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It almost unfathomable, considering the many many shows we’ve attended over the last decade, that we had not previously crossed paths with Kevin Devine. His abundant vocal and songwriting talents, and the picture perfect nature of his intelligent indie-pop records are exactly what we look for in a performer. So when we finally got the chance to catch Kevin at Maxwell’s on Saturday, the entire show felt completely natural. And when we met and chatted with Kevin after the show, he seemed like a kindred spirit. The songs themselves make it obvious that we are listening to a writer with vision, emotion and fortitude — dealing with life’s difficulties while persistently finding the beauty in it all. On Saturday, Kevin performed solo acoustic and while surrounded by diehard fans in an intimate venue, and delivered a powerful set that included much of his new album Between the Concrete & Clouds (Razor & Tie), but also dug deep into his catalog including classics “Cotton Crush”, “Tap Dance” and “Ballgame” (streaming below). Kevin even included a song from his old band Miracle of ’86 (“Knife”), and two new songs. Kevin Devine will be touring Europe in February, and will be back in the US for some Midwest dates in March, but promised some East coast dates in the Spring.

Stream “Ballgame”:

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Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

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Kevin Devine

2012-01-07

Maxwell’s

Hoboken, NJ USA

Digital Master Recording

Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced

by nyctaper

2012-01-08

Setlist:

[Total Time 1:26:30]

01 [intro]

02 Petite Mort

03 Tap Dance

04 Off Screen

05 Afterparty

06 Brooklyn Boy

07 Time To Burn

08 [banter – Maxwells]

09 Knife

10 [banter – dream]

11 Awake in the Dirt

12 A Story A Sneak

13 Noose Dressed Like a Necklace

14 [banter – I know how its gonna go]

15 Tomorrows Just Too Late

16 Carnival

17 No Sides

18 [banter – encore]

19 Country Sky Glow

20 Cotton Crush

21 Ballgame

22 [crowd – teases]

23 I Used To Be Someone

24 Between the Concrete and Clouds

25 [banter – thanks]

26 Brother’s Blood

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Kevin Devine, visit his website, and purchase Between the Concrete and Clouds from Razor and Tie Records [HERE].