2hrs plus here in SLC tonight. I think it was better than the red butte show a few years back, and definitely better than getting rained out at RB this summer. Attachment 407317
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2hrs plus here in SLC tonight. I think it was better than the red butte show a few years back, and definitely better than getting rained out at RB this summer. Attachment 407317
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nice. sure was fun to finally see them.
What a great couple of nights. I had Isbell tix for Bellingham last night, and through serendipity ended up going to the Seattle show too. Great band, and a really pretty show visually.
Planet Bluegrass just announced Turnpike Troubadours are co-headlining Sunday of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. In a strange twist of events I already had tickets for Sunday as it was the only day I could get tickets for. I'm pretty stoked, a little redemption after getting shut out for Red Rocks.
I wish I could get tickets for Friday, I'd live to see Tyler Childers the same week.
hot damn. Guess i need to find full weekend tickets.
Anyone else going to JI and the 400 Unit this Tuesday in SLC?
I would love to meet up.
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Warning: gushing praise ahead.
I don’t even know where to begin with my impressions of this show. I have seen, I don’t know, (500? 700?) Live music events in about 45 years. This ranks among the top ten, if not top five. I have seen bigger shows, flashier shows, intimate shows, etc, but the sheer level of musicianship (of this type) of this group was just astounding. I was honestly so overcome with elation and emotion, it took the air out of me, and I had to remind myself to breathe.
Part of this could be just seeing live music again, but honestly, before the pandemic, I was getting a little jaded, and hadn’t been ‘swept up’ in the music in a very long time. This was cathartic and joyous. My connection being another sober dude elevated this feeling.
It was also a parade of gorgeous guitars, I counted about 18 different ones, all put to great effect. Some of the rocking-est shit I have heard in years.
Shawn Colvin was fantastic as well, I was really hoping they would sing Vampires together, but no dice.
TL;DR:
GO FUCKING SEE THEM.
So psyched I have 6 tickets for Red Rocks in May.
Peace out.
^^^ This. Did you notice the B-Bender guitar? It was the light blue Telecaster, put to very good use by Sadler. Isbell's guitar collection is legendary. I think his Les Paul is something like a '59.
A pal in SLC sent me a pic last night. I'm so stoked to have seen two nights in different venues. As I drove home after the second one I was trying to figure out how to go see another one.
Anyone else a Hornsby (maybe can be squeezed into the Americana genre....?) fan in here? His live shows are incredible. No set list, incredible musicians playing off each other, no two shows ever the same and I've seen a lot of them. They are truly a jam band and I'd argue their jams are more sophisticated than most.
His repertoire is so far away from his old hits these days, though he still whips a couple of them out live and makes comments about how he does it for the peeps who don't get what he REALLY is about now. LOL
He just announced west coast dates in very small venues, and I have tix for three cities as of this morning. Not sure I'll make them all, but it's worth a try and the reward miles have been piling up during covid....
REK last night in SLC on his retirement tour. He sounds like he's getting a bit road weary, but the show was great. Some awesome re-arrangements, stripped down versions of the classics.
I didn’t notice the B-bender, but I love them. I was really far away, I couldn’t see what anyone’s hands were doing. But Sandler Vaden’s guitar/slide technique is so subtle (in ways), I couldn’t tell. Wish I had been a little closer, but the sound was so exceptional in 2cnd tier center, I didn’t care.
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/hea...teles-and-more
I can pick on a guitar a bit, but this show was quite…humbling.
Hands would not have given it away. The way to spot the B-bender is the player's repeated downward push on the neck when you hear the note bend. The front strap button is attached to the lever that activates the bending mechanism. I wouldn't have spotted it either but noticed him always pushing on the neck. They're tricky to master and he nails it.
