Tags archives: Tucker Woods Band
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10 years ago
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The AFP Holiday Celebration, which starred Chris Hurd from the NYC alt rock band Tucker Woods, rock/funk group Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe, southern rockers Kurtz, singer-songwriter Lachi and Barry Komitor of Bad Faces, took place this past Wednesday at the Bowery Electric. With the walls decked in strands of tinsel and string lights, the last show of this year's Homegrown series brought everything from Southern-tinged rock to soulful funk to the stage.
Chris Hurd, who usually plays guitar and sings for the band Tucker Woods, took to the mic without his bandmates drummer Donald Pusateri and bassist Devang Baheti. To open the evening, he played an acoustic set of both Tucker Woods tunes and original work as well as an unexpected cover. Hurd's set included a stripped back version of the new Tucker Woods single "Sleepwalker" and "Alright" off of their debut EP Tucker Woods. He played through the cheers and shouts for "Freebird!" from his friends and fellow musicians. Hurd's own song "Light It Up" was a strong point in the set, as was his cover of "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis.
The next act up was Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe. They opened with "I Am American" and brought a well-informed political edge to the evening. The band's second song "Punanny Politixxx," added gender politics and reproductive rights to the conversation. To a backdrop of funky bass, saxophone and drums, leading lady Shelley Nicole belted her way through the equally uplifting "Box," losing her Sa[...]
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