Alexis P. Suter and the Disciples of Love ~ 2021 June 5 ~ Payomet Performing Arts Center, Truro, MA
Alexis P. Suter, lead vocals; Vicki Bell, vocals, percussion; Michael Louis, guitar, vocals; Ray Grappone, drums, vocals; Michael (not sure of last name), bass.
Set List
Not sure of all the song titles. Corrections welcome.
Instrumental [the band] - Hit Or Miss - Empty Promises - Didn't It Rain - Fever - Piece of Clay {Marvin Gaye} - Got Them Walkin' Blues {Son House} [sung by Michael Louis] - Built For Comfort {Willie Dixon} - Let It Be {the Beatles}
Scroll to below video for a review of the show.
Video
Empty Promises
Review
Having had such a good time at the previous Payomet "Drive In" live concert, Concert Going Partner and I decided to go see a performer who was unfamiliar to us, powerful vocalist Alexis P. Suter and her band, The Disciples of Love.
The show opened with the three-piece band (guitar, drums, and bass) performing an instrumental, then Alexis and her equally dynamic backing vocalist, Vicki Bell, came on stage and this tight five-piece combo roared into an hour of energetic and uplifting music. They played a handful of their own songs, then went into a series of covers from the blues, r&b, and rock 'n' roll universes. Alexis has a huge voice and a heart to match; there's a reason why her band is called The Disciples of Love. She's also a performer you can't put in a category. There's a lot of soul and a lot of gospel in her delivery, but there's a lot of rock 'n' roll too, and there's a plentiful portion of just plain fun.
The weather was perhaps the only thing that went wrong with this show. Payomet is located about a quarter mile from the Lower Cape coast, a high cliff over the Atlantic Ocean, and if it's a windy day, it will be a windy concert, and it was all of that today. Alexis and her four bandmates made the best of it, adjusting equipment on the fly as the show went along. I thought everything sounded great, but you could tell it was a little frustrating for the musicians.
Alexis talked about her mother, who at age 99 is one of Alexis' main responsibilities. She talked about the complete insignificance of a person's race in terms of every aspect of being a human. She lovingly teased her bandmates; after the guitarist had played a totally blistering solo, "that all you got?" was her response. She flirtatiously praised the bass player for being her "bottom." She told anecdotes about the musicians whose songs they covered. The backing vocalist Vicki did a bit of the talking, introducing the songs and the musicians. Everyone except the bass player sang.
For the final song they played a heartwrenching version of the Beatles' "Let It Be," in which Alexis let loose completely, reveling in her big voice and her ability to illustrate the emotions of a song with her singing. It was nothing like the Beatles' version; and it was utterly breathtaking.