Douglasville,
GA treated to Col. Bruce, Quark Alliance
Written by Mike Sears / photos by Viki Sears
10/01/2008
Col.
Bruce & the Quark Alliance
O’Neal Plaza
Douglasville, Georgia
September 13, 2008
Nice night, good crowd; that was the feeling you got when you
made your way through the small sea of people at the O’Neal
Plaza. Col. Bruce & the Quark Alliance set the stage for
a great night of music and enjoyed a warm welcome from all of
those taking in the charming downtown district of Douglasville.
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Despite a few technical difficulties, they started the night
out with a tight “Mojo”, then headed straight into
“No Egos Under Water.” However, it wasn’t until
the middle of “Spoonful” that the band seemed to work
out all the nasty bugs. Once they got the sound where it needed
to be, “Time Flack & Compared to What” grabbed
everyone’s attention.
The young and old alike danced and took in the energy the Col.
Bruce & the Quark Alliance threw out. Kris Dale, named the
#3 Bass Guitarist in this month's Bass Magazine, controlled
the down beat, and was as much fun to watch as he was to hear.
His vibe was compelling and his style was nothing short of funky.
Dale and the Colonel joked around after every song and seemed
to have some kind of running joke going on. If there was anyone
not pulled into the music by now, “Arkansas Canonbas”
was their answer. The nice, ethereal blues/jazz jam with a moving
conversation in the middle between Kris Dale & Perry Osborn
(lead guitar & FSU professor) captivated any and everyone
within hearing distance.
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Around 8:15 “Planet Earth” summoned the praise of
the day and night people alike, and it was clear that church
had started early that weekend.
The energy of the night continued to build, and even a broken
string during “Fixin to Die” didn’t faze the
Quark Alliance’s drummer, Mark Letalien. He locked in with
the fat bass run while Col. Bruce continued to toy with the
crowd, who played his tribal carved Gibson behind his head and
held his guitar by the neck while summoning Zambi from the depths
of its’ belly, and all the while, Perry had his string
fixed in two minutes flat. The show came to a close with everyone
chanting “Get rid of sorrow, Have a better day!”
It was a night of pure music satisfaction.
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From
HonestTune.com 10/2008
