Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Greg Laswell Concert
My friend Katie has an incredible gift of finding musicians before they “make it big”. One such example is Greg Laswell, who she has been following for some time now. You may have heard his cover of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” in the recently released movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, or his music on a slew of TV shows like The Hills, Grey’s Anatomy, 90210, One Tree Hill, Smallville, etc. Naturally, when It was announced that Greg would be performing in Cleveland, Katie’s enthusiasm for the prospect of attending this concert made it clear to me..this was not something to miss! The concert did not disappoint! Greg has a way of braiding music with vibrant mood and emotion, and the lyrics he writes are heart felt and complex. Although one of my favorite songs he sings, called That it Moves, was a simple demo he literally made up as he was recording on his laptop. He needed to submit songs he’d been working on, and since he was in a writing slump, this was “all” he had..yet it is a beautiful song! Goes to show that sometimes some of the best creations can come into being when you least expect it!
