Two Thursdays ago, Hayley and I went to see Lissie at the Northcote Social Club. It was a fantastic night - friends, cider, pub meals and live music.
Lissie was supported by the wonderful Owl Eyes - a young Melbourne singer. Her songs were full of life and fun to listen to. At one point I signed and said "I love her".
She had a cute little dress on and a sparkle in her eye. The perfect opener to Lissie.
When Lissie came on, I was reminded of her drummer, Stuart Wilkison and his perfect hair.
Lissie was amazing. She sounds like Stevie Nicks with country twang. Her bassist described her as "too awesome". Indeed she was.
I loved In Sleep, Everywhere I Go, When I'm Alone and The Bully. Her voice is so powerful, like an extra instrument. Deep, echoey and husky. My favourite of the show was a cover of Martine Nightingale's classic, Get Right Back. A lovely surprise! Upbeat, dance inducing and fun!
Her band also packed so much power, with some great solos. And they were funny.
I spent a lot of time (again) admiring her drummer.
After the show I asked him for a photo. I told him I think he is the best looking drummer in the world.
He was very flattered. And such a polite, soft spoken Englishman.
When I met Lissie she remembered me from my blog. She said she knows I have a crush on her drummer! They googled him on tour, and found my blog! She spent lots of time talking to fans and posing for photos. She is so lovely.
One of my favourite songs of 2010 was When I'm Alone by Lissie.
It's catchy, passionate and she has a great voice.
I discovered Lissie when her song was an iTunes song of the week. And I was excited to see her live at Megan Washington last week.
In fact I loved Lissie more than Megan.
She is American and was really outgoing on stage. She was dressed down and I imagine she'd be really approachable. She was at the merch stand after her set but I didn't go because I didn't want to lose my spot in the second row for Washington.
Her songs are a cross between pop, country and rock.
She did covers of Hank Williams, maybe Johnny Cash and a Kid Cudi song, which I now love.
I spent a long time admiring her extremely good looking drummer Stuart Wilkinson. Quite honestly the hottest man I've seen this year. I may or may not have taken more photos of him than of Lissie.
He came back to dismantle his drum kit. I wanted to give him my business card and hope he'd ask me out for a drink. Hehe :)
Lissie's playing at Northcote Social Club soon - I can't wait to see her extended show. And I'd love to say hi to her too.
