Carnival Saloon

Carnival Saloon last night - all I can say is WOW! If you missed it give yourslef a kick. Honestly, it was that good - one of the most enjoyable gigs in ages. Paul, the lead singer, just seemed to morph into Tom Waits coming down the stairs from the dressing room, had his voice, delivery, mannerisms off to a tee and kept in character throughout the show. The rest of the band were damn fine musicians as well.

With some tribute bands they have the music down pat but don't quite recreate the feel of the artist - well Carnival Saloon obviously put as much work into the presentation and theatrics as they do into the music and, for a Tom Waits fan like myself, this was just perfect.