Concert Review: Buck Meek (Motorco Music Hall)

BY PIXIE HOCKER

Buck Meek brought an intimate performance to Motorco Music Hall on Thursday night. Jolie Holland opened for him with a similarly enchanting aura. Holland kicked off the show by asking for lighting that would resemble the lighting of a reptile tank, which established the perfect atmosphere for her set.

Both Jolie Holland and Buck Meek provided an incredibly personal show, spending time to introduce songs, interact with the crowd, and explain the overlap between each on their rendition of “Haunted Mountain.” It was amazing to not only see Jolie Holland’s version of the single followed by Buck Meek’s version, but it was also very interesting to hear both of them speak about what it was like to write that song together.

Buck Meek and his band delivered a phenomenal set, phoning in Jolie Holland for a little help. They had the crowd in a trance with mostly songs from Buck Meek’s record Haunted Mountain, along with some from his record Two Savors. He also surprised the crowd with some unreleased songs but truly blew the audience away with “Certainty,” a song from Big Thief.

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PIXIE HOCKER

Pixie Hocker has loved music for as long as they can remember and has gone to more concerts than she can count. Pixie is the Music Director at her college station 90.5 WASU-FM and hosts a weekly specialty show at Boone Area Community Radio.

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