The grimaces naturally unfurling upon the face of Ceschi as he violently plucks his acoustic guitar are the marks of an artist who feels every note of the music in his bones. Whether railing against Catholic hypocrisy (“Black And White And Red All Over”), dissecting suicide (“Bad Jokes”) or battling his own heartache (“Calluses”), the New Haven-based folk-hop musician leaves a piece of himself on the stage every night.
In addition to a busy lineup of Fake Four mainstays such as Awol One, Factor and Cars & Trains, the Soda Bar was lucky enough to catch Ceschi alongside his band Anonymous Inc. The progressive drumming of Ceschi’s younger brother David Ramos, subtle yet crucial keyboard work of Max Heath and requisite crowd-hyping from iCON the Mic King all played their part in illuminating Ceschi’s confessional catalogue.
While Ceschi did a superb job chair-bound in singer-songwriter mode, the undisputed apex of the evening was him climbing into the crowd and forcing attendees to become part of the show rather than passive Pabst-swillers. For as dark of a song as it is, there was something oddly beautiful about the sing-along aspect of “Bad Jokes” as Ceschi stood shoulder to shoulder with his followers.
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¡Pa’lante, Ceschi! Great article for a great musician!