Concerts you are going to

[Tom]

Stanley Jordan, September
John Hiatt/Lyle Lovett, October
Ry Cooder/Ricky Skaggs November
Mavis Staples/Joan Osborne, November
Buddy Guy, November

[jdp211]

Sturgill Simpson, September
Ex Cult, October
Fuzz, November

I'm gonna have to make that Fuzz show happen

[rec head]

Didn't think this would ever happen

[chasea]

I'm gonna have to make that Fuzz show happen

Challa at cha boy.

[steve garro]

Sturgill Simpson, September

Saw him a few months ago - they ROCKED

Stanley Jordan, September
John Hiatt/Lyle Lovett, October
Ry Cooder/Ricky Skaggs November
Mavis Staples/Joan Osborne, November
Buddy Guy, November

Dude!

- Garro.

[JoB]

Social Distortion tonight.

[Tom]

Yeesh. Forgot about Rory Block in October.

These shows are equally split between the Van Dyck here in the Dorptown where its table seating, no chairs are more than 30 feet from the stage and they make their own beer and the Egg in Albany where I joined up so I'm getting in the first or second row as soon as they send the pre-sale email except the John Hiatt show is in the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

I so like small venues. We went to SPAC to see Joe Bonamassa's Three Kings show (I was surprised I liked it as much as I did but I'm a sucker for any band with a horn section and three women singing backup plus his piano player is really good) and being even thirty rows back felt out of touch.

[false_aesthetic]

Blonde Redhead 3rd week of Sept.

First live show in about 3 years.

T

[Tom]

Heh heh heh... Boz Scaggs November maybe but Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings December definitely. This is starting to be a good fall....

[davids]

We tend to buy tickets to classical performances way in advance. The fall includes these:

• Steven Isserilis, cello and Robert Levin, fortepiano
• Chucho Valdez
• Jennifer Koh and Shai Wosner, Bridge to Beethoven
• Handel and Haydn Society, Brandenburg Quartets

And a bunch of theater:

• A Little Night Music
• Choice
• A Confederacy of Dunces

[Shinomaster]

Tonight , The Eagles of Death Metal.

[chasea]

Sturgill Simpson, September
Ex Cult, October
Fuzz, November

And Deerhunter, December

[cash]

Built to Spill, Lucero, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats ... Sunday @ Red Rocks

[airedale]

October I've got Parkway Drive and Sick of it All back to back. My 42 year old legs and back are gonna hate me.

[twowheels]

Punch Brothers at Bend athletic club this coming friday and a couple mountain bike rides thrown in over the weekend.

[ZenNMotion]

Buena Vista Social Club- Wolftrap VA
"Adios Tour"- Cuba Libre!

[znfdl]

September 5: Catch a Fire Tour with Bob Marley's sons (Working the concert)
September 13: Kelly Clarkson and Pentatonix (Working at the concert)
October 12: Ann Wilson of Heart
October 15: Elvis Costello Solo Performance
October 31: Joan Armatrading

[jacked]

Foo!!

[chasea]

The other night, I went to see Sturgill Simpson (who I've been obsessing about, along with the expanse of the universe and what does it all mean? and whatnot) alone (because I just blew my friend wad on my birthday the night before), and I was close to passing out (six day work week, see also: aforementioned birthday), when he pulled out this cover (which I've also been obsessing about), and my brain was like "Whuuuuuuuuh?!?!?!?!?!?!?"

Thanks, Sturg.

[Tom]

Ha ha ha. Two more, next March and April, at the Egg. Beth Hart in March, David Bromberg Big Band in April.

Stanley Jordan at the Van Dyck was really something. I've never seen guitar technique like that. Both hands on the neck, each striking notes for two distinct parts. There was a keyboard set up on stage and I thought OK, he's going to bring someone else out. Nope. He wanders over to it, sits down and plays his guitar with his left hand and the piano with his right. It wasn't just a gimmick, either, it made absolute sense with the songs he did that way. A peculiar fellow with a style, how shall we say, all his own but a musical genius no doubt.