Rainbow Girls was joined by Handmade Moments on the stage at 830 North. It was a fun and intimate performance with fantastic music. What most impressed me about the musicians was how they all had such versatility as instrumentalists. They all swapped around a stand-up bass, guitar, steel guitar and even took turns beatboxing.

Rainbow Girls was a fun, folksy three-woman trio. Their voices were sweet and clear, and with their great technical ability produced perfect sounding beautiful harmonies. The same can be said for Handmade Moments, a duo from Arkansas. I would describe their music as the kind of folk music that sounds like home. Anna, the main vocalist in the band, had a very impressive vocal range, hitting the high notes but producing low tones clearly as well. She also played saxophone extremely well, which added an interesting color to their music.

I also really enjoyed the band’s dialogue between songs in their sets. They were very funny – they did voices, told stories, and even involved the audience in a game about vegetables (I was a carrot). This attitude on stage gave them a fantastic stage presence and made this one of the most intimate and home-y concerts I have ever been to. The technical musical skill of Rainbow Girls and Handmade Moments combined with their friendly attitudes made me leave this concert feeling warmer and fuzzier than I did when I arrived.

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