Last night I made the trek up to Boulder for the first time in awhile.  My destination was the Rock N Soul Cafe, where Russ and Anton of SoundRabbit would be playing and recording an acoustic duo show.  I had yet to see their duo performance live, and with an official release resulting from this show, it was as good as time as any.  The venue was a cool little coffee shop, restaurant, and bar.  The stage and sound-system were more than adequate for the intimate space.  The husband and wife owners were very friendly and quite handy.  The husband runs the soundboard, while his wife takes care of the drink and food orders.

As far as the performance goes, I was amazed by how well the normally full-band songs of SoundRabbit transitioned into the duo format.  Russ and Anton’s playing styles and vocal harmonies complimented each other very well.  Even songs that are normally played on piano, or that rely heavily on drums and bass for the back-beat, sounded really good.  I don’t think any of the songs sounded out of place in this different style.  I talked with both guys after the show and they both hoped to play more acoustic shows in the future.  Anton added that there are some challenging parts and that was what kept it exciting.  The parts in the songs that are normally loud and peaking, they have often quieted down and downplayed for the acoustic setting.  Here’s a sample from a recent radio show Story Of…

The full band is heading out to Virginia tomorrow to work on their next studio release.  Best of luck fellas!