Steve Coffey and the Lokels play country in the Attic

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Mike Spencer wound up his season at the Geomatic Attic, May 7, with an evening of country music courtesy of Steve Coffey and the Lokels.' A decent crowd enjoyed Coffey and the Lokels including Lance Loree, Steve Coffey stops the band mid song and Lance Loree grins. Photo by Richard AmeryRuss Baker and David Bauer switching through a variety of  different instruments to back Coffey’s original country/folk flavoured music.
 Coffey told stories and sang about small towns and small town people as well as many tracks off the band’s latest CD ‘Twirlin’ Girl Boogie,’ including the title track and a very cool version of Johnny Cash’s ‘Get Rhythm.’ One of my favourites  included the line ‘It’s the artist’s job to contradict, not  the politicians.’

He told stories about being part of the artist in residence program in local schools and asking the students if they knew what a caboose was, which inspired them to play a song about a caboose crew after they said they had never heard of  a caboose.
He also performed a touching version of his song ‘Two Brothers.’


 For the most part it was a pretty laid back show of country music, played by a crack band.
 David Bauer played some marvelous mandolin and lead guitar on a couple songs. Russ Baker played some baritone guitar, lead guitar on a couple songs and some very tasteful and impressive walking bass lines throughout.
 Lance Loree was a hoot to watch as always, doubling on dobro, pedal steel guitar and lead guitar and cracked jokes throughout while counting the band off.

— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 May 2010 11:41 )