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Zac Brown Band plays South by Southwest
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta’s Zac Brown Band (Brown is in the center) performing at Austin’s Club De Ville on Thursday night.
Until you actually see Atlanta’s Zac Brown Band perform, you might think this powerhouse country-rock quintet would need a partisan crowd to generate audience excitement. After all, these guys have built a dedicated and fervent fan base in the Southeast, but haven’t ventured as far west as Austin very often.
It turns out that Brown and his band can turn just about any crowd into loyal followers. At Austin’s Club De Ville on Thursday night, they did just that. His hardcore fans already know it, but it shouldn’t be long before the rest of the world realizes that Brown is a star.
The band got a late start because of delays earlier in the night, but it was worth sticking around well past midnight to see Brown and company work their magic. And that magic was everywhere. It was in Brown’s clear, pure voice. It was in his heartfelt songs. It was in the lush vocal harmonies. It was in the musicians’ stunning instrumental skill. It was in “Chicken Fried,” their joyous celebration of all things good.
The way Brown inserted part of Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic” into the middle of his own beautiful “Free.” was more than magical. At that moment, it was hard to imagine anyone, aside from Morrison himself, has ever done a better version. It was downright supernatural.
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By Diane Vieira
March 15, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
Great Band, you need to come to California
By Candy Ward
March 16, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
I think this band is great. Azk has an unusual voice that is perfect for that blue grass country mix. The fiddle guy is great. Very talented group.
By Candy Ward
March 16, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
I think this band is great. Zak has an unusual voice that is perfect for that blue grass country mix. The fiddle guy is great. Very talented group.
By HalYeah
March 16, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
Great shot of Hop on bass, great band, great show.