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 that can…
Tag: Concerts
Steely Dan
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 cool night…
AmericanaRama
Los Angeles. Chicago. Louisville. New York. Ryan Bingham. Wilco. My Morning Jacket. Bob Dylan. AmericanaRama. A music festival representing a slice of my country, it’s diversity and commonality. Hours of bands playing together, jamming endlessly, the truest essence of what music is all about. I sat in wonder song after song. …
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Friday night and everyone is certainly feeling alright. Perfect time for the unexpected. 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 can sit by me…
Old Crow Medicine Show
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 in their…
Soundgarden
I’m sure that I am repeating myself, but the Seattle grunge scene impacted me musically, shaping the way I felt about music, artists, and genre’s. Any chance to still see these influential bands is an opportunity I can’t miss. This personal promise took me to Austin, Texas, for the USA Memorial holiday to enjoy a…
Magnetic Zeros
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 to as…
more Iron & Wine please….
I’m so enamored with the band Iron and Wine that I flew to Toronto to see them live in 2011. So when I heard they were doing a few shows on the East coast of the US before taking off across the pond for their European tour this year, I looked up the cities to…
the magnetism of Jim James
Sometimes one’s lack of the details can lead to unexpected rewards. A case in point was the random buying of ticket to see the band, My Morning Jacket, in Hollywood at the Fonda Theatre. Not until I was underneath the marquee did i realize that I wasn’t seeing My Morning Jacket, but instead the…
MMW
Back in the summer of 2008, when I was just starting to explore the possibilities of solo travel, I ventured to Wyoming to see the Jackson Hole Music Festival by myself. One of the many musical acts I fondly remember was Medeski, Martin & Wood. Coincidentally, on April 20th, the unofficial “celebrate marijuana” day was…
Quadrophenia in Reno
My first vinyl album was from The Who. Sadly, I no longer have the record nor the kick ass record player, only memories. When I heard the band was touring in the USA, I figured it was time for me to relive the memories of youth and see them before they were six feet under….
Vivaldi
Walking down the streets in the blue hour after sunset, scarf wrapped tightly around my neck I make my way to the St. Salvator church at the Charles Bridge entrance to Old Town Praha. Being built between 1578-1654, it’s classic baroque architecture is truly a marvel. Inside it’s high domed ceiling has hand painted fresco’s…