“Okay, back to the show.
The Old 97s are, of course, irreplaceable. That said, Miller has
done one heck of a job assembling a band that fills those big shoes
and eyeglasses. That is in thanks, in large part, to his choice
of drummer, Angela Webster. Now, Miller is one of those performers
who has buckets of charisma and an unbelievable amount of energy (I
would love to know what this guy is eating) and is impossible to take
your eyes off of, even if you are a totally heterosexual male.
So, believe me when I say this woman must really be doing something
amazing to get us to shift our focus. And she is. First
of all, she concentrates so hard on what she is doing and does so with
one of the most intense expressions you can imagine, and then all of
a sudden she just breaks into a huge grin, and I’m sorry, but even
the most cynical of people could not help but smile along with her.
She adeptly fills in for Rachel Yamagata on a duet with Miller for the
song “Fireflies.” All around us people were talking about
Webster and how much fun she seemed to be having. Aside from her
shiny personality, she is also one heck of a drummer and that was never
clearer than on that galloping, crashing intro to “Four Leaf Clover.”
--Static Multimedia
“Angela Webster can certainly
pound most male drummers into the pavement.”
--Babysue
“Boy vocals that wanna make
you fight your face sliding sexily into girl vocals that wanna
take you to bed just to rob your trouser pockets raw as they lie on
the floor.”
--Drowned in Sound (UK)
“Add in the fluid strokes
of drummer Angela Webster and Miller had a solid base that left him
free to take care of the business of rocking.”
--Linda Laban, The Boston Globe
“He is backed by his kick-ass
band called The Believers (with an amazing female drummer).”
--Indie-Music.com
“The song appears run-of-the-mill,
and then leaps into drummer/vocalist Angela Webster putting her own
two cents into the song.”
--Allalom (UK)
“Commercial, it’s got a
nice hip shaking feel but still maintains an over punkish feel.
Then you are a hit with a sexy female vocal out of nowhere, instantly accessible
and it reeks of a big hit.”
--Comfort Comes (UK)
“On stage Webster pounds
her drum set like it’s one of those “Test Your Strength” carnival
games.”
--Patrice Taddoni, Tufts Daily
