Sunparlour Players - Dakota (Nov 27/13)

At this point I'm not going to the Sunparlour Players to hear new songs, though that will be nice when the currently recording album drops in the spring, it is for the guaranteed good feelings. Sure, all the songs played on this eve are from a previously released album and have all been witnessed live at many of the countless concerts I've attended but that doesn't reduce the urge to hand clap, or repress the smile as Rosie plays the bass with one hand, the xylophone with another and kicks a drum beat. Yes, the crowd was subdued for the first set but by the second there was dancing and drinking and serendipity. All night while they played '77, North, Green Thumb, and Thunderstruck I was waiting for John Had a Bell which they saved for a romp at the end. The encore provided a rock medley send off for the final night of a two month, weekly Dakota residency in style.