Ian Moore at Coney Island Baby

Encouraged by his parents, Ian Moore studied the violin at age six, but he then gravitated to guitar at age 15. By the early 1990s, Moore was a teenage guitar prodigy in his hometown of Austin, Texas. Joe Ely hired him for his touring band, after which Moore started his own bands, first Ian Moore & Moment's Notice, then the Ian Moore Band. Moore quickly becoming one of Austin's largest draws, playing blues and rock originals. After issuing 10 studio albums over the past 25 years, Moore' s most recent recording is a six-song EP, Toronto, released on May 25, 2018. For the past two decades, he has been based in Seattle, Washington.

Although Ian Moore no longer lives in Texas, his set at Coney Island Baby tonight showed his southern roots. His extended guitar solos were bluesy, his singing was soulful, and he added Muddy Waters and Freddie King covers to his set of original songs. Moore was backed by an able keyboardist and rhythm section, but his singing and guitar work were at the forefront of the entire set. The guitar leads were especially impressive in that they were graceful, emotive runs rather than flashy or speedy head spinners. Periodically, as his vocals faded off, he jammed on his guitar, smoothly juggling hard riffs with sweet melodic scales. Given the proper exposure, Moore could become one of modern blues rock's musical gurus.

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