The TV Show with special guests that took place at City Winery last night was a blast. The legendary record producer Tony Visconti played bass and seemed to be having a great time chatting between playing selections from a career retrospective where he picked nineteen songs from what he said was 3000 to choose from going back to 1967 .The setlist that was heavy on Bowie and T. Rex tunes was overall great and Richard Barone handled the bulk of the lead vocals but the girls stole the show. The tall and lanky Larkin Grim handled the T. Rex lead vocals with an amazing unique vocal style that was mesmerizing and the petite dynamo Kiah Victoria with her wild hair and throwback fringed shirt and gold slacks blasted through songs like Bowie’s Boys Keep Swinging with a kick ass stage presence snd powerful vocal style that made me believe we were seeing a star in the making right before our eyes.
Tony Visconti made a point to plug all the band members’ various projects including Kiah,s upcoming Mercury Lounge gig which might be the first must see new artist “event” in 2015.
Suzanne Vega did a nice turn with The Man Who Sold the World.
Highlights of the show were Bowie’s Young Americans, Fashion, and Heroes and all the T. Rex tunes including an ensemble Bang a Gong encore.
Rock On
GQ