Danielle
Nicole
Live @ The Famous Mockingbird
Marion, Iowa
Feb. 15, 2019
By Phillip Smith; Feb. 16,2019
The
Famous Mockingbird was the place to be for two stellar sets of
blues on Friday, February 15. It was a
sold-out show, and the excitement was surely in the air to see Danielle Nicole,
who was a 2019 Grammy Nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Her band consisted of drummer Ralph Forrest,
and guitarist Brandon Miller, who will be returning to Famous Mockingbird
with his band in the near future.
The show led off with the smooth and buttery “Hot
Spell” from her latest album, Cry No More. Her luscious vocals and thumping bass sounded
absolutely fabulous. Other amazing cuts
from that album which landed in the first set were, “Lord I Can’t Keep From
Crying”, “Pusher Man”, “Burning For You”, and “My Heart Just Remains”. I loved her cover of Willie Dixon’s “I
Just Want to Make Love to You”, and Howlin’ Wolf’s “Spoonful”. She soulfully covered Lukas Nelson’s “Find
Yourself”, and closed the show with “Save Me” chockful of heavy riffs, and
wonderful guitar shredding from Miller.
It was a splendid show indeed.
* Photos by Phillip Smith
