[ATTENDED: October 29, 2019] Boy Scouts
I had heard a song by Boy Scouts on NPR and I was pretty happy they were going to open for Jay Som.
Traffic was a little heavy and I feared that since another band [SUM 41!] were playing in the main part of the building, that it would be tough finding parking. But I got a spot and made it up to The Foundry with no problem. I wound up right behind a short person who was against the fence.
Boy Scouts is basically the creation of Oakland-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Taylor Vick. She writes delicate, harmony-laced folk and sings in a gentle tone.
I really enjoyed that the songs were simple but not obvious. There was usually something unexpected in the song that kept it from being monotonous. Whether it was an unexpected pause before a beat or just the way she stretched out a chord at the end of a line.
She also played some unexpected chords–or at least unexpected high on the neck of the guitar. (more…)
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