{"id":25420,"date":"2016-01-20T13:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=25420"},"modified":"2016-01-20T13:32:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:32:27","slug":"review-of-alluring-alyeska-at-the-bootleg-theater-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-01\/review-of-alluring-alyeska-at-the-bootleg-theater-in-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Alluring Alyeska at the Bootleg Theater in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alyeska<\/a><\/p>\n

By:\u00a0Gary Kenny<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of very interesting, very talented young female artists have burst into our awareness during the last year (Julien Baker, Miya Folick, Hop Along, Eskimeaux<\/strong>, etc.). \u00a0The latest is Alaska Reid<\/strong>, fronting the trio\u00a0Alyeska<\/a><\/strong> (\u201cIt\u2019s a band man\u201d) with Ben Spear<\/strong> on drums and Enzo Scardapane<\/strong> on bass and guitar. Last Saturday at the Bootleg Theater<\/strong>,\u00a0Alyeska<\/strong>\u00a0delivered a riveting and thoroughly enjoyable ten-song set, pulling from their 2014 EP, other\/current singles, and four new songs (or at least songs we haven\u2019t heard before–see setlist below).<\/p>\n

Reid\u2019s<\/strong> sultry vocals ride on airy guitar, with Spear<\/strong> and Scardapane<\/strong> complementing her well. Building on a melodic base, Alyeska’s<\/strong> songs lull you into an almost dream-state before cranking matters up several notches. And crank it up they do, but even more so live than on the recordings. Switching guitars on nearly every tune, and even throwing in some effective slide-guitar flourishes, Reid<\/strong> moves effortlessly from gentle picking to muscular strumming, and all within the atmospheric context of her unique and compelling style. And oh, that voice!<\/p>\n

Reid<\/strong> announced that in March she and the band are traveling to New York to record an album with revered\u00a0John Agnello<\/strong>, the producer of their current singles (not to mention Hop Along<\/strong> and a host of others). This is good news for fans of good music. The music business is notoriously fickle, but you\u2019d be well-advised to see Alyeska<\/strong> up close and personal in a small venue while you still have the chance. \u00a0You won’t be disappointed.<\/p>\n

Setlist<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

So Long<\/em><\/strong>
\n Lose My Place<\/em><\/strong>
\n Untitled New Song<\/em><\/strong>
\n Lilacs<\/em><\/strong>
\n Coyote<\/em><\/strong>
\n Sister<\/em><\/strong>
\n Honest<\/em><\/strong>
\n Everglow<\/em><\/strong>
\n Medicine River<\/em><\/strong>
\n Stones<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By:\u00a0Gary Kenny A lot of very interesting, very talented young female artists have burst into our awareness during the last year (Julien Baker, Miya Folick, Hop Along, Eskimeaux, etc.). \u00a0The latest is Alaska Reid, fronting the trio\u00a0Alyeska (\u201cIt\u2019s a band man\u201d) with Ben Spear on drums and Enzo Scardapane on bass and guitar. Last Saturday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t