Last night the Mother-in-Law-to-be and I triumphed over the tube strike and made it to The Borderline, Soho to see Jace Everett again. (I apologise for the photo but a lot of rum was being consumed and the camera on my phone is pretty shit!)
Lesley has become my concert buddy the last couple of years and she is such good company. She has been dragged along to see Tom McRae a couple of times and she also came with me to see Jace and the band at the Jazz Cafe in Camden in 2011.
I have blogged a little about Jace before after I did a 5 hour round trip to see him and Dan Cohen perform in Bristol. That was back in 2010. The duo experience is, of course, totally different to seeing Jace perform with a band. As much as I enjoyed the unplugged show, it is with a band that Jace truly shines.
Last night the set kept to more of the Blues-ier songs which personally I prefer. I love Jace's country songs but it is the darker, deeper songs (I call it Black 'n' Blues) that gives me the shivers. When he sings in his low register he has the sexiest damn singing voice I have ever heard.
There were a small number of people that had only really come to see the guy who sings the theme tune to that vampire show. A few of them called out "True Blood" after he had performed 3 or 4 songs. (Note to those rude twats - the name of the song is Bad Things. At least have the decency to get the title right!) The majority of the audience were proper fans though and there was a really good mix of young and old.
There was a good mix of new songs from the Terra Rosa album as well as the older favourites such as One of Them, Burn for You and Little Black Dress. We even got to hear a couple of songs from Dan Cohen's new record.
We both had a great night and can't wait till the next time.
Stealing a line from I Gotta Have It...
Jace Everett - you're my favourite drug!
