I am fortunate enough to have quite a few places nearby to go see live music...
Thought I would start a thread for peeps to share their reviews of musicians/bands that they have seen live...
One of my favorite places to go is a small (15000 seats) outdoor theater/ski resort/golf course called DTE Energy Music Theater a.k.a. Pine Knob. I can go there and sit on the lawn for $5.00 to $10.00 a show which includes parking. I saw my first rock concert there in 1974. The James Gang with Joe Walsh as the front man.
So far this year I have seen...
The Doobie Brothers...Good solid working band
Phish...Modern day Grateful Dead band. Excellent music...many followers...theater was filled
Huey Lewis and the News...Another good solid band
Posted by raybond on :
one person I loved live was a harp player in the north west he played blues Paul Delay was his name. And every time I went to Portland I would see him.
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
Well I remember when I used to go see Janis Joplin as well as Peter, Paul, and Mary. I cant remember how much the tickets were back then though.
Posted by jordanreed on :
I saw "Roomful of Blues" about 2 months ago. At the new Wilebskis Blues saloon...great club in st paul featuring great blues from all over.
Posted by jordanreed on :
Joplin died in 70...were you alive then, cash?
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: Joplin died in 70...were you alive then, cash?
No, lol
Posted by jordanreed on :
too bad!
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
Yeah you know...back then I bet there was so much more we could do without fear of the PC police. Back then the big rebels were pot smokers (big deal). These days we have crack, meth, etc.
Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: I saw "Roomful of Blues" about 2 months ago. At the new Wilebskis Blues saloon...great club in st paul featuring great blues from all over.
i live in the birthplace of the blues, after a couple years? i began to understand what the blues is really all about, i coulda done without the knowing tho
the real thing:
that guy with gitbox? he's played at more than one of my openings...
BB King had his annual homecoming festival last weekend, i didn't go too hot... prolly should have tho i don't think he's got many more left in him...
Posted by jordanreed on :
not too many of the ol blues guys left. BB, Buddy, off the top..
Posted by buckstalker on :
Went to see the Go Go"s and the B-52's tonite...
Lots of dancing going on...really good music!
Good time, well worth $10 bucks
I'll give em an 8.5
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
quote:Originally posted by buckstalker: Went to see the Go Go"s and the B-52's tonite...
Lots of dancing going on...really good music!
Good time, well worth $10 bucks
I'll give em an 8.5
That is a good price, everything keeps getting more and more expensive.
Posted by jordanreed on :
I heard that they put on a great show!!
Posted by glassman on :
dang man, i need to move back to civilililazation
Posted by jordanreed on :
I got a room in my basement for ya!
Posted by glassman on :
tonight i'm going to see a very young band- 20 to 23 yr olds ,i expect at least one of the members to become great/well knwon for what they do. they aren't a bules band at all, they can do just about anything. I jokingly demand Led Zep and Floyd from them all the time and they play great modern interpretations of the old stuff... Their original stuff is good but they refuse to "go commercail" for now... they don't have a lead singer cuz they feel like that would be "going commercial"..
i expect at some point tehy will decide money ain't bad to have tho
They just had a shakeup and lost thier drummer cuz he fell in love with a girl who took him outa town... so they are in transition, but at their age that's a good thing IMO....
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: I heard that they put on a great show!!
They put on a helluva good show...I was impressed
Posted by SeekingFreedom on :
Haven't been to too many shows recently, but I've caught a few live shows that I liked.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra = Great Show
Brian Shupe and the Rubber Band = Wonderful show, hilarious and musically talented
Toby Keith = I like his music but I went for the opening band (Montgomery Gentry)
Posted by buckstalker on :
Went to see Earth, Wind & Fire tonite...
Best show so far this year... These guys were awesome....GREAT BAND!!!
Cost,$10 bucks...worth much more
Posted by jordanreed on :
E,W and fire for 10 is a steal!!...where is this place?I haven't heard of any of these bands playing in Mn....what town!...
last weekend I opened for Popa Chubby at Welibskis in st paul. Great blues guitarist..
Posted by buckstalker on :
The place is called DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, MI.
It's better known as Pine Knob
Posted by buckstalker on :
OK...I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd last week, cost was $10.00, place was sold out, pretty good show
Saw Peter Frampton Friday night, sat in the 5th row from the stage, cost FREE (a nephew works there)...He played the complete Frampton Comes Alive album plus quite a few of his other tunes...Excellent concert!!!
