Later…with Jools Holland
17 May 2008It’s only recently that I’ve really clued in to what an amazing TV programme Later…with Jools Holland is. I’ve tuned in now and again to see music performances of big-name artists I like. But they really, consistently, have very good artists on. It’s always a mix of big names and up-and-comers. And Jools is a bit cheesy and sycophantic, but he doesn’t get in the way too much. It really is mostly about the music.
Last night, for example, they had Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Raconteurs, Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri, amazing singer-songwriter Bon Iver, hot new rockers Glasvegas, and North Carolina bluegrass group Chatham County Line. Okay, they had ginger troll Mick Hucknall on, too, but that made the rest of it seem so much better.
That’s a pretty amazing, cool, and mixed line-up, and it’s very typical of Jools’ late-night Friday show. With the PVR there’s no excuse for missing it, either. I’m going to make it a scheduled recording right now.
This show is so cool. I wish we got it in the states. I saw CCL’s performance from Tuesday’s live show on You Tube. If you search “Chatham Jools” it will pop up. I also saw the Raconteurs performance on the Later…with Jools website.
It’s great that a mainstream show like this has bands like Chatham County Line on their show. I wish programs in the states would wake up and invite these guys to perform.
Jools is absolutely awesome, I’ve seen his show live twice and it’s always a rather mixed bag, but a bag full of great musicians. Jools’ and His Big Band also play some mean tunes, usually at Glastonbury.
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