April 7, 2015
Yesterday we got word that English singing sensation George Ezra would be doing a short set and sound check in the Women's Wear section of the store at 1:00 PM.
Sure enough, I trotted over a bit before 1, and a group of of about 30 people were gathered and milling around. A sound crew and people from 107.7 The End were there, but basically the place was no more busy than on a moderately croweded winter midweek day. George took the stage, and apologizing for a voice that was hoarse and getting hoarser, launched into two of his hits, "Budapest" and "Blame it on Me." Ezra has a magically powerful voice tinged with a hint of smokiness, belying his obvious youth. Acknowledging that he was scheduled to play a show that evening at the Showbox, he decided to cut the session short and pose for some pictures. When I offered to take him skiing around Seattle if he was here in the winter, he politely suggested I talk to his road manager Matt, who was a ski enthusiast, so I did.
So a week after appearing on Saturday Night Live, George Ezra was live at evo playing a venue that seemed more like a living room than a concert hall, and seeming to enjoy it. Just another example of the crazy things that happen around here when you aren't expecting them. As it turns out, we were the lucky few to hear Ezra perform in Seattle this spring, as the sore throat got bad enough that he was forced to cancel the show that night. If you have tickets, they will be honored when he comes to town again in August. Sorry.
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