Matt Ginella
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Ray LaMontagne, Live From New York
Ray LaMontagne was midway through his 105-minute set at a sold out Radio City Music Hall in New York City Saturday night when someone yelled out, "Hey Ray, how ya feelin'?" LaMontagne, who is working to overcome intense shyness among crowds, addressed the question. "How am I feeling?" he said. "Are you kidding me? It's amazing. Just amazing to be with you." Then there was a pregnant pause before he laughed to himself just loud enough that everyone could hear. "I love you. That's all. I love you, I love you." Under the hall's radiating purple lights, the scruffy singer-songwriter introduced a trio of horns to join his band, bassist Jennifer Condos, Eric Heywood on slide-guitar, keyboardist Chris Joyner, and drummer Ethan Johns.
