Artist: Trevor Hall
Location: Harpers Ferry, Allston, MA
Date: July 29, 2009

Trevor Hall and his band mates put on a simply fantastic show! Hall reminded me of Bob Marley with his peaceful demeanor and dreadlocks. He and his boys impressed the crowd with amazing musicianship and an undeniable love for their craft as well as for their fans. Which isn’t hard to see, because I was surrounded by die hard fans for the performance. Unfortunately, I am not a “die hard,” but I am a fan and very much enjoy the invigorating and contagious music of Trevor Hall. I only knew a few songs, but in spite of this handicap, I managed to vibrantly dance, cheer, and sing along to all of the songs. It was impossible not to! Which, I must say, often when I see bands I am not as familiar with as other fans I can’t get “into it” and dance or sing along. So kudos to Trevor and the gang. On top of singing heartfelt numbers, such as, “Lime Tree,” “Unity, ” “Venomous,” and “Sunny Day,” amongst other classics, Trevor demonstrated his unquestionable ability to communicate with his audience: making direct eye contact with fans, replacing Boston instead of Heaven the lyrics of one of his tunes, reciting his personal, passionate, poem, hopping into the crowd and pogoing with us. I hugged him (and his guitar), not as intensely as some of the femmes lol, greeting us with bananas and oranges (I ate my banana there!), quite different from my last HF show in which we were greeted with Jay Reatard’s Corona directly from his saliva!. Once again, I make the Bob Marley comparison, because Hall took the time to mention the awful conflict of war and religion in the world and how young kids are starving in India, and the band set up a table for fans to make donations to help them out. With a guest rapper and a three song, powerful encore, I can say with certainty that it was a great night.

Chris