Cleveco at Dragonfly

CLEVECO AT DRAGONFLY
Mon. Feb. 1st, 2016

Cleveco fronted by Kevin Bridges on guitar turned in a raucous-joyous and toe-tapping performance at Dragonfly Wine Market on West Warren Street near the Earl Scruggs Center in uptown Shelby on Saturday.  They played an original by Kevin (Fell from Airplane) about a man who fell to his death out of an airplane into a graveyard near Kevin's house.  They covered Luckiest Man, and John Prine's "Paradise," and at drummer Chris's suggestion, they turned in a rousing rendition of "Dead Flowers" by the Rolling Stones.  I asked Kevin how long it took them to set up, and he said ten minutes -- I said wow -- he said they have a speaker that pumps up the music for both the band and the audience, so they can dispense with a separate monitor.  Bassman Sandy was on hand, maybe a little more talkative than usual.  It was a three-man band on this occasion, because Danny Parker was off playing another gig, but Kevin said he should be back with the band which is good news of course!