Eric is the best because he brought me to see Jesse Malin tonight at the Iron Horse and oh my god. From looking at his pictures you’d think he’d be shy and awkward. Not so! He comes alive on stage. He’s mesmerizing to watch. He played pretty much all of my favorites, doing a three-fer with “Prisoners of Paradise,” “Black Haired Girl,” and “Brooklyn.” (I think that was the lineup anyway) He also did a slammin cover of “Hungry Heart,” and the cover of The Hold Steady’s “You Can Make Him Like You” was an awesome surprise.
I’m still on such a high that I can’t really form the words to describe how good it was.
The opener, Garrison Starr was an Amy Ray clone. She talked like her, she sang like her, she moved like her, she dressed like her. She was awkwardly charming, telling rambling stories to introduce her songs. She also kept making funny jokes about how she was “keeping [her] career a secret.” I was just blown away at how similar she was to Amy.
One of the best moments, though, was when a man came up to our table. He recognized Eric from across the room and came up to introduce himself and say what a big fan he was. Eric reacted in typical rock star fashion and looked at me apologetically and said “This NEVER happens.” I still want to know how much he paid him but alas the man disappeared into the crowd.