Jack White
Live 7-11-26 Brooklyn Paramount
Brooklyn NY
On a gorgeous Saturday summer evening, Jack White pulled into the elegant Brooklyn Paramount to kick off the first show of his two night stand. Jack is currently touring on the back of his excellent new album, Frozen Charlotte and is clicking with his now solidified backing band.
Opening the show was the hometown outfit, Downtown Boys who used their political fury to spark a mix of hardcore/pop/punk styles delivering songs with a message. Singing in a mix of Spanish and English, front woman Victoria Ruiz patrolled the sage with authority, delivering heavy tracks like the pounding "Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)" before the set closing electro pop of their new tune "Yellow Sun". The mixing of ripping guitar licks and sax accents made for an engaging opening run from the politically active band who dedicated their set to a Free Palestine.
Jack White came out with his band, Bass: Dominic Davis, Hammond Organ: Bobby Emmett, Drums/Percussion: Patrick Keeler and launched into a jam to start and get loose. That was one of the more interesting aspects of the show on this night, they used the space between songs to stretch out and jam around different motifs. White sometimes added lyrics to these new jams (which seemed off the cuff) or just riffs. These informal excursions happened quite a few times during the set, adding to the fluid feel of things.
When it came to full-on, already recorded songs, there were quite a few good ones early on. "Fell In Love With A Girl" was a blast as the fans sang along to the revved up tune, "Old Scratch Blues" was jammed out with ripping leads from White and "It's Rough on Rats (If You're Asking)" was a grooving joy as Davis and Keller led the charge.
White's daughter Scarlett took over on bass from Davis for a run of three raw blues rock numbers as "Canon" seeped directly into "John The Revelator" and then the booming "Black Math" which rocked hard. "I Cut Like A Buffalo" added a hip hop flare to the show while "There's Nobody There" had excitable energy and "Hardest Button To Button" wrapped up the main set with slamming power and more great guitar runs from White.
The encore kicked off with another free-form jam before the protest rock of "Icky Thump" bumped out with head banging power, diving into the upbeat "Nobody Knows". Unfortunately NYC own's Q-Tip didn't join for "Black Bat Licorice", but the crowd was more than happy to sing along for the show closing "Seven Nation Army" as White extorted the sold out venue with hand claps and soaring riffs, wrapping up a strong night of fierce rock and roll.
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