The Slice had an interesting act, not to mention a lot of people for a Wednesday night, July 28 with Vancouver based roots/old time country/ jazz/rockabilly quartet, Maria In The Shower.
The four came on stage dressed like old country gentlemen in old style hats, white shirts and suspenders holding up black pants.
Unusual as they looked, musically they combined an old time country look with an old time country sound, adding elements of jazz thanks to the trumpet and accordion, rockabilly thanks to a big stand-up bass with ’60s-’70s R and B thanks to impressive vocal harmonies. They even added a touch of gospel thanks to a song about Jesus being their Valentine.
They grinned ear to ear and were impossible not to like. I’ve never seen any band grin that widely while singing about murdering their girlfriend.
They put on a show. The stand up bassist stood on his bass, slapping out a rockabilly groove, even the trumpeter stood on the bass while blowing a fantastic solo during St. James Infirmary Blues.