Excited to have Chris Compton in the Lair. I had him as a featured artist at the Spark none too long ago and it reaffirmed my Love of this man.
Chris Compton is a singer/songwriter who I met as an engineer. There’s a particular lack of ego that comes with one singer/songwriter running sound for another singer/songwriter, and yet NEVER letting on that they too, are a singer/songwriter. I knew him “merely” as an exquisite pair of ears connected to a strangely personalized but extremely beautiful-sounding PA system until we were put together on a bill at Frederick, MD’s historic Sky Stage. Finally I was treated to a stunningly flexible voice, intelligent songwriting, penetrating wit and masterful multi-instrumentalism. There are a LOT of singer/songwriters out there, but there’s something incredibly unique about Chris’ combination of pop sensibility, respect for traditional form, and understated grace that’s almost NEVER seen on our local music scene.
Every Wednesday at 7pm ET since March of 2020 ilyAIMY has gone Live from the Lair. Sometimes we’re chatty, sometimes we’re just here to play. Sometimes it’s the whole band, and sometimes we have guests, and one time it was just rob. You never know what you’re going to get – but chime in on the chat and let us know you’re there. Cause we’re just doing what we do from a Basement in Baltimore.
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