It was a Saturday night. Nice out. I go into Duke O'Brien's and immediately notice nobody on the deck. Open parking spots on Main Street. I pay my $4 cover and go in and join the 35 or so people in the band area, three people upstairs and maybe 15 people in the bar area. Not a packed house.
The Benton Street Irregulars were on stage. They're a 4-piece outfit. Drummer, bassist, electric guitarist and an acoustic guitarist/lead and only singer. They must be from Woodstock as there is a Benton Street there in town. Classic rock and newer stuff.
Let me first say that I generally don't like bands where there is only one lead singer. I think in today's bar scene, the crowds have very short attention spans and one gets tired of a single singer's voice throughout the whole night. That singer had better be really really good to hold my attention. It can be even worse for me when there are no harmonies to that lone lead vocal. The Benton Street Irregulars did not have any back-ups happening.
I have to say the lead singer was good but he's just a little hard for me personally to watch for all that long. The Dave Matthews/John Mayer facial expressions were hard for me and at times and I thought they all were taking themselves a little too seriously. Have some fun and look like you're having some fun!
They were not all that bad. They are a Class C band (see my May blog group for rankings). Everyone but the lead singer looks like they are very bored up there. I know they really were not, but ... they looked like they were. They dressed like they would when they get up in the morning and there really is no show at all. It's hard to put on a show when you don't have a very crowded house but you have to put one on anyway. Like I've said before, you never know who is at any given gig checking you out. They do have a great base to work from and I think things could happen for them with some more seasoning. They are a local group playing locally. Kudos to Duke's for having them there!
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