Advertisements It’s hard for me to recall what stopped me from going to The Grateful Dead show here in the SLC back in the early 90’s. Probably a girl, or perhaps my own reluctance at that time to see a concert solo. Sadly, it was one of the last shows Jerry did before his death.Continue reading “Bob Weir & Ratdog”
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feeling my Aussie roots with JBT
Advertisements I had the date marked on my calendar since April, and on August 14th, I arrived to be one of the first people in line, hours before the show started…John Butler Trio was in the house! Their music is amazing, and being half Aussie myself, I feel a deep and undeniable connection thatContinue reading “feeling my Aussie roots with JBT”
Steely Dan
Advertisements The night started with talk of diminishing egg counts and possible in vitero fertilization, somewhat ironic for the jazzy baby making music of Steely Dan. Love certainly was in the air as people’s hips were swaying and jelly rolls moving to the jazz funk infusion of the evening. As the sun set and the coolContinue reading “Steely Dan”
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Advertisements Friday night and everyone is certainly feeling alright. Perfect time for the unexpected. [the_ad id=”11881″] Alex Wilson is the opening act. He looks Hispanic, sounds British, and his first piano solo is a cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”. The evening gets super interesting quickly. A nice enough guy named Ulysses asks if he canContinue reading “Rodrigo y Gabriela”
Old Crow Medicine Show
Advertisements Country music is hard to define, so let’s not even try. Labels are for people who are not comfortable letting things just be.Old Crow Medicine Show was downloaded to my Ipod ages ago, and from songs that get your feet tapping to soulful, sad crooning classics, these guys have more harmony and melody inContinue reading “Old Crow Medicine Show”
Magnetic Zeros
Advertisements Spring has sprung here in the SLC, and with the warming sun comes the Red Butte concert series for the summer. To start off my season of fantastic line-up’s comes Black Hole Oscillators, the opening band of the evening. Laying down trippy riffs and long jam sessions, these guys were perfect to listen toContinue reading “Magnetic Zeros”
Good Winter
Advertisements Bon Iver is derived from the French phrase bon hiver ( French meaning “good winter”) [the_ad id=”11881″] Hope is that one takes the time to appreciate the circle of things in life. A mere three weeks ago a man was bored in California, randomly texting friends to see who was going to join thisContinue reading “Good Winter”
Shins on ice…
Advertisements The alarm registers only a few hours sleep as legs move slowly towards the shower. 4 a.m. is an ungodly time to hail a taxi. The city of Vancouver is as quiet as the taxi driver, and groggy half open eyes take in the quaint shops along Granville one last time before I arriveContinue reading “Shins on ice…”
an evening with Frampton
Advertisements He isn’t known for his voice, guitar playing, or showmanship, but if you shake all of it together you get Peter Frampton. And on a hot summer evening, that was just the SLC received, and it was amazing. Frampton replayed his best selling Live album for the first act of the concert. Hearing theContinue reading “an evening with Frampton”
Fleet Foxes & fishing
Advertisements “Enchanted” would most accurately describe how I felt when she first opened her mouth and sang. The girl and I stopped our conversation at the sound of Alela Diane and Wild Divine. The night only got better. Rounds of drinks with old friends and new, home made cookies and pasta devoured, as we all relaxed onContinue reading “Fleet Foxes & fishing”