Quarantine Online Sets: Version 28

In pre-COVID era, I seldom jumped venues on the same night. I'd just stick with one venue and catch the bands for the night instead of jumping to catch a favorite band at one venue and then jump to another venue to catch another favorite band.

Well, for this Version 28 of online sets, I did just that on a Wednesday night (July 15). I jumped from the WFNM online live stream to Desert Nights and then back to WFNM.

I started off with Nightly. They're a band from Nashville, but their lead singer was playing a set from Philadelphia. He was in Philadelphia, because his sister just gave birth. What a talent. Those pop - folk vocals just had a perfect pitch.

Nightly

Devin Kennedy had a nice solo set-up going on with a microphone stand, high chair and a stacked drum set that he didn't use other than for a glass of water. There was the rug and maroon curtains. The set with just lower lights would have worked perfectly at Hotel cafe.

Devin Kennedy

Then came the jump to Desert Nights to catch Rachel Goodrich. The set was played at Valida's house (host of Desert Nights). This has to rank as one of the most humor filled sets during quarantine. Rachel Goodrich played both full songs and then did partial demo songs. In between that, she'd run into the house (she was playing outside) to give Valida a hug. There was a whole WiFi conversation that would make for a perfect comedy sketch. It was like watching late night TV.

Rachel Goodrich

After Rachel Goodrich, I jumped back to WFNM to catch Cailin Russo. The set was played in what looked like someone's back yard. It was a full band set with friends (maybe family, as well) hanging out watching the set. With it being 9 p.m., the set was played under the bright porch lights. The country-tinged sounds gave the perfect setting to call the evening a time well spent.

Cailin Russo