Had the pleasure of seeing The Gregg Allman Band last evening. It was a great show and highly recommended to anyone who is a fan of his. The whole band was fantastic and played with a vigor that rocked the house...
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My Morning Jacket last summer in Detroit. These guys put on an excellent show. |
Most unusual event, the best group of its size in America(NY Times),
the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra , played ALL 6 of Bach's Brandenburg
Concertos in a 2 1/2 hour concert.
The superb acoustics of the Ordway Concert Hall in downtown St. Paul
lets you hear every player throughout and all the works were played very well indeed .
In particular #6 where two young Korean viola players made it greatest performance of that piece I have ever heard in person or on record !
Truly a concert of the very highest order .
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Thanks Mdemaio! Probably like us all, some days are better than others. |
Went to see Nora Jones and her superb band with my lovely wife last evening at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh. Her performance was beyond incredible,just straight-up perfect in every way. If there was ever a bucket list concert to see,this one goes to the front of the pack. Thanks Nora,simply amazing in every way... |
Just saw the Wood Brothers at Bearsville Theatre. Excellent. |
Hey Acman3 – It was a strange experience...I hadn't seen him live in about 6-7 years, and his condition has worsened significantly since then. It was hard to not be a bit distracted; at times he looked catatonic standing on the stage with his arms at his side and head down while other people solo'd.
But then he played a song called "Journey to the Stars" – a duet with his pianist – that was one of the most sublime experiences I've ever had listening to music. It was as close as I can remember to hearing a person's spirit playing rather than his body...Unreal. |
Saw the NY Phil at Lincoln Center two weeks ago. The band was quite good, but the sound at Geffen Hall is shameful, IMO. No resonance, no bottom. Very, very flat. Supposedly, they're redoing it - again. Carnegie is far better. Of course, where you sit makes a difference, but I allegedly had very good seats, so I wonder if it's better anywhere else in the audience.
But I did have a nice time otherwise. |
Mdemaio,
Yes, your a lucky person. What were your thoughts on Tom Harrell ? |
Been very lucky this year - Maurizio Pollini at Carnegie Hall on Friday, Tom Harrell at the Vanguard early last week, Lizz Wright at the Highline Ballroom earlier in the month. Dave Weckl, Victor Wooten, Cecile McLoren Savant and U2 in the Summer; Lou Donaldson, Lisa Fischer, Gregory Porter in the Spring. Very lucky to live in NYC. |
Joe Jackson on 10/11/15 in a smallish venue in Houston. Good show but age has hurt his range in vocals. |
The excellent Brit Bach conductor Paul McCresch conducting
the St Paul Chamber Orchestra in the "Saint Matthews Passion " with the London based Gabrieli Singers.
The superb acoustics of the Ordway Center in downtown St . Paul contributed to as fine a performance as one could wish for !
The SPCO is truly world class , McCresch is notoriously outspoken and said as much . |
Zombies, Friday in Merriville, IN. They played familiar hits with the "touring band" including Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Jim Rodford (former Kinks and Argent), Tom Toomey and Steve Rodford. For the second half of the show, the original band, including Chris White (Argent) and Hugh Grundy (Drums), plus the touring members and a couple of others, played their Rolling Stones all-time top 100 album, 'Odessey and Oracle' in its entirety closing out with Time of the Season and a second, really great rendition of She's Not There. Argent was outstanding, both as a showman and on the keyboards, Rodford can still rock it, and Blunstone's voice has held up pretty good. Very enjoyable show. |
Seen Rusted Root last evening. They always put on a great show. If you ever get a chance,check them out live.You won't be disappointed... |
Jon Foreman at the Coffee Grounds in Waco, Texas. Acoustic guitar, drums, and cello.Great show! |
Seen Howard Jones last night.He and his band put on a great performance,lots of energy. If you like Howards stuff,give his show a whirl. Ahh,80's pop,you gotta love it. |
The organ pipes were melting. |
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Bdp, that reminds me--a friend once dropped acid and went to an E. Power Biggs organ concert. Must have been fantastic. |
Exactly---I had an actual out-of-body experience. Who needs drugs when there is Bach?! |
You are making wise use of your time Bdp24 !
