March 30, 2006
Best Suprise of WMC: Jamie Lidell
Just back from WMC in Miami and wow, every year something unexpected is the highlight of the trip. This year it was seeing Jamie Lidell play live at the M3 Sunset Sessions. I was having flashbacks of hearing RJD2 play there live a year ago. Both performances moved me deeply on an emotional level.
Jamie's live shows are a bit different from his studio work. Don't get me wrong, his latest album Multiply is great but when he plays live its a whole different show. He beat-boxes and sings into the mic looping over his voice to build the songs. Its something you have to see to believe. I think my friend Anthony said it best, "That guy makes me ashamed to call myself a musician." A truly gifted soul for sure!
The good news is, if you missed him in Miami, he's playing two shows in NYC in April. I know I'll be at one of them to hear an encore:
April 25th @ Bowery Ballroom
April 26th @ Southpaw
Posted by joshua at March 30, 2006 10:00 AM | TrackBack