By Sam Heller
The Independent’s 10th Anniversary featuring Allen Stone with Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas //
The Independent – San Francisco
February 19th, 2014 //
Allen Stone’s got soul. Loads of it. The self-professed “hippie with soul” headlined the first of a week long string of sold out shows at The Independent to celebrate the quintessential venue’s 10th anniversary. Stone mentioned early on that the Indy was the first venue he played with his full band, and he continued to shower a lot of love onto the Divisadero-based institution.
Stone’s stage presence is a big takeaway from seeing him live — he was dripping sweat within minutes. It was a polished, well rehearsed show; not much exploration went down, but that’s a given. Stone is generous with the attention he gives to his bandmates, allowing them to shine with their instruments. Super funky and solid, extended solos were spread all around.
The evening centered around many cuts from his two long players, but the packed house was also treated to a handful of new ones that have never been played before. For the first encore, Stone appeared by his lonesome, saying, “This is a new song I haven’t played in front of people before. If you don’t like it, can we just keep it cool?” Then the band came out to cover Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”. All in all, it was solid way to celebrate 10 years of live music live.
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