The Troubadour | Los Angeles, CA | October 15, 2009
Few musicians have a sound so wholly their own and so completely engulfing live as Daniel Lanois. Lanois's music is already good on record but live takes on a whole new life of its own, filling the space and encapsulating its listeners with a kind of warm, joyous energy; making one simultaneously quietly blissful and loudly appreciative. And yet what Daniel Lanois is best known for are his production credits (big names like U2, Bob Dylan, and Peter Gabriel, to name just a few), which he has certainly earned but overshadow his music, more than deserving of its own big spotlight.
His latest project, Black Dub, puts him together with three other amazing musicians: Previous collaborators Brian Blade (drums) and Daryl Johnson (bass), along young singer (and occasional guitarist and drummer during this set) Trixie Whitley. The four didn't disappoint at the Troubadour in LA, playing a set of new material, mixed with a few of Daniel's own solo songs, that left us clamouring for more.
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