From: bogul@nospambog.net   
      
   Caught them in Boston. Simply stunning. Nice to see how they've bonded   
   with their Bass player(a Boston native).   
      
   My fav was when they did cuckoo's nest with the tap from Mark. very cool.   
      
   Thile is an amazing player. The chemistry between them was amazing.   
      
      
   hin@alma.com wrote in news:1129925240.433526.146760   
   @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:   
      
   > Caught Nickel Creek at the Electric Factory, a barn of a place   
   > in Philadelphia, on a Tuesday night.  What a treat.  It's hard to   
   > know where to begin to describe all the great things about   
   > this show.   
   >   
   > After having seen the band over four years ago at their first NY   
   > appearance at the now defunct Bottom Line Cabaret, it was time   
   > to head to Philly.   
   >   
   > The band definitely have a higher-energy show, with a presence   
   > bordering on rock-n-roll.  There is also a great deal of   
   > silliness on stage as well.  The overall feel is a very seamless   
   > group of four very comfortable with what they are doing.   
   >   
   > The vocal work could hardly have been better.  Each of the three   
   > vocaliasts is good enough to be the lead.  I'd only with they'd   
   > give Sean Watkins more songs.  He really is like the "George" of   
   > the band (I heard someone say that).   
   >   
   > What was most inspring was being in a very large club with   
   > hundreds of fans from age 16 to 56, on a weekenight, in an urban   
   > downtown, all essentially "moshing" to music only about half   
   > a block away from traditional bluegrass.   
   >   
   > What these four musicians are doing to hook up the younger   
   > generation with the appreciation for bluegrass -- even it means   
   > tricking them into thinking its rock-n-roll -- is a great thing.   
   >   
   > Favorite songs of the evening: Out of the Woods, Lighthouse (with   
   > the extended jam), Somebody More Like You.   
   >   
   > It looks like the tour is only about 1/3 the way through and I'd   
   > highly recommend this show for those west of the Mississippi.   
   >   
   > John Hinsdale   
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