Fistful of Mercy 11/13/10 (Early Show) Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery - Hollywood, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito/concertconfessions.com The entire process of getting into the first of three sold out shows for Fistful of Mercy at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery could be a post on its own.  So instead of wasting three paragraphs allow me to thank Steve, Melina and the World Champion San Francisco Giants for not only a wonderful evening, but easily one of my top three shows of 2010.  Fact is ... Read More

Fistful of Mercy Team With Tom Morello To Rock Conan Our founder and spiritual guru Reverend Justito wrote a recap of Fistful of Mercy's appearance on the late night TBS talk show Conan earlier today for the fine folks at Antiquiet who would never, ever in a trillion years allow him to write such a tacky and horrific run on sentence such as the one you are about to finish reading right about ummmmmmmmm now.  With Tom Morello in tow, the posse of guitar ... Read More

  Fistful of Mercy's Live Debut Stops Traffic You have to check this out.  As some of you may know, Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison (honorable mention to the lovely Jessy Greene on violin) have formed a brand spankin' new band called Fistful of Mercy.  The band performed their first "gig" last night at Easy Street Records in Seattle (fine store I may add) and let's just say things got a bit out of control.  How out of control you ask?  Check out ... Read More

Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper & Dhani Harrison Form Fistful of Mercy OK fine, so Rock it Out! Blog and Antiquiet beat us on posting this, but ConcertConfessions favorite Joseph Arthur (along with Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison) have formed a brand new band called Fistful of Mercy.  They have posted a vimeo video for a track that shares a name with the band that you can view below.  The trio’s debut album is due October 5th and rumor has it a tour shall follow ... Read More

Joseph Arthur & The Fairy-Moans (w/ Chris Joyner) 04/23/10 The Stronghold - Venice, CA Words/Photos/Videos by concertconfessions.com To say my life has been flipped upside down this week would be a colossal understatement.  With my mind somewhere far away, I stood against the brick building that is The Stronghold unaware that Joseph Arthur was about to invade my personal thoughts and help sooth some very mixed emotions.  Standing outside on yet another chilly spring night, the entertainment started long before the doors opened.  Patron after ... Read More

    Joseph Arthur & Friends (with  The Dough Rollers, Penelope Fortier and Harper Simon) The Stronghold - Venice, CA 04/16/10 Words/Photos/Video by concertconfessions.com While most Southern California music fans flocked to the desert for Coachella, I mooched yet another ride to Venice off my wonderful wife.  Sure, it would be fun to see the likes of DJ Lance Rock and Jay-Z amongst the lush green polo fields and towering palm trees; but when it comes to Friday nights in April there is no place I would rather ... Read More

Joseph Arthur & Friends (w/ MK & the Gentlemen & "Juan" Y) 04/09/10 The Stronghold - Venice, CA words/photos/videos by Reverend Justito/concertconfessions.com   Updated 06/28/11: The channel that hosted nearly 700 videos for Concert Confessions was removed from YouTube earlier this month. In re-uploading these videos, I discovered a video of “Juan.” As it turns out, “Juan” is actually “Y”. For those who have read my 2011 reviews of Joseph (which you can read here, here, here and here) you know it took me weeks to ... Read More

Joseph Arthur 01/23/10 The Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA Words/Photos/Videos by Reverend Justito/concertconfessions.com As I shared here recently as a FROM THE VAULT post, the last time I saw Joseph Arthur, we didn't really connect.  In the weeks and months that passed after that warm summer night, I actually began to get angry.  What was wrong with me?  I have listened to this man and his music time and time again and I allowed weird vibes and distractions ruin our brief time together.  Not permitting ... Read More