Live at the Glass House, Pomona. This American conceptual performance artist, rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor (phew!) can be a polarising figure. We captured this show back in 2012 as he was getting back into active performance following the best part of the decade devoted to legal battles with his record label. As Beat magazine reported in an interview with him around this time: There is an unspoken contract that Wilkes-Krier (hence W.K.!) enters with every single punter at each of his shows. “The goal is to create a feeling in that room that reaches deep inside all of us and stays there, so once you have left the room and returned to your life outside the venue that ‘party power’ will ring not just in your ears, but in your soul as well.” Despite putting his label troubles behind him in 2010, and following these shows in 2012, it would take until 2017 to release a new album. Even more mysteriously, following the release of his 2021 album “God is Partying” he deleted his website and social media presence and delayed the shows scheduled in support. Not sure what’s happening there, but until he re-emerges again, you can relive the moment with this show.  

 

Rock, Alternative