[ATTENDED: December 14, 2019] Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band
I have seen Kevin Devine twice. The first time was in 2017 when he opened for Frightened Rabbit. The second time was earlier this year when he did a brief solo tour with John K. Samson. The second show was so good–he was so full of energy as a headliner, that I knew I’d see him again. But I really wanted to see him with The Goddamn Band (hilarious name).
When it was announced that Kevin and the Goddamn Band would be playing a short tour celebrating the tenth anniversary of the 2009 album Brother’s Blood, I bought tickets immediately. I didn’t even know the album, I just wanted to see the whole band. And holy cow was it a great choice.
Kevin has a fantastic stage presence–he bonds with the crowd instantly (even when I first saw him as an opening act and had no idea who he was, he just owned the stage). He invites the audience to sing and the audience does.
And with the whole band, that interaction was even greater. Kevin joked with the band members, soloed off of them and made the whole show like a party.
The crowd was totally into it–singing along to nearly every song.
It was a fantastic show.
I have since listened to the album a bunch and the songs are really great–but this live show was something amazing. The band feeds off of each other, making every song bigger, richer, with more noise and jamming. They clearly love playing with each other and were having a fantastic time. It was wonderful. (more…)
