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Doobie Brothers last night @ Capitol Theater, Port Chester NY. Such a great band. Sounded and looked great. One of the best venues around. Great mix of songs. They really brought the house down on their encores. (crappy phone pics)
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Saw Drive-By Truckers and Alabama Shakes Friday night at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD. The truckers were really on, their sound was a bit more focused and clean than I've heard it before, they were way into it too. Alabama Shakes was the headliner, people were more into them than the truckers, honestly it was an odd pair of bands except they're both from Alabama. What's-her-name, Brittany, in Shakes is super talented no doubt but it kinda doesn't reach me except for the soul stuff, which to me is the best stuff they do. She can wail and when it's a groovy soul tune that Otis Redding might have sung she nails it. When they try to rock out more I dunno, it's not quite right for her imo.
Donna The Buffalo last night at the Tally Ho Club in Leesburg VA. Great show, they were rally on. I've loved these guys for years. The band has gone though a lot of iterations (except for Jeb and Tara) and the group they have now cooks. the jammed the fuck out on a few tunes, played more reggae-influened stuff than in recent years (West Virginia Rasatafari" was a good new tune) and the brought it back to their core philosophy of positive evolution with a great extended verion of "We're working on that". Always a good time. No opening at, they played for 2.5 hours without a break and and they were into it.
Firefall and Poco at the Arcada.
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Firefall was from Boulder and kind of the theme from my college years.
I've seen them a bunch of times and they always put on a great show!
Poco' sound sucked.
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Tedeschi Trucks at the Beacon. Always exceptional
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Saw AC/DC Friday at AT&T Park in SF. Angus can still stomp all those power licks and they played all the songs that the crowd wanted to hear. Brian Johnson sounds like a strangled cat but nobody cared. Ears were still ringing in Sunday. Crowd was great - fun was had by all. Shot video mostly but have some pics from the floor.
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Anyone going to String Cheese, Friday, Oct 16 or... Widespread Panic, Oct 23, 24 & 25? Both bands are playing at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee.
I'll be there for String Cheese and WSP on Saturday.
Page top, bitches!
Saw Mark Knopfler last night at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. His musicianship, and that of his band mates, is otherworldly. Highly recommended.
we were just discussing that his are the hardest ticket of the season. He is awesome. I don't know if you read the what song do you want to hear thread, but I was golfing with a guy and we listen to a bluetooth speaker sometimes when we play. A guy said, "we listen to music all the time in florida when we play, have you ever heard of mark knopfler?" i stared at him. In his 60's and just discovered him. Incredible player.Quote:
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I did in fact read that -- mouth agape woulda been my reaction as well . . .Quote:
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Saw Sturgill Simpson in Baltimore's Rams Head on Fri., Sept. 25th. FKNA Great show. He's heading West: http://www.sturgillsimpson.com/tour....subid=31396808 I highly recommend catching them. His guitarist is from Estonia and unbefuckinglievable. Check out this cover of the Osborne Bros. "Listening to the Rain" (the show closer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Hkq-nLtUE
Going to see Knopfler on the 18th at the Warner Theater here in DC.
Saw Tedeschi Trucks again last weekend at the Beacon. Such a great band. Her singing is awesome and with Alexia Shakour singing and Elizabeth Lea on then bone they are an estrogen powerhouse.
Derek's good too.
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Going to see Hot Tuna tonight!
Free concert at the local retirement home?Quote:
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Not yet, but I suspect I'll be surrounded by other candidates and we plan to have a very good time.Quote:
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Los Lonely Boys
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Tejas Blues.
There was a lot of stupid herd stuff that started in the 60s.
But it was so sweet to hear some silvered something ringing loud and clear that it wasn't just some fuzzy patchouli soaked hallucination.
Kaukonen and Cassidy got up on stage and laid it out: articulate, thought out notes served up from their wells. Hesitation Blues, New Song for the Morning, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning, Come Back Baby were among the songs done in an hour and a half show. Embryonic Journey as the encore.
I took my 14 y.o. son who read for most of the show, but occasionally surfaced when some riff made it past the book. He asked to see the fingerwork, so I took him up to a pillar where we could stand for 5 minutes or so before management shooed us back to our seats.
Filled me right on up with some good stuff and hard cold evidence that there really is some magic that keeps going.
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Dave Mason Traffic Jam last night. Played a lot of Traffic the first session, but the sound was off.
Came back out after intermission and played All along the Watch tower and he sounded much better.
Had a nice Hendricks and Capaldi tribute. Didn't really know he didn't get a long with Winwood.
Turns out this guy is coming to a venue near me in November. Definitely worth checking out.Quote:
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I've got tickets to Gogol Bordello as well, also in November.
Two Gallants in Basel earlier this week. They'll be around these parts for another couple weeks or so and then some California shows later in November.
Saw Zac Brown this past Friday. Our friend's brother works special events at the venue. My wife had her phone on, texting during the first song, and I was on her about it. She told me to wait for it. Got a text and she said,"let's go. I have a surprise for you." Scored pit passes.
