Concert Review: Jukebox the Ghost, December 1st, Black Cat

Oh Jukebox the Ghost, how many ways does DC love you?

Enough to eschew our nerdy early-to-bed weekday habits and actually come out for a Thursday night show? Yes. Yes, JTG, for you we will come out in the hundreds to fill the venue in recognition of your graduation from the Black Cat (an equally awesome but undeniably smaller stage) to your first headlining show at the 9:30 Club on December 1st.

Enough to forgive a totally debaucherous first song? Of course. Ben, when you realize your piano isn’t actually plugged in after you run onto stage to the screams of your fans and you have to scramble to re-connect it and then call off the first song altogether because you can’t quite recover… it’s OK. We love it. Especially when that song is a crowd pleaser: “Empire.” No worries guys (and good recovery jokes by the way, your self-depreciating humor is absolutely part of your charm).

Enough to overlook technical difficulties? No question – that wasn’t even your fault. Shame on whoever the IT guy (or girl) was for letting your album cover graphic default back to a PC desktop screen on the stage backdrop: an embarrassing but temporary glitch. Otherwise, great stage set up: simple but fun with your one string of white Christmas lights. Loved it.

We loved your old songs, including (of course) “Hold it In” and “Schizophrenia”; we loved your covers, including your rendition of Whitney Houston and (no joke) Rick Astley; and we went crazy for your new songs, including “Somebody” and “Say When.”

We loved your stories from your European tour, including the image of Jesse playing the drum with baguettes and we loved even more that you were back, not only in the States, but in the District. Come back soon. I’ve seen you four times at this point and I’m looking forward to the fifth.

Jukebox the Ghost – The Stars by Partisan PR

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