Ottawa folk/ country musician Brock Zeman waited the whole night for a crowd that never came to the Slice, Nov. 5 which was part of the Slice's ninth anniversary celebrations.
When he finally took the stage just before midnight, he and lead guitarist Blair Michael Hogan played an excellent show full of roots and blues music that was equal parts Tom Waits and Steve Earle.
Zeman sat in front of a set of bass pedals and a keyboard set on the floor next to him.
An immediate highlight was “Walking in the Dark,” and as there was barely anybody in the room to hear it, he took the opportunity to show his Steve Earle style alternative country side with a new song called “Subterranean Subconscious Blues.”
Another highlight was the upbeat and catchy “Sweat” which allowed Zeman to show off some substantial acoustic guitar playing chops. His lead guitarist played tasteful leads and showed substantial chops of his own.
After that there was an outstanding ode to bad hotel rooms about a hotel he stayed at in Moose Jaw.
He slowed things down for a couple of songs then picked up the tempo with a couple of carnival influenced songs.
He is looking forward to coming back to Lethbridge for the second time in eight months.
