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Jake Clemons, Peter Elkas, Terra Lightfoot and others at the Horseshoe

JAKE CLEMONS, PETER ELKAS, SKYDIGGERS, TERRA LIGHTFOOT and SAM CASH as part of LIGHT OF DAY at the Horseshoe, Friday, April 24. Rating: NNNN

A formidable crowd gathered Friday night for the Light Of Day Parkinson’s Disease benefit concert, keeping the Horseshoe rollicking until last call.

After a quick but impressive set by Sam Cash (sans Romantic Dogs), Terra Lightfoot stepped up to the plate and smacked it outta the park. Why she was so early on the bill is beyond logic, but she delivered hard-earned blues rock and a furious, fantastic cover of Leadbelly’s Where Did You Sleep Last Night.

From there, Skydiggers played first as a duo, and then backed by Peter Elkas and his band, ending with their own mic drop moment on A Penny More.

Elkas took over with his well-honed rock ‘n’ roll, joking that it’d be an honour to play with headliner Jake Clemons, nephew of the late Clarence Clemons and member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band. This led to a completely spot-on cover of the Boss’s Spirit In The Night.

(Springsteen is closely linked to the New Jersey-based Light Of Day foundation, regularly performing at its benefit concerts. Elkas, meanwhile, has co-coordinated fundraisers for Light Of Day Hamilton for the last four years.)

Clemons himself, despite his incredibly talented players and great tunes, went on much longer than needed, with an almost 20-minute band intro. A word to the wise: less is more. Way more.

music@nowtoronto.com | @MattGeeWilliams

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