Ron
"Ran" Waite Wing
In Concert: Chris Pureka |
Chris
Pureka
|
Chris fit right into the
college setting; she looked like a college student herself: with a grey T-shirt,
a long sleeve T-shirt under it, jeans, a necklace and tousled hair.
She seemed shy and a bit withdrawn.
Her voice is pleasant, it's husky and a little breathy—it reminds me of
a dry wine, with enough body to keep it interesting.
I have to admit that she had me tapping my feet to most of the songs.
She was unsure of the sound in the room, so she dryly added, "if it
doesn't sound like Tom Waits up here...and as long as you don't mind..."
Her performance style is interesting, she rocks her guitar forward and
backwards, as she plays, and her body is in constant motion.
She's a good guitar player; I liked the variety that she showed in her
playing (including the use of an effects pedal).
At the end of "After All" she was tapping on her guitar for
effect. She quipped "sometimes
I get a little crazy on the tapping at the end of that song.
Guitars aren't really made for that, some day it might break the
guitar." Her songs, like
"Driving North," and "Porch Song" are filled with a lot of
lyrics, with little repetition, which sets them apart from many of today's
songs. Her repertoire included "Hold It Together," from her first EP,
and a song entitled "Joline," which she wrote about a woman who worked
at a used car dealership. It was as
if she was sitting around a coffee table with her guitar, entertaining her
friends. We heard tales: that she desperately needed a hair cut and
the time that she unknowingly played for a music reviewer from the New York
Times. She made the experience
comfortable for all of us. Near the
end of her performance, she thanked the people responsible for bringing her to
Cazenovia College and for the audience who came out to listen to her. Right after the show, I heard a number of the co-eds remark
how talented they thought that she was--she was a hit!
If I had just one wish, I'd wish that she had connected more with this audience. Her face was fairly unexpressive; there was almost no eye contact with the audience (I was surprised when I realized that she sings with her eyes closed); and only minimal interaction. She just didn't display enough of her personality. Thankfully, she was much more at ease and more comfortable when we chatted after the show. You can find this interesting artist online at <www.chrispureka.com>
Return to the Ron "Ran" Waite Wing Entrance.
Return to GLBT Artists
The only GLBT Music ranking Chart Online Since 1996! Support GLBT Music vote for your favorite GLBT
Artists.
StoneWall Society Network Member!
Receive our FREE monthly newsletter |
Equal Pride |
StoneWall Society free web-based email, 6megs of space. |
Site Map
Site opened 10/31/99
StoneWall Society 10/99 - 2012