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“Where the hell is my car?” Geoff Boyd said Thursday night, just a few minutes before he and the rest of his band, Central Station, took the stage for last week’s Frequency. Boyd, the guitarist and lead vocalist, wanted to grab something, but neither he nor Chris Feather, the drummer, could remember where they had parked, and their bassist’s, Jeff Cutler, directions, “It’s across the road and across the road,” were a bit vague on the details. Finally giving up, they walked back to the union in time for the show to start.
A jam band primarily out of Belgrade, Boyd, Feather and Cutler (a UMaine student), have been together as Central Station for the last two-and-a-half years. As they began to play their first song, a cover of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride,” their dedication to the music and to each other became apparent.
Playing through their first set of songs covering such bands as Sublime and Hendrix as well as two of their own pieces, the 20 or so people in attendance all appeared to be having a good time. The band member’s ability to play off of each other, combined with Boyd’s talent on guitar (portrayed through intelligent soloing and a complete lack of mistakes) and the never tiring arms of Feather proved to any nay sayers just how ready to deliver they were.
As the night went on, they played a handful more of their originals along with covers of the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song, “Another Brick in the Wall” and “Aeroplane.” The band flowed well with no true breaks as they jammed from song to song. By the third set, the band members had only stopped playing twice: once to introduce themselves, and the other to break between sets.
Although the house may not have been rocking, (there weren’t many people there) when they played recognizable cover-songs, groups of people cheered and sang along enthusiastically.
Moving on to the last set of the night, the band paired two originals with gorgeous renditions of “I Shot the Sheriff” and “Song 2″ to close out the night. The overall set-list they chose was a great list of songs that are hard not to love. More original songs and fewer covers would have strengthened the performance.
Bangor Daily News