New Videos of Black Atlantic

As you know, Black Atlantic came through town Saturday night, and they simply wow’d us! The Empty Bottle was filled, and treated to a stellar lineup, ending with the Cave Singers, who had them stomping and clapping so much that Geert of Black Atlantic, saw ceiling plaster dust falling in the room below, during his interview! I was fortunate to be able to hang out with the band that day and I sat in on their sound check. As soon as they took the stage, Black Atlantic proved to be the band that I had suspected they were all along. I know I shouldn’t say this, but I will anyway. That night they sounded even better than they do on Reverence For Fallen Trees, as beautiful as that recording is. The harmonies were light without being sappy, the instrumentation was simply gorgeous and I heard more nuances in it than I remembered from the album. I sat at the merch table for a bit before and after their set as people came by to buy their stuff and more than once I heard “Is this the band that just played? They were so good, I never heard of them!” before getting out their money. Many fans were made right then and there, you just can’t ask for a better night than that. We drove home late, and even though it was nearly 2 a.m., they could not stop talking about what a great show it had been, what a great crowd it was to play for. Thanks Chicago! I can’t stop smiling thinking about how happy this band from Holland was and what a great send off we gave them for the rest of their tour. xoxo

(make sure you check out Dedicated Ears YouTube channel for more footage of Black Atlantic’s Chicago show)