The last time I saw
Boogarins
in Berlin, the opening band was a perfect match and really
impressed me. When I heard that Love'n'Joy would be playing their own
show at a bar in my neighborhood, it seemed like a nice opportunity
to see them play with less concern about time constraints.
The Ukrainian trio
again appeared with a deceptively simple stage arrangement and
initially focused on material from their recent album, Bender on
the Silk Road. Their
psychedelic rock was just as entrancing as before, and with a huge
projection and an enthusiastic crowd, they seemed to be having a
great time. The venue was small but crowded, and their sound was big
enough to fill the space. However, the sound quality wasn't great,
and some of the harmonies and other details were hard to make out
clearly.
Halfway
through their set, they asked if they could play one more, and after
a playing a long jam with extended solos, they again asked to play
another. This pattern continued for several increasingly humorous
iterations, and each time it seemed like the songs got longer. They
also got a bit heavier and more riff-oriented, as if they were
reverting to garage rock. The style was simpler, but they still
played tightly and rocked out enjoyably enough.
Score: B+
P.S. Thanks to Jochen!
[Edit 2019.05.04:]
P.P.S. The venue shared some a video of one of the songs from this
show, and it sounds great!
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