On July 7, 2018, the seminal five-piece jamband from upstate New York moe. brought their whirlwind Calyphornya tour of nine shows in ten days to a close at the legendary Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace. The tour has taken moe. through 4 nights with Phil Lesh at his resident venue Terrapin Crossroads, as well as… Continue reading moe. | Pappy & Harriet’s | 7/7/18
Observing the full Dead & Company experience on July 2 at Shoreline Amphitheatre, from early afternoon happenings outside the San Francisco Bay Area venue through the encore’s final exclamation of “We Will Survive!” confirmed that the band’s cultural anthropology, centered around spirited live renderings of Grateful Dead music, still colorfully and cheerfully thrives. While the… Continue reading Dead & Company | Shoreline | 7/2/18
Dead & Company resumed their summer tour last night, after stops in the Northwest and Shoreline, at the Mattress Firm Amphitheater in Chula Vista, CA. Though the area is gripped in a heat wave like most of the country, the near 100-degree temperatures did not dissuade the faithful from coming out in full force. The… Continue reading Dead & Company | Mattress Firm Amphitheatre | 7/6/18
Moe., the crafty, veteran improv-jamming five-piece out of upstate New York, completed a four-day residency at Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads on July 1 with a fine show in the venue’s Beach Park. Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band closed out the show, and then they all joined together for a three-song finale that turned… Continue reading moe. + Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band
Whether layin’ it down with his revered trio, his new five-piece band, accompanying fellow performer Mama Kin as a duet, or mesmerizing the crowd with an epic solo of guitar gymnastics, Australian roots rocker John Butler held the crowd visibly spellbound from start to finish in Sacramento’s ornate Crest Theatre on June 19. Unabashedly speaking,… Continue reading John Butler Trio | Crest Theatre | 6/19/18
Night two, “One More Saturday Night” at Citi Field is in the books! Very lucky to have attended both shows. The weather was spectacular on this second night of the two-night run at the ballpark. Dead & Company 2018 Summer tour is in full swing and at the halfway point. I have been following Dead… Continue reading Dead & Company | Citi Field | 6/16/18
Several Bay Area musicians who were already friends on and off the stage appeared together at The Fillmore in San Francisco on June 9 to spotlight Blue Rose Music‘s stable of artists, and of more importance to raise money and awareness for the Blue Rose Foundation, which commits itself to preschool scholarships for impoverished children.… Continue reading Blue Rose Foundation Benefit | The Fillmore
Robert Plant brought his anthropology of a show to Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park in Chicago on Sunday, June 17th, 2018 (Father’s Day). Seth Lakeman, singer-songwriter, opened the show 1st. Overall the show was 3 ½ hours, although Seth played to a handful of people poised in their seats ready to take in the… Continue reading Robert Plant | Jay Pritzker Pavilion | 6/17/18
SPAC, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center is one of those venues that has always been a special place to visit. The concert shed is located in the State Park, a couple of miles from downtown Saratoga Springs, NY. Saratoga State Park is known for its healing springs. The waters are rumored to be magical. FDR… Continue reading Dead & Company | SPAC | 6/11/18
After a successful tour together last year, classic rockers and long-time friends Steve Miller and Peter Frampton return on the road together again for some summer shows. Opening the show, Frampton’s shorter, but powerful set was pure rock and roll at its best. He played the expected chart-topping hits “Show Me The Way,” “Baby, I… Continue reading Peter Frampton & Steve Miller | Northerly Island | 6/14/18
