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Teitur
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Schuba's,
Chicago, IL
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October
22, 2004
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out alone, Teitur took a seat, strapped
on his acoustic guitar and opened with a
great, new song entitled, 'Feel Like a Thief.'
Having the pleasure of seeing Teitur a number
of times before, it was the situation I
expected. But, what I didn't expect
is how much Teitur can rock with a little
help from his friends. The rest of the evening,
Teitur's band solidly enhanced each and
every song, allowing Teitur to sing at full
voice. Working overtime, Teitur's guitarist
switched between the upright bass, harmonium,
acoustic and electric guitar. Even his drummer
displayed his musical flexibility by playing
harmonium on one song, and guitar on another.
Teitur joked that he pays his drummer a
bit more when he helps out on guitar.
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the evening, Teitur engaged the crowd with
his quiet self-confidence tinged with self-deprecating
humor. As an example, he introduced
a new song saying, "It sounds just
like the rest of them." That was just
fine with the appreciative, attentive crowd.
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The
set was a nice mix of songs from his debut
CD, 'Poetry & Aeroplanes' and new material.
The short list included, 'Amanda's Dream,'
"Waiting For Mars to Come Out,' 'Sleeping
With the Lights On,' 'To Meet You' and 'I
Run the Carousel.' One new song, 'I Hang
My Worries Out to Dry' was only days old.
The story goes that it was inspired by Teitur's
new ride - Willie Nelson's former tour bus.
Teitur painted a word picture of when he
was sitting in the back of the bus starring
at the hanging laundry and imaging the number
of songs that may have been created in that
very spot. The song is beautiful and I can't
wait to hear it again.
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Early
in the evening, Teitur promised to play
a song that, he claimed, was inspired the
last time he played Schubas entitled, 'Catherine
the Waitress.' He made us wait until the
encore, but it was worth it. It's
a fun, little song that reminded me of a
note you'd pass to your crush in homeroom,
if you were as gutsy and honest as Teitur. During
the encore, the band also played an amazing
cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' classic, 'Great
Balls of Fire' in minor key. Not sure how
this experiment came to be, but I have a
feeling that it'll get requested at every
show - with good reason.
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The
evening ended with 'My One and Only' (Teitur's
unabashed love letter to some lucky gal)
and the beautiful tune, 'I Was Just Thinking,'
which has been a crowd favorite since Teitur
hit the concert circuit. Teitur and his
band provided a wonderful, relaxing evening
of creatively arranged, intelligent music
that I'd enthusiastically experience over
and over again.
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To find out more information about Teitur, visit his website at www.teitur.com.
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