John Wesley and Van as the "Black Diamond Heavies", Antwerpen Sept 2.
When we met "Black Diamond Heavies" and discovered it was a keyboard/drum duo I was expecting kind of a dance thing. or at least a few techno/dance tricks. Bottom line was that these guys are a dynamic blues duo that rock forth with full intensity. Even more a surprise that the drummer Van is also Bonnie Prince Billie's live drummer (I was blown away by BPB at Pickathon just a month ago in Portland OR). In this situation though, Van is a bombastic and energetic player, fully supporting keyboardist John Wesley and his sweat soaked blues rock. JW is a contender for THE most rocking keyboard player around. His distorted Fender Rhodes sound is much like an overdriven guitar, and he handles a really full bass sound on some Korg thing on his left hand. Incredible, and no need for additional bandmates with this duo.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy blowing my mind at Pickathon 2010 (Portland OR)
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