Conch Town Records recording artist Tony Baltimore released his latest single and video, “That Girl’s Got Eyes,” on Feb. 24. He is set to release the complete album and his third solo album “Let’s All Go Insane,” on June 19.
On the evening of Baltimore’s single release, Conch Town Records presented the Let’s All Go Insane album release concert at the Key West Theater. The sold-out concert showcased other Conch Town Records artists, including Jeff Clark and Turner Harrison.
Although the album is not scheduled to drop until June, a limited 100 copies were available for purchase at the event.
To start the show, all musicians marched into the theater playing the intro to Baltimore’s previous single “Let’s All Go Insane.” The procession through the crowd and onto the stage signaled an exciting show to come.
Clark, who currently lives in New Orleans but was a longtime Key West musician, kicked things off with his positive vibe and a few of his own songs. Backed by an all-star band of local musicians including Hiram Garzaro, Henry Lysy Jr., Tommy Tangie, Marjory Lee, Vince Bergamo and special guest Andy Roberts, Clark and Baltimore together performed a few of each other’s songs.
Baltimore performed “Sunny Afternoons” and “Perfume on the Radio,” both hits from his second studio album “Hear Me In” and the live debut of “All Day,” the first song played from Baltimore’s “Let’s All Go Insane” album. Then, Turner Harrison took the stage with his band HI featuring Garzaro on drums and Mark King on bass. They performed two songs from their much-anticipated album on the Conch Town Records label. Clark performed several of his popular songs including “The Best,” “All That Good” and “The Fire.”
The reception from the hometown crowd was phenomenal. The feeling of community, love and support filled the theater with an unmistakable positivity.
After a short intermission came an acoustic set featuring Clark, Baltimore, Garzaro, Lee and Bergamo. The acoustic set featured “Fly Alone,” another single from Baltimore’s upcoming album.
The full band rejoined Baltimore on stage for “Right Back” and “Define the Blur,” both singles from Baltimore’s debut solo album, “Define the Blur.” They also played “Listen” and “High and Drunk” from Baltimore’s second album, “Hear Me In.”
During that final full band set, Baltimore and the band performed “Sit Still” from the upcoming album as well as “Seaside Blues,” co-written with Harrison from the upcoming album.
Baltimore’s mother, who celebrated her birthday earlier in the week, was in attendance. In a sweet and loving tribute, Baltimore played an acoustic version of the song “Smile,” which was written by the great Charlie Chaplin.
The band joined Baltimore, Clark and Harrison to perform Baltimore’s latest single alongside the debut of the accompanying music video for “That Girl’s Got Eyes.” The video, directed by Harrison, brought the crowd to its feet.
The show ended with Baltimore in a full Sgt. Pepper-like uniform and the band performing the title track to his upcoming album “Let’s All Go Insane” as the video played on stage. The crowd sang, danced and celebrated local music.
The standing ovation continued while the whole band took a curtain call, bowed and exited the stage.
For this music junkie, the show symbolized how fortunate we are to have such talent here in Key West. Baltimore, Clark and Harrison are only a part of an impressive stable of recording artists for Conch Town Records, which also includes Ericson Holt, Bill Blue, Julian McDowell and rumors of others in the works. This is an exciting time for the local music scene here in Key West.
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