I learned something today, thanks man!!Quote:
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B-Bender's a pretty cool thing, give it a google. Invented by Gene Parsons, brother of Graham and a fine musician in his own right. I've always coveted one.
love Hornsby
I love what Marty Stewart does with one as well. (I almost bought one for $1200 a few years ago, kicking myself still)
You can buy the mechanism (there are knock-offs around these days I think), and have it installed in any telecaster (grab a cheap Squire off CL or something), or do it yourself if you're particularly handy with a router.Quote:
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You've had better access to his live shows in the last couple of years. Stoked to see him coming this far west finally. Think the last time I saw him was at least two (three+?) years ago at the Troubadour in LA, well pre-covid, maybe in San Francisco after that. Had tix to see him at a festival in CO last summer but he covid-cancelled and that was as far west as he has been for along time.Quote:
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Think she fits in here.... Saw Sarah Jarosz last night at the Neptune. Stellar. Terrific singer and songwriter, tremendous guitar player and a first class band. o see her if she comes your way.
Yeah, she is the shit.Quote:
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DBT came to town last night. Unfortunately the sound was a little muddled and Cooley’s guitar work seemed somewhat off until late in the show. They played a few new tracks and some deep cuts including Bulldozers & Dirt and Angels & Fuselage.
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Not bad for a Tuesday but not the best show I’ve seen them play either.
What town? Horn section was not present in SEA.
Burlington, VT. Horns only came out for one song. Turns out guitar techs can blow some brass.Quote:
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I might have some extra tickets for Isbell at Red Rocks next Tuesday night.
^^take him up on that
Show was great, for the most part. Not as emotionally cathartic as my first show, but I guess that’s normal.
Wasn’t actually super stoked on Amanda Shires. Also think the whole show would be even more awesome if they got a more expressive and dynamic keyboard player (think B3, extended riffs). The main dude is basically atmospheric. Started pouring rain at the end, though.
Ok, kids, Isbell/400 Unit shows are on the road. anyone else catching here in JH, or May 4th or 5th at Red Rocks?
Looks like they're skipping US PNW dates. Fuck!
Edit: Bought a room and a ticket for Vancouver. Stoked.
Another just wonderful evening with all 400 Units on Sunday. Jason in great voice, Sander's guitar playing was particularly tasty.
Kathleen Edwards (new to me) opened and was really good.
That’s a great bill. Kathleen Edwards has been in the scene for a long time.Quote:
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Center for the Arts here in Jackson on Thursday, can’t wait!
I’ll be stoked if Kathleen Edwards opens!
Listened to her studio stuff on the way home. More folky/acoustic (which I love and is fine) than I expected given how hard she rocked it live. Seriously good guitar player in her band too.
JH show was great, as expected. However, the sounds was fairly mediocre, and really low volume. But still wrenched chills and emotion from me regularly. They are SO tight.
I do wish they got someone who could rip some jams on the keys, though. He is more 'texture' than flash.
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I'm stoked for that release. I like the single they already put out.
I recently stumbled on Joey Landreth/Bros. Landreth. Very good music in this vein. Best Little Feat covers (Joey solo) I've ever heard, and that's coming from a serious longtime LF fan who's heard them all. He's clearly been strongly influenced by Lowell vocally and instrumentally.
Red Rocks...Rocks.
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Show was pretty damn good, but I am calling it a 7 out of ten due to song pacing, and the Amanda Shires effect.
Jason is a little too...generous with her time.
I’m gonna say it - Cast Iron Skillet is his worst song in a decade or more.
Yeah, I’m not a fan of the new direction but maybe that’s a sign their life is normal and boring like the rest of us. A healthy dose of angst, chemical abuse and conflict makes for interesting art.Quote:
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I caught Wednesday's show and thought it was pretty good. I agree on Amanda, would rather hear another Isbell/DBT song (and I love Cat Power). Of the 3 new singles, I like Middle of the Morning the best - has a Tedeschi Trucks vibe to it. The missus went both nights and was a little disappointed the setlist didn't change much, but overall enjoyed it.
Slader and Jason were tearing it up on Little Wing, but whatever Amanda was doing of fiddle wasn't helping. As my wife put it, "Well, I guess that's an interpretation".