The Review Revue Daniel Lanois and friends
Matthew Hadley
Issue date: 9/30/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
The Niagara Wine Festival held its first ever Big Ticket Evening last week at Montebello Park. A combination of perfect weather, 30 wineries, 30 restaurants and five great acts truly made for a fantastic night.
The evening began with stellar, spirited performances from local acts Joe Lapinski and Oliver Black. Lapinski's solo performance set the tone for the evening, and Oliver Black's psychedelic-country tinge added a little excitement to the line up. Both acts proved that our region has a collection of fantastic artists.
Daniel Victor, a.k.a. Neverending White Lights, took the stage to perform his first ever acoustic performance. With a bass player and guitarist at his side, Victor did a fine job performing his hits "The Grace" and "Always", revealing a new tenderness in each. He also threw in his cover of New Order's "Age of Consent" for good measure.
Armed with his delay pedal, Danny Michel layered numerous guitar noises atop one another to create the thickest sound of all solo performers. He performed renditions of classic numbers such as "The Invisible Man" and newer numbers like "I Will Love You for Miles", before ending with the multiple-tracked version of "Perfect". His stage presence was remarkable and it is clear that he has learned to balance artist and performer.
Ending the evening was the main event, Daniel Lanois. Known more for his production duties, Lanois took the stage with drummer Steve Nister to run through original numbers along with a couple songs he'd written for other artists. Including a fantastic mid-set jam out, Lanois perfectly performed such numbers as "Sometimes", "Here Is What Is", and "Under the Stormy Sky". The highlight of his performance was certainly his rendition of a song he composed for Emmylou Harris, "Where I Will Be", which Lanois perfomed passionately despite lacking Harris' vocal prowess.
The Big Ticket was both a big draw and big masterpiece for everyone in the audience. Considering this was the inaugural event, one can only imagine where this will go once it's been around for a few years.
The evening began with stellar, spirited performances from local acts Joe Lapinski and Oliver Black. Lapinski's solo performance set the tone for the evening, and Oliver Black's psychedelic-country tinge added a little excitement to the line up. Both acts proved that our region has a collection of fantastic artists.
Daniel Victor, a.k.a. Neverending White Lights, took the stage to perform his first ever acoustic performance. With a bass player and guitarist at his side, Victor did a fine job performing his hits "The Grace" and "Always", revealing a new tenderness in each. He also threw in his cover of New Order's "Age of Consent" for good measure.
Armed with his delay pedal, Danny Michel layered numerous guitar noises atop one another to create the thickest sound of all solo performers. He performed renditions of classic numbers such as "The Invisible Man" and newer numbers like "I Will Love You for Miles", before ending with the multiple-tracked version of "Perfect". His stage presence was remarkable and it is clear that he has learned to balance artist and performer.
Ending the evening was the main event, Daniel Lanois. Known more for his production duties, Lanois took the stage with drummer Steve Nister to run through original numbers along with a couple songs he'd written for other artists. Including a fantastic mid-set jam out, Lanois perfectly performed such numbers as "Sometimes", "Here Is What Is", and "Under the Stormy Sky". The highlight of his performance was certainly his rendition of a song he composed for Emmylou Harris, "Where I Will Be", which Lanois perfomed passionately despite lacking Harris' vocal prowess.
The Big Ticket was both a big draw and big masterpiece for everyone in the audience. Considering this was the inaugural event, one can only imagine where this will go once it's been around for a few years.
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