William Clark Green started out playing at the Blue Light a few years ago as an acoustic solo singer who would open up for anyone. I’ve seen him on stage with nothing but his guitar and his signature cigarette-weary voice, playing to a handful of people and the bar staff. Now he’s played more shows on our stage than anyone could count, and has a full band to back him up. He’s added electric guitar to his repertoire and has one album out of the way and another a month from release.
William Clark Green Band made a much needed appearance Thursday night at the bar, as it had been months since they had played at the Blue Light. Green started out with five or six new songs from the album he is releasing in August, and it is obvious he has stepped up his songwriting skills. The new material is full of heartbreak, regret, satire, and hope. He even pulled out a gem of a song they had only played twice before live. It is a song that is a change of pace for Green, giving his writing skills a swift kick.
Green managed to also throw in some older material. We heard Down with the Wine, Wishing Well, and Gypsy all from his first album. His old music never gets boring; it is just as good as in the beginning, if not a bit more polished. Green’s musicians are such a great fit. They are so comfortable with each other the show looks less like work and more like fun.
Be sure to catch WCG for his CD release party, August 20th at the Blue Light. His first album, Dangerous Man is available at iTunes.
A very special congratulations to David and Stephanie Brooks: Thursday marked their 5th anniversary owning the Blue Light!
