Tyrone Wells Concert

This past Thursday night we went to see Tyrone Wells live at the Q Cafe (Big ups to Sendhil for watching our kids). If you haven't heard of Tyrone Wells, he is a singer from Seattle who classifies himself as "folk-pop." I think he lives in LA now and he's fairly popular on college radio and he gets some airplay on adult alt-contemporary radio like KINK in Portland or The Mountain in Seattle.

One of the reasons we are glad to be living in Seattle is to take advantage of the live music scene up here, and this show was no exception. It was just an acoustic gig, which really allowed Tyrone to showcase his amazing voice. Sometimes I feel like singers like this guy (and most other singer-songwriters) tend to sound a bit "overproduced" on their studio albums - the exception being Jack Johnson - so it's always nice to hear them in a stripped-down setting in a small venue like this. He has a great stage presence and kept up a lively banter with the crowd. You'll notice that he also shows off his yodeling skillz, which I managed to catch on the first portion of the video.

I highly recommend this guy. Go out and buy his CD, or better yet, catch his live show when he comes through your town!