From:
Robin Merritt
ArtFRONT Presentations
(423) 756-4827
Appearing @ Barking Legs Theatre, 1307 Dodds Ave. Chattanooga
Friday April. 11th with (2) T.B.A.
CD, E.P.
www.myspace.com/meganmccormicksmusic
(Review based on a live performance at The Basement in Nashville, TN
on Feb. 28th 2008.)
A lot of people are going to recognize Megan McCormick from her work as guitarist with the everybodyfields. Now Megan has gone off in a long deserved new direction with her own band highlighting not only her often flashy guitar work but a highly creative level of songwriting coupled with her gorgeous and distinctive vocals. This is certainly no standard indie rock band. The layered melodies go in and out of truly original and soon to be recognizable as pure Megan, to moments of slick Nashville pop and some truly kicking rock n roll. This three piece band plus one backing vocalist have all the dynamic movement, song hooks and stage presence they need to make a lasting impression. The stage dynamic is in part credited to Bass player Brynn Davies whose steel stringed, amped-up upright bass playing gives the band the necessary thump and kick to make them a real rock band while the drummer showed his musical understanding by using brushes, rolls and all the academic techniques that is a foreign language to most rock drummers. Brynn Davies , by the way is also a member of several high end musical projects and is an alumnus of the phenomenal "Uncle Earl" all girl traditional bluegrass band that was produced in the studio by John Paul Jones, that's right, the bass player for Led Zeppelin!
I throw that information in to make everyone aware of the highly privileged musical pedigree that Megan comes with. Brilliant stuff like her work with the everybodyfields was a sure indicator that the next step for Megan McCormick would not be in any way mundane. This is a highly skilled and confident group who have chosen to follow the lead of one of the most talented younger singer songwriters to emerge from the Americana craze of the mid 2,000's. (think K.D. Lang without the humongous ego.) So it looks very much like Megan McCormick and her uber-tight band will be rapidly moving up the ladder to bigger and bigger venues.
These recently finished recordings are brand new having been mastered days before this notice was posted and the four songs included here are titled.
#1. Going Somewhere (Radio Pick)
#2. Danger
#3. Oh My Love (Radio Pick)