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Bottom of the Hill June 10, 2003 Review by Jake Thomas I had wanted to see Rocky Votolato, who was opening on this tour, but due to some confusion on the order of the line up and me assign around the house and getting there too late, I only caught his last two songs. They were great, but I didn't really get to hear enough to write an actual show review on. So we'll stick with the man of the hour, Damien Jurado. After a foray into playing rock music with his last album 'I Break Chairs', Damien Jurado is back to his old folky self, just a man, a guitar, and an unbelievably amazing voice. I own a number of his records, but I don't listen to them all that often. But without fail, after every time seeing him live it makes me re-obsess with his music and put quite a bit of effort into listening to him again. His live performances are mesmerizing, his voice dominating the guitar playing, and it's so quiet in the room you can hear the wooden chair that he's sitting in squeak as he shifts his weight around. It's a magical experience that words can't do justice to. It's not uncommon for his beautifully sad voice to bring folks to tears, most notably with our Daz anytime he plays 'Ohio'. And to top it all off, he's damn funny in between songs, telling lots of stories about the funny things his kid does and interesting vignettes from the road. It was a fine, fine show by a man with one of the best voices in the business, or any business for that matter. --- Check out our previous Damien Jurado show photos: Photos: November 5, 2002 @ Bottom of the Hill & May 21, 2002 @ Slim's ©2003 playinginfog.com |