show: Jose Gonzalez
I saw Jose Gonzalez tonight at the Liquid Room, along with opening act and fellow Swedes El Perro Del Mar. El Perro... was decent, strange and at times slight, but capable of playing some gorgeous, harmony laden tunes.
El Perro Del Mar (buy):
El Perro Del Mar - Party
El Perro Del Mar - God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get)
Jose Gonzalez came on next, classical guitar in hand. I figured he was a skilled guitarist, but to watch him cull such intense and hypnotic sounds was something else. And then there's his voice, hollow and striking, hovering above the songs. Gonzalez plowed through his typically short songs, including fan favorite "Heartbeats." He jokingly referenced the Sony commercial it's featured in, with the bouncing balls, but then stumbled and saved himself. I got a video, it might not work without the proper codecs (don't worry if you can't see it, it's nothing spectacular) and an mp3 for those who care.
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (live video)
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (live mp3)
Two percussionists joined him onstage at this point, and contributed to the trance-like performance with bongos and vocals. It was over too quickly, but not before we were treated to an amazing cover of Kylie Minogue's "Hand on Your Heart." And of course, he didn't leave before playing the sublime "Crosses" in the encore.
Jose Gonzalez:
From Veneer (buy):
Jose Gonzalez - Crosses
Jose Gonzalez - Stay in the Shade
***
Enjoy your Super Bowls, I'll be watching Scotland vs. France in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament.
And then seeing Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tomorrow night.
I think there's something wrong with Blogger.
And now I'm experimenting with logos. Whaddaya think? (They say college is the time for experimenting.)
Enjoy!
I saw Jose Gonzalez tonight at the Liquid Room, along with opening act and fellow Swedes El Perro Del Mar. El Perro... was decent, strange and at times slight, but capable of playing some gorgeous, harmony laden tunes.
El Perro Del Mar (buy):
El Perro Del Mar - Party
El Perro Del Mar - God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get)
Jose Gonzalez came on next, classical guitar in hand. I figured he was a skilled guitarist, but to watch him cull such intense and hypnotic sounds was something else. And then there's his voice, hollow and striking, hovering above the songs. Gonzalez plowed through his typically short songs, including fan favorite "Heartbeats." He jokingly referenced the Sony commercial it's featured in, with the bouncing balls, but then stumbled and saved himself. I got a video, it might not work without the proper codecs (don't worry if you can't see it, it's nothing spectacular) and an mp3 for those who care.
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (live video)
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (live mp3)
Two percussionists joined him onstage at this point, and contributed to the trance-like performance with bongos and vocals. It was over too quickly, but not before we were treated to an amazing cover of Kylie Minogue's "Hand on Your Heart." And of course, he didn't leave before playing the sublime "Crosses" in the encore.
Jose Gonzalez:
From Veneer (buy):
Jose Gonzalez - Crosses
Jose Gonzalez - Stay in the Shade
***
Enjoy your Super Bowls, I'll be watching Scotland vs. France in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament.
And then seeing Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tomorrow night.
I think there's something wrong with Blogger.
And now I'm experimenting with logos. Whaddaya think? (They say college is the time for experimenting.)
Enjoy!
by brian at 2/04/2006 04:22:00 PM
2 Comments:
hey brian, thanks for coming by my blog and pillaging it, i am glad you liked it so much. i also like what you have here - and i do like the logo at the top. very bright and streamlined, the colors make me think of rainbow sherbet.
Well this was something I didn't know about. You seem to have had exactly the same weekend as me. Like the blog. Mine is over at http://tommyshots.blogspot.com
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