Stuff That Works - A Review of Emma Loo & Sam


Welcome to the World of Emma Loo & Sam.

For those of you who might be operating without the aid of coffee right now, 
Emma Loo is on the left and the other person is Sam.

Let me start with the declaration that I love these two people. Can't say that I know them very well at all - shoot, I can't even say I like or understand all of the music they make. But I love 'em!

From the opening notes the first time I experienced their music to the end of the cool show they did last night at the Chaffee Planetarium - they got me. Hook, line, and sinker.

How to describe the musical stylings of Emma Loo n Sam?

I hate genres, but how about we start with Alt-Synth-Punk-Electro-Folk-Metal-Thrash-Country? That comes close, but I am probably missing - Neo-Chamber-Pop or something else.

Pigeon hole musicians, these two ain't. Emma Loo has a wonderful, powerful voice that she LOVES to run through harmonizing/nastisizing effects - to great effect! She manipulates a variety of electro-synth-gizmos whilst singing or humming or what-the-hell-ever she is doing to make those sounds. In the mean time Sam jumps around with a variety of guitars.......or maybe a gong....or his trumpet (in muted or regulation play mode). 

His signature High Kicks are worth the price of admission on their own, 
(am I right or am I right Mary Willey?)

Did I mention that Sam is a virtuoso WHISTLER? If I am lyin', I am dyin'. The swooping transitions these two make - one moment Emma Loo is sounding like the Michigan Queen of Death Metal and in the next we have acoustic guitar accompanied by some of the sweetest ass whistling you will ever hear followed by some wonderful harmonies.

How do they do it!?


Flash back with me to last summer - I had heard rumblings of the Dynamic Duo up and down Main Street in my favorite town. Then I experienced their magic first hand; live and direct. They agreed to perform in Lowell at my Rock The Vote (geez, who knew it was tough to draw a crowd on a sunny, lovely Sunday summer afternoon?) When they started in, I was mesmerized - my day was brightened - Life Was Good - what they heck are they doing? I LOVED IT. 


Gettin' Silly By The Flat River.

Oops - forgot to mention Sam can play the violin.

The moral of the story here folks - you owe it to yourself to experience the musical genius of Emma Loo & Sam for yourself.


Here is a video revealing some alternative facts about them.



Now, go out and find Emma Loo & Sam and see/hear for yourself. They are an experience.



HERE IS A HAPPY POST SCRIPT

We had fun last Saturday. It was my wife's birthday and I managed to execute a SURPRISE party - and we had live music from the Dynamic Duo! They graciously fit us into their busy schedule - played for an hour before they had to dash off to Holland for an evening gig out there.

It was MARVELOUS - they led everybody in "Happy Birthday" and then played an hour long set with a lot of Beatles music (including my special request of "Yellow Submarine"). The kids were in full effect - Sam's whistling and cavorting (even in a cramped space) were augmented by the terrific singing power of Her Highness - a great time was had by all. YES, they play birthday parties!

Emma Loo Serenade Julie Claire on her birthday!

10/30/17 - I was able to experience another set from my favorite duo.
I was up close and personal with them when the played the small room at 
Schuler Books on 28th Street.

Happy to report that their harmonies are getting even tighter and better.

They were both in fine form - Sam took the lead on one song. His whistling caught the
attention of the uninitiated in the crowd (as it always does) - fantastic whistling is most
effective when it fills the air just as said air is clearing of some wonderfully
treated vocals. Great stuff, you two.

My favorite moment of the night came when Emma Loo was deep in song and
I had a great view of her from the side - seeing just the right side of her
face. As she sang and reached for notes or pushed for volume, the end
of her eyebrow would go up and down.

It was delightful.
____________________________________________________

If you like the way I write, I now have a small book of some of my
favorite stories - all mostly true! - available on our website:








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Olive oil and lemon juice gallstone cleanse works!

Image
May 29, 2011 - This post has been up since June 2008. I am amazed at the number of people who read it. There are several hundred page views every month. Please take the time to read the various comments after my post. In addition to some success stories, I have been diligent to put up comments from people who don't agree with my thinking and/or experience on this matter. My purpose in writing this was NOT to try to convince others to do what I did, but rather to share my experience. Anyway - since doing this I have not had any further issues with gallstones or pain (knock on wood, toss salt over my shoulder, etc. etc.). I am not trying to replace a visit to the doctor, just sharing what I did and inviting others to share their experience - even when it does not line up with mine. January 8, 2012 - the comments and readers keep coming. I thought I should mention one more thing. If you take the time to read all the comments you will find some variations on the recipe I followed. I
Read more

A blog called SuperForest and saving seeds.

Don't cha love the interweb? You can find the coolest people out there. One day whilst surfing around I found a blog called Super Forest. What a great combination of uplifting stuff along with challenges to do better by our planet. Super Forest is very much behind the Millennium Seed Bank. What is that, says you? From Wikipedia: "The Millennium Seed Bank Project is an international conservation project coordinated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Launched in the year 2000... its purpose is to provide an "insurance policy" against the extinction of plants in the wild by storing seeds for future use. The storage facilities consist of large underground frozen vaults preserving the world's largest collection of seeds.In April 2007 it banked its billionth seed, the Oxytenanthera abyssinica, a type of African bamboo." Anyway - the folks at Super Forest are raising awareness and raising funds to save one seed. Read about them here: http://www.superforest.org
Read more

Love Wines Opens Tasting Room in Lowell at Red Barn Mercantile

Image
  Red Barn Mercantile Opens Tasting Room for Love Wines Originally Published in the Lowell Ledger August 16, 2023 Hopefully by now anyone reading this article appreciates how important it is to shop at locally owned businesses because studies consistently demonstrate how dollars spent at a local mom and pop results in way more of that money staying right in the community. Want to know a way to double down on that principle? It happens when you support a local family owned business that is selling a product produced by another family owned business. The Red Barn Mercantile at 217 West Main is a mom and pop business owned by Laurie and Marty Chambers. After lots of phone calls, form filling, and hoop jumping, they are very pleased to open their tasting room for Love Wines – hand crafted wines produced by another family operation located in Luddington, MI. The wine tasting room is one more step for Red Barn Mercantile in their effort to provide a nice selection of Michigan Made food, b
Read more