New Gig Thread
An annual festival here in Pittsburgh is The Three Rivers Arts Festival. They always bring in great artists to perform. Today was the opening day and appearing on stage tonight was Nanci Griffith and The Blue Moon Orchestra. It was nice to see whole families sitting on their blankets and little kids running throught the crowds enjoying some good music. It was a great show and her last song was 'If I Had A Hammer' which is a great song.
We are looking forward to see Rickie Lee Jones, Ollabelle, Cowboy Junkies, and Madeleine Peyroux.
We are looking forward to see Rickie Lee Jones, Ollabelle, Cowboy Junkies, and Madeleine Peyroux.
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think that you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
- M. Twain
- M. Twain
Dear God........ I just returned from Ryan Adams at the House of Blues. I'm sure fans of his know what a prickly (i.e. Prick) performer he can be, but tonight goes beyond words.
He came out with his fine band, The Cardinals, and played a good hour of loud electric stuff. Then the band went off stage and he played a song at the piano and one or two on solo acoustic. It was the usual House of Blues type gig- lots of people talking in the background during the quiet stuff, but everything seemed to be going fine. Adams announced there would be a ten minute break and then they would be back.
Band came back, they played three or four really great tunes (all loud and electric) and then he abruptly stopped and went on a diatribe about how shitty HOB shows were and how he just wanted to communicate with the people about his 'dark day' and how he would fucking never do a House of Blues show again (after his current tour). He also exhorted those who had come to get drunk or get laid to get the fuck out, because he wanted to really communicate, man. Then he stormed off. His band tried to vamp for about 30 seconds and then they left too.
After ten or more minutes, they came back on, but the drummer and the bassist looked PISSED. He announced they were going to play a Grateful Dead song that he would 'Soon be performing with the Phil Lesh Band' and that he was sure 'that band never fucking fights'. Well the drummer pounded the skins and gave him dirty, dirty looks for the next 15 minutes which basically comprised two or three Dead songs fused together in a meaningless mess. Then Adams walked off stage and the drummer hurled his sticks in the air and stormed off after (hopefully to pound his ass). The house lights came up and people just looked stunned.
I expected him to be a pretentious dick. And he was. Tenfold. He was also one of the best live singers I have ever heard, transitioning between his normal voice and a falsetto like an angel. Still, I will never pay $25 to see him again and be treated like dirt and shit. He's good, but he's not good enough to be a dick to his audience and an asshole to his band. Good night, Ryan.
He came out with his fine band, The Cardinals, and played a good hour of loud electric stuff. Then the band went off stage and he played a song at the piano and one or two on solo acoustic. It was the usual House of Blues type gig- lots of people talking in the background during the quiet stuff, but everything seemed to be going fine. Adams announced there would be a ten minute break and then they would be back.
Band came back, they played three or four really great tunes (all loud and electric) and then he abruptly stopped and went on a diatribe about how shitty HOB shows were and how he just wanted to communicate with the people about his 'dark day' and how he would fucking never do a House of Blues show again (after his current tour). He also exhorted those who had come to get drunk or get laid to get the fuck out, because he wanted to really communicate, man. Then he stormed off. His band tried to vamp for about 30 seconds and then they left too.
After ten or more minutes, they came back on, but the drummer and the bassist looked PISSED. He announced they were going to play a Grateful Dead song that he would 'Soon be performing with the Phil Lesh Band' and that he was sure 'that band never fucking fights'. Well the drummer pounded the skins and gave him dirty, dirty looks for the next 15 minutes which basically comprised two or three Dead songs fused together in a meaningless mess. Then Adams walked off stage and the drummer hurled his sticks in the air and stormed off after (hopefully to pound his ass). The house lights came up and people just looked stunned.
I expected him to be a pretentious dick. And he was. Tenfold. He was also one of the best live singers I have ever heard, transitioning between his normal voice and a falsetto like an angel. Still, I will never pay $25 to see him again and be treated like dirt and shit. He's good, but he's not good enough to be a dick to his audience and an asshole to his band. Good night, Ryan.
- Boy With A Problem
- Posts: 2718
- Joined: Sat Jun 14, 2003 9:41 pm
- Location: Inside the Pocket of a Clown
- so lacklustre
- Posts: 3183
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 2:36 pm
- Location: half way to bliss
- miss buenos aires
- Posts: 2055
- Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2003 7:15 am
- Location: jcnj
- Contact:
http://ryanadams.org/mb.asp?id=833616
Follow this links to Ryan's main board to see the true fans stick by their man no matter what.
Follow this links to Ryan's main board to see the true fans stick by their man no matter what.
-
- Posts: 132
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:50 pm
- Location: City of Angels
My son and I saw Wilco (with The Roots opening) at the Greek Theatre Tuesday night. The Roots were fantastic and really won over the Wilco crowd by the end of their set. Wilco were terrific. Jeff Tweedy was amusing in a self derpicating way and the band sounded great. They played 23 songs (according to my son's setlist) and all the 'hits', including a great rendition of Heavy Metal Drummer towards the end of a lengthy encore set. Tweedy endeared himself to many of the parents in the audience when he climbed down into the audience in the pit to pick up his sleeping five year old son and hold him for a couple of minutes as the band played on. BTW, Wilco's guitarist (Nels ?) was amazing; the whole band was in fine form.
