Joanne Shaw Taylor - Tuesday 26th April - Shepherds Bush Empire

Brief review:  Joanne goes from strength to strength, although her move to Joe Bonamassa's record label seems to make her records and merchandise a challenge to buy in the UK! Here, she was supporting her new blues covers album and the set had a fair number of those, together with a smattering of "best of" material. I'm not sure if her new US based band offer much over the old, but she is certainly the focus and the guitar work was as solid as ever.

Joanne's shows are certainly amongst the quietest when it comes to audience reaction, but if you are playing the blues then that is what you've signed up to I guess. That shouldn't detract from how good those shows normally are though, as was the case tonight.

Venue and View:  Near the front and very central on the World's narrowest seats. Thankfully one next to me was empty! 

Setlist

Stop Messin' Round
If That Ain't a Reason
Keep On Lovin' Me
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
Can't You See What You're Doing to Me
Two Time My Lovin'
Let Me Down Easy
Three Time Loser
Dyin' to Know
Just Another Word
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Let It Burn
Time Has Come
Mud, Honey
Going Home
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Bad Love