Dhani Harrison at the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn

Dhani Harrison, son of the Beatles' late George Harrison, was named after the sixth and seventh notes of the Indian music scale, dha and ni and is pronounced "Danny." He grew up with his parents in Henley-on-Thames, England, but attended university in Providence, Rhode Island, where he studied industrial design and physics. He first ventured into music on his father's final album in 2001 (which earned him a Grammy Award in 2004), then in 2002 formed his own band, thenewno2. In 2010, Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur joined together to form the short-lived supergroup Fistful of Mercy. Over the years, Harrison has participated in several big-marquee tributes to his father. He also has collaborated on projects with Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Wu-Tang Clan and Pearl Jam, and has scored several films and television series. Harrison released his debut solo album In///Parallel on 6 October 2017.

Dhani Harrison performed his first-ever solo concert at the Panorama Festival this past summer and returned to New York tonight to headline at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. Those who came hoping to hear Beatles redux must have been disappointed; backed by a small rock band, Harrison's music was far more experimental and far less commercial than the familiar Beatles catalog. Harrison sang in a distinct voice and blared on electric guitar, which boomed loudly in part to his reliance on pedals and distortion effects. There was no distinctive genre to give his music a label; the sounds were multi-layered, and the arrangements were eclectic and adventurous. All of this creativity made the performance intriguing and gripping for those in the audience open to new music that was clever and uncommon.

Visit Dhani Harrison at www.dhaniharrison.com.

Setlist:

1. Summertime Police
2. My Eye
3. #WarOnFalse
4. So Vain (thenewno2 song)
5. Ulfur Resurrection
6. Poseidon (Keep Me Safe) (duet with Mereki)
7. Downtown Tigers
8. The Sharp Knife (Paul Moran & Jacqui Hicks cover)
9. Make It Home (thenewno2 song)
10. Yomp (thenewno2 song)

Encore:

1. Admiral of Upside Down
2. All About Waiting (duet with Camila Grey of Summer Moon)
3. I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges cover, with members of Summer Moon)