Jess Klein @ Eddie’s Attic
April has been a slow music month. I had not been to see anyone all month. Then I noticed a bulletin on 4/28 on Myspace that said that Jess Klein would be performing at Eddie’s Attic, Tuesday 4/29.
I didn’t remember seeing a notice prior to this and I’ve been waiting for Jess to come perform in Atlanta. I wasn’t sure if I could get my work done in time to see the show under the short notice. I had seen Jess perform when I lived in Hartford back in 2004. She opened for Vance Gilbert. A co-worker of mine in Hartford had been a fan of Jess and invited me along to the show. My co-worker described her music as “coffee house” music. Back then I was blown away by the large sound coming from this petite woman. That night I became a fan of both Jess and Vance. I bought her CD at that show and have listened to it occasionally over the years. And I had tried to keep track of her music and see when she might come play at a place near me. The show at Eddie’s was great. Jess has a soulful sound and sings from her heart. It was good to see her again. After the show I bought her new CD and got Jess to autograph it for me.
Jess was opening for an Irish singer named Damien Dempsey. I didn’t know anything about the guy before the show so I thought I’d stay and listen. I met 2 guys that had come down from Cincinnati just to see him, so I was curious to hear what he had. His music didn’t interest me. He was kinda scary. He was built like a football player and sang his songs in short mono-tone words. He played guitar well, but he had no melody in his lyrics. I saw a review that called him the “Bob Dylan” of Ireland, which seemed like an insult to Mr. Dylan.
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