Concerts etc

rromeo923
rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
edited July 2013 in The Clubhouse
Well I have been to hundreds of concerts over the years. I have seen some amazing shows and some not so amazing. Thought I would start a thread to discuss concerts etc.

Here goes-

This year I have been to a few disappointing shows (Karl Denson, The Black Keys) but last night my my faith was restored in live music.

I went and saw Steve Kimock and friends at The Baltimore Soundstage. There were only about a two hundred people total. Small and intimate crowd. Wellhe put on quite a show. He played some of the best guitar I have seen in a while. He did this with a little help from his friends, notably Bernie Worrell on keyboards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Worrell
Wally Ingram on Drums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Ingram
Andy Hess on Bass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Hess

Great show! Check it out if you get a chance. http://www.kimock.com/
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited June 2012
    We are lucky enough to have a smallish outdoor pavilion close to us. Have seen some pretty big names and shows there. Sheryl Crow, George Thurogood, John Fogerty. There are also 5 dollar Fridays where less known bands like the "Waitresses" show up. Great time and the weather has always been great.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited June 2012
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Well I have been to hundreds of concerts over the years. I have seen some amazing shows and some not so amazing. Thought I would start a thread to discuss concerts etc.

    Here goes-

    This year I have been to a few disappointing shows (Karl Denson, The Black Keys) but last night my my faith was restored in live music.

    I went and saw Steve Kimock and friends at The Baltimore Soundstage. There were only about a two hundred people total. Small and intimate crowd. Wellhe put on quite a show. He played some of the best guitar I have seen in a while. He did this with a little help from his friends, notably Bernie Worrell on keyboards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Worrell
    Wally Ingram on Drums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Ingram
    Andy Hess on Bass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Hess

    Great show! Check it out if you get a chance. http://www.kimock.com/

    What a good line up. Kimock is vastly under rated as a guitarist, IMHO.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    Hey rromeo923, do you ever get into Virginia ?? The Birchmere is a nice venue to catch some good shows.:wink:
    http://www.birchmere.com/

    I would'a loved to catch R. Crowell tonite but, the wife intervened!:sad::lol:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,776
    edited June 2012
    Up (sort of) in my neck o' the woods, another very cool venue that hosts some amazing guests - given its seriously off-the-beaten path location - is the Stone Mountain Arts Center (SMAC) in Maine http://www.stonemountainartscenter.com/ArtsCenter/
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    Do you ever get to the Berkshires , I've heard good stuff about "Tanglewood" too. My folks almost bought a hotel in Otis, MA. Many moons ago ,it's a cool area.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,776
    edited June 2012
    Tanglewood and "the Shed" are legendary... it's a beautiful place to spend a summer evening.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    Might even bump into James,Carly or Arlo, huh !:wink:
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited June 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    Hey rromeo923, do you ever get into Virginia ?? The Birchmere is a nice venue to catch some good shows.:wink:
    http://www.birchmere.com/

    I would'a loved to catch R. Crowell tonite but, the wife intervened!:sad::lol:

    Every once in awhile I have been known to see music in Virginia. I have never been to The Birchmere but it has been on the radar for quite some time. I like Wolf Trap (even after getting busted there for smoking pot (15yrs ago)), dislike Nissan Pavillion, and had so many great times at Hampton Coliseum.
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    Ouch ! Yeah, I think I'd dislike a place that now calls itself "Jiffy Lube Live" ! (Nissan P.) MerriwetherPost Pavillion wasn't too bad years ago, haven't been there in a LONG time. Used to eat at Rusty Scupper in Columbia before the show, that was a nice nite out,IMO ! :biggrin:
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited June 2012
    Lived in Denver for 35 years, best places were Ebbets Field, Red Rocks and the Rainbow Music Hall. At Ebbets Field, which probably held less then 500 people, I saw..Atlanta Rhythm Section. Tommy Bolin, Steeleye Span, Sutherland Brothers and Tim Weisberg. At Red Rocks, it was the Cheap Trick opening for the Kinks(!) and Metallica in support of their And Justice for all album. The Rainbow gave me..The Pretenders, Payola's, Greg Kihn Band and most famously, the first American tour by the Police! Still have the giveaway police whistle from A&M from the show:mrgreen: Great stuff, great memories!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,720
    edited June 2012
    "Small and intimate crowds in smaller venues" are what artists like Steve Kimock deserve.
    Might throw appreciative and MANNERED, too; know when to shut up and LISTEN.

