The RL Heyer Trio

RL Heyer Trio :: 3:45-4:45 p.m. :: Garden Stage

Joined by his Flowmotion bandmates Scott Goodwin (drums, vocals) and always lock-tight bassist Eric Bryson, RL Heyer gave us the best damn roadhouse trio you could ever want. Showing off his falsetto and more traditional blues licks, Heyer and the limber rhythm team knocked out numbers full of electric jazz inflection and 12-bar grit, making occasional forays into the pop realm like an ace cover of The Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon." More than once one felt transported to North Mississippi and it was cool to see these varied aspects of three players who'd already done heroic work in Flowmotion at the fest. Heyer has no problems having the spotlight firmly on him, and continually showed off what a crazy talented guy he is throughout this exhibition. - Dennis Cook, Jambase