A showman and not to be missed
by Netty on 20/07/2024O2 Academy Islington - LondonRating: 5 out of 5One of the best gigs I have been to in a while. The band is fabulous. The crowd was good. Just wish it lasted longer
Danny Kiranos, the Austin-based songwriter behind the Amigo The Devil project, has somehow managed to meld the worlds (and fanbases) of traditional folk, country music, rock, and metal into one. The sonic experience is morbid, yet poetic and oddly romantic.
A key figure in the U.S. ‘murder folk’ scene, Kiranos was initially influenced by the likes of Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Godspeed! You Black Emperor. Following a number of well-received single and EP releases, the debut album by Amigo The Devil ‘Everything Is Fine’ was produced by Ross Robinson, renowned for his work with major league hard rock/metal acts such as Korn, Slipknot, At The Drive In, and Glassjaw. The album also features drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage) sitting in on the entire recording session.
Attending an Amigo The Devil show is an experience: you become one with a wildly prophetic man, armed only with his entrancing voice and a banjo, and bear witness to an astounding performance that will stick with you for a long time.
One of the best gigs I have been to in a while. The band is fabulous. The crowd was good. Just wish it lasted longer
A brilliant evening, fantastic support from Nate Bergman and then a charismatic performance from Amigo the Devil.
Big fan of Amigo so really looking forward to the gig. Then he comes on and I was surrounded by people taking photos (fair enough) but also videoing whole songs. And groups of people talking/shouting to each other all the way through. I asked one woman to stop videoing so I could see properly and she told me 'No.' and carried on. So I moved to another bit but that was just as bad. The band were great but I'm sick and tired of going to gigs where nobody cares about the enjoyment of the people round them.