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ACL: Amy LaVere
Utterly engaging. How else to describe Amy LaVere’s set in the early afternoon Friday, when the sky was still gray with smoke. I’ve since misplaced my notebook, but let’s see if I can recall the highlights.
First of all, Memphis native LaVere is a little woman who plays a big standup bass, then switches to a Dan Electro electric. Her sound is a little bit Bobbie Gentry, if Ms. “Ode To Billie Joe” played bass for Southern Culture On the Skids. She and her other two bandmates did a song called “Killing Him” (Didn’t Make the Love Go Away,” then asked the sign language interpreter to show her the signs again after the song.
LaVere’s compelling version of Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Remember You” showed her to be more than a sasssy country chick.
Wish I had a few more details, but all I can say is that I enjoyed every minute of the set. If she doesn’t become a star, well, then I don’t know anything at all.
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