Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA 9-27-2011)

James Felice of The Felice Brothers at Union Transfer

tequila snapshots,
dancing to running chickens
boot stomping with sis

square dance slam dance hall
ruckus in the train station
bass quake engines fast

This was the last show Ady and I were able to attend of the current Celebration, Tourida world tour (if they’re coming near you, GO SEE THEM!), this one at the brand new (and very, very cool) venue, Union Transfer in Philadelphia. Bitter sweet evening, as it was the only one that Ady and I were able to attend together this run (this time around we attended as Two Sisters a Professor and a Show), so we made sure to have an extra fantastic night (read: dancing our hearts out), which of course was easy to do with The Felice Brothers playing.

Ady stopped here and there to take some photos, you can view the full Felice Brothers at Union Transfer photo set on our Flickr account.

“double” haiku review by Ady/Shan

(Thanks are in order to the Brothers for the gut-punch inducing beautiful music, and the crazy good times Ady and I have at the shows we’ve been able to catch along the way!)

The Felice Brothers at The Grog Shop (Cleveland Heights, Ohio 9-23-2011)

stories told through song,
ushered in autumn’s first night
few words were spoken

For the rest of the short and sweet set of photos I snapped, click on the image above or follow this link to the Flickr gallery. Black and white images to reflect the misty, rainy-grey Cleveland evening.

Two Sisters cohort Cindy was with me, and we shared a great dinner at Tommy’s restaurant, followed by great conversation and a few drinks in my old neighborhood prior to entering the venue. The Felice Brothers came on with tornadic energy and blew the roof off the Grog Shop that night. They played loud, fast and wild. Truly a great show.

Haiku review by Cindy

The Felice Brothers at Mr. Smalls Theater (Pittsburgh, PA 9-21-2011)

Here is the photo set from last night’s show at Mr. Smalls Funhouse in Millvale, PA. A camera fail left me with only a camera phone for these. That combined with the lighting made for some pretty interesting outcomes.

Two Sis’ adopted sister Renee was with me for an evening of tamales, beer and tequila and her first Felice Brother show as we celebrated her birthday. The guys sounded great, “Loser Takes All” was unleashed (loving that track as well as the rest from the Poughkeepsie Princess EP so much!), we were treated to a beautiful arrangement of “Boy From Lawrence County” and a crazy fun “Run Chicken Run” to name a few. Looking forward to a couple more shows we’ll be catching during this tour (which kicked off last night), one of which Ady and I will attend together.

View the full Felice Brothers Pittsburgh, PA 9-21-2011 set on Flickr.

THE FELICE BROTHERS – “Love Me Tenderly” (live)

Countdown until The Felice Brothers head back our way has begun! Until then we’ve got this, a sweet live performance of “Love Me Tenderly” from their show at The First Unitarian Church on March 30, 2011 in Philadelphia caught on video by Ady:

Above: Ian Felice and David Turbeville/The Felice Brothers: view from under the scaffolds (photo by Ady for Sisters Dissonance)

Two Sisters review posted on FrankiesGun website

In tandem with the photos I posted yesterday, here is my review (written under the name of Ady’s and my Two Sisters and a Show entity) of the Rochester, New York show for our friends over at Frankiesgun.com, a great site dedicated to The Felice Brothers. Check it out, it’s loaded with the photos and two videos I shot at the show, as well as the sole video to have popped up so far—taken by another audience member/fan,—of the epic “River Jordan,” aka the one where “the Guild was killed.” Thanks again to Sean, who is over there at the controls of Frankiesgun.com, for sharing my review on his site.

By the way, if you’re not yet familiar with The Felice Brothers, you should poke around the rest of Sean’s site, it’s a great way to get your feet wet with their music, loads of other videos, photos and information about the band. Then go catch them live, they’re currently adding dates in the US (including Cleveland and Philadelphia and points in between and down south) through early November and in the UK through December. You’ll thank me if you do you know . . . ’cause without a doubt it’s the greatest show on earth!