Xavier Rudd @ The Malkin Bowl

Saw Xavier Rudd over the weekend at the Malkin Bowl. Was the first time I had seen a show at the Malkin Bowl, it is a nice small little outdoor venue. It is nice to see House of Blues bringing in the shows here, as Vancouver really lacks a good outdoor venue. Before Rudd took the stage a local native chief chanted a prayer to bless the land the show and the people. Then Xavier brought out a friend from Australia, who looked like a aboriginal from there, who played a bit on a didgeridoo, and cracked a few jokes. Finally Xavier took the stage and rocked it out. Playing kickdrum, guitar, didgeridoo, and harmonica often at the same time (of course not the harmonica and the didgeridoo at the same time) he rocked on out for over 2 hours. I never expected him to play that long, but wasn’t about to complain. He often went into jams, and extended a bunch of songs, one to almost 20 minutes. Anyway check out my photos (photos.kloppmagic.ca) and the videos I took (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kloppster).