Aster already mentioned this today, but last night we went to see Jose Gonzalez perform at Yoshi’s in Oakland.
Amazing.
I’ve always thought his music was beautiful, but when you see him live there’s a whole new level of intensity in even the quietest of his songs. It’s amazing that such a full, rich sound can come from one man and a guitar. And he makes it all look so effortless.
Highlights for me we “In Our Nature,” “Killing For Love,” “Down the Line,” and “Crosses” (which is still one of my favorite songs of his). Plus he did “Heartbeats” as an encore.
He was joined by 2 other musicians who did a great job with percussion and background vocals. One of them also played this:
A melodica/mouth piano. I found one online for like $30 and I’m so going to jam own it.
Folk instruments = awesome.
I leave you with some Jose:
