Artist: Xavier Rudd / Venue: Nokia Theatre (New York, NY) / Date: 01.29.2008 @
8:00PM / Genre: Folk/Acoustic/Indie / Web: www.xavierrudd.com
A one-man-band/multi-instrumentalist who plays guitars, Yidaki’s
(didgeridoos), Weissenborn slide guitars, stomp boxes, djembes, harmonica, and
a bunch of different percussion and drums, Rudd made his U.S. debut in 2004
with Solace. In the three years since, his popularity and reputation have begun
to mushroom for a string of conscious, heartfelt songs and, maybe more so, for
a rather impressive stage show that often finds him performing those songs’
guitar, didgeridoo and various percussion parts simultaneously—using a unique
set-up that finds him literally surrounded by his various instruments and
singing from behind a stand holding three Yidaki’s (didgeridoos of different
keys).
Of White Moth, he says, “I think the record is just a reflection of my
journey and my journey is amazing. It’s a reflection of a connection with
powerful people around the world—powerful spirits—but also connections with the
energy that people bring to my show. You know, I’m really lucky that I have
such a good and amazing support base everywhere I go. Great people come to my
gigs, and they bring beautiful energy, and that energy flows through me
everywhere I go, every show I play.
“It all shapes what I do. So I feel like everyone that’s been part of this
journey to me, down to everyone who comes to the gig has helped shape what this
album has become. And it’s a really positive one for me. It’s the most positive
recording I’ve done, in terms of sitting back and saying, ‘Wow, what a journey,
here it is, I hope it reflects it.’”