Adventure at the Wex

On Friday December 9th we went to see Dane Terry: Bird In The House at the Wex. Dane used to play keys at 2Co's Cabaret in the Short North and he was back from New York where he is doing very well. The Facebook Event Page said:

"Dane Terry is the millennial Cole Porter. He's got the hooks of Elton John, the jokes of Tom Waits and the heart of Leonard Cohen."—John Cameron Mitchell, creator of Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Somewhere in Ohio, a boy’s bedroom ceiling is slowly falling in on him. Strange lights haunt the sky, living rooms glow with static, men with guns are asking questions. Volton is coming...Volton is here.

Join us for Dane Terry’s return to Columbus as the songs and stories he deftly weaves from the piano bench draw you into “a genre defying, musical spell” (Huffington Post). With his solo music theater work Bird in the House, the Columbus-raised, New York City-based sensation paints surreal scenes of childhood, coming of age, and coming out in Mid-America. Featuring songs from his 2015 release Color Movies (TONK records), Bird in the House premiered in New York at La MaMa in April 2015 and went on to be a highlight of the Public Theater’s prestigious Under the Radar Festival last January. Welcome home this gifted talent Timeout New York calls “the realest deal in town.”

We walked into the space and the backdrop was a black curtain with one panel of white. There was a piano with an old fashioned television on it that stuttered static. The setting itself was a work of art. 

There were several people in the audience that we knew including some more of the old 2Co's staff who are now the band Mad Funk 8. So it was really fun pre and post show to catch up with everyone! We missed saying hi to Dane though, because there was a Q&A for OSU students after. (I wish I had gotten to listen to that too!) It's probably better that we didn't see him, because  I would have spewed nonsensical praise all over him and he probably would have wanted to run away from me. 

The show itself was very good. So intense and moving. He took simplicity and turned it into a tapestry you could touch and inspect. The storytelling was so rich, and of course his playing and singing were just beautiful.  This is his website .  His story sticks with you. I love shows that cause discussion days after they've been seen. This was one of those shows. 

It's so cool that he went out and pursued his passion! I'm so glad he came back to Columbus to share it with us!