Zack Seibert and the Red Wagon, 1.30.09

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Zach Seibert and the Red Wagon played a quick opening set for The Baldness Friday night at Hunter-Gatherer, treating the audience to six of their harmonica-infused, Neil Young-influenced songs.

Seibert himself warmed up the crowd with a few solo acoustic tunes. The intimate arrangements showcased his husky tenor, which reminded me of Bob Dylan’s son Jakob of erstwhile Wallflowers fame. (I listened to some of Seibert’s recorded music, however, and thought he sounded a good bit different. But he sounds like Dylan when he plays live.)

The short set featured Seibert’s electric roots music backed by minimalist drums and walking bass. Ubiquitous local player Jay Matheson peppered the arrangements with short, basic guitar leads. The band took timeout from original music to cover Warren Zevon’s “Splendid Isolation.”

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Seibert started off playing a beautiful gold top Gibson SG, but switched after two songs to the Piggly Wiggly Stratocaster that Bob from The Baldness would later play. The silver-flaked drum kit was also used by The Baldness in their follow-up set.

Overall, the audience seemed to enjoy ZS and the RW. Hunter-Gatherer boasts a particularly eclectic clientele (young and old, preppy and hippie), and the band had something to offer them all.

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