Posted by T e x on :
Saw Steve Earle last night at Billy Bob's: great effin band, terrible sound system from the self-proclaimed "World's Largest Honky-Tonk." If the name doesn't ring a bell, Earle's big hit so far is "Copperhead Road," which rocks the roots. However, he's much more layered than the "big hit"--you should see all the instrument changes among guitars, bouzouki, mandolins, pedal steel, fiddle, keyboards--shoot, everybody except the drummer plays at least three instruments. But (and this is part of their impressive professionalism) no time is lost between tunes; they have a roadie/tech on stage, dressed in black to divert attention, who brings each instrument to each player as needed, so nobody misses a beat. Very cool.
By way of contrast, we went last month to hear Willis Alan Ramsey at the Kessler in Dallas (an old, converted neighborhood theater), where the sound system is excellent. Alan plays guitar and sings, no accompaniment, no frills--except his gorgeous playing and unbelievable voice...contact high for like two, three days.
Posted by jordanreed on :
very cool...
even more contrst,, i played at a dive bar in Hager city wisc sat nit,,...no one there, horrible sound, ok lead guitar, great harp, great 2nd guitar, small drinks, hot,humid, long drive, adequate pay...
Posted by T e x on :
lol, *WHAT*? Get out of show business? ;-)
Posted by Happy Valley on :
Great thread Buckstalker...
Saw Sublime with their new singer Rome Ramirez at Stage AE last night...Was a sold out show and I think everybody in the crowd knew the lyrics to every song...Great show and great venue...Brought back a ton of high school and college memories...
RIP Brad Nowell
Posted by buckstalker on :
Thanks HV...
I went to see Styx and Yes last night Styx was OK, but Yes was just plain AWESOME...
Steve Howe has to be one of the most talented guitarist/musicians I have ever seen...
If you ever get a chance to see Yes play live, by all means GO...it will be a treat
The cost was $10.00
Posted by jordanreed on :
YES!!
Posted by buckstalker on :
Yes YES!
Posted by buckstalker on :
Saw Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs last night...
Both had great bands...both are excellent musicians
Cost...$10 bucks
Posted by Bob Frey on :
I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd while back and it was terrible. The lead just kept bugging the audience to clap and our sing.
In the old days we clapped or sang when we wanted not when the over paid band wanted us too.
Felt like they wanted us to do all the work instead of just sitting back and enjoying the show.
With them was Ted Nugent and Deep Purple of which neither did any of the audience pumping.
Posted by T e x on :
Best thing they've done lately was with Hank, Jr. That crap with Kid Rock was, well, crap.
Posted by buckstalker on :
Go easy on Kid...he's my neighbor
Posted by glassman on :
yep, that 2 bit ax is an 18 string guitar Posted by IWISHIHAD on :
One of the nice parts about living where i do is there is plenty of music to hear.
We have so many places where big names play and local concerts many days of the week during the summer months where smaller names play, pretty much any type of music.
Go down to the pier on any given night and many street singers are out, on Tuesdays the street market usually draws several groups.
The best setup i have seen lately is a group with and old pickup truck pulls up to the Seal Beach pier area with and old piano mounted on the truck then several indivuals with electric guitars and one drummer start doing their thing.
They are very good.
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Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by buckstalker: Go easy on Kid...he's my neighbor
i like Kid for his bluntness and honesty. he is talented too
"and hoping tagit one of these m**rf**in songs a hit"
Posted by buckstalker on :
Kid is a good guy...he is very community oriented and down to earth
Posted by Happy Valley on :
quote:Originally posted by buckstalker: Kid is a good guy...he is very community oriented and down to earth
Saw him at the beginning of his "Devil without a cause" days...Prolly only 30-40 people at the show so he came down to bar afterwards...Very down to earth and easy to talk to...Even with the crappy turnout he put on one hell of a show and was genuinely just happy to be there...
Got to meet and see so many big time artist before they were big time at that little club...Good times...
Posted by a surfer on :
(the winery has not had time to update, yet, for 2011)
I think you get the gist--is what we call a good lookin' day Posted by buckstalker on :
Saw Uncle Ted Nuggent last week with REO Speedwagon and Styx... Ted was his usual self telling the folks at the white house to "get phucked" and such...Good show!
Posted by buckstalker on :
OK...I went to see Buddy Guy and Johnny Lang last Friday
They were both AWESOME!!!!
Then Buddy brings this 13 year old kid out and he just starts SMOKIN the blues. Quinn Sullivan is his name and he is one badass blues guitarist. Come to find out...he's been playing with Buddy Guy since he was 8 friggin years old...
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