… at The Puddle Duck

Went to the Puddle Duck Pub, formerly the Arlington, last evening to catch a set by the Tristones, mostly because Trevor Falls, the drummer, is my godson, and his sister Lauren, is the bassist. In a way, this is a little funny, because both of these musicians have a strong background in many kinds of music, mostly jazz, but this seems to be what they do for a bit of fun over the Christmas break, when Trevor comes back to the Coast from Toronto and Lauren takes a break from her endeavours in New York.

So these three talented musicians played a lively set of a mix of original tunes and some covers, including a couple of my own favourites, Midnight Rider and an opener of Led Boots, from Jeff Beck’s ’70s repertory. Tristan Clark is a very capable guitar slinger an showed lots of chops right off the bat with Trevor and Lauren driving the whole thing along nicely.

The Puddle Duck is an interesting place, what with some seeming leftovers in the crowd from the old Arlie days, some casual business and, on this occasion, a lot of local supporters of the band. It’s fun to see who shows up to support the band, especially with all the connections that the Falls family has in the community.

It’ll be worth a look into their next performance at the Rainbow Room on New Year’s Eve, following a rather different show for Trevor and Lauren at the Cellar in Vancouver on the 29th and 30th with, amongst others, Seamus Blake. This is the Bop Tarts doing compositions by Lauren and her friend, Vickie Yang.

Lauren, Trevor and friends play in the Little Big City