Rocco

Last night I went out to the Roxy in L.A. to see Rocco Deluca and the Burden. The first act was below average for a national act, and probably still mediocre for a high school band (they were both), while the second act (Honey Honey) were awesome.

But the night was about Rocco, who was great. There was one point where I was standing beside a man who looked exactly like musician/producer-extraordinaire, Daniel Lanois. Five songs later, Rocco called Daniel Lanois to the stage. Guess this guy fooled everyone in the club into thinking he was Daniel. He even ended up playing a song. (Yeah, it really was him).

Rocco's sound was great. Big fat drums, an awesome Hammond B-3 sound (he had an amazing organ, one could say), but the draw was Rocco's talented slide playing, around which all these sounds are built. Decent show.