{"id":1322,"date":"2009-07-10T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2015-10-15T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:52:47","slug":"arc-angels-house-of-blues-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/10\/arc-angels-house-of-blues-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc Angels – House of Blues – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Jim Bille <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul 10, 2009 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"It\u2019s actually happened; the Arc Angels have finally seriously reunited. After an almost 20 year absence that only spawned the occasional reunion with a concert here and there, the Austin super trio of Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall and Charlie Sexton have come together for a full blown tour. The resurrection started off in May in the U.K and Ireland finding the AA\u2019s opening for Bramhall\u2019s old boss Eric Clapton.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s noticeably different this time around. Tommy Shannon, one half of the band\u2019s rhythm anchor is missing in action. Evidently, Shannon was not so interested in regrouping with his former band mates and is sitting it out. Although officially not named in the band\u2019s lineup, Mark Newmarc has been filling in the bass shoes nicely for the time being.<\/p>\n

The reunion was official back in March when the trio announced the release of a DVD of concert footage taken in 2005 along with starting work on a second album.<\/p>\n

Their U.S. tour made its second stop at House of Blues last Saturday night. The packed house welcomed the band, as would be expected, with open arms and anticipation of the second coming of a band that was too short lived way back when.<\/p>\n

The band teased the crowd with a few new numbers but mostly stuck with their first album material. \u2018Carry Me On\u2019, \u2018Sent by Angels\u2019, \u2018Nadine\u2019 and \u2018Spanish Moon\u2019 were all featured.<\/p>\n

A couple of interesting covers were performed as well. A killer version of the Paul McCartney classic \u2018Too Many People\u2019 was featured about mid way through the show. Reworked by Brahall into a grittier and more Arc Angels friendly number, the remake of McCartney\u2019s so call jab at Lennon shifted tempos towards the end and morphed into a modern psychedelic sound that really hit the crowd on their heads. This may have been my favorite song of the evening.<\/p>\n

The second cover was a fantastic rearrangement of \u2018Outside Woman Blues\u2019 by Cream, which wasn\u2019t too shabby either.<\/p>\n

Even though the 2009 version of the Arc Angels is only running on three cylinders it\u2019s still great to see these guy\u2019s back in action and on the road again. Great show!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Jim Bille Jul 10, 2009 at 08:00 PM It\u2019s actually happened; the Arc Angels have finally seriously reunited. After an almost 20 year absence that only spawned the occasional reunion with a concert here and there, the Austin super trio of Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall and Charlie Sexton have come together for a… <\/p>\n

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