Mama: I really enjoyed the opening act. His touring partner, Kate Young, played with him. You could tell they'd been playing together for a long time. I liked they way they interacted.
Carter: So did I. I liked their music a lot. After the show I got to talk to him for a second, until someone interrupted.
Mama: He was very nice to you.
Carter: I hope we get to see him again sometime since he plays in Lancaster a lot.
Carter talking to Adam Taylor after the show. Photo by Dave Wagenknecht.
Mama: I had seen Rhett Miller play solo once before, but it was a short set and I was looking forward to seeing him play for a longer stretch. He had received several requests before the show, which he honored, and he also dedicated a song to our friends Sean and Laura.
Carter: Sean books the CapLive shows. Sean and Laura went to see him somewhere else and introduced themselves and asked him to come play in York.
Mama: I'm glad they did. I really enjoyed his performance, and he is just such a sweetheart of a guy. He was so gracious, and said both onstage and off that he'd like to come back with the Old 97s to play again.
Carter: I talked to him afterwards and he told me to keep playing the trumpet. Then that same lady interrupted my conversation with him, too.
Mama: She was either really excited, or maybe had a little too much to drink.
Carter: My best guess is that she had a little too much to drink.
Rhett encourages Carter to keep playing the trumpet. Photo by Dave Wagenknecht.
Mama: I was a little disappointed that he didn't play my favorite song, but he did play the Old 97s song "State of Texas," a song that Uncle Joe really likes.
Carter: I think the reason Rhett Miller gets so sweaty onstage is because he plays the guitar so fast.
Mama: It did seem like he played at a really fast tempo for most of the show. Something about his music always reminds me of Roy Orbison. Especially the 97s s0ng "You Belong to My Heart." I'm not sure who wrote it, but it's an old song that has been performed by Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Jerry Vale, and many others. I've always thought the Old 97s version felt very Roy Orbison-esque.
Carter: If the Old 97s ever play CapLive, I will gladly go see them.
Mama: I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Rhett Miller's hair in this post. That guy's got a great head of hair.
Carter: Then they matched him up with a great opener, because Adam Taylor also has good hair.
Mama: That's the truth.
Uncle Joe, Carter, and Mama after the show. Photo by Dave Wagenknecht.
Check back soon for our reviews of these live shows: Spoon at The Forum in Harrisburg, PA, Hoots & Hellmouth at the Mother Earth Harvest Fair, Jason & Grant from Ghost Hunters at the Pullo Center, The Felice Brothers at the Capitol Theatre, Rusted Root at the Pullo Center, Aortic Valve at ourhouse, Langhorne Slim at the Capitol Theatre, and Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia.
