Along the tradition of Ben Folds Five comes a band out of Athens, Ohio, that is gaining momentum, Longfellow.
To kick off 2006 the band played its first show of the year at Ruby Tuesday on the corner of Summit Street and 19th Avenue on Friday. Amid jokes of a stinky microphone, Longfellow engaged the audience with its unique style of indie pop, rock and amusing banter.
Longfellow played a majority of its songs from "Jangling Tea Trolley," the band's 2005 debut album, and threw in some new songs from its upcoming album for good measure.
Around the middle of the set they announced they were bored and decided to switch up the instruments. Drummer Grant Cambridge moved to the keyboard, keyboardist Matt Harvey grabbed the guitar and got behind the mic, guitarist Nick Long took over the bass and bassist Zach Quillen picked up the drumsticks. The result was a flawless performance of Coldplay's classic song "Yellow," which received heavy applause from the audience and emphasized the abilities of the group.
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