The Suitcase Junket (Matt Lorenz) came through town last week touring on his new album Pile Driver (out on Signature Sounds now) in front of an excited crowd at the Sinclair. In keeping with the minimalist approach, Caroline Rose of Burlington, VT opened the show with a lovely solo performance.

The Suitcase Junket is a one-man band using found, repurposed, and rebuilt objects who also has a unique way of singing that he uses to supplement his normal voice. He’s wildly inventive and the live show is something to behold.

The full length’s material he showed off at The Sinclair is a mix of rock anthems, mountain ballads, blues manifestos and dance-hall festivity. The material is laid out on instruments built of broken bottles, thrift store forks, dried bones, gas cans, shoes, saw blades, a toy keyboard, salvaged instruments, and an overhead compartment’s worth of luggage.

A member of our talented photo staff was on hand to capture the sights.

The Suitcase Junket Slideshow:

Caroline Rose Slideshow: