Last concert was earlier this year...
Philadelphia orchestra performing Brahms violin concerto.
Next is Tool in November in Philly. |
I saw David Crosby last night in Portland (OR) at the Aladdin Theater, an old venue with about 600 seats. He was in great form, had a killer band, and there was great interplay with the audience. Go see him if you're a fan of his music and have any opportunity to do so. He's still fired up about music and about making the world a better place. |
My daughter and son-in-law invited me to go to see a show tonight. It was Emerson Hart of Tonic, Vertical Horizon, & Sister Hazel & The BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem. Emerson played a solo acoustic show that I really enjoyed. He has a great voice. VH wasn't my favorite type of music. I was really impressed with SH though. They did great covers of "Even the Losers" & "Hotel California". |
A husband-and-wife classical piano four hands duo at Hilo College Music Auditorium in Hilo HI, a couple days ago. They sat at a well-used, battleship-sized Steinway. The hall was only about a quarter full, and me and the wife had tenth-row seats a bit to the right on the soundboard side. The sound was very midrangey compared to the sound I get when I sit at my century-old Mason-Hamlin upright but still convincingly beautiful. Naturally, the duo were so much better than me it was a sick joke. The Schubert, especially, was a full-on treat.
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The Linda Ronstadt experience last weekend at Roy's Hall in Blairstown NJ. Anyone near the Delaware Water Gap ought to catch a show at this venue. Totally old school vibe--the owners are great, the sound is phenomenal (one of the owners does pro sound for a living), the craft beer is cheap, there are only about 100 seats, and the crowd is always appreciative and enthusiastic. Tristan McIntosh has a voice that gets pretty darn close to Linda's and her band is very tight and accomplished. If you dig vintage Linda you will love this one! |
Los Lobos last week. Had seats front row center in a relatively small venue, the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia. They played a set of traditional Mexican songs using a variety of stringed instruments that I was not familiar with and then shifted to an electric set. They weren't showy, more workmanlike, but you could tell they were enjoying what they were doing and the music they made was wonderful. |
I went to see Kansas in Tempe, AZ a couple of weeks ago. I had no desire to see them, but my best concertgoing buddy been nagging me for three years and finally treated me to the show.
Long story short, I became an instant fan. These guys are musicians, and not just a used up legacy act. Everyone there was completely engaged from the first moment, and during a 2 hour show with no intermission I never saw anyone get up to use the bathroom which was a first for me after 50 years of concerts. They started acoustic then went electric, and even though they were all great, original guitarist Rich Williams stood out as an outstanding player. See them if you can, even if you're a sceptic like I was. |
We saw Kansas a few months ago in Portland and they were fantastic! I'm not a huge fan either, but they put on a great show and were all excellent musicians. |
Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives last night at a small venue the Reilly Arts Center in Ocala, FL. Fantastic show of true musicianship. |
Jesse Cook at the Byham Theatre in Pittsburgh this past Wednesday. Great show!!!
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Me and the wife hosted an acoustic jam last night on the back porch. Two fiddles, Celtic Harp, a guitar and a banjo. Fidelity was high. Musicianship was, to use a euphemism, good natured...
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Black Keys Oct 2 in Columbus. ROCK SHOW!!! |
Bob Dylan at the Santa Barbara Bowl last weekend. He sounded great and very spry for 78 years old. |
Trio Con Brio. Violin, cello and piano. Hilo College Auditorium. That same battleship Steinway. Fifteenth row, dead center. Haydn, Ravel, Shostakovitch. A bit too far away for full on audiophile ecstasy, but some good playin'.
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Connor Jewett at the Pig and Whistle in Hollywood last night. |
Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis long ago) at the Van Buren in Phoenix on Thursday. I saw him at the same place a little over a year ago, and he was great again. Great supporting band and wonderful sound. He's very worth seeing if he comes your way. This time, he played for nearly 3 hours with a 20 minute intermission, and after that intermission they performed all of Selling England by the Pound as well as part of Trick of the Tail. We were in the second row, and it was really mesmerizing. |
Dave Stryker, Snug Harbor, 10/24/19 8PM show. |
Tool in Kansas City, May 2019 and before that was Elton John in Tulsa, Feburary 2019. Two amazing shows. |
The musical "Gypsy" at the 1920's era Palace Theater in Hilo. Last night. All the vocalists were miked but the pit band (which included strings) was purely acoustic. Singing. Dancing. Me and the wife had a good time.
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John Sebastian, last weekend,in Bethen NY, site of Woodstock 50 years back.
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Bob Dylan last night in South Bend Indiana. I've seen him many times live & last night he was in great form. Bob surrounds himself with wonderful musicians. Last night they were on the mark |
Don’t get to too many concerts anymore. Wish I could.
