New Jersey does it again...

What is it about New Jersey?
The 2nd coolest man on the planet hails from there as well as the burgeoning talents of the quaintly named Gaslight Anthem ensemble who gathered together in 2006 and have been rocking ever since.

I stumbled across them in 2008 and played some of their tunes to the Smith offsprings who rubber stamped them with the seldom awarded 'cool' title. Since then various Smiths have seen them live each year as they continue to tour the planet and have never been disappointed.

..the legend himself

So imagine my joy at Christmas when presented with tickets to see them in the company of that fine old 'mucker' the legend that is the Hendy.






What a great night - they were FAB!
The venue was jammed and boisterous. Indeed fisticuffs were witnessed as a fracas involving 3 steroid over-indulgers took umbrage with each other....much to the delight of the bouncers who demonstrated that peace keeping sometimes requires a 'clip round the ear and a knee to the groin' - works every time.

Anyway the set was glorious and consisted of

1.    High Lonesome 

2.    Casanova, Baby! 

3.    Old WhiteLincoln 

4.    Handwritten 

5.    45 

6.    Señor and theQueen 

7.    Orphans 

8.    Even CowgirlsGet the Blues 

9.    House of theRising Sun 

(The Animals cover)

10.  Miles Davis andthe Cool 

11.  Howl 

12.  Biloxi Parish 

13.  Blue Dahlia 

14.  The Queen ofLower Chelsea 

15.  GreatExpectations 

16.  Keepsake 

17.  Encore:

17.  She Loves You 

18.  Here Comes MyMan 

19.  Mulholland Drive 

20.  American Slang 

21.  The '59 Sound 

22.  Baba O'Riley 

(The Who cover)