Maria Taylor will perform tonight at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey with the
Whisphertown 2000. Doors are at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 and can be bought
here.
Maria Taylor and the Whispertown 2000 performed on Easter at Brooklyn's The Bell House, a 350+ capacity room with stools, a sofa, dim lighting and chandelier. In honor of the holiday, Maria gave away Easter eggs which contained chocolate and a slip saying either "Happy Easter! Thank you for coming to the show. Love, Maria" or contained a prize. The first band up was Brooklyn's
Hawk and Dove. They had a nice vibe, but were a bit boring at times and sounded out of tune. It was nice to hear a violist to. They had free demos available to. Next, was the
Whispertown 2000 from California. They had a blues/folk rock feel. It was cool to see three of the members switching off on instruments, especially the drums. For the last song, Maria Taylor played drums. She could be seen in the audience since the last song of Hawk and Dove.
Maria Taylor went on at 10pm and started with the title track to her new album, Ladyluck, then went right into the old "Replay." It was great to hear the rockin' version of that one. The last time I saw her at Knitting Factory last summer, she played a lighter version of the song in the encore, but it didn't do the song justice. During "Good Start" members of the Whispertown 2000 were dancing around, it was a fun song with a nice groove. She played a lot of the new songs in the beginning, then played older songs. She closed with "Xanax" in the regular set, then the cheers brought the band back. She played "Song Beneath the Song," then by the crowds pleading, decided to play "Leap Year," which they hadn't practiced. it was the first encore of the tour, she said. More cheers brought on "Light house," then the band left and Maria decided to played "Two of the those two," and the lovely night was over.
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