Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Live Review: Jack White - Live at Brooklyn Paramount 2/12/25

Jack White
Live at Brooklyn Paramount 2/12/25



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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