– Ty Segall – live at Paradiso, Amsterdam – Nov. 3, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 –
In case you needed a little motivation, here is a nicely high-voltage set from Ty Segall, recorded on November 3, 2014 at Paradiso in Amsterdam by the venerable VPRO and broadcast over 3VOOR12 in The Netherlands.
Segall’s music has been described as garage rock, garage rock revival, lo-fi, indie rock and psychedelic rock. Segall has stated in interviews that his favorite band of all time is Hawkwind. Notable glam rockers David Bowie and Marc Bolan heavily influenced Segall’s early career, as well as heavy rock and punk bands such as Black Sabbath, Kiss, The Stooges, and Black Flag (especially in the Ty Segall Band). However, over time Segall’s output has gotten mellower on albums such as Goodbye Bread and Sleeper, taking cues from Neil Young, The Byrds, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Beatles (even being compared to John Lennon vocally on some of his albums), and early T. Rex (when they were known as Tyrannosaurus Rex) and Grateful Dead. A big source of his inspiration also comes from the San Francisco garage and indie rock scenes, from which he has named bands such as Thee Oh Sees (being personal friends with frontman John Dwyer).
Segall released Three Bells on January 26, 2024, his fifteenth studio album. The album was well received by critics. Later that same year, Segall released the instrumental album, Love Rudiments, on August 30, 2024. His seventeenth album, Possession, was released on May 30, 2025.
During live performances, Segall is currently backed by the Freedom Band – consisting of regular collaborators Mikal Cronin (bass, backing vocals), Charles Moothart (drums), and Emmett Kelly (guitar, backing vocals), playing alongside Ben Boye (keyboards) and, occasionally, Shannon Lay (guitar, backing vocals). His previous backing bands have been the Ty Segall Band – consisting of Cronin, Moothart (on guitar), and Emily Rose Epstein (drums) – as well as the Muggers, a high concept band formed in 2016 and consisting of Cronin, Kelly, Kyle Thomas (guitar), Wand’s Cory Hanson (keyboards, guitar) and Evan Burrows (drums). Segall has also played with the Sleeper Band, consisting of Sean Paul (guitar), Andrew Luttrell (bass) and Moothart (drums). His hometown is San Francisco, California, and he returns regularly.
Suffice to say, Ty Segall has it pretty much together and is accommodating his audiences very well, particularly this Dutch one from 2014. One thing you can say is his own band is a very tight one and they compliment each other exceedingly well.
Crank it up and either get motivated or relax. It’s Hump-Day after all.
