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Concert review: Sweet Leda's blues-infusedrock irresistibleBy Susan L. Pena
For the third week in a row, it was a perfect evening in City Park. The air was soft
and cool, the audience was mellow, the sound production was outstanding and the band was everything
you could possibly want.
Sweet Leda, an Annapolis, Md.-based band that plays rock with a strong blues component, proved why
Reverbnation founder Lou Plaia called it "the highlight of every festival."
As part of Berks Arts Council's Bandshell Concert Series Friday night, Sweet Leda performed both
original songs and covers with passion and creativity, interacting graciously with the audience and exuding
genuine delight in being there.
Lead singer Julie Cymek has a deep, sensuous
voice, with both clarity and power. She moves with
her singing, as though her inner energy is boiling
over, and she truly communicates, with the best
diction I've heard at the Bandshell.
Her husband, Jaime Horrigan, plays a wicked bass;
guitarist Omar ElDieahy plays psychedelic solos;
and drummer Don Boyette, when unleashed for a
solo later in the show, not only had monster chops,
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but did a section just using the sticks, giving rhythm
sticks a whole new status.
They were joined after a few songs by tenor
saxophonist Randy Bucksner for a wonderful
arrangement of the Ben E. King classic, "Stand By
Me"; he provided a soulful introduction, and Cymek
sang it sultrily.
Bucksner also played for "Let It In," the title song of
Sweet Leda's new album, which advocates looking
at small things and appreciating them, and later for a
reinterpretation of the Beatles' "Why Don't We Do
It in the Road?"
The four core members opened with "Resolution," also from their new album, showing their tightness as a
band and their individual talents. It's so satisfying to hear a rock band this good, this balanced, with a
truly sweet sound.
They performed a few more songs from "Let It In," including "What I Need," featuring Horrigan and
ElDieahy in fine solos; "Make It Happen"; and "You Can't Hold Me Down," a quirky duo by Cymek and
ElDieahy.
A highlight was Cymek singing "Killing Me Softly" a cappella, accompanied by Horrigan doing beatbox.
It was a wonderful new way to hear this song.
They performed the enigmatic "I Came Here To Play," and the dark, intense "What I've Seen" by
singer/songwriter Allen Stone, and the hard-driving revenge song, "I Can't Stand "
"Let Her Love Her," which advocates for equality, included Horrigan performing some rap against
Cymek's refrain, and "No Time But Today," an intense, slow ballad.
Contact Susan L. Pena: [email protected].
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