
This was my first time experiencing the tales of despair, retribution, mass-murder and other such cheerful subject matter of Seattle artist, Damien Jurado. His music is powerful and can work on your imagination and emotions. In fact, I don't know if I realized how powerful and emotive his music was until I saw him in person. During the concert, Damien took time to tell the audience "hey, I'm OK, these songs are just made up... " perhaps he sensed we were worried about him??? He was very nice however seemed a bit weary at the end of the [...]