Rock Steady-No Doubt Part 2
Photos of Angela Hammontree and Bill Cantlon courtesy of Jeff Jordan Photography.
Photos of Dave Wilson and Dave Lavin courtesy of Cindy Beckwith.
REVIEW
The show I covered was Thursday night, August 30th at Big Daddy”s Place in Woodinville, Washington. This is a great venue featuring a raised stage, built in lighting, permanent dance floor and lots of room.
Right off the bat, Angela showed off her strong vocal abilities with “White Rabbit” and Somebody to Love”. When this girl belted out songs that were originally performed by Grace Slick, Robert Plant and Ann Wilson; all you could say was “Wow”!
And what about “Helter Skelter” by The Beatles? Can you get any more rockin’ than that song? And people were dancing to it! The dance floor completely filled when they played “I Saw Her Standing There” and kept it going with “Tie Your Mother Down”. Dave Lavin (bass) took over lead vocals on that one and really connected with the crowd.
Dave Wilson (guitar) highlighted his skills on songs like “Crossroads” by Cream and “Ain’t Talking Bout Love” by Van Halen. These songs contain intricate guitar riffs, which he performed brilliantly.
And then there’s Bill Cantlon (drummer), the consummate entertainer. You can tell that he has a blast when he performs. He did a great job covering the various drumming styles of all the songs they performed, as well as keeping the audience rockin’.
Their song choices matched the abilities of these musicians well and the audience had such a good time that they didn’t want “Rock Steady” to stop. All in all a great night, and with time I think this fairly young band (7 months old) will keep adding great songs to it’s playlist and be entertaining bigger and bigger audiences for years to come.
Rock Steady-No Doubt