concert_goer | Quique Gómez and Kid Andersen Duo @ Biscuits & Blues Club, San Francisco, CA, USA, 04/03/2025

Harmonica player Quique Gómez from Madrid, Spain, and guitarist Kid Andersen, a long-time US resident originally from Norway, performed as a duo at Biscuits & Blues Club in San Francisco. A great version of Little Walter's Everything's Gonna Be Alright came early in the set, followed by the jazz and popular standard I'm Confessing (That I Love You), presented on the final album by the late Little Charlie Baty, a track both musicians had contributed to.

My personal highlights were two numbers with Andersen on acoustic slide guitar: Muddy Waters' Long Distance Call and Sonny Boy Williamson I's Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl. Kid switched to bass for Help Me, a classic from the other Sonny Boy, the second one, which came out surprisingly amusing, while Quique brought out a mandolin for a charming rendition of How Long. Andersen sang his own tune The Civilized Life, and the set wrapped up with a lively version of Nappy Brown's Don't Be Angry. Between songs, the stage was full of banter and good-natured jokes.

All in all, a solid show, especially strong instrumentally, with great harp and tasteful guitar work. The vocals did not make quite the same impact for me, but the overall vibe was warm and enjoyable. I could not stay for the second set.

Set list (6:37 PM — 7:52 PM): Blues Medley (Sun Gonna Shine), Everything's Gonna Be Alright, I'm Confessing (That I Love You), I'm Gonna Keep What I've Got, Long Distance Call, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Help Me, How Long, Sugar Sweet, The Civilized Life, Don't Be Angry