{"id":12569,"date":"2012-09-28T15:37:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T23:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=12569"},"modified":"2012-09-29T07:22:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T15:22:24","slug":"review-photos-and-video-band-of-horses-special-show-at-the-troubadour-92712","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-09\/review-photos-and-video-band-of-horses-special-show-at-the-troubadour-92712\/","title":{"rendered":"Review, Photos and Video–Band of Horses’ Special Show at The Troubadour 9\/27\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We ventured down last night to the hallowed Troubadour<\/strong> in LA for an intimate Band of Horses<\/strong> show that closed out this leg of their tour.\u00a0\u00a0 Having tried for close to a decade to catch these favorites, we had never been able to sync up our concert cantors with this great rockin’-country band.\u00a0\u00a0 This has been a bountiful year for quality concerts (Radiohead<\/strong> and Bon Iver<\/strong> at the SB Bowl<\/strong>, My Morning Jacket\/Iron & Wine<\/strong> at the Wiltern, etc.), but the un-reined Band of Horses proved last night why they are amongst the best live bands in America in any category.<\/p>\n

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Band of Horse’s lead guitarist, Tyler Ramsey<\/strong><\/a> (above), opened with a captivating set of high, lonesome picking and singing.\u00a0 If you haven’t heard Ramsey, he has released several solo recordings, all well-worth seeking out, and especially his last album The Valley Wind<\/strong> (released a year to the day from last night’s show).\u00a0 You can listen to the title track and another at his site linked above, or below. Ramsey is a subtle guitar virtuoso whose songs are poignant and well-crafted, and whose vocals lean towards young Neil Young<\/strong> (all good at Chez Lefort).\u00a0 Ramsey brought out Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell<\/strong> to add dynamic harmonies as they closed out Ramsey’s set with a sterling cover of Jules Shear’s<\/strong> (no mention of Cyndi Lauper<\/strong>, who made the song famous) All Through The<\/strong><\/em> Night<\/strong>.\u00a0 Check out the duet on the song after his song below.<\/p>\n