Damien Rice, Metro theatre, October 2004.
As bad as was the second Damien Rice gig I went to, the first was the polar opposite. I got the ticket in rather serendipitous circumstances. I’d had his album for a little while and liked- rather than loved- it. Switchfoot were playing a gig at the Metro, [...]
4. Fionn Regan, The Basement, February 2007
Fionn Regan is an awesome Irish singer, whose songs are quite folk-y. I got his album when it first came out and completely fell in love with it. Here’s one of my favourite songs, with one of the coolest video clips I’ve ever seen:
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Anyway, he was announced to play at [...]
5. Jens Lekman, Hopetoun Hotel, April 2005
I wasn’t a big Lekman fan before this gig, but my brother Joel was. I’d read about the gig in the paper- just a couple of lines or so- and called Joel to ask what he was doing that night. He said he was busy. I said “That’s [...]