Twilight Hotel

Live Review from Juneau, Alaska

A live show review from their performance at the Atlin Art & Music Festival:

This Winnipeg duo featuring, Brandy Zdan & Dave Quanbury intrigued me with their program bio and even more so with their live set. Speaking of their latest album, Highway Prayer, produced by fellow Canadian bluesman Colin Linden, the write up describes,

Highway Prayer (WCMA Outstanding Roots Album Duo/Group)… continue’s the duo’s provocative love story showcasing their characteristic dark twang and noir cabaret all the while centered around their rich harmonies.

I couldn’t help but think of Tom Waits (incredibly lyrical stortelling and twangy instrumentation) but mostly was impressed by Zdan’s guitar playing and blues crooning (though I really loved when she played accordian too) and found myself trying to think of a blueswoman to compare her too but was at a loss. There are a lot of great videos on YouTube of these guys performing live as well as music videos.

Jonas Lamb, Juneau, Alaska