Our series of five shows from Kammy's Kause 2009 continues this week
with a visit from Landon Keller. This one was a bit of a surprise. I
had not actually heard of Landon before seeing the schedule for this
year's show ... to say nothing of his music. I had checked around with
some of the people behind the scenes, and most described him as, "Oh,
some guy. We saw his show at such-in-such a place. Good stuff, and he
was really super cool, so we invited him to come out and play."
Okay,
not that there are ever any bad bands on the Kammy's Kause schedule,
but Landon and band are a heck of a lot more than advertised. About
three bars into his first number, it was pretty obvious they had chops,
and while the smooth grove style sounds simple, it takes a degree of
precision and competence that only a few bands can pull off with the
consistency and confidence that these guys do. Landon's show dates
(that we could find) are a bit sparse at the moment, but with one album
down and another coming in the next few months, you still have plenty
to sing along with.