Issue 18 - February 1 2007
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Transcript of Issue 18 - February 1 2007
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On Monday, January 29th
Kevin Devine and the Goddam
Band came to Lee’s Palace to
perform. Having released Put Your
Ghost to Rest at the end of last year
he is currently in tour mode and I
was lucky enough to see him when
he came to Toronto. I had seen him
previously last summer when he
opened up for Corinne Bailey Rae
and Gran Bel Fisher. However, he
played solo during that tour with
only one or two members of the
Goddam Band onstage with him.
This time around the tour is his and
the full band was assembled in all
its glory.
He started of the set by
asking members of the audience
to crowd the stage. “You can stay
back there if you want but your
faces are only going to melt from
the FUCKING ROCK SHOW
EXPLOSION!” Not a big man
by any means, Mr. Devine is in
complete control of the stage every
second he’s on it. His energy,
passion, and vocal dynamics set him
apart from any John Mayer or Jack
Johnson; finally, a guy with a guitar
can have a pair.
The set lasted an hour and
a half and towards the end the band
left the stage and Kevin put down
his electric guitar to grace us with
a smaller acoustic set. While Lee’s
Palace may not have been sold out
everyone in there sang along to the
majority of his songs.
You know how good the
show was? I bought a shirt and let
me tell you this: I’m fucking cheap.
I have never bought a band’s t-shirt
in my entire life, but on Monday,
January 29th, Kevin Devine deserved
my $20.
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