Liam Finn - Paradiso kleine zaal, 28 November

The second show of the week, and the closer to a mostly great month of live music... A dedicated audience was in attendance to see Liam Finn, whose debut album I've recommended here before. I did catch a bit of the opener, Sarah Blasko, who has an lovely voice and played a solo acoustic set. Then things got a bit louder when Liam Finn came out, joined by EJ Barnes, who also played with him (and opened for him) when I saw him live in Melbourne. The style of playing echoed Andrew Bird's show, since they also used loops of music to build up a lot more sound than you'd normally get from only two people. He played much of his album, with an improvised song thrown in that he seemed quite pleased with. He really gave it his all onstage, jumping around, hammering at the drums, and yet he was so down to earth and sweet once the music stopped. It was a great show, and I told y'all to be there, so if you weren't, you only have yourself to blame.