It’s good to be back for Lethbridge born musician Marq DeSouza who played an intimate gig in the GCBC Lounge, Monday, Nov. 9. A light but loud crowd enjoyed it as DeSouza began with a nice set of
acoustic music of more country flavoured, Elliot Brood styled original which included quite a few numbers from his newly re-released debut solo CD, “Temporary Redemption” including “Don’t Go Shooting Horses.” as well as new tracks like “Bar for the Broken Hearted” and “Solitaire Bound,” from his new CD “... And All His Boyish Charms.” The title is an apt description for the affable performer, who pretty much individually thanked all of the dozen or so in the audience for showing up to support him.
He brought his friend Shane Love on stage to take up bass for a more country flavoured set, then drums for a more rock and blues flavoured set, which showed how diverse of a songwriter DeSouza is.
He brought another friend, Jeff Stuckey, on stage to play a guitar solo for the blues flavoured “Bulletproof.” Then he got Love to sing one of the highlights from the new CD, “Who’s Better Than Us,” not to mention do a freestyle rap on it which was a pretty cool way to end an all too brief hour long set. But the crowd called him back for an encore, which brought the evening to a pleasant close.
—By Richard Amery L.A. Beat Editor