A clip each from Friday’s eccentric show at Norfolk’s The Boot (excuse the shaky vision, it’s hard to hold a cam in one hand, and a glass of Boot brew in the other). The show opened with Chesapeake local Sam Karr. Sam’s got some fresh and captivating guitar skills, with his solo show ranging from the use of live loops to some wicked tap and fretwork. Words just don’t do this justice. You can find more of Sam’s work at http://www.purevolume.com/samkarr . Check the HD action too, because Sam’s hands actually move fast enough to look like the video skipped normally.

The show’s headliners,  Lost in the Trees, hail from “down south yonder way” in Chapel Hill, NC. There was a majesty in the way they completely filled the stage with an asundry assortment of instruments; from a string section, to mandolin, to even a tuba. The only way to even begin to wrap your mind around what kind of magical and lush sound this can be, is to catch them live or check out their Myspace, http://www.myspace.com/lostinthetrees . Here’s a clip from their set, which ended with the band in the audience doing that thing they do.

A photo set from this show is available to view here.