Michael Hann

Perfectly imperfect: Evan Dando, at Islington Assembly Hall, reviewed

Plus: rock's great survivors, the Cult, at the Royal Albert Hall

Still looks better than he has any right to, and sounded better than I had dared hope: Evan Dando at Islington Assembly Hall. Photo: Anete LapsaAnete Lapsa  
issue 16 November 2024

‘Can I have a photo with you, please?’ It’s the most embarrassing question you can ask of someone you’re interviewing. But I had to. Not only because Evan Dando is one of my favourite songwriters. But also – vainly – because years of on-off drug addiction (mostly on) mean Dando is no longer quite the beautiful young man he was when he became famous in the early 1990s.

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