The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
David, Bono in concert
OLD SAYBROOK — The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center welcomes the blues duo of Kal David and Lauri Bono on Saturday at 8 p.m.
To say that Kal David is just a great blues guitarist would be a shame, although he is that, indeed. Other blues guitarists don’t come close to his wide range of styles, the colors on his palette. Kal is a fine and experienced guitarist who can bring you to your knees with his soulfulness, but don’t miss his depth. His gritty, yet polished vocals take you on an emotion filled ride. The world is about to wake up to a true living legend of music.
Lauri Bono, music partner of Kal David for many years, is a fully featured member of the band. She is an amazing and dynamic female vocalist. With Lauri, less is always more. She sings in a way that can sound like soft velvet or she can turn on the gravel and guts and then pull you right back into another soft passage. It is a gift she has chosen to share with Kal as they travel the globe making records, playing concerts and major events.
There is something so special about the chemistry between these two artists. Although each can stand alone, they are a team. They work synergistically for the greater good of the performance or the complete record. There is no comparing who is better than the other, they exist because of and for each other in perfect harmony.
For information and tickets for all shows at the Kate, visit www.thekate.org or call 860-510-0453.
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts organization located in an historic theatre/ town hall on Main Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Center has been renovated with public funds from the Town of Old Saybrook and donations raised by the Trustees of the Center. It includes a 250-seat theatre and a small museum honoring Katharine Hepburn, Old Saybrook’s most celebrated resident.