GORDO, DUO, TREY, QUATTRO...

There are many names being bandied about to describe the quartet of musicians known to us as Trey, Mike, Marco, and Joe. There are even more opinions as to how their music measures up, as each auditor hears this lineup with varying degrees of familiarity with the musicians’ prior work, and with different expectations as to what this musical incarnation should sound like. It should go without saying that this is not Phish, and why should it be? Comparisons are inevitable, but the fact remains that this is a new lineup, with different strengths and a different energy. They are taking risks, and sometimes this results in dissonant confusion, but other times they reach moments of total musical cohesion. This is a fertile lineup of talented musicians, and watching them grow accustomed to each other onstage was an interesting lesson in musical dynamics.