 
Time for some audience
interaction; playing with his instrument
This was my first Peter Himmelman show and while I had made
myself familiar with some of his CD's I was not quite prepared
for his stage antics... he has a huge stage presence - it literally
enfolds the audience out there. Which was not there but at
the Patti Smith show at the Barrymore - a point of note that
Peter made sure the audience remembered by caustic comments
peppered throughout the set... show and tell with his new iPhone...
sharing the olfactory nuances of the various microphones on
stage (with one of the mic's smelling of cat urine, another
of Burning Spear's @#$, a third kicked to the floor in disgust).
We were also made familiar with Mr. Himmelman's grandfather's
accent, weather announcements on the Interstate and the keyboard
player's psycho/sociopath (ex) girlfriend.
 
iPhone testing by an audience member ; more conversations
Sometime during the show Mr. Himmelman started shedding himself
of his belongings (literally) as he warmed up; his jacket -
co-opted by a lady back in the audience who claimed she was
feeling cold in her sleeveless black dress, his new iPhone
which someone from the audience wanted to try out so ended
up parking himself on a chair on stage while the band rocked
on, and then his wallet to the trusted road manager. Overall
a highly entertaining show, even though I had to leave early
to get back to my 'other' job that pays for my ever-expanding
record collection. Wicked lyrics, caustic humor (even the camera
man was not spared), a tight band and hard rocking guitarmanship
marked the unique showmanship of Peter Himmelman. Being not
too familiar with Mr Himmelman's songbook myself, I have neglected
to list the numbers from last night so folks if you were there
(there were about 60 of you there) please feel free to add
a comment.
Taking a bow halfway
through the set
I almost forgot to mention SoDangYang
with Jim Schwall on guitar who started off Sunday evening's
musical program with a great sounding set of country/alt/rock
... songs that stood out were Big
Rain, You Look Cooler when Your'e Playing Your Guitar, and
a superb version of Dylan's With
God on Our Side.
Cheers - malliman/AM
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