What was your last concert you went to ?

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Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
Two plus hours of heavenly music.

Hi Jeff,

Agreed.

I had seen each artist individually many times in the past at various periods throughout their careers. Each of them is more than capable of putting on a fantastic show by themselves.

The opportunity to take in a show featuring all of them together, each one sitting on stage with just their guitars and a good smattering of each of their songs was simply too much to pass up.

(I thought that Guy looked pretty damn tired however - more so than usual anyway.)

All the best,
Bill

Inspiral Carpets in Glasgow last Saturday. Then went to see the band DJ afterwards.

Kode 9 and the Space Ape playing on the Valve sound system in Sheffield's Octogon. Couldn't make it down to London for the DMZ second birthday so made do with this. Quite astoundingly good, lush, plangent, multi-hued dubstep - the music was simply alive. Space toasted a blinder. Stand out tracks: Loefah's remix of The Bug and Flow Dan's Jah War, which elicited the first rewind of the night; a monumental dubstep refix of Under Mi Sensi, ultimate Sleng Teng business; and a devastating version of Kode's own Backwards with electrifying new lyrics from Space. Double top night out. Valve system was good but not really a patch on Iration Steppas' rig.

l.a. philharmoronic at the disney concert hall -fantabulous hall. it was brahms, his 2nd and 4th as i recall. conducted not by salonen but guest conductor whose name escapes me, was at cleveland forever. snappy plus! next up is alfred brendel, truly great beethoven specialist, on tues. cheers

Saw Howard Jones (with Robin Boult, an excellent guitarist) at the Cheese & Grain in Frome on Saturday evening. A very entertaining set it was too

Eric Bibb and Danny Thompson, Newcastle City Hall.

Esbjorn Svensson Trio (EST) tonight in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Really excellent gig, shame the place was only half full. Combination of big venue and big venue prices I suppose. Still, worth every penny. Now off to buy some more CDs of theirs.

Ian

this evening in Rüsselsheim. Fabulous gig. Must have been Gian's best wishes...

cheers
Stefan

R.A.K. at Darmstadt Centralstation.

Good as expected. Not more, not less.

cheers
Stefan

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Originally posted by sjust:


this evening in Rüsselsheim. Fabulous gig. Must have been Gian's best wishes...

cheers
Stefan

Happy for you Stefan!
Cheers!
Gianluigi

Emmylou Harris, still with a beautiful voice at the age of 60.

Zep covers band called Stairway to Zeppelin...

Very impressive!!!!

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
Emmylou Harris, still with a beautiful voice at the age of 60.

And a beautiful woman, too. At least judging from the pics I have seen...

Did you make fotos, yourself ?

cheers
Stefan

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Originally posted by sjust:
And a beautiful woman, too. At least judging from the pics I have seen...

Did you make fotos, yourself ?

cheers
Stefan

No Stefan.

I sat way too far and anyway, I had no camera with me.

Regards,

Haim

Two weeks ago:

Bill Frisell with Greg Leisz and Jenny Scheimann.

Bob Dylan two days ago.

The Fall on April Fool's Day.

Last ever gig at the Hammersmith Palais, so a bit of an historic night, albeit one tinged with sadness at the passing of a great venue.

Love Mark E's new band - tight as a gnat's chuff, andI love the ZZ Top refugee on guitar. Top drummer too.

K

Tuesday 3rd March 2007 at 7 pm in Hereford Cathedral.

Bach's Saint Matthew Passion.

Superb rendering, with a Baroque style orchersta, international calibre soloists, and the Cathedral Choir.

The consequence for me was too emotionally charged to attempt a description...

Kindest regards from Fredrik

Post Script to the above! I recognised no one in the audience, but knew the bass player in the First Orchestra. I played a scale on her nice gut strung instrument in the interval! This was the first time I had even used a Baroque double bass bow, which curves outwards. It seemed very weak, but it is a different technique to get tone with one. We last played together more than ten years ago in Brahms' First Symphony.

I know quite a few in the Choir though!

ATB from Fredrik

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Originally posted by HBerg:
Bob Dylan two days ago.

Was he any good? I'm off to see him on Thursday, thought I ought to before he pegs it.

Regards

Nic

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Originally posted by Kevin-W:
The Fall on April Fool's Day.

Last ever gig at the Hammersmith Palais, so a bit of an historic night, albeit one tinged with sadness at the passing of a great venue.

Love Mark E's new band - tight as a gnat's chuff, andI love the ZZ Top refugee on guitar. Top drummer too.

K

Smith has an amazing ability to keep the creativity and tension going with the ever changing line ups. Good to hear the new material is strong. Sorry to hear about the passing of the Palais, seen a few gigs there myself back in the day.

Regards

Nic

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Originally posted by nicnaim:

quote:

Originally posted by HBerg:
Bob Dylan two days ago.

Was he any good? I'm off to see him on Thursday, thought I ought to before he pegs it.

Regards


Nic

Yeah, he was good and the band was excellent. Of course Bob is a little rusty but that's ok. Last song was All Along the Watchtower (one of my favorites) and he got a standing ovasion.........

Thursday April 5th
Ben Kweller,
Tony Joe White,
Wolfmother,

Friday April 6th
Gomez,
Bo Diddley,
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Animal Liberation Orchestra (with Jack Johnson)

Saturday April 7th
Mojo Webb
Eugene Hideway Bridges
Eric Burdon & The (new) Animals,

Sunday April 8th
Johnny Green's Blues Cowboys
Imperial Crowns

Monday April 9th
Floggin' Molly
Kaki King,
The Waifs
Ghostwriters
The Sunshiners
Larry Carlton's Blues Project with Robben Ford
Ben Harper (with Bonnie Raitt)
Bonnie Raitt

Plus partial sets of lots of others at the 18th East Coast Blues n Roots Festival at Byron Bay, Australia

HBerg

Just got back, he played a pretty good set, some really good when the band cut loose a bit. Not helped by the crap acoustics of the aircraft hanger that is the Newcastle Arena.

Is he always so engaged with the audience? The only time he spoke was to introduce the band before the encore, which was one of your favourites!

Regards

Nic

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Originally posted by HBerg:
Yeah, he was good and the band was excellent. Of course Bob is a little rusty but that's ok. Last song was All Along the Watchtower (one of my favorites) and he got a standing ovasion.........

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The only time he spoke was to introduce the band before the encore, which was one of your favourites!

Absolutely renowned for it. Makes Van Morrison seem like a natural orator by comparison. Mind he seems to be doing ok on his Radio Show. At least you've seen him, you can lay that to rest now

Diccus