The Shadowboxers at the 30A Songwriters Festival.
By Ken Paulson
— Nanci Griffith cancelled her show this afternoon due to illness, giving the Shadowboxers a chance to step up to the 30A Songwriters Festival’s biggest venue. The young Atlanta band charmed the crowd at Gulf Place Amphitheater with a well-paced set fueled by in large part by ’70s era soul and funk.
When is the last time you heard a young band and leaned over and said “That sounds a lot like Stevie Wonder?”
The songs from the band’s new album Red Room were tight and energetic, with impressive harmonies throughout. The biggest surprise was the band’s cool cover of Big Star’s “13.”
As the band exited the stage, audience members lined up more than 20 deep to buy the band’s album, set for official release Jan. 22 on Vanguard.
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