Milton at the Living Room

He goes by one name only. New York City-based singer/songwriter Milton returned to the Living Room, where he has played a residency every February for the past eight years. Since the future of this listening room is a mystery after it exits its present venue at the end of this month, this could be the end of a New York music tradition.

Tonight at the Living Room, if you closed your eyes on many songs, you might have thought you were listening to Bob Seger begin his “Night Moves.” Yet, the song I walked in on had a country swing, later on he sang a reggae song, and many songs in between sounded like they were rooted in Memphis soul. Milton sang a varied repertoire of earthy original songs with a distinctively soft yet gritty masculine voice. This is good music.