark Ambor at at Fine Line (22 Nov 2024) |
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