glory be the age of technology

my hunt for more live music in life is going quite well. i can share some of the evidence with you thanks to my fancy-pants new phone which take pictures. i really didn't think i'd ever use a camera phone but finding a mobile in this country without one is near impossible. i will admit, this little camera has proven it's worth. normally i wouldn't ever share such poor quality photos but my evening was just so wonderful i feel i must.

i went out on tuesday to a lovely pub called the abbey. they specialize in belgian beers which come in all sorts of regular and fruity varieties. strawberry or cherry beer = alco-pop = yum! it's like drinking juice, but you get a buzz.

anyhoo, there were 4 acts on the bill. angel anderson (backed by jonny berliner and his guitar) was first up and she set a high standard. why this girl is singing in pubs i'm not sure. you can listen to her here. she's funky, soulful and sexy. if i was a lesbian.....

next up was jamie woon and his guitar, listen here. he took a while to work up the crowd but once he got going i was in awe. for one song, a friend joined him on stage, whose name escapes me. he did some beautiful spoken word poetry over jamie's strumming and chorus singing. but the highlight was when jamie put down the guitar and got out this little green box on the floor. he started making beats into the mic which would record into the box and loop. then he's add a different beat which would record and loop and this whole layering-looping process was fascinating. in the end he had created a 4 part backing harmony over 3 drum beats with 2 clapping beats all layered and looping. then he sang over it! i looked like a fish the whole time, mouth gaping open catching flies.

i'm gliding over the 3rd act....

last up was jonny berliner who i've mentioned before. he's just fun to watch and listen to live, anyone who writes a kazoo part into their songs is ok by me! i think i may have to turn into a groupie. i got his new cd, it's lazy sunday afternoon listening. very enjoyable, you can listen to some of it here.

go live music!