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March 11th, 2006 by Foxopoly Charlotte Martin, 03-06-06 at The Walnut Room
Monday’s show at The Walnut Room got off to a quiet start in downtown Denver. I’d never heard of the venue, much less been there. What a great place and a perfect environment for intimate live music! Snagged a table close up, ordered pizza (hand tossed) and a few Sunshine Wheats. Local musician Angie Stevens opened the show and played solo acoustic on her Gibson. She played with a good little fire and I enjoyed all of her songs immensely. Purchased her cd “I’m Okay” after the set. Remember to support local music. Charlotte Martin came out to a warm intro and an oscillating drum/synth rhythm that went on for what seemed like minutes. What I assumed would be an acoustic piano show turned out to be very electric as Mrs. Martin tore into a pulsing cover of “Limits Of Our Love” which then segued into “All Is Full Of Love.” She sat between one piano and two synths (Virus & Korg) positioning and using three different mics seemingly the whole show. One mic ran through her problematic Korg which she shared with the crowd of 50+ was acquired from husband (underrated super-genius Ken Andrews). A hard reset of the unit lead into an energized “Gravel” complete with awesome voice-modulated intro. As a performer Charlotte was confident, sexy, skilled and most importantly funny, if not a tad bit spacey at times (blame it on the altitude Charlotte – that’s what I do). One of the funniest bits was her calling some dude out front and center accusing him of being her ex from a few years back. Apparently the newly Mrs. Andrews has left a trail of ‘em (even average joes) in her wake before her marriage in September 2005 to said genius. She apologized profusely for her inability to play in Denver for the last two years, but seemed to make up for it in her sincerity. After the performance and a pee break Charlotte was back to the merch booth and ready to greet each and every person in line literally with open arms. She had a bunch of cool stuff for sale including her tour only “Darkest Hour EP” and her brand new video “Something Like A DVD” (directed, edited and mixed by Ken Andrews). I snagged the show poster which she signed also (“Charlotte Martin aka. Ken’s wife”). In person she looks very young (early twenties) and is pretty tiny. Set List: Limits Of Our Love (w/ loop) |
