If I’m honest, there aren’t that many concerts that I would pay to go to. But since I heard the first riffs of Broken Boy Soldiers, The Raconteurs have been right up there with bands that I do, in fact, like enough to go out of my way to see. I know that the general impression of them is “the White Stripes with some more instruments,” but they are so much more than that and their show Sunday night at the Fonda proved it once and for all.
After a mediocre performance by the opening act, The Two Part Beast (sorry, it was OK, but no one was there for your manic head banging and skinny jeans) out they came: The Raconteurs. Jack White, Brian Benson, Jack Lawrence, Patrick Keller and Mark Watrous.
The theatre was with them the entire time. This surprise show that followed up their appearance at KROQ’s Weenie Roast on Saturday was sold out in minutes and so it was mostly devoted fans that populated the intimate venue. They opened with a few cuts from the recently released Consolers of the Lonely and continued with that material for most of the show, interspersing a few tracks from Broken Boy Soldiers.
Though I was sold from the beginning — Jack White is a personality and talent unparalleled in contemporary rock — it was the encore that pushed the experience over the edge. With a medley of selections from Broken Boy Soldiers, the band achieved a remarkable connection with the crowd. From the first notes of the heartbreaking Together through the conclusive and compelling prose of Carolina Drama I was on the emotional rollercoaster with them. White’s larger than everyday life energetic and dramatic tendencies and Benson’s unassuming melodic voice combine in a brand of bluesy twangy rock that kept everyone feeling through the last note.
Though I would have liked to have been treated to some new songs, it wasn’t something I had the energy to think about anyway.
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