I arrived at the Freakfest full of expectation! Why were
there empty chairs? I wondered why more people weren’t aware of this event. It
killed me that the place wasn’t bursting at the seams. The crowd was mostly
over forty and everyone was eager for the show. The Caravan of Thieves blasted
off with “I’m Gonna Eat Ya” (which they could have written for Deborah Harry)
and “Love Made a Monster Out of Me”. Then we were swimming in the Talking
Heads’, “Psycho Killer”. Adorable lead guy, Fuzz, flirted and cajoled the
audience into hissing like snakes and snapping our fingers. Soon, we were all
a-snakin’ and a-snappin’! I wanted to grab Fuzz and pinch his cheeks and adopt
him. The band was wearing Halloween make-up and the stage was decorated
accordingly. They played a devil medley. A disco medley. A rendition of Michael
Jackson’s “Thriller”.
As the evening wore on they played with growing intensity
and enthusiasm. We joined them singing “Bohemian Rhapsody”. They went wild
playing a call and response percussion game with the audience that we failed at
miserably. Our clapped responses were awful. There was bantering and laughter
and the evening took on a life of its own.
Fuzz on vocals and lead guitar, Ben Dean on fiddle, Brian
Anderson on standup bass, and the beautiful, Carrie Sangiovanni on vocals and
rhythm guitar, all worked their magic on us. The Caravan of Thieves is the band
that gives everything! They are pied pipers of enthusiasm and joy, fun to the
last moment! When it was over I wanted to make them all a healthy shake with
kale and energy powder and yogurt and bananas and strawberries and blueberries,
and put them all in a hot tub and see to it that they all got a professional
massage, manicure, pedicure, warm pajamas and a bedtime story. I love them to
bits! I hope they drive safely to the next venue!
Check out their website at: caravanofthieves.com and don't miss them next time!
To read my previous review about them go to: A Wild Incendiary Performance by Caravan of Thieves
