Deb and I went down to Providence to see Becca and her band (the Becca Stevens Band - BSB) play and we were blown away! She has various versions of the band depending on how many people she lines up and tonight there were three of them. Becca sang and played the guitar, ukulele, and the charango (like a Uke but with 10 strings). Liam played the accordion and sang and Chris played the Bass (big standup Bass). It's a combination that you wouldn't think would go together but it worked beautifully.
Now, I've heard some of her stuff before and, while pretty, was not the kind of style that I was really drawn to. Hearing it live however made me a convert. Her voice was so clear and varied and full of emotion. It's weird but *seeing* a band perform live is so much different than just hearing it and this was no exception. The other guys' voices were also perfect matches and their timing was amazing too. The songs have lots of changes in rythmn and volume - how they were able to come in at the same time with no apparent cue was amazing.
Becca's guitar and uke playing were also fabulous. All the Ukulele playing I've ever heard has been just strumming and it always sounded toy-like. Becca actually - I don't know what you call it - finger picks? - and it sounded amazing.
Of course, we bought a CD after the show and had them all sign it so that when they are all famous and we've exhaused our 401(k)s, we can pawn it for another year of Health Insurance.
Click her picture to go to her web site. From there, you can listen to various tracks and get other information.
Here's a link to a recent article in the Boston Pheonix that sings her praises.
Wow. Just - wow!
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