ICARUS WITCH

ICARUS WITCH Unplugged In Pittsburgh - "A Strange And Wonderful Night Of Wine, Women And Song That Took Us Out Of Our Usual Metallic Element"



ICARUS WITCH have issued the following update:

"Ever wonder why they call these acoustic based shows 'unplugged'? I mean, you can clearly see the wires coming from our guitars and microphone.

Semantics aside, thanks to everyone who braved the torrential downpours and crazy thunderstorms (I saw more downed trees on the road home than a tropical rain forest making room for a WalMart) to come enjoy the debut Icarus Witch acoustic performance last night at the Carnegie Music Hall here in Pittsburgh.

It was also the first time we've performed the acoustic ballad, 'Smoke & Mirrors' in a live setting, and the first time any of us have played it since the Songs For The Lost sessions! Following that was a scaled back, though hopefully no less powerful, rendition of 'The Sky Is Falling' (appropriate for the evening forecast).

Finally, we unveiled our version of the FLEETWOOD MAC classic, 'Rhiannon' ~ a timeless classic that we're very attached to and one of the songs that lured me into the craft as a young apprentice so many moons ago. This performance was a one-off favor to Sterling and our lovely belly dancing sisters of Sadiqa as part of their Pittsburgh Underground show.

A strange and wonderful night of wine, women and song that took us out of our usual metallic element and blended our mystic rock message into a night of Middle Eastern snake charming songs (Ishtar rocks), West African drumming and dancing, jazz, hip hop, folk, opera, classical and even a couple doing a lurid tango to APOCALYPTICA!

Thanks also to Eric Seiverling for the feature in The Almanac. Whether Icarus Witch will do these songs acoustically again remains to be seen, though we thoroughly enjoyed the intimate experience and appreciate the warm response from those who shared this special event with us.

Blessed be~"