{"id":4258,"date":"2017-09-08T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2017-09-24T21:13:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T21:13:00","slug":"mystery-loves-company-the-americana-houston-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/08\/mystery-loves-company-the-americana-houston-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Loves Company- The Americana- Houston, TX – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by James Killen<\/p>\n

\"008\"<\/a>For months I\u2019ve been hearing about this Houston based duo, Mystery Loves Company, but I never got to the right place at the right time to catch their show. I finally had them written down in ink for a performance at the Americana on August 25th<\/sup>, only to have Harvey put the show on hold. Luckily, I only had to wait a couple of weeks for the rescheduled show.<\/p>\n

MLC is Carlos Machado on guitar and Madeline Herdeman on electric cello playing a unique combination of folk rock and classical stylings that they have dubbed \u201cchamber rock\u201d. Their voices blend well on well written lyrics and they don\u2019t seem to be bound by any one genre of music. On this evening, Carlos and Maddy were joined by Alauna Rubin on clarinet and Jeremy Dudman on bass.<\/p>\n

The evening began with \u201cIf Heaven\u201d, a beautiful declaration of love for all people as a way of life. (Available for free download from the band\u2019s website and well worth the listen). The music moved from pop to psychedelic and to the jazzy \u201cFly\u201d. The evening included their tried and true tunes, a few new ones destined for their next recording, and even some uniquely performed covers of classic rock tunes, like \u201cI Think I Love You\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"050\"<\/a>Many of the songs showed a definite folk style, while others sounded like symphony with Maddy\u2019s nimble fingers coaxing beautiful melodies from her cello. Mr. Rubin\u2019s clarinet stylings took the lead quite often in a very entertaining mix of jazz, classical and new age. Carlos\u2019s guitar is steady throughout as well as his vocals.<\/p>\n

MLC performed many of their originals, like \u201cAliens\u201d, \u201cBird and Fish\u201d and \u201cMuddy Blues\u201d as well as covers of \u201cEleanor Rigby\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019ve Lost that Loving Feeling\u201d, before playing \u201dThe Once of a Kiss\u201d as an encore.<\/p>\n

I was impressed by their comfortable stage presence, their refined musicianship, the intelligence of their lyrics and the pure originality of the band\u2019s concept. Now I know what everyone has been talking about and I can assure you that I will not wait as long to catch them as they gig across Houston.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Written by James Killen For months I\u2019ve been hearing about this Houston based duo, Mystery Loves Company, but I never got to the right place at the right time to catch their show. I finally had them written down in ink for a performance at the Americana on August 25th, only to have Harvey put… <\/p>\n

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