Mon 5 Jul 2010
National Treasure Dan Hicks plays with his Hot Licks, free this Wednesday July 7th at noon at Waterfront Park, 1301 Alaskan Way (that’s next door to the Aquarium).
Another great free Out To Lunch show in the Summer Concert Series.
“As a performer and songwriter, Dan Hicks is imminently engaging, twisting his signature mishmash of damn near every musical style known to man into songs that feel supremely natural. The magic holds for as long as the music plays; once a song’s over, the theoretical strangeness of Hicks’ sound sinks in. How could Western Swing play alongside gypsy jazz, while surf rock mingles with bossa nova cowboy sing-alongs, and female backup singers play call-and-response with Hicks’ very particular vocal twang? Add to that Hicks’ penchant for writing lyrics filled with a dry wit, and you’ve got something very strange – very strange and very wonderful.” – - Nicholas Hall, Seattle Weekly
It was a great time, hot sun, cool music. Thanks for the tip!