Many concert are so stupidly expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am paying about $225 to take my daughter to 21 Pilots for sh#t seats. I will be seeing Kurt Vile for free in an outdoor concert this summer. That's more like it.
I saw Bryan Adams in the early 80's when he was getting started. He rocked pretty hard back then. Good opener for Foreigner and Lover Boy.
Last night I went to see The Struts again. In Charlotte this time. And once again it was a great show. Crowd is fully engaged for the full 2 hours. Great songs. Great execution. Great showmanship.
If you like good old fashioned 70-80's rock (think Queen) then you should seek this band out and see them live. Their recordings are good but the live show is among the best I've seen. But you need to know the lyrics....there is a lot of crowd participation.
Unfortunately my right ear plug must not have been in all the way and I've got loud(er) ringing and an echo sensation. Uncomfortable.
Going to see them in Charleston tomorrow night. Will make sure ear plugs are well situated.
In a few weeks I'm going to see JD McPherson in Asheville at a very small venue. It will be a big change from the Struts! Looking forward to that. If you have not heard of him look up his latest two albums. Talented musician with a very talented band. Sort of retro 50's style rock/ rock-a-billy. More down to earth and less swing than the Stray Cats.
Haven't gone to rock shows in years but have discovered the small venue/newer artist scene and I'm loving it.
Saw Beach House's last concert of tour last night in Seattle. Always loved the nuanced, intimate sounds of the studio albums, but didn't know they can really rock. Fantastic concert.
Bryan Adams last night was worthy but for a number of reasons was not that great a night for myself.
Firstly I probably have not listened to any of his music since Reckless.
This was a tour for his new album which is not even released in the USA as he has no record deal here.
I got the impression the crown was along the same lines as my thinking as when he played faves from the early days ( Summer of 69, These Times etc) it was happening. Newer stuff not so much.
Not a bad night but best way to describe it would be it just did not move me and I never really got truly into the spirit. Probably more me than anything else but for $20?
Interesting that you mention Bryan Adams. I was thinking Friday for some reason, it may be interesting to pull out the lps I own by him and listen through a different "lens"/perspective. I hope you have a great time.
This is a reason to hang on to lps you never listen to.
Thalea String Quartet, in-store at Terra Nova Violin Shop in Austin (TX), April 6. Sitting dead center, ten feet away from the performers has me re-evaluating my thinking for volume and spatial parameters when trying to re-create live chamber music.Before that, Wood Brothers, Dec. 1 at Paramount Theater in Austin. Upright bass sound sucked but otherwise a very enjoyable show.
Took my wife and 15 year old son to see the Kiss - End of the Road Tour at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio last Saturday night. Was St. Patrick's Day weekend, so the whole city was hoppin'. Fun show, not dramatically different than the first time I saw them 42 years ago.
Saw a Neil Young acoustic concert a few years ago at the Fox Theater in Detroit.Just fantastic!Even though some rude noisy idiots tried hard to ruin it.Nowadays we are content with local concerts in parks.We're pretty tired of cell phones,loud conversations,and people constantly going back and forth buying drinks.Or maybe we're just curmudgeons:)
Third to last show--Jesse Cook February 1 Dallas Majestic Theater: Really good show, but you gotta like the world music genre Second to last show--Eric Johnson February 2 Dallas House of Blues: I love this guy. His live playing is near perfection--except that he is going about 20BPM faster than his recordings. LOUD! The humblest best guitar player I've seen live. Last show--Woodrow Wilson High School Band February 17 Dallas Granada Theater--local high school band played a whole set with the Polyphonic Spree founder and lead singer Tim DeLaughter doing Spree songs. My kid played electric bass the whole show. Best concert ever---but that's not objective. It really was a good show though. DeLaughter was fun and the kids clearly were having a great time backing him up.
Not the last concert I've seen, but I mentioned The Struts above. Had so much fun in October that I'm going to see them again in May in Charlotte which is close by, in a small venue (1200 people) and then drive down to Charleston, SC to see them again two days later in a 600 person venue. Can't wait.
My son and his new bride (as of about 4 hours ago) are going with us to the Charlotte show.
Two generations going to see a show by a band of guys in their 20's that were inspired by Queen albums owned by their parents. Rock and roll has taken some crazy turns these last 10 years or so.
Adrian Belew, Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH last night. Second show of this tour, new album just released. Too much material to cover here, but did a couple of the new tunes, a bunch of stuff from King Crimson's Discipline and Three of a Perfect Pair, a couple off Lone Rhino and more recent solo stuff, a Talking Heads medley and two very touching tributes to Bowie and Zappa. Always a pleasure to see someone with such huge talent who loves music and has fun with it in a small venue!
And keep your ears on Julie Slick - she is really coming into her own and handled all the Tony Levin riffs with true aplomb.
The Alarm - Ludlow Garage - Cincinnati, OH - 11/8/2018
Awesome show. If you like the Alarm, go see this tour. Yes, it's really only Mike Peters and 3 newer members. But, it is in support of their new album and they play ALL of the great old songs from The Alarm.
The Ludlow Garage is a tiny venue, seating 300. Mike and company had the place rockin'. It was Awesome! I've been a huge fan of The Alarm for 30+ years, but had never seen them live. It was WAY better than I was expecting....
Last night had the pleasure of seeing the Doobie Brothers at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA. The boys still got the musical goods...and then some!!!
Richard Shindel, folk artist last Thursday at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA.I just purchased a ticket to see Mark Knopfler next Sept. at Berkeley's Greek theater.
Courtney Barnett - 10/17/2018 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Wow! What a show. Courtney Barnett ROCKS! Really good stuff. One of the best shows I've seen in a while. She's now on my "must see" list every time she's anywhere near me.
Emmylou Harris - 10/16/2018 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Good show, but Emmylou's voice is not what it once was. She is 71 years old, so I gotta cut her a little slack. She had a full electric band for this tour. I enjoyed more the previous show I saw where she played as part of an acoustic trio.
Bettye Lavette - 10/13/2018 - @ Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peach Ranch Station -Meigs County, Ohio
What a voice! Loved her style and delivery. Was up close (really close) and personal. Was really cool because it felt like she was singing directly to us.
I saw Dylan in the early 1990’s at The Hollywood Bowl, the worst show I’ve ever witnessed by anybody (though The Stones at The Staples Center a decade later was close. Time to hang it up, fellas). Both he and his band (G.E. Smith / guitar and mugging, Kenny Aaronson / bass, and Christopher Parker / drums) were atrociously bad.
I then saw him in the early 2000’s at The Hollywood Palladium (a beautiful Deco-style theater on Sunset Blvd.), and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever witnessed. Bob was on fire, absolutely spitting out the lyrics, fully engaged with both his excellent band (Larry Campbell / guitar, mandolin, and harmony vocals, Tony Garnier / standup and electric bass, the great David Kemper on drums, and Bucky Baxter / steel) and the audience. Bob even played some Chuck Berry-style guitar solos as Larry looked on, bemused. A great, great night of music.
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