Quarantine Online Sets: Version 18

It was off to various online music sessions this past week. On Monday, Livingmore was doing a combined Facebook and Instagram set. They were doing it from their home. I'm telling you this, lead singer Alex has the best vocals. Those vocals are pure gold. One thing I've learned watching online sets is that a lot of lead singers just don't have the vocal chops. I could be wrong on why I'm noticing this now, but I feel that acoustic sets expose a lot of faults. Maybe it is the lack of reverb? Maybe backing musicians cause the ear to focus on multiple sounds at once? Anyways, it makes me appreciate this band all the more.

Livingmore

Wednesday night was spent jumping around Instagram. First, it was off to Desert Nights where I caught Jadea Kelly and Daniel Blake. Their sets were a mix of conversations with Desert Nights' host, Valida, and music. Jadea Kelly is a Canadian who is living in Los Angeles at the moment. The conversation revolved around if she would consider visiting Canada again during this time. The answer seemed to be no as Canada requires people to go into a two week quarantine so it wouldn't be very convenient for her to do so. What I loved about her set: her top cabinet doors in the room she was playing in were wide open. So I'm not the only one with cabinet doors that just randomly open up? And there was the moment after she finished a song where she started to cheer for herself. Hey, those watching were no doubt cheering her along so why not provide some actually proof?

Jadea Kelly

Daniel Blake was celebrating his new song release, "Heartbreaker." The song was inspired by Tom Petty. The song was written to honor the singer after he passed away. He had the background lights going along with a tiny plastic cactus in the background. The cactus provided reference to the cactus that is the symbol for Desert Nights.

Daniel Blake

It was then a jump over to WFNM to catch a couple bands. First up was Powers. I'm guessing the band has been working on new material lately and has been on hiatus from live shows as I noticed that their Instagram account has been silent since July 2019. Well, I think their fans were wanting a live show, because a number of viewers showed up for their set. The set started out rather moody, but then soared into moments of meditation. Their sound was the perfect blend of piano and harmonies. To keep things light, the band did a toast for remaining positive. LP showed up in the comments, which got a shout out by the band.

Powers

Ninet Tayeb played from Israel. So though it was nighttime for us, it was the early morning for her. She spent time throughout the set, sipping coffee. Her music hits some emotional high points. What I noticed was how some artists want assurances in this world of online sets. I think that applies to Ninet Tayeb. After her first song, she asked Grant Owens, the host, if everything was running smoothly.

Ninet Tayeb