Location: Jacksonville, FL
Venue: Murray Hill Theatre
Date: 05/23/2009
Line Up: Bradley Hathaway

After a few years of touring Bradley Hathaway seemed to disappear off the face of the earth. Now Bradley is back touring again with a new album released independently earlier this year entitled “A Mouth Full of Dust”.

I recently got to see Bradley Hathaway May 23, 2009 at the Murray Hill Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida. It is a venue that Hathaway has played many times over the past five years, but for me it was my first time seeing him live.

Some fans of Bradley’s older work were a bit disappointed when he did not recite any of his poetry. Bradley brought along with him a full band complete with banjo, guitars, cello, bass, and drums. Bradley and his band played an assortment of songs ranging from his album “The Things That Poets Write About, The Things That Singers Sing About” with selections like “Like Socrates Loved The Truth (So Do I Love You)” to songs like “Look Up” from his newest album. One notable song Bradley Hathaway played was “Samuel”, which clocks in at over 8 minutes long.

Bradley’s new music is very captivating and will get you thinking. He sings about things such as falling in love, break ups, and God. Even if you are not familiar with any of his new material you will be glad if you make it out to one of his shows. Though he isn’t necessarily reciting the same poetry anymore while on tour, Bradley Hathaway’s live show is still filled with the same rawness and emotion he had previously, if not even more now.

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Posted on May 29th, 2009