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Bergenfest: Jonathan Wilson Concert
Thursday – june 21, 19:15 – Magic Mirrors tent
“..So.. is anybody drunk yet?”
–Jonathan Wilson joking with the audience
(the bass player immediately raised his hand)
Jonathan Wilson’s concert at Bergenfest on Thursday evening was a time travel back to 70s California and Wilson and his band turned the hot venue into a cool west-coast breeze. Jonathan Wilson had an easy going vibe going, he joked with the audience and it was an overall good feeling in the “tent”.
Wilson’s album, Gentle Spirit, have been making huge waves this last year and it was on many best-of-the- year lists in 2011. That said, the evening wasn’t all calm and cool. The band (and what a band, they’re fantastic both individiually and as collectively) frequently manouvered into a heavy rock’n roll groove. Just magnificent.
On the album his music is clearly related to the softer Laurel Canyon sound, cool, melancholic tunes layered in strings and organs, beautiful . In concert, the songs open up in a more “aggressive” way. It’s like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with emphasis on Neil Young and I also heard Pink Floyd’s influence on several songs.
It was an absolutely great concert, and we all wanted more when it was over.
Best song: “Can We really party today?”
Rating: Egil 5/6 , Hallgeir 6/6
Here is his great album:
-Egil & Hallgeir
Video of the day: That Wasn’t Me – Brandi Carlile (feat. Kris Kristofferson)
“a song that happened by accident,
like all my favorite songs that I write do.”
She says that she listened to Border Song by Elton John and The Beatles’ Let it Be when she wrote it, and that gospel feeling that those songs have, Brandi Carlile mannages to bring into this great song, That wasn’t Me.
Music video by Brandi Carlile performing That Wasn’t Me.
Live at Beer Creek version:
She told Rolling Stone Magazine:
“I literally could not believe my luck,” recalls Carlile about getting Kristofferson to appear in the video. “I was fortunate enough to hang out with Kris at the shoot, and he surpassed all my expectations and proved himself to be a kind, compelling and inspiring gentleman.”
Two incredibly good versions of the song!
– Hallgeir
Dawes Live at WNCW 13th of June 2012
It’s not some message written in the dark,
Or some truth that no one’s seen,
It’s a little bit of everything.
The California-based quartet Dawes has made a name for themselves with their great harmonies and songwriting. With roots in the great Laurel Canyon sound of Gram Parsons, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, and other 70’s west-coast icons, bandmates Taylor Goldsmith, Griffin Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber and Tay Strathairn went into WNCW’s Studio 13th of June for a great performance and talk about Middle Brother, Robbie Robertson, and of course their own great recordings.
Dawes was a great discovery for us in 2011 and they just keeps getting better.
The fantastic Million Dollar Bill:
Interview about songwriting, Middle Brother and more:
Soulful performances from Bonnaroo 2012
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Today we have picked three performances from this year’s Bonnaroo festival. Three bands that are som funky, so tight, so good that it’s hard to describe it. So just enjoy these videos, they do the artists more justice.
First out is the great Sharon Jones with the fantastic Dap-Kings. They feel retro but really fresh at the same time. I had the pleasure of seeing them in Oslo last year and in a few weeks I’ll see them again, this time at Bergenfest.
He Said (funky as hell!):
Alabama Shakes:
Next band out is the “up and coming” Alabama Shakes. Just as much a rock band as a soul outfit, but this song is soul as good as any!
Last year at this time the Alabama Shakes were only dreaming of playing a packed Bonnaroo tent. The reality at Bonnaroo 2012 was that they rocked the festival just right!
Be Mine:
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires:
Last but not least we present Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires. Gonna see them three times the next few months, it’s going to be fantastic.
This band doesn’t care if they’re playing for 5,000 people or just five, Charles Bradley and his companions are in it to perform and completely brings the house down!
Heartaches and Pain:
– Hallgeir