Live Show Log, April 2016

4 2 16 Crane Wives #5/OLIVIA MAINVILLE & THE AQUATIC TROUPE Founders, Grand Rapids This was the CD release party for Foxlore, the wives’ fourth album: impressive, since local artists always seem to stall out at three. The crowd was there for them completely, unusual at Founders, where the people usually seem annoyed at having their conversations drowned out. (Poor Tristen.) The crowd damn near levitated during Sleeping Giants. This was also my introduction to the “gypsy swing” of Olivia Mainville. Bought her album at the show and was astounded at the intricacy of her arrangements, which she somehow often manages to actually improve upon live. Any band with a full time trombonist is definitely going after something different.  http://www.oliviaandtheaquatictroupe.com/