Not sure if he is your style or not, but he is an amazing musician. It was one of the better shows I have seen.
Zac Brown is definitely talented. If you can catch Sturgill, do it. I saw him twice over the last year and will not miss another one. That was last week, this past Saturday got to see Lucero do 2 sets at the State Room in SLC, first set was slower with Ben playing acoustic, then they got to rocking the 2nd set. Those dudes are fantastic.
Saw Mavis Staples and Joan Osborne locally the other night. Mavis is a piece of work...super funny. She killed Slippery People by Talking Heads and followed up with, "that david bryne sure can write a song...woohee".
I had forgotten that Osborne did a little stint with The Dead, so she threw in brokedown palace.
Entertaining night.
I didn't go to this concert, but wow. Unique line-up, unique songs.
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Yesterday's tribute to Allen Toussaint
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^Very nice.
Had two buds in attendance. Said it was pretty strong medicine. And classy, just like the man himself.Quote:
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Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver.
Long story, from long ago, but so stoked right now... finally connected with the photographer (Ron Pownall) who shot the Stones show at this small bar, Sir Morgan's Cove in Worcester, 1981.
I was lucky enough to be there and so have been hoping to get a copy of this great shot:
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We talked in his studio for about an hour and I was able to fill him in on a couple of that nights details (opening act, Stones stage name, etc.), so he basically gave me a huge signed print which wife will frame for x-mas. (He's going through his contact sheets as he may even have something with me in it, :cool:)
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It was an epic night, that ended the only way an epic night with the Stones could... but pretty happy I've finally got my little souvenir.
^^^Ron and Dar are friends of friends. We hung out in their incredibly cool loft last year for my bud's 50th birthday.
Small world.
Wow... too funny. It is a small freaking world! Coincidently, we happened upon his studio at this big artist loft open house today because my daughter is dating his architect's son and lives there, too.
Was lots of fun sharing stories and hearing his tales.
whoa, this is cool
my first ever concert was the Rolling Stones at the Hartford Civic Center in '81
i was 16 and loved Mick and Keith, still do
thankfully i can still see myself, way up in the nosebleed seats, smoking delicious 'gold' bones that we drizzled with hash oil
my gift and my curse, is my memory, photographic and whatnot
i wish some images would go away, but i guess i'm lucky enough too still see them
they opened with Under My Thumb
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I've seen my fair share of shows in my day (not as many as you really old farts maybe:o) but the Stones show in 02 at the Tower in Phillty was on of the best I've ever seen. Backup singer was down with disease and Ronnie and Keith had to handle the duties, a truly unique small theater show that I am glad I was lucky enough to be in attendance for.
Buttah, I think the Hartford show was the next show, so technically their first official one of the 81 tour. Probably the same playlist, as they opened with Under My Thumb in Worcester, too.
The 2005 Fenway Stones show was pretty good, too. We got 2nd row tickets last minute and so had great f'n seats. Sitting in the row behind us, was a bunch of Patriot players. We were all high fiving each other... Brady, Flutie and Bruschi. They were like a bunch of little kids, all giddy being so close... Gotta fucking love the Stones.
Edit: Buttah, just realized you said that was your first concert. I think I saw some pictures he had from that Hartford show, so maybe I can grab a couple for you. Might be fun to have?
Yeah, I saw the Stones in '89, but I saw the Who right around the same time and at that time the Who blew the Stones away. Jagger was just running around and jumping on his playground of a stage and the Who just fucking stood on stage and rocked the house. Who>Stones for live show in my book.
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I was never that much of a Todd Rundgren fan, but the guy is super talented.
Chicks dig his music.
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i've seen two old favorites of mine recently. both highly recommended.
UFO
Uriah Heep
i'd have to find some boomers for Uriah Heep...
just announced that Paul Simon will play at Jazz Fest this spring...
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Saw TTB again last night at The Egg in Albany. Bunch of stuffy cunts. 975 seat theater, killer band, rocking out, and no one moves a muscle. My friend towards the end of the show stood up to dance when they started to play The Storm. two guys behind him pounced on him and tried to push him into his seat while yelling sit down. They were just waiting for someone to violate their strict code of being a tightass. Security came over. took my friend out, threatened police. The security guard told him not to dance in the aisle and that if wanted to dance to do it at his seat. SO he did and this is what he got.
These dicks actually high-fived each other when my bud got removed. I mocked them by staring at them, giving myself a high five and then flipping them off with one hand each. Then I stayed there and enjoyed the last song and the encore. Which when the people down front stood up, so did a bunch of people. Susan commented to the band come on guys, these guys are standing lets go, or something to that effect.
I may have to retire from live music. Do those high end music vacation destinations attract a more professional concert goer? I'm really getting sick of minding my own business, dancing, and having a good time while respecting everyone around me, and having to deal with this shit.