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Ian Moore
Artist: Ian Moore
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Venue:Continental Club, 11 p.m. Friday
Pre-Show Buzz: A former Austinite, Moore returns to a familiar roots rock scene where he started his career in the ’90s as a maverick of the blues guitar. Since then, he has moved to an arts community on an island outside Seattle, cut off his long mane of hair and jettisoned his original style for the more eclectic influences of gospel, early pop and soul. Will Austin ever forgive him? (We think so.)
High Point: “Innocent Maneuvers,” which humbly admits that Moore started out with nothing but promise and ended up in a different place. Wherever that place is, we like it.
Low Point: We didn’t see much of that Curtis Mayfield soul he was bragging about … then again, 40-minute sets are rather limiting.
Post Show Buzz: Moore is one of those tattoos that Austin doesn’t regret.
Afterthoughts: He may have dropped his blues, but whatever medication he’s taking (adult contemporary, acoustic rock) seems to be working.
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