    This offering, a "stream of consciousness" ode to the people of Japan wouldn't work in some 50,000 seat stadium, IMO.

    http://www.relix.com/video/live-at-relix/2011/03/28/steve-kimock-untitled-for-japan
    Sal Palooza
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited June 2012
    My personal favorite was Alicia Keys at the Verizon Wireless Theater when she was first coming onto the scene. It is a smaller venue, so it was much more intimate than your typical stadium experience. Alicia truly is an incredible talent, and she put on an amazing show. I especially liked how it was just her and her piano during the early part of the show.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited June 2012
    Some of the best shows I've seen have been at "Small and intimate crowds in smaller venues"

    I've seen known national acts at all of the following:

    No Fish Today (long gone)
    Painter's Mill (long gone)
    Hammer Jacks (long gone)
    8x10
    Pier 6
    Wolf Trap
    Venue in Georgetown that I forget the name of (long gone)
    Blue's Alley
    The Birchmere
    9:30 Club
    Fleetwood's (long gone)
    Venue out on Rt. 40W that I forget the name of (long gone)
    The Warner Theater
    DAR Constitution Hall
    The Kennedy Center
    Rams Head Tavern

    I'm sure I'm forgetting some.....
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited June 2012
    F1nut wrote: »
    Some of the best shows I've seen have been at "Small and intimate crowds in smaller venues"

    I've seen known national acts at all of the following:

    No Fish Today (long gone)
    Painter's Mill (long gone)
    Hammer Jacks (long gone)
    8x10
    Pier 6
    Wolf Trap
    Venue in Georgetown that I forget the name of (long gone)
    Blue's Alley
    The Birchmere
    9:30 Club
    Fleetwood's (long gone)
    Venue out on Rt. 40W that I forget the name of (long gone)
    The Warner Theater
    DAR Constitution Hall
    The Kennedy Center
    Rams Head Tavern

    I'm sure I'm forgetting some.....

    I would bet we were at many of the same shows F1.

    I played softball for the Painters Mill team and got in free for dozens of shows there.What a place.
    Just a few quick memories-
    SRV at 8x10 in 83 was great moment.
    Ramones at Hammerjacks always a treat.
    Buddy Guy and NRBQ at Pier 6
    Proposed to my wife at Max's On Broadway at a Nils Lofgren show.
    Bob Weir at Warner Theatre.Forget what they were called at the time.Billy Cobham was there i think.
    Pearl Jam at DAR the night Cobain offed himself.
    The Birchmere-NO TALKING!!!
    Painters Mill-Zappa,Allmans,B52's Crack The Sky about 20 times,BB King and Bobby Blue,John Mayall,Kentucky Headhunters last show before it was burned down by a couple Aholes.
    so many many more..
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited June 2012
    Phish-Atlantic City last night

    Hell Yeah!!!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 13
    edited June 2012
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Phish-Atlantic City last night

    Hell Yeah!!!

    Heard Wolfman's and Light were intense!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,224
    edited June 2012
    starkiller wrote: »
    Lived in Denver for 35 years, best places were Ebbets Field, Red Rocks and the Rainbow Music Hall. At Ebbets Field, which probably held less then 500 people, I saw..Atlanta Rhythm Section. Tommy Bolin, Steeleye Span, Sutherland Brothers and Tim Weisberg. At Red Rocks, it was the Cheap Trick opening for the Kinks(!) and Metallica in support of their And Justice for all album. The Rainbow gave me..The Pretenders, Payola's, Greg Kihn Band and most famously, the first American tour by the Police! Still have the giveaway police whistle from A&M from the show:mrgreen: Great stuff, great memories!


    Rainbow Music Hall was an awesome place to see bands play!! God I miss that place, it's a Walgreens now but they still have the Rainbow marque up that Walgreens uses..

    And Red Rocks is one of the best places on the planet to see a show, And it only takes me 5 minutes to get there from my house..:razz:
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited June 2012
    I saw Kingfish at The Rainbow in 1986. Grateful Dead at Red Rocks 85. Red Rocks is such a nice venue. Top 5 easy, if not number 1.
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2012
    Went and saw "Furthur" at Merriweather Post on Sunday. I just love Merriweather. Furthur was fun. I have a hard time thinking of them as anything other than a very good "Dead" cover band though.
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited July 2012
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Up (sort of) in my neck o' the woods, another very cool venue that hosts some amazing guests - given its seriously off-the-beaten path location - is the Stone Mountain Arts Center (SMAC) in Maine http://www.stonemountainartscenter.com/ArtsCenter/

