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Why I Wanted To See Devon Gilfillian: Hard hitting blues/soul rock always satisfies my soul, and when I heard Devon Gilfillian’s “Trouble Maker” I made it a point check out at least one of his performances at SXSW.
What I Thought Of Devon Gilfillian’s Performance: I had pencilled in two chances to see Devon perform live while in, or around, Austin during the week I was in Texas for SXSW. The day before, I was at Luck Reunion, but Devon’s performance conflicted with another performance that I had already committed myself to.
“No worries,” I though to myself, because he was also scheduled to perform as an opener for Keith Urban’s performance the following day. Well … because Keith’s management wouldn’t let writer’s with photography gear remain in the venue during performances, I only was able to catch 3 of Devon’s songs, spending that time focused more on getting in-focus photos than the music itself.
It goes without saying that I missed out on the chance to really invest myself in the gospel-blues and souther soul that so many critics are keen on. Well … I suppose I’ll just have to wait until he brings his show to Los Angeles.
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