{"id":564,"date":"2013-04-19T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=564"},"modified":"2015-10-08T19:09:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T19:09:07","slug":"shawn-mullins-dosey-doe-spring-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/19\/shawn-mullins-dosey-doe-spring-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Mullins – Dosey Doe – Spring, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Michael Pittman <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr 19, 2013 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"This show was perhaps my most anticipated show of the year, ohhh,\u00a0 the last several years in fact. My son actually introduced me to Shawn Mullins way back when Lullaby came out as the leading song from 1998\u2019s Soul\u2019s Core project.\u00a0 It just took us a while to catch on because that was actually the 7th CD project for this incredibly talented singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n

Mullins came in all the way from Atlanta and brought Nashville\u2019s Chuck Cannon with him which ought to say something about the power of this show. Cannon is no stranger to the Houston area and has penned songs for Toby Keith, Wynona Judd and J. Michael Montgomery.\u00a0 I came in during the latter part of Cannon\u2019s set but I immediately wished I had arrived a little earlier. I had been at a photo shoot and only managed to break away in time to jam a burger down and get over to Dosey Doe\u2019s Big Barn, but was impressed by the effortless guitar playing and the smooth voice and comfortable stage presence of this seasoned performer.<\/p>\n

I looked up and realized that Mullins was sittin in with Cannon. I don\u2019t know how long he had been up on stage but it turned out to be a shared experience the entire night since Cannon wound up sitting in with Mullins almost his entire set. The respect they obviously shared was mutual and egos fell to the wayside as Cannon led his set and Mullins led his.<\/p>\n

By the way, in case you\u2019re not familiar with the name, Mullins did Lullaby (Everything\u2019s gonna be alright\u2026Rockaby\u2026Rockaby), Shimmer and Beautiful Wreck all of which were mega hits. His last project Light You Up was released in 2010. He promised a new CD soon..maybe as early as May and I hope he comes back for a CD release party. (Shawn..if you\u2019re listening that\u2019s a HINT).\u00a0 It will feature Chuck Cannon.<\/p>\n

The thing about good songwriting and performing is that it doesn\u2019t fade or tarnish with time. Such is the nature of Mullins\u2019 material in that each time you listen to one of his songs, you hear something new. It might be a phrase, or the inflection of his voice, or a guitar lick or a combination of all the above that you hear in a new way.\u00a0 Tonight he played us a sort of \u2018best of\u2019 set to a crowd of perhaps 150 lasting over an hour and a half with a 2 song encore before the house lights came up and the evening was finished.<\/p>\n

There are few singer\/songwriters that pack as much into a lyric as Mullins does and names like Joni Mitchell, Willis Alan Ramsey, Guy Clark and Michael Franks come to mind.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"The first song of the night was Twin Rocks, Oregon which is an earthy chronicle of a man he shared a bottle of wine with and whose conversation becomes a metaphor for lyric in song and song in lyric..ain\u2019t it good to be able to do what you wanna do? Yea, it set the stage and we were hanging on every word..you coulda heard a pin drop.<\/p>\n

The next song was one from the upcoming CD titled She Completes Me (I hope I have the right).\u00a0 \u2018She turned the key on this rusty heart\u2019.. I mean\u2026can\u2019t you hear the door squeaking?<\/p>\n

As I was driving I put on 9th Ward Pickin Parlor and was hoping Blue as You was on the setlist. I managed to get a copy of the setlist after the show and even though Blue wasn\u2019t on the list he played it so he must have known I was coming and read my mind..who knows, but I\u2019m glad it made it into the rotation.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned Cannon sat in with Mullins on Mullins\u2019 set and they sounded natural and fluid together, but the highlight had to be The Ghost of Johnny Cash. When the song was over there was silence.\u00a0 It was as if the audience wasn\u2019t ready to let go of the spirit and held its collective breath hoping for just one more verse.\u00a0 It was a totally touching song\u2026one of the best that evening.<\/p>\n

The encore consisted of a cover of an old Animals song, House of the Rising Sun which Mullins knocked outa the park with his patented dark soul sound and a song from the upcoming CD called Outa This Town. This one is actually one he and Cannon co-wrote.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t tell you how much I enjoyed this show and I\u2019ll rank it with one of the all time best I\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 When Mullins comes back around do yourself a favor and make sure to catch his show.\u00a0 He truly showcases the best of the singer\/songwriter\u2019s art in a way that grabs you, holds you and won\u2019t let you down.<\/p>\n

I managed to speak to Shawn after the show and he reiterated over and over again how comfortable everyone at Dosey Doe made him and how much he enjoyed this show.\u00a0 I hope he comes back soon!<\/p>\n

Setlist:<\/p>\n

Twin Rocks, Oregon
\nShe Completes Me
\nBeautiful Wreck
\nCalifornia
\nLight You Up
\nGhost Of Johnny Cash
\nSunshine
\nLonesone, I Know You Too Well
\nSomethin to Believe In
\nShimmer
\nCatoosa County
\nLullaby
\nSunday Morning Coming Down (replaced by Blue as You\u2026I think)<\/p>\n

House of the Rising Sun
\nOuta This Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Michael Pittman Apr 19, 2013 at 08:00 PM This show was perhaps my most anticipated show of the year, ohhh,\u00a0 the last several years in fact. My son actually introduced me to Shawn Mullins way back when Lullaby came out as the leading song from 1998\u2019s Soul\u2019s Core project.\u00a0 It just took us… <\/p>\n

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