CONCERT REVIEW: Dan Coyle, Jill McCracken at Boulder Coffee

September 25, 2009 at 9:56am

Visiting from the land of big shoulders, singer/songwriter Dan Coyle took the Boulder Coffee stage unassuming and barefoot Thursday night. Unassuming I admire, bare feet on stage I don't get. Anyhow, Coyle fits nicely between folk insight and a clever musicality that avoided minor chords where you'd ordinarily expect them, like when he covered Simon & Garfunkel's "Homeward Bound." Perhaps this added to his overall upbeat demeanor and charm. Coyle was pleasant and genuinely shy, but came out strong with the start of each new song. I liked him. Now if the boy would just get some shoes...

Jill McCracken was on when I first arrived and was percussively working at her guitar as her pretty voice teetered a little out of control in the upper registers. But it was within those moments that I admired her most, as it felt the most genuine. I believed her. Oh, and she wasn't wearing shoes either. These kids...

Comments for "CONCERT REVIEW: Dan Coyle, Jill McCracken at Boulder Coffee" (2)

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Dan Coyle said on Sep. 25, 2009 at 12:19pm

Thanks for stopping by last night guys, glad you liked it ;)

~Dan

Stan said on Sep. 25, 2009 at 12:59pm

Dan doesn't wear shoes because he is a minimalist. He wears no undy pants either.

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