I went to the Sylvania Blues Festival last Thursday, as held at the
Chandler Cafe in downtown Sylvania. The show started around 6:00 PM, but heavy weather moved in a little after 7:00. I got back to my car in the proverbial nick of time.
In the short time I was there I saw
Vaughan Penn perform. I think she started her set with
Eye For An Eye, which you can find on
One Reason, a CD she made with musician
Chynna Phillips.
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Vaughan |
She followed the first act and was introduced as Vaughan. I didn't stay for the entire set due to the arrival of liquid sunshine.
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An Eye for an Eye |
The first band, and the only band I saw, was
The Overton Project. They were pretty good, and I was a little disappointed that they didn't have a CD for sale; I'd have bought one if it were anything close to reasonably priced. I got a few decent pictures of the performance, but I neglected to get the names of the members, which I'm sorry about. I've seen a few of these people perform before at different venues in the area.
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The Venue at the Start of the Show |
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Lead Guitar |
The lead guitarist was good, and was one of most technically proficient guitar players I've heard in some time.
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Bass Player |
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Drummer |
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Percussionist |
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Keyboard Player |
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Vocals |
The band was tight, and the vocalist was above average. She contributed a lot of energy to the band, which isn't easy given the venue and the crowd - a typical Toledo audience, which is to say it was tough.
I enjoyed the festival, and I know that Scott Stampflmeier of
Sylvan Studio Awards (Facebook) put a lot of time and effort into making the festival a success - which it was. I'll look forward to next year's festival.
Very cool! I love those types of events. When it warms up around here, I will be hitting the Indy festivals.
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