ROUGH AND READY - EXCELLENT!!!!!
Its fifteen odd years since I've seen Evan Dando perform. I drove an hour and a half after work for this rare visit, and on a school night. I was thinking about sacking it off as I don't go out much but I'm glad I didn't because he totally BLEW MY MIND! He was supported by the MIGHTY QUINN, who was frankly a bit shit and looked a bit like Robin Asquith from a distance. But he surely tried. Reading between the lines I think he was a fan of the Lemonheads - but I'm not sure. Evan Dando himself was TRES BON! He gave a good hour and a half, and weirdly I preferred the country stuff he did towards the end. It seems my Indie kid heart has faded. It was rough around the edges - I don't think either himself or his accomplice for the night Marianna were worried about too much polish. I especially liked the ending where she was going for the big note to finish and Dando was already packing his bags to go. BRILLIANT! Can't wait to see how it goes in another Fifteen years.
Posted by Matt from the sticks on 20/05/2017
Evan Dando, The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton - 17th May 2017