Amazing show
by Jacey on 4/29/24Paramount Theatre - DenverJose Gonzalez at the Paramount was a special show. The music was so beautiful, as well as the venue. Wesley Watkins on trumpet was a unique Denver musician contribtion.
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Variety Playhouse
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Carolina Theatre - Durham
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Ryman Auditorium
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Royal Oak Music Theatre
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The Orange Peel
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JOSE GONZALEZ IN CONCERT:
For more than a decade Swedish folk artist Jose Gonzalez has proven there's beauty in simplicity with his intimate, no-frills live performances. Though he's occasionally augmented by a percussionist, string section, or backing vocalist, he often performs with just an acoustic guitar, hypnotizing concertgoers with soft melodies and thoughtful lyrics. Gonzalez is revered for his mellow covers of tunes by artists including The Knife, Bruce Springsteen, and Joy Division, but his original material -- like the foot-tapping "Down The Line" and the delicate "Every Age" -- is equally entrancing. In 2015 Gonzalez hits the road for his first solo tour in seven years -- a fact that has fans chomping at the bit for a chance to catch him in concert.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Folk singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez was born in Sweden to Argentinean parents and grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music. After stints performing in punk and hardcore bands as a teenager, Gonzalez launched his solo career with 2003's Veneer, a collection of entirely acoustic tracks that earned comparisons to Elliot Smith and Nick Drake. The album spawned hit singles "Crosses" and "Heartbeats" -- the latter a cover version of The Knife's 2003 track -- both of which became soundtrack staples for television shows like The O.C., One Tree Hill, and Scrubs. In 2005 Gonzalez teamed up with drummer Elias Araya and keyboardist Tobias Winterkorn to form the folk rock trio Junip. He returned to his solo career in 2007 with his sophomore album In Our Nature, which cracked the Top 5 of Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. Over the next few years he released two albums with Junip, recorded songs for a handful of charity complications, and contributed three original songs to the soundtrack for the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. In 2014 Gonzalez announced plans for Vestiges & Claws -- his first solo album in seven years -- as well as a 2015 world tour, his first since 2008.
Jose Gonzalez at the Paramount was a special show. The music was so beautiful, as well as the venue. Wesley Watkins on trumpet was a unique Denver musician contribtion.
Jose was incredible, played every song off Veneer for its 20th anniversary and a handful of covers and other assorted songs from his backlist of material. Don’t miss a chance to see him!
You know, I have never paid $400 for two tickets to a movie short film, which I had no idea about and was barely acceptable for what the price of admission cost. In fact, I believe this was not only billed aptly nor was it fairly presented. I went because I am a fan of JOSé GONZáLEZ’s musical genius, merging classical guitar stylings with his insightful and compelling lyrics, not to mention his voicings. I didn’t want to be bothered with a director or a short film or a chat. I went and sat in the second row because I wanted to be part of a musical experience live, in front of someone who I admire as a musician and song writer. Honestly, I want a refund to what was an utterly absent live performance
The 6 songs played live were great. Amazing talent. Loved those 18 minutes. The other 90 minutes were about 65 minutes too many.
Had to sit through 75 minutes of an odd film along with 90 minutes of q and a with slide show. Only got to hear 6 songs. The 6 songs were amazing but the rest was just an indulgent experience for him. I hope he comes back to chicago sometime to do an actual concert,
The show began with a 75 minute (yes, an hour and 15 minutes) movie in Swedish that was like a college student's class project. Subtitles were unreadable, small and white often against a white background so we didn't know what was being said. Then there was a 30 minute scripted discussion about Jose's thoughts on life. Then he sang 2 songs. Then another boring 30 minute discussion continued the same. Then he sang 4 short songs, and that was it! We sat from 8 - 11 pm with 6 songs. It was a waste of time and money. But the 20-30 minutes of songs were good.
Was hoping for more music than discussion around the film, which was done well for what it is, but is clearly evangelism for secular humanist and atheistic worldviews.
When originally buying tickets to this show I thought I was going to see a concert. Jose is after all a musician. No where on the TicketMaster website did it say anything other than that. When my friends and I showed up we were surprised when they announced that they would be screening a 75 minute documentary with a lecture afterwards. In all, Jose only sang 6 songs in what was nearly a 3 hour experience. Overall we left feeling extremely disappointed and felt a bit duped by TicketMaster due to the lack of transparency.
This show was beautiful. We thought we were going to a live music show but it was part: 1- Art film, A Tiger in Paradise 2- Discussion (City Arts & Lectures style) about belief, faith, understanding and mental illness 3- Live music performance It was so, so good. He flipping played CROSSES!!! Between the film, discussion and music, I walked away from the show feeling like I am a part of the fabric of my community, San Francisco, again. I’ve felt more like a barnacle on SF, weathering storm after storm, wondering if things will ever improve, since March 2020. What an incredible gift. Thank you Jose & Mikel Karlsson!
I love Jose Gonzalez's music and message. The interview was redundant. I would have preferred Jose introducing each song explaining the inspiration for the lyrics, rather than the interview.