When I came out of the concert Saturday night I felt as if I was walking on air, and not as a figure of speech.
I've never done any drugs but Bach can alter your mental perceptions greatly . |
Right up my alley, Schubert! The first time I heard the concerto for four harpsichords I got as high as I've ever been. Psychedelic! I'm devoting as much time as possible in my remaining years to hearing as much J.S.B. as I can. |
Saturday night, the opening concert of the three week Twin-Cities Early Music Festival in Sunden Music Hall in St .Paul by the Lyra Baroque Orch.
Program of 4 Concertos , 1 by Telemann,1 by Vivaldi bookended by perhaps the greatest examples of counterpoint ever written, the two three-harpsichord concertos of Bach !
Ending Bach was done as well as it can be done and got a ten
minute standing ovation accompanied by VERY loud vocal acclaim ! Music was so good it REALLY was hard to believe it was written by a human being ! Musicians were even freaked out and clapping and hugging each other to death, as fine concert as concerts get ! |
Grateful Dead Levi Stadium Santa Clara CA June 27, 2015 |
Last night Ronnie Earl and Dianne Blue at Space in Chicago. They played for 3 straight hours Ronnie is truely amazing at 60, I cant even imagine what he must have been like in his prime. Space is a awesome place to see a show.
Also went too Steely Dan a couple weeks ago, great show another one off the bucket list. Elvis Costello opened i guess I dont get it very forgetable performance. |
Steely Dan and Elvis Costello at 360 Amphitheater, Circuit of the Americas. |
Well the jazz concert to see Carl Saunders last night was great!
Parking at San Diego City College was easy - no traffic, no lines, and no charge.
Jazz88.org/KSDS 88.3FM has their studio/broadcast facilities on campus, so their website offers free parking passes for every concert - just print them out and put it on the dash.
Got there a bit early, went to the box office to pick up our free tickets (as a jazz88 member, I get two free tickets for every concert!), then wandered about the campus.
That was a bit disappointing - everything seemed to be closed down for the evening, not even an on campus coffee shop, so we walked across the street to the McDonalds for some coffee.
Waited for the doors to open and the line was quite small, went right it in and got great seats, row 12 smack dab in the middle.
The Saville Theatre seats oh about 450? Not too big, not too small, every seat has a good view, no obstructions, good acoustics.
And Carl Saunders played a wonderful jazz trumpet concert. He came down from LA and played with some local SD talent for his backup 'band': piano, stand up acoustic bass, and simple drum kit. Head bobbin', toe tappin' jazz goodness!
Concert started exactly on time at 8pm- cuz it airs live across the radio and the internet world wide and it finished at 9:30pm. So 1 1/2hrs was perfect.
A quick walk back to the car afterwards and we were on the freeway back home within 5 mins!
Can't wait for the next concert in September! |
Morning 40 Federation at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans on 7-18-15. Great jazz, funk, rock band. They label themselves "drunk rock". Great show! |
Neil Young at Bethel Woods on 7/17/15. That's the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert. Not a big Neil Young fan, but it was a pretty good concert. I just don't think we needed 5 songs about how horrible Monsanto is. We get it Neil, we get it. |
grateful dead s last concert in July. in a movie theatre. really enjoyable experience, great show as well. nothing like that dead magic. |
Puddles Pity Party, late June. You've got to see this 7-ft. tenor clown perform once in your life. Very different--great covers, good entertainment. Worth every penny and every minute spent at the show. |
HEART on 7/27. The whole band is in fine form. Especially Ann, who looks fantastic. I thought they were great. Only a tad over 90 minutes, but no filler. Well worth the price of admission. Dayglow- I hear you about Steely Dan. I was glad I saw them around 5 years ago, and at Tanglewood of all places. I have to say I really enjoyed that show, but again, five years ago. |
Steely Dan/Elvis Costello-DTE-7/27. Elvis Costello and the Imposters were in top and cohesive form. At nearly 61 Elvis can still hit some high notes and deliver that "power pop" energy, great 1 hour show! Steely Dan IMO is on it's last leg(peg-lol). Becker and Fagen depend way too much on the talent of the band which gives it a Ringo Starr-All-Starr Band feel. The drummer and lead guitar player were incredible with the back up singers delivering a lot of the vocals. I don't regret seeing Steely Dan(for the 1st time) but it will certainly be the last time. |
Last night...Van Halen...Eddie played well...The rest...Lets just say... I could not wait to leave. |
Here's are two suggestions for acoustic guitar and bluegrass fans. Run, don't walk, if you get a chance to hear Jim Hurst, best known for his stint with the Claire Lynch Band, but a wonderful guitarist with a velvety, smooth baritone voice. His solo shows are truly memorable. Check his many You Tube clips, but see him live if you are a picker.
