Aimee Mann

Oh boy, Aimee is a voice I would like to hear live. I never paid enough attention to her whereabouts, my bad.

There are certain voices, primarily female, that you just ought to hear live. Someone (my memory remembers the experience, but who ___, it'll come to me) was going to be at Joe's Pub, we got great seats, hot damn.

She had a bad cold, performed anyway. They should have cancelled, given us a refund or alternate future date, but no.

I'm still mad, at her and Joe's Pub.

I almost always see and hear live music in clubs, occasionally small or medium-size theaters or halls. In Portland that is often at The Aladdin Theater, where I’ve seen Iris DeMent twice, ticket prices around $40 iirc. At Revolution Hall I’ve seen Joan Osborne and The Jerry Douglas Band, tickets about the same price.

For Aimee’s upcoming shows at Revolution Hall (two nights), Friday night tickets are $136, Thursday $118. Not outrageous, but more than I’m used to paying. In the past few years I seen Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, NRBQ, and the trio of Brennen Leigh/Kelly Willis/Melissa Carper in clubs for around $30. All were fantastic. But beers were $10, bourbon $15-$20. Now THAT is ridiculous .

Like all her albums. Should arrange an east coast trip

'Magnolia' was awesome. And she used to be in a relationship for a short time with Al Jourgensen from Ministry back in the 1980's... I would have liked to have heard a musical collaboration from them.... 

@bdp24 

I don't think $10 beer is ridiculous. I don't know any place where it costs less other than at the store/liqueur store. Those ticket prices are a bit high, the highest here was $99.

A few years ago I wanted to see Nathaniel Rateliff, the tickets started at $180. I looked into tour dates, in Vienna, Austria they cost $45. I asked my friends who live there, if the government subsidizes rock concerts, they said "no, we are just not crazy"

Still, I don't support $10 beer prices, I just saw too many $20 stickers for a Miller Light at the ballpark.