Edward Sharpe brings some magic to the desert

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Edward Sharpe brings some magic to the desert July 12, 2010 by Leslie Ventura Ten-piece folk-rock band carries the love on home Courtesy Photo The enchanting sounds of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros left nothing short of smiling fans, and a band member’s shoe, behind at the Hard Rock Cafe on July 3. A shirtless Alex Ebert mystified the audience with soulful vocals and his Zen-like presence, taking on the persona as divine guru Edward Sharpe. Ebert and the beautiful, talented Jade Castrinos belted out every song, encouraging the crowd to dance with them. And dance they did. While their album “Up From Below,” received great reviews, their credibility remained a mystery, until they performed. Ebert, the former front man of pop-rock group Ima Robot, seems to have finally found his roots with the Zeros. No longer does he sing about sex, drugs and nightlife – the polar opposite of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. Instead, he sings about traveling, healing and finding love. Ebert is a perfect example of how people are forever changing and evolving. While Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros look like a bunch of gypsy hipsters, their message is sincere and full of heart. And their musicality is certainly noteworthy. While their album sounds great, it’s easier to achieve such an earthy, magical sound in a studio. The band played almost the entire album, with great renditions of “Janglin’,” “40 Day Dream,” “Desert Song” and “Carries On.” Rumors floated throughout the night that Ebert and Castrinos were no longer an item, so it wasn’t a surprise that the group didn’t perform the song “Jade.” By the end of the evening, Ebert had jumped onto the floor and into the audience. After their almost spiritual performance of “Om Nashi Me,” the band sat in the middle of the crowd to perform one last song. Breaking typical show conventions, they requested that the audience sit with them as they played inches away. Blurring the lines between the audience-band experience, their performance made for an amazingly fun evening. Also putting on great performances were local band Kid Meets Cougar and Nashville’s We Are Each Other, who opened for The Zeros. Grade: A

Quote: Originally posted by neckbeard

hahahha i thought up from below was about drugs..and life..and stuff... i dont know. but yeah

Sure, he still sings about drugs, but doesn't sing about it in the same way.

Quote: Originally posted by Delta

have they ever played Jade live?

Yep, they played it more durring the beginning of the first tour. I wonder what makes them want to play it.

and I barely have any recordings of it either...

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Quote: Originally posted by Delta   have they ever played Jade live? Yep, they played it more durring the beginning of the first tour. I wonder what makes them want to play it. and I barely have any recordings of it either... <a target='_blank' href='http://img94.imageshack.us/i/screenshot20100714at103v.png/'><img src='http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/556/screenshot20100714at103v.th.png' border='0'/></a> [Edited on 7-14-2010 by JPG]

They played it both times that I saw them.

When they played it at the Santa Cruz show, Jade got embarrassed and ran off stage and we had to cheer to get her to come back.

Quote: Originally posted by mynameislou

Ugh. I hate it when I read "former front man" in all the Eddy Sharpe interviews.

agreed.

good stuff, it was a pretty short set though. They played:

40 day dream
janglin
River of Love (As requested by me :thumbup
Intro jam to up from below
Up From Below
Home

I told him eveyrone from .net was asking about him, i gave names. He was touched heh.

Quote: Originally posted by Delta

good stuff, it was a pretty short set though. They played: 40 day dream janglin River of Love (As requested by me :thumbup Intro jam to up from below Up From Below Home I told him eveyrone from .net was asking about him, i gave names. He was touched heh.

yes!!!