I Love St. Pete Art Show — surprise, good music!

Frontman Jim Morey (also a current member of Lounge Cat) sang in his warm drawl, played trumpet and plunked notes on his little keyboard, David Crisler (also of Lounge Cat) performed on electric banjo hooked up to a guitar synthesizer (which makes the notes sound like different instruments), another banjo player plucked and strummed an acoustic banjo that sounded like an acoustic banjo, and a drummer thumped fat basslines with his left hand while busting out rhythms on drums with his right hand and feet. Yes, that’s right – one man in charge of all the low end. I’ll admit I found the novelty appealing, not to mention amazing.

At some point, my friend Meghan whispered to me, “It’s like a one-man band with four members.” And she had it kinda right, though Jim Morey Band gave much more in a single sitting than a one-man band could offer ever.

Stay tuned for more about the Jim Morey Band, including a review of JMB's debut self-released debut, Nuthin But Love.