Quinn Sullivan at Daryl’s House in Pawling on April 25 is a booking that represents the future of the blues delivered by an artist who has been playing the music since he was old enough to hold a guitar. Sullivan was performing on stage with Buddy Guy at age eight — not as a gimmick, but because the kid could actually play. Now in his twenties, he has grown into a guitarist and vocalist whose maturity belies his age, with a tone that draws from the tradition while pushing it forward.
Daryl’s House is the right room for Sullivan. The Hudson Valley venue’s intimate setting rewards the kind of dynamic guitar work and vocal nuance that separates a blues artist from a blues player. At this range, you hear everything — the string bends, the amp sustain, the moments where the music breathes.
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