Keller Williams at the Knitting Factory on Friday, November 12th
First of all it was so awesome to see Keller Williams play a song as the Super Musical Guest at Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE! There’s A Party In Your Town this afternoon. I knew the adults were zoned in as he looped instrument after instrument and the kids were all about the Hula Hoop lyrics. Plus there were a lot of oohhs and awhhhs when he had a light up hula hoop!
All the kids were tucked in bed this evening for tonight was for the grown-up’s. It was hilarious when we walked in to the venue before the show started because the bar was so stuffed full and there was two people on the floor, with X’s on their hands. I was a little nervous because the bar is so far away from the stage that it could be really awkward to play on stage like that. However the second people saw the lights dim and you heard the strumming of a guitar, the crowd flocked to the floor and started instantly dancing. Some girls even brought hula hoops!
Keller’s intro was really cool because he started playing behind stage with a wireless acoustic guitar and then as he was walking out on stage he was still playing it and he went right into his first song. He also sang his hello to us, he sang “Good evening everybody, hello, welcome to the show it’s Friday night…” I love when people sing their hellos! I was excited to see if he was barefoot and sure enough he was which I think is so cool. His toes danced across a huge area rug and across many pedals and buttons. The stage set up was really neat as well. It was Keller in the middle of a musical circle including an electric bass guitar, electric guitar, and a few other goodies. Yet the acoustic guitar never really came off from around his neck. His two other guitars were on stands so he could just swing the acoustic guitar around his back and step in front of the other guitar. He never stopped moving, he was from one instrument to the next and singing in-between it all. He is the one man band! But even better is that I would say he is the One Man Jam Band! He packs a lot of sound for one guy!
All of his songs never really ended they just flowed from one to the next like a downhill stream in the forest. The crowd was loving even beat of every song. As the night went on more and more people were dancing, people were having a great time. I was extremely impressed with his music and his ability to loop live like he did, it leaves little room for mistakes. Plus it is great to see a song being built right in front of your eyes.
Whether it’s for Kids or Adults, Keller Williams is a top notch musician and his music lights up the room. I am glad I had the opportunity to see him light up two different shows today and I can’t wait to listen to “Kids” with my younger cousin!
Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.
