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| Christina Maria owning the stage during "Girls with Guitars 2" Photo Courtesy: Cyler Parent (his cell phone :) |
Katie Schaan opened the night. With a good crowd from the get go, and more spilling in as the set went along. For a crowd busy buying drinks and finding their friends, they seemed to pay attention to Schaan. She had some good banter and recovered quickly from a broken string incident, going back stage and emerging with Christina Maria's feathered guitar (we're still not sure if Christina knows this). Ellisa Hartman held the crowd over with some stand up comedy.
Luckily Ellisa stuck with her musical set and didn't take the stand-up any further when she took the stage next. She's a really great act to listen to. Her guitar playing was captivating and her voice is smooth. The only thing we noticed was her slower stuff in the middle was so soothing it kind of tired us out. There is no doubt that Hartman's talent will have her playing many shows in the future.
A woman who is playing a ton of shows right now, whether they be here or abroad is Christina Maria. The Victoria crowd spilled out as the two local singer/songwriter's acts had finished up, which was probably the biggest mistake they could have made. It's no knock to the other two acts, but Maria owned the Lucky Bar stage like we had not witnessed all night. She may have had the smallest crowd, but she had the most people paying attention. It was a pure "Rockstar" performance, super fun to watch and over before you know it.
The best news all night was from Surge Ahead's Richelle Newson, who said there is already a third "Girls with Guitars" planned early in the New Year. They are doing a great job getting talented artists and great sponsors, and there is no reason to think that will change next time around.
You can check out some video of the concert over at Magmazing Music, run by my friend Adam Lee.
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