Date: 03 March 2011Venue: Myer Horowitz Theater
Guests: Scott
Tickets: $20Danny Michel is a wonderful break from the bleak winter duldrums. He had a lot of energy on stage and the steady rhythm of the tropics as undertones in many of his songs. A few of my favorites he played were "White Lightning", "Feather, Fur and Fin", "Sweet Things" and "If God's on Your Side".
He played the show as a one man band, with a simple guitar and a harmonica he pulled out for a few of the songs. A singer/songwriter from Kitchener/Waterloo, he recorded his last album, "Sunset Sea" in Belize and Costa Rica, with a Central American vibe that peaks through in a few of his tracks. (Who's gonna Miss you", Wish Willy", Maybe You Can Find It In Your Heart") He also played around with a little guitar interlude of the Spiderman theme song, which makes him even more endearing than he already is.
His lyrics and musical style is pretty diverse, allowing stories of sleazy motels and heart-breaking women, theological debates or the oppression of living in a concrete jungle put to a upbeat tempo with just a dash of tongue in cheek.
He played David Suzuki's 75th Birthday party in Toronto just after the show in Edmonton. He seems to be always on the road, touring around the country frequently in the past 8 years. He plays in Edmonton again in the Fall at the Full Moon Folk Club, hopefully I'll see you there.
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