Jacob Joliff Quartet - Kerstan's house - August 29, 2016



[Oregon / Colorado / Boston] Centerpiece is the mandolin but all are really good musicians. Better voice than Yonder -  although they did put on a fake texas accent. Lots of moods – kept in interesting - Some blues, waltz, fast jazz, classical, pop grass (OAR), borderline barbershop quartet, yacht rock. Each has a personality that matches their instrument. Guitarist was doing lap steel tricks. Joliff went from Oregon to Berklee Music School to bluegrass – imagine his thought process. The instrumentals were the best… sometimes. Covered CCR and others but did write their own songs too… well actually not sure now that I’m looking up lyrics. Liked the California song (heads, California, tails, Carolina... mountains… deserts) – turns out it’s by Jo Dee Messina. Liked the song they told a story about – they wait for NY subway trains and the wait gets to be so long they fantasize about just. Liked the song: “I misunderstood – I thought she was saying good luck, she was saying good bye” – turns out it was by Richard Thompson. They did “Summer Breeze” too. Por little Jake Goliff’s brother was sitting in the audience with their dad feeling all lowly no doubt. Uppity and not uppity. Golor: arrogant, mischevious, innocent, sensual. Liked their proggy jams a lot – very Can. I think they actually coverd a can song – vitamin c. They did a Grisman 8-minute song. Covered The Strokes’ “Last Night.” Each song memorable. Yeah/jedi/fiddle stevie constipated. Gomer pyle. Flinstone haircut/sarste. Elvis sneer. Does bluegrass have stand up bass. Bags muppet. Probably feel a whole lot better when you’re gone (turns out The Byrds).

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