Block's Solo Endeavor Drifts

“I got to tell you guys…I-4 is an issue.”

Despite his being twenty minutes late, the visitors to the Winter Park Village Borders were more than happy to see Sister Hazel front man perform early Saturday afternoon.

Seattle’s Best café quickly proved not to be the best option for the performance and signing of Block’s solo album. There were roughly thirty seats, but onlookers affectionately called “Blockheads” were proud to stand in the available space or sit on the ground.

An extremely personable man, Block started his performance off on a light note, telling the crowd that he was a Sagittarius and strumming nonchalantly on his acoustic guitar. The first song he performed was “Sylvia” which was named after his grandmother; it’s retitled “33,059 Days” on Drift.

Block paused the performance to do a Q & A session, even welcoming a question from a six year old audience member. When asked about how he got his start in music, Block responded with “I grew up around creative people.” He went on to explain that his father had four degrees in music and that both parents wanted him to stay in school. He then proudly shared that Sister Hazel is “the only platinum selling rock band where all five of {them} have a college degree.”

When asked his opinion on Block’s performance, audience member Tony Moore said, “Actually it was good. Comparable to Dave Matthews and I like that. I will definitely buy the CD.”

“I didn’t go solo.” Block quickly cleared up when asked about his CD. “I needed another outlet. There’s only so much room on a Sister Hazel CD. And I felt like I had the right vision for how it should unfold.” The band performed at the House of Blues on Saturday night and will be performing in Vegas on March 7.