Ben Kweller & Gomez @ The Commodore Ballroom

Went and saw Gomez co-headline with Ben Kweller at the Commodore last night. I actually hadn’t heard any Kweller stuff before this night so I really didn’t know what to expect. Kweller played first, to a very energetic crowd. I really enjoyed his set. He has some really fun pop songs and works the crowd quite well. I really loved his cover of Roger Miller’s Chug-A-Lug!

Gomez came on after Kweller. I hadn’t seen Gomez live yet apart from the last song they played at Sasquatch. I had chosen to Architecture in Helsinki instead of Gomez, and was a little sad that I had to miss them then. Again this fall I had the chance to go see them, however I chose to goto the New Pornographers show instead. So it was a bit of a long time coming. Anyway they put on a really great set. Lots of big jam sessions. My favorite song of the night was Howe We Operate, which came out really amazing live. Not to mention it was probably a 10+ minute rendition of the song. While I like all three vocalists of Gomez, I must say that I really enjoy the songs from Ben Ottewell. There is something about that his voice that is just so powerful and personal. Little disappointed they didn’t play Get Miles, but other than that a great set.

All in all another great night of music. Really glad I got to catch Ben Kweller set, as it was a lot of fun. Next up the Shins on Monday.