Trucker country stole the show at the WFNM showcase at Hotel Ziggy. Dylan Andrews was playing his third WFNM showcase night. If I understood correctly, this was the first of those three sets where the majority of the songs were his own. No matter if I heard correctly or not, I was caught up in his country charm from the start. He's putting together a catalog of songs that are just waiting to get released in a debut EP or album.
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| Dylan Andrews at Hotel Ziggy |
If this night were at Grand Ole Echo or Americana Joy, couples would have been two-stepping throughout the set. There might not have been any two-stepping going on, but there was still fun choreographed dancing as a trio of friends showed off their high kicking abilities.
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| Dylan Andrews at Hotel Ziggy |
As the set barreled towards a conclusion, Magdalena Christiansen joined him on stage and the duo showed off their love of 70s music by doing two covers -- one by Gram Parsons and the other by Bill Withers. It was a too hot to handle duo, because when the band concluded the night with his "Those Hills" song, the lights in the venue blew out. In ran the sound / lights guy to fix the situation. Was it a fluky glitch or a response to the music? Let's just go with the lights over-heated due to the music. The song allowed his organist (who was off to the far side) take command.
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| Dylan Andrews at Hotel Ziggy |
The Song Spotlight goes to his first release "One Beer." Is there a better country theme then beer and personal relationship failings? His short Spotify bio does say, "Just being honest. Venice, California."
And I know you've had it up to here, my dear.
The song ended with him taking one last sip of beer.
Setlist: Weekend, One Beer, Whatever Did I Mean, Ready To Be, Ooh Las Vegas (Gram Parsons cover), Use Me (Bill Withers cover), Those Hills.
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