    Is that the place that Carol Noonan,formerly of Knots and Crosses,runs?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,776
    edited July 2012
    it is, in fact.
    I don't know "Knots and Crosses" though.
    There is, or was, a sample of her performing Walk Away, Renee on the website that was stunningly beautiful...
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  • Squidmon
    Squidmon Posts: 84
    edited July 2012
    Seen some really great shows at the Park West in Chitown.
    If there ain't no gold at the end of the rainbow, I'll settle for the pot.:D
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited July 2012
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    it is, in fact.
    I don't know "Knots and Crosses" though.
    There is, or was, a sample of her performing Walk Away, Renee on the website that was stunningly beautiful...

    thanks mrh....I have 4 of her cd's....beautiful voice.....her original group was called knots and crosses...she was the lead singer.They had a huge breakout cd back in the 90's was played a lot on WBOS and the "old" WBCN with my Dj pal,Charles Laquidara:wink:
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited July 2012
    Going to Edgefest in Toronto on Saturday, really want to see the SilverSun Pick-ups and the Sheepdogs.

    Here is the list of artists:
    Set times for Edgefest '12 happening this Saturday at Downsview Park (Lineup and set times subject to change):

    Main Stage
    8:50pm Billy Talent
    7:10pm Death From Above 1979
    5:40pm Silversun Pickups
    4:10pm The Sheepdogs
    3:10pm Young The Giant
    2:20pm The Dirty Heads
    1:30pm USS
    12:40pm The Pack A.D.
    11:00am Doors

    Side Stage
    6:40pm Yukon Blonde
    5:55pm Library Voices
    5:20pm Said The Whale
    4:45pm Hacienda
    4:10pm Whale Tooth
    3:30pm The Apache Relay
    2:55pm Indian Handcrafts
    2:20pm The Darcys
    1:45pm The Coppertone
    1:10pm The Balconies
    12:35pm Acres of Lions
    12:00pm Mushy Callahan
    11:00am Doors

    Electronic Tent
    9:30pm JFK
    7:30pm Morgan Page
    6:30pm Tim Mason
    5:30pm Carl Louis & Martin Danielle
    4:30pm Stafford Brothers
    3:30pm Jay Fay
    2:30pm Stereotronique
    11:00am Doors
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 13
    edited July 2012
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Well I have been to hundreds of concerts over the years. I have seen some amazing shows and some

    Great show! Check it out if you get a chance. http://www.kimock.com/

    Hey rromeo, Did you see Kimock is giving away a free soundboard compilation from the tour you saw?

    http://www.livedownloads.com/music/0,8107/Steve-Kimock-mp3-flac-download-Steve-Kimock-LIVE-2012.html

    Bernie Worrell!
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited July 2012
    I prefer the smaller shows here in Louisville, KY. Some of the best concert-going experiences I have had have been in clubs and bars. Not much of a fan of the really big concerts that draw lots of people. Been to a few and they just feel kind of stale and impersonal. Probably the biggest name I've seen recently was Devin Townsend at Phoenix Hill Tavern. Really great show, and got to chat with Devin afterwards. Would have gone to see Puscifer when they were at the Brown but couldn't get tickets in time.

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,958
    edited July 2012
    Tell ya, I've pretty much given up on Rock concerts. Most the time they play venues where the acoustics suck anyway. Give me a small jazz club, filled with the smell of bourbon and smoke and I'm 3 feet away from the sax. Now thats how us old farts enjoy our music. :wink::smile:
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited July 2012
    Going to see Joe Walsh this Saturday at the Riverside Casino in Iowa City, cant wait some of the Casinos in this area have some good shows, its spose to be outdoors on the pavilion it will be hot but should be a good time.
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2012
    Jon_S wrote: »
    Hey rromeo, Did you see Kimock is giving away a free soundboard compilation from the tour you saw?

    http://www.livedownloads.com/music/0,8107/Steve-Kimock-mp3-flac-download-Steve-Kimock-LIVE-2012.html

    Bernie Worrell!

    Thanks!!!

    The Come Together> The Thrill is gone is sweet!!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2012
    Went to Linganore Winery Reggae Wine Fest yesterday http://www.linganorewines.com/eventspage_july.html#july2007

    A few things of interest.
    1) $20 gets you in and a wine glass. Free unlimited samples!
    2) Great venue (basically a stage at the bottom of a hill on a farm), about 2,000 people (I was surprised that many people were there ) (Not surprised anymore now that I am in on the secret)
    3) Bands were great. Strykers Posse are an old fave of mine. The Image Band is a new fave especially if you are not afraid to dance.

    Another one of these fests are planned for October http://www.linganorewines.com/eventspage_october.html#october2007
    I highly recommend if you are in the area.
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