Last show was Peter Hook and the light doing Substance (both New Order snd Joy Division). This was a couple years ago and it was the night before my birthday, which is relevant as it’s the same day Ian Curtis took his life (I was 7 at the time). A great time.
before that it was a year or so prior and I (finally) got to experience Swans live. I saw God and got my milk curdled all at once. |
Boz Scaggs, October 26; fun, fun,fun. Bob Dylan October 29; best I've heard him in a long time. Never heard him play Lenny Bruce is Gone before in concert. St. Louis Symphony Nov 3; Barber's Adagio was absolutely heavenly.
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November 3rd I heard the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia preform Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Fransisco Fullana then Beethoven's Symphony no. 7.
Absolutely beautiful.
End of the month is Tool in Atlantic City.
Can't wait.
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The Master, Dylan, last night in Baltimore. Next week in Philly, December in NYC. Just the best. See it/hear it while you still can. |
Jeff Lynne's ELO at the Tacoma Dome In Tacoma WA It was about 2 Months ago. Very good show. |
Bauhaus at the Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 4. Yes, they still got it. |
The Stanley Clarke Band - last night at the Germantown Performing Arts Center (Germantown TN) . Really good performance and exceptionally talented band members |
Village Vanguard about 3 weeks ago to see Kenny Barron and his quintet. Just a few days later it became a trio, presumably without the sax and cornet. |
Tonight
Spyro Gyra - Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown TN . Great show! |
Railroad Earth, next up is Sinead O’Connor, then Sarah McLachlan, then JD Souther, then ???? |
Wood Brothers last night, Palace Theater Albany. Great show!
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Last night. Solo piano recital by Rachel Cheung, this year's Van Cliburn Audience Award winner.
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Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Severance Hall, 8 February 2020, Cleveland OH. Susanna Malkki conducting Sibelius' Symphony #1. Leila Josefowicz, guest violinist for Sibelius' En Saga, Opus 9 and Knussen Violin Concerto, Opus 30. Simply stunning.
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Heading to Antibalas tonight! Here in Boise. One of my fave live bands. This will be concert #6 I think. |
Last week Roger Hogdson (aka Supertramp).
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Before that was JD Souther. |
Joshua Redman quartet. Awesome!!! |
Mark Chesnutt, January 25th, 2020 at Mo’s Place. Don’t laugh, the guy is a honky tonk wizard. Think I’m kidding? Do yourself a favor and stream the albums “Tradition Lives” and “Rollin’ With the Flow”
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Reviving this thread from the dead. So, in these challenging times, anyone seen any good shows? Or any shows at all?
I'm holding tickets for 3 different shows - Son Volt, Elvis Costello and Shovels and Rope, in Sept. 2021, October 2021 and November 2021. I'm wondering if they are all going to go off as planned or be cancelled. Also wandering if I'm going to go :~( |
I am very excited to be going to my first post pandemic (I guess we can't really say that yet) this Saturday to see and hear Squeeze here in AZ.
I've seen them more times than any other band, but it never gets old. |
Been a while.
Either Raven or napalm death. Or too long.
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4 nights of Dark Star Orchestra in Jamaica, January 2020.... |
Indigo Girls in Steamboat Sprigs, CO in August.
First concert in a long time, won’t be going to any more very soon. |
I saw the Indigo Girls being interviewed a couple of years ago, and the one sounded like a warbling old lady from a nursing home...really. |
King Crimson 9/7/2021 Mann Music Center Philadelphia Pa.
3rd time seeing this 3 drummer lineup and probably the best of those shows, the setlist emphasized their heavyier songs (Red, Starless, Cirkus, Epitath, Court of the Crimson King, 20th Century Schitzoid man etc) which was so much more impactful with the 3 drummers, diamond precision from the band, such a good show, I'm not worthy. |
The Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well at Levi’s Stadium June 27 and 28th 2015. Though it was billed as the last Grateful Dead shows between Santa Clara and Chicago, I wouldn’t call them the Grateful Dead without Jerry. I had never heard Trey Anastasio until the first night of Santa Clara and though I didn’t really find him objectionable, I started missing Jerry to the point where I had a knot in my stomach. All in all it was fun even though I got a severe sun burn and I looked like lobster man.
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I saw Son Volt last night at The Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood. Great show! First time seeing Jay Farrar and the boys. Lots of talent there. And it was definitely a Rock show! |
The Beach Boys, last night at Vina Robles. Fun show, enjoyable, but still poor sound system. Thought they would have improved it since The Moody Blues back in 2015, but NO... Not going back to VR. |
The wailin jennies, two nights ago at the uptown theater in Napa, ca. Great venue, enjoyable folky music, mediocre sound system. |