-
- Posts: 1301
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:24 pm
- Location: bouncing over a white cloud
I believe Rickie is similar to Elvis in her intensity level. Her plane was late so everyone was aggrevated about the forty minute delay, but as soon as Rickie took the stage all was forgiven and the atmosphere of the venue changed. She started out alone on the grand piano for a few songs, then her bass player came on playing a standing electric bass for a few songs, and finally her guitar player joined them. Half-way into the show Rickie took up the acoustic guitar. No drums at all.
Her fans are die-hard, like Elvis', with many people shouting 'we love you's'. As soon as she started to play the audience hung on every word she sang and full attention was on her. The audience demographic of both her show and Costello/Nieve were similar; people of all ages.
Her fans are die-hard, like Elvis', with many people shouting 'we love you's'. As soon as she started to play the audience hung on every word she sang and full attention was on her. The audience demographic of both her show and Costello/Nieve were similar; people of all ages.
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think that you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
- M. Twain
- M. Twain
-
- Posts: 1301
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:24 pm
- Location: bouncing over a white cloud
- mood swung
- Posts: 6908
- Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2003 3:59 pm
- Location: out looking for my tribe
- Contact:
Xavier Rudd was at a little outdoor concert in Knoxville last night - it's amazing he can make all that sound by himself. Mic Harrison (ex V-Roy) opened. It was a nice summer evening, full of old hippies dancing well and big-assed girls dancing badly. Incredible people watching. Gotta go back.
http://www.xavierrudd.com/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=31
Like me, the "g" is silent.
- mood swung
- Posts: 6908
- Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2003 3:59 pm
- Location: out looking for my tribe
- Contact:
- mood swung
- Posts: 6908
- Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2003 3:59 pm
- Location: out looking for my tribe
- Contact:
- Who Shot Sam?
- Posts: 7097
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:05 pm
- Location: Somewhere in the distance
- Contact:
- Who Shot Sam?
- Posts: 7097
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:05 pm
- Location: Somewhere in the distance
- Contact:
I think "In The Yard, Behind The Church" is my favorite tune from Blinking Lights. There's something so grand and epic about it. I've been wearing this album out.selfmademug wrote:Awesome. Hope he plays all your faves. I wake up with a diff tune from those records every morning. But I think my fave has got to be Checkout Blues.
Mother, Moose-Hunter, Maverick
- so lacklustre
- Posts: 3183
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 2:36 pm
- Location: half way to bliss
"In The Yard, Behind The Church" was my early favourite from BL, but it was the one track that didn't really do it for me live. My favourites from BL are now 'old shit/new shit' (which wasn't played live) and 'things the grandchildren should know'. 'hey man (blah)' was excellent at the show we went to.
signed with love and vicious kisses
- Who Shot Sam?
- Posts: 7097
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:05 pm
- Location: Somewhere in the distance
- Contact:
In that string quartet context, it must sound quite different. It seems to me that it's a song that would needs a bigger sound (in places at least) than a string quartet could provide.so lacklustre wrote:"In The Yard, Behind The Church" was my early favourite from BL, but it was the one track that didn't really do it for me live.
Mother, Moose-Hunter, Maverick
- Who Shot Sam?
- Posts: 7097
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:05 pm
- Location: Somewhere in the distance
- Contact:
By the way, for all the Eels fans out there, E's recent appearance on ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones' LA radio show is well worth a listen:
http://www.eelstheband.com/jonesy.html
http://www.eelstheband.com/jonesy.html
Mother, Moose-Hunter, Maverick
- Boy With A Problem
- Posts: 2718
- Joined: Sat Jun 14, 2003 9:41 pm
- Location: Inside the Pocket of a Clown
shatterproof wrote:
(
I'm looking forward to checking Laura Cantrell out in a couple of weeks in support of Lucinda Williams (the drunken old biddy)
(
Is that the Amy Allison song (Mose's daughter)? I love that song.as well as "The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter" from Not the Tremblin' Kind
I'm looking forward to checking Laura Cantrell out in a couple of weeks in support of Lucinda Williams (the drunken old biddy)
Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
- Who Shot Sam?
- Posts: 7097
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:05 pm
- Location: Somewhere in the distance
- Contact:
Just got back from a great Eels (with strings) show at Town Hall in New York. Plenty of stuff from the new double album, a big hunk of Daisies Of The Galaxy, some tunes from Souljacker and a few from Beautiful Freak as well. Nothing at all from Electro-Shock Blues.
Show closed with a great, raucous, crashing version of "Dog-Faced Boy" (3rd encore). Other highlights for me: "Spunky", "Trouble With Dreams", "Railroad Man", "I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart", "It's a Motherfucker". Great cover versions of Bob Dylan's "Girl From The North Country" and Johnny Rivers' "The Poor Side Of Town".
E was in terrific form - lots of banter with the audience, smoking cigars and toting around a cane. Switched between acoustic guitar, piano, organ. One guy played pedal steel and a saw and banged on the edge of a big tin drum. The violinist was easy on the eyes.
Now off to bed.
Show closed with a great, raucous, crashing version of "Dog-Faced Boy" (3rd encore). Other highlights for me: "Spunky", "Trouble With Dreams", "Railroad Man", "I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart", "It's a Motherfucker". Great cover versions of Bob Dylan's "Girl From The North Country" and Johnny Rivers' "The Poor Side Of Town".
E was in terrific form - lots of banter with the audience, smoking cigars and toting around a cane. Switched between acoustic guitar, piano, organ. One guy played pedal steel and a saw and banged on the edge of a big tin drum. The violinist was easy on the eyes.
Now off to bed.
Mother, Moose-Hunter, Maverick