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Seattle-based hippy R&B artist Allen Stone brought on a raucously entertaining set to NYC’s Terminal 5 Thursday, October 9.
Stone had with him on stage several bandmates, including two brass players, two back-up singers, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer, creating a very strong presence. Midway through his Fall tour, Stone and his band seem to be well adjusted to their set, nonetheless their level of enthusiasm for the crowd was the same as if they were kicking off the first day of tour. Stone repeatedly spoke about the energy given by the audience from “the space between your rib cage and your spine†and that he was feeding off of the positivity, living up to the hippie persona. Having been at the front and the back of the crowd, I can certainly relay that people were fully invested in the show, dancing and singing along with much excitement.
Stone played mainly from his 2011 self-titled album, opening up with playful, more upbeat songs like “Say So†and “Celebrate Tonight,†slowing the pace down with others like “Unaware†in the middle then picking it right back up again. It was as if Stone was the conductor leading the crowd, his orchestra, through the music smoothly. In true hippie fashion, Stone spread his good vibes into the crowd, where just about everyone in the almost-filled, 3,000-person capacity venue seem to let go of mental restrictions and stress and danced, and the dancing ranged from the simple head bob to violently singing/dancing along. (Yes, violently. I was hit a few times in their enthusiasm.)
Throughout Stone’s set, he had much advice to give and anecdotes like officiating his bassist, Brent Rusinow, and his wife’s wedding. Halfway through his set, Stone announced that he was now an ordained minister, which “only took me ten minutes online†to do, and had been asked by a Rusinow to officiate his marriage. (Perhaps, dear fan, this means Stone can not only sing at your wedding, but also legally marry you and your significant other, or even do both at the same time!)
See Allen Stone at the remaining upcoming shows and get yourself literally hit on (but you’re having fun so it doesn’t matter!) by a stranger.
Allen Stone
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Stone played mainly from his 2011 self-titled album, opening up with playful, more upbeat songs like “Say So†and “Celebrate Tonight,†slowing the pace down with others like “Unaware†in the middle then picking it right back up again. It was as if Stone was the conductor leading the crowd, his orchestra, through the music smoothly. In true hippie fashion, Stone spread his good vibes into the crowd, where just about everyone in the almost-filled, 3,000-person capacity venue seem to let go of mental restrictions and stress and danced, and the dancing ranged from the simple head bob to violently singing/dancing along. (Yes, violently. I was hit a few times in their enthusiasm.)
Throughout Stone’s set, he had much advice to give and anecdotes like officiating his bassist, Brent Rusinow, and his wife’s wedding. Halfway through his set, Stone announced that he was now an ordained minister, which “only took me ten minutes online†to do, and had been asked by a Rusinow to officiate his marriage. (Perhaps, dear fan, this means Stone can not only sing at your wedding, but also legally marry you and your significant other, or even do both at the same time!)
See Allen Stone at the remaining upcoming shows and get yourself literally hit on (but you’re having fun so it doesn’t matter!) by a stranger.
Date
10/14/14 10/16/14 10/17/14 10/18/14 10/19/14 10/21/14 10/22/14 10/24/14 10/25/14 10/26/14 |
Venue
Phoenix Concert Theatre Vic Theatre The Vogue The Ready Room Fine Line Music Café Wheeler Opera House Gothic Theatre Knitting Factory Concert House Roseland Theatre Vogue Theatre |
Location
Toronto, Canada Chicago, IL Indianapolis, IN St. Louis, MO Minneapolis, MN Aspen, CO Englewood, CO Spokane, WA Portland, OR Vancouver, Canada |
Allen Stone at Terminal 5, New York (09 Oct 2014) |
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