Second, if you haven't heard Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, well, just do it. Beautiful singing, great tunes, lots of variety and complexity, and monstrously good guitar, mandolin and banjo. I heard them in Denver recently and just wanted to gas up the car and follow them to the West slope for the next gig. Can't wait to hear them next week at Rockygrass! |
I went to Fleetwood Mac in late Feb, great show. I went to Lucinda Williams in early June at a small 1150 seat venue, that was amazing. Great sound, great performance, great venue. Loved everything about it. I am still playing something by her almost every day since. |
A joint concert with Gregory Porter and Van Morrison in the open air at Blenheim Palace, a beautiful Baroque castle near Oxford in the UK. Both were excellent, I preferred Gregory Porter, what a great supporting group. Van was his usual curmodgeonly self. Not one word to the audience in the whole set |
Trampled by Turtles at The Catalyst in santa cruz. Unfortunately someone decided people would enjoy the music more if it was turned up to heavy metal distortion levels. Absolutely ruined what I think would have been a really good show. I could stand about 4 songs worth and then left.
On the positive side, the opening act, a band called "The Record Company" out of L.A. was really entertaining. Despite being a rock band, they played at a much more reasonable level so you could actually hear detail in the music as opposed to the cacophonous drone of TBT. |
Television, reunited at the Stone Pony this winter. Wow. |
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Freedy Johnston, last nite at the Dakota jazz club in downtown Mpls. Most underrated American singer songwriter imo (along with Mark Eitzel). |
Ruth Moody and her excellent band at Mojos in Fremantle, Western Australia - a stunning performance witnessed by only about 200.......... |
Fleetwood Mac in March & Diana Krall in April.
Enjoyed the Fleetwood Mac concert more that i thought i would - saw them some 20 yrs ago in Florida & enjoyed it back then as well.
DK - hmmmmm.......she could have done her concert better. I felt it was OK-OK. I had higher hopes for her concert given her fame in singing Jazz but it didn't live up the hype I had created for her..... |
Sat 4/25...Sun 4/26 Snarky Puppy as part of ArtsOfCool festival in Durham at The Armory. Outstanding jazz-funk-fusion big band from Brooklyn NY. They're now moving to Stockholm for good
Prior went to see Alan Hampton/Gretchen Parlato and was dissapointed. Something happened to Alan not catching loop, jumping off the key and missing voice pieces often going out of sync with Gretchen! Good I had daily pass to switch quick. |
Sat.4/24 Brahms "Schicksall" by the Macalester Orch. and Choirs at the Meirs Hall of Macalester College in St.Paul.
Macalester is an elite college and just spent 3 million on the adjustable acoustics of this hall, as good a 400 seat hall as I have ever heard. |
To our great pleasure, my wife and myself had the privilege to see and hear Jeff Beck last evening.To see him live was just plain amazing. One of the best concerts I have ever seen,and there have been plenty. His band was awesome. Thanks Mr. Beck... |
Sufjan Stevens at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee...a venue that I find often fails to offer quality acoustics, but last night proved to be an exception. Outstanding show and excellent sound mix. |
Mike Scott/Waterboys last evening. |
Steely Dan, 4/19, with a 12 piece band in San Diego. |
Florida Orchestra in Tampa a couple weeks ago, playing R Strauss Divertimento for Winds, Barber Knoxville Summer 1915, and Mahler 4. Not the CSO or Concertgebouw, it was very, very good! |
