The Evening Muse, Charlotte NC

This blog is dedicated to sharing my thoughts about and photos of performances at The Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC. The Evening Muse is a special place which affords singer/songwriters the opportunity to showcase their talents in a warm and friendly environment. It's a place where undiscovered future "stars" can be seen. www.theeveningmuse.com

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Monty is a freelance photographer and avid music fan located in Charlotte, NC. He has been documenting the world through still photography for over 30 years. Monty's website is meant to both share online images and support the acquisition of prints/merchandise of those images by those whom desire to do so. Monty's travels have brought him to several corners of the world. "The ability to share these travels and my personal interests with friends and family has proven to be both an inspiration and a great source of personal satisfaction for me. Inspiration and satisfaction tend to sum up to balance which is something I treasure greatly."

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Sunshone Still


Chris Smith, the brainchild behind the alt/country sound of Sunshone Still, brought his unique sound and story to the Evening Muse Friday night the 13th of February. Supported by a group of guys including Flavio on Bass and an amazing add of Steel Guitar by Rodney, Lanier Sunshone Still played most of the songs from their debut album "Dead Letters" and about half of the tunes from "Ten Cent American Novels".

The uniqueness of this contemporary alt/country band cannot be understated and requires a little explaining to gain a full appreciation for what was heard Friday night at the Muse.

It starts with Chris Smith being from Columbia, SC - via Austin, TX - via Nashville, TN. It's that Austin component that influences the sound the most as the songs from "Dead Letters" were all written during Chris' tenure in the Texas music capital. It took three years for this debut album to come to fruition, but it gave Chris the confidence to undertake a rare musical task - writing a concept musical production chronicling the life of Kit Carson. This biography takes its form in the sophomore album titled "Ten Cent American Novels". As I listened to this nights performance I felt the quiet of a west Texas night in the Chisos mountains of the Chihuahuan desert.

Chris' amazing talents, storytelling ability in almost a whisper, performed perfectly by the band in the style of arrangement envisioned for this album allowed the listener to follow many of the stories with visions of the events.

Probably the best news of the night was Chris' recent discovery that he had "slipped one by the goalie" and will soon be a proud father! Reason for this talented musician to celebrate!

I truly hope you take the time to go out to the Sunshone Still MySpace page and/or website to have a listen to some of these tunes. I know you'll find them as amazing as I did.

Hit this link up to see some photos of the nights performance.

Here's the set list from the night:

  1. A Pallet Of Buffalo Robes (Widows Blues) - Ten Cent American Novels

  2. Roan Mountain - Dead Letters

  3. Land of Tar & Cotton - Dead Letters

  4. Fireflies - Dead Letters

  5. Damn You California - Dead Letters

  6. The Winning of Waa-Ni-Beh - Ten Cent American Novels

  7. Barstool - Dead Letters

  8. Saturdays In The Sky - Dead Letters

  9. Blood and Thunder (Burn The Damn Thing) - Ten Cent American Novels

  10. Black Weeds' Submission - Ten Cent American Novels

  11. Klamath Lake (It was a Perfect Butchery) - Ten Cent American Novels

Cheers,

Monty


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