I had a chance to see Tav Falco way back when at The Dominion Tavern; he was performing as part of the Bluesfest Underground series, so it was pre-blog by a couple of years at least. Someone dropped out at the festival itself - R.L. Burnside, if memory serves - so Falco and Co. also got a crack at the main stage, where they made quite a good impression on the crowd. Ten years on, I was wondering how he'd be holding up, and I'm glad to say that although the pencil mustache is history, the rest of him is in fine form. The current iteration of The Panther Burns (including a freshly recruited drummer) also sounded top notch.
Tav Falco & The Unapproachable Panther Burns at Zaphod's, June 20, 2013
There was some on stage flamenco dancing, covers of Brother Dave Gardner's
White Silver Sands and the
Goldfinger theme, and much other goodness.
Tav Falco & The Unapproachable Panther Burns at Zaphod's, June 20, 2013
Unfortunately there wasn't much of a crowd; not sure whether to blame a busy weekend during cottage season, or bad promotion, but I did run into a few people who had no idea he was performing.
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