Performance Review
Mt. Tabor Pub Acoustic Room - Portland, OR - 9/27/00
On his North Coast tour of clubs, Rob Christensen performed an extremely intimate acoustic set in the acoustic room, covering tunes from his 3 studio albums. I've recently become a fan of Rob's since hearing his Opera Alley record, and to hear these songs presented in this unplugged-style stripped-down format was a pleasure beyond description. I would be very interested to see him do some shows with a full band, as the album versions of the songs indicate he is a worthy composer of not just guitar, but piano and lyrics as well.
Opening the show was the witty David Stevenson, and the Pangs - or at least one guy from that band. A very gratifying evening of pure guitar/vocal talent - the kind of stuff people used to toss on a pair of sunglasses, grow a goatee, and head to the local coffee house to groove on.
Bob Cooper - Portland Online MusicNet (Oct 1, 2000)