No Line North is a local Americana outfit. Frontman on guitar/vocals, bass, drums, and violin comprised the quartet. This band sounded like Son Volt with some undeveloped vocals. The violin was a nice touch. I'm not sure of the difference between violin and fiddle, but this young man had a good grasp on violin flourish. Closed their set with a Frank Black cover.
Jesse Malin is a rock and roller that reminds me of a cross between Ryan Adams and Peter Wolf. A great talent that graced this free show as a warm-up to his opening for Peter Murphy the next night. Guitar, bass, drums, sax, trumpet, with Malin on guitar and vocals. The set started out with a few quiet numbers until Malin got pissed at some chatterboxes in the back. He launched into a rousing cover of the Pogues' "If I Should Fall From Grace With God", turned up to 11 as if to taunt the audience members who couldn't shut up. A dozen rockin numbers followed. If you listen to the first couple Malin songs on Spotify, you'll get a cover of Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" and a duet with one Bruce Springsteen. This was a high energy rock and roll show.
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