Ok so it's been clear for quite awhile that Marc Broussard is a real gem. But did you know he went out on the road this summer doing a set of mostly 70s funk and soul covers by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Al Green, supporting the covers album "Save Our Soul"? Somehow I didn't...
Anyway, for those of us who missed the tour, some real fun stuff here, including a mixed-bag mini set with the pride of Cherry Hill NJ (um...), Toby Lightman. Actually I think she's tolerable on the Aretha stuff but clearly ymmv.
Broussard's band is more than just rock-solid on this material, they are on fire. Definitely sound tighter than they did at SXSW, and they were good then. But biggest props to Broussard for doing songs that very few, if any other white guys on the planet could sing in public without embarrassing themselves: You Haven't Done Nuthin' and Inner City Blues. Not only can he sing it, but he gets it. If only our political leaders had that kind of conviction...
You Haven't Done Nuthin'
You Can Leave Your Hat On
I've Never Loved A Man
Inner City Blues
Come Around
Hot Pants
Whole Show
