Okay so Madrid has a pretty awesome music scene. On our last night in Spain I did a quick search to see who was playing and this guy Steve Smyth came up playing at a place called Sala Maravillas (in a very hip part of Madrid). Since we had such a great time at our list show in Madrid we decided to check this guy out. Man was that a good decision. This was probably the best show I've ever been to where I didn't know the muscian beforehand. I knew it was a good sign though when the Spanish girl in the crowd next to me seeing him for the fourth time told me "get ready to be blown away" and "you're going to feel something". Steve Smyth played guitar and was accompanied by a bassist and a drummer. Some of his songs were super heavy rock type music and others were beautiful ballads with just him and his guitar. What struck me the most about him was his voice - deep and rough, and the way he would sing so passionately. Actually his voice reminded me a lot of Dan Mangan. The venue was tiny, even smaller than El Sol, which made the show feel super intimate, especially when steve belted his heart on a song without his guitar or even a microphone. Another memorable moment was when he was rocking out so hard on a guitar solo that he somehow lost his shoe. Overall it was a fantastic show that turned me into a huge steve smyth fan.
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