The Owl was full as expected, Saturday, Oct. 12 for bluesman Sean Pinchin, though most of them 
were there for a return engagement from the Necessities.
Toronto area musician Sean Pinchin began the evening with a long set that showed him as a musician in transition.
He played solo on a National Steel guitar, combining raunchy blues from his new CD “Rust Bucket, with more plaintive, slower singer-songwriter material, which dragged a little compared to the rocking blues songs.
He sprinkled in some very cool and unexpected covers including a great version of Iron Maiden“s “Wasted Years,” which sounded absolutely spectacular when played on a slide guitar. He made these his as much his own as his original material.
A lot of the highlights of the show were the more raunchy blues numbers like “Boo Hoo,” and “Dirt Poor Blues. When he wailed on the guitar, he shone bright as the sun, showing some very impressive guitar playing chops.
He had an enthusiastic crowd seated near the stage who applauded wildly in appreciation.
But it was the Necessities who filled the dance floor. The popular, laid back folk rockers played an array of original songs from their CD, which had the audience singing along.
As expected, some of the highlights of the show were also highlights from their CD from a couple years ago including “Brian Wells,” the quirky ‘Old Folks Home’ and their always popular ‘Tin Can Soup (The Goat)’ song and ‘Death To The Sun ( The Cricket Song)’ which had most of the room singing along.
Thomas Woodman and Steve Food shared lead vocal duties and sang perfect harmonies with each other while Felipe Rodriguez and Dustin Gergel nailed the groove on bass and drums respectively.
Devin Gergel added extra textures on guitar. Woodman brought out the didgeridoo to wind down the band’s solid set which ended with their circus song ‘Freaks Like Me’ and Woodman playing a kazoo solo. If you missed this show, catch the Necessities at the Slice, Oct. 25.
