As spring continues its trek through the Tri-State Area, so too does the duo of God Street Wine’s Lo Faber and Aaron Maxwell. Much to the surprise of the crowd and to Reflections, a popular local area band, Lo and Aaron graced the stage first, opening for the group. The setting was intimate as both Lo and Aaron were seated on stools with a couple of acoustic guitars. The mood in the air was very light and the playing simply magical. They played many crowd favorites and a few rarities like Merle Haggard’s “Pancho and Lefty” as well as their own “Molly,” “Edgar,” “Nightingale,” “Waiting For The Tide,” “Thirsty,” “Electrocute” and “Run To You.” Near the end of their set they invited birthday girl, Reflections voclalist Lizzy Friel, on stage for three tunes: “Dead Flowers,” “Dark Hollow” and “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.”

Following a brief intermission, Reflections hit the stage changing the mood and bringing the crowd to their feet with their own style of Grateful Dead music. Three songs into their first set Maxwell joined them on stage with an electric guitar and ripped into “Waiting for a Miracle,” and “Get Out of My Life,” while also lending his vocals to the mix. A song after he left the stage, Faber joined the band, also lending his guitar licks and vocals, as he rocked out on “Midnight Moonlight,” “Sugaree” and then joined in on wishing Lizzy a Happy Birthday as they surprised her with a birthday cake decorated with a Steal Your Face Skull. A good time was had by one and all and a time soon not forgotten by anyone in attendance.

Setlists

Lo Faber and Aaron Maxwell
Poor Boy, Weird Dream, Goodnight Gretchen, Electrocute, Ballroom, Northern Sky, Run to You, Edgar, Strange as it Seems, New Eyes, Waiting for the Tide, Nightingale, Poncho and Lefty, My Babe, Wendy, Molly, Thirsty, Dead Flowers *, Dark Hollow *, Swing Low Sweet Chariot *

  • with Lizzy Friel

Reflections
Set I: Miss half step, Wild Horses, Waiting for a Miracle *, Get Out of My Life *, Twilight, Midnight Moonlight , Sugaree, Happy Birthday **, Brown Eyed Women, Let it Grow, Cats Under the Stars
Set II: Expressway, Mission in the Rain, Foolish Heart, After Midnight-> Eleanor Rigby-> After Midnight **, Estimated Prophet-> China Doll-> Feel Like a Stranger
E: Box of Rain

  • with Aaron Maxwell, ** with Lo Faber