AMIGO THE DEVIL with TEJON STREET CORNER THIEVES AND STEPHANIE LAMBRING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 | 8 P.M. DOORS | 9 P.M. CONCERT | 21+
THE HALL AT FARGO BREWING | 610 N. UNIVERSITY DRIVE, FARGO N.D., 58102
Tickets on sale Friday, June 11, 10 a.m. A special presale takes place at the Fargo Brewing Co., Thursday, June 10, 11 a.m., through 10 p.m.
General admission tickets $20 in advance; $25 day-of-show. Additional fees may apply.
Event link: https://jadepresents.com/event/2021-amigo-the-devil-fargo/
On his new album “Born Against”, Amigo the Devil – the artistic moniker of Danny Kiranos — has established himself as a multifaceted artist with a kaleidoscopic vision. The new record follows Kiranos’ beloved 2018 debut “Everything Is Fine”, an album that was chock full of violence, mayhem, and despair — and one that augmented his long-gestating cult following. Kiranos’ new collection of songs reveals him to be more than a one-trick pony stylistically as he opens up the creative channels and delves deeply into thematic and musical influences as august as Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Fiona Apple.
“Born Against” finds Amigo the Devil embracing a more widescreen narrative form in his writing, moving slightly away from the dark-night-of-the-soul diaristic tone of the first album. Whether it’s getting revenge on a daughter’s murderer, a final love letter from a death-row inmate, or an ode to one’s own flaws and mortality, the songs on “Born Against” pack an emotional wallop and manage to accord dignity to the darker aspects of humanity some of us would rather turn our eyes from. But at the end of the day, Kiranos understands that it’s its stories – even the darkest of ones – that connect us through it all. And he’s worked hard to get better at telling those stories.