Chad Price (of Drag the River) 10/23/09

What a special event! On Friday night, the good folks at Suburban Home records took over the store and presented two of their great artists and brought a keg of beer to boot. First up was Elin Palmer and it is safe to say that we were all blown away by this amazing local artist. Of Swedish descent, this easy on the eyes and ears indie princess sings her own songs, accompanying herself on an instrument called a Nyckelharpa which is a… it’s kinda like… I’ve never seen anything quite… google it and you’ll see for yourself. Everyone was entranced by the woman, her music and the instrument itself. I look forward to much more from this artist. Elin Palmer was followed by Chad Price who is the chief singer/songwriter for the excellent band Drag The River. His solo work is moody and thoughtful and Chad and Drag The River have developed quite a following. We always like doing local instores, and when the label is as great and helpful as Suburban Home it is doubly enjoyable (thanks Virgil). After the event, Dawn and I stayed and talked semi-drunkenly to several customers about the future of music, and sound, and why vinyl still sounds better, and stuff like that. Usually we stay and prolong the evening only when it was a good instore - so there you have it. -- Paul Epstein