Jack White
Live at Brooklyn Paramount 2/12/25
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Having caught Jack White at the intimate Irving Plaza just two days before, his Wednesday night, sold-out show at the gorgeous Brooklyn Paramount had a lot to live up to. With the way Jack and the band is currently playing though, that shouldn't have even been a worry as the group surpassed Monday's concert and let it all hang out for this gig.
Kicking it off in the same style, the band, White with
Patrick Keeler (drums), Dominic Davis (bass), and Bobby Emmett (keys), blasted
out into the historic (and recently renovated) theater with power focusing on
two new cuts to start, "Old Scratch Blues" and "That's How I'm
Feeling". The No Name tracks allowed White to riff and
the band to lock in, but on this night, Jack went deeper into his back catalog.
"Fear of the Dawn" was a chugging train with
Keeler's drums the engine, "Hotel Yorba" is always a crowd favorite,
and "Apple Blossom" was a nice change of pace as White sat down on
electro keys and delivered the friendly tune. The immensely grooving "It's
Rough on Rats (If You're Asking)" had a rambling, (possibly new tune) to
start it off before the head bopping beats took hold. The hip hop influenced
"That Black Bat Licorice" also made an appearance, but alas Q-Tip wasn't
in the house to sing his verse.
The musical highlight on this night was a run that included
a fantastic version of "Love Interruption", ending in a Keeler drum
solo that effortless segued into "Broken Boy Solider" that was another
major highlight for Keeler's powerful playing. The group then dropped into
"Tonight (Was A Long Time Ago)" only to move into a ripping verse
from The Stooges "I Wanna Be Your Dog".
A brief spin through "You're Pretty Good Looking (for a
Girl)" was pleasant while the rocking blues got super heavy for
"Cannon" which had flashes of "CC Rider" and "Born
Under A Bad Sign" flowing through the thunderous tune. "Hello
Operator" was crunching with White's massive riffs ringing out while the
set closing "I Cut Like a Buffalo" was more searching and feeling,
never fully exploding.
The energy would be supercharged again for the encore though
as the band came out hard. After a crowd pumping instrumental, "Archbishop
Harold Holmes" let White riff and rap before "Icky Thump"
delivered another highlight performance with bombastic drumming and vibrant key
work. The thunder continued to rumble with "Lazaretto" which bobbed
and weaved expertly.
While they could have ended then, White and company kept it
rolling with a dynamite rendition of "Ball and a Biscuit" which found
White soloing all over the stage before sitting directly in Keelers bass drum,
feeling the vibrations and picking at the same time. A smile inducing
"Underground" was joyous before the night wrapped up via the crowd
helped "Seven Nation Army".
White and crew are barnstorming across the globe in 2025 and
if you have a chance to catch them you should as the shows are confirmation
that rock and roll can save your soul.
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