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Soul Asylum

Band name-Soul Asylum

Band members-David Pimer (vocals,lead guitar)

Dan Murphy (rhythm guitar)

Michael Bland (drums)

Tommy Stinson (bass guitar)

Band website- http://www.soulasylum.com

Venue-New Haven Concert on the Green (free)

City, State-New Haven, CT

Date-August 3rd 2007

Time- 7:30pm

Download Soul Asylum's song "Runaway Train" on itunes by clicking the logo below...

          If you were alive and listening to rock in the nineties, it’s unlikely you could have missed Soul Asylum’s biggest hit, “Runaway Train” However, even music lovers who managed to escape hearing that tune in its heyday still rocked out in the rain at the band’s free show on the New Haven Green July 28.
          The Grammy award- winning group, which got together in ’81, played with just two original members since bassist Karl Mueller passed away in 2005. Still, lead singer Dave Pirner and drummer Dan Murphy reformed the band and didn’t disappoint the sparsely populated crowd that stormy day.
          Despite promises from event organizers that the concert would cease if lightning struck, the band members stuck to their guns and delivered a more than decent rock performance after a half hour delay. They greeted a drenched and antsy audience with one of their lesser-known singles, “Somebody to Shove,” while we all sought shelter under umbrellas or nearby trees.
          Perhaps sensing the audience’s need for a recognizable song, they delved into weather-appropriate covers like “I Can See Clearly Now” and the first minute or so of CCR’s “Who’ll Stop the Rain?” If they’d hoped for Mother Nature to take the hint, all efforts were in vain as fat, persistent drops steadily fell on our heads for the rest of the show.

Pictured above is Soul Asylum

          They played “April Fool,” Misery,” and a track off of their latest album, which was met with a collective groan from the green, as we were growing tired of waiting in the rain to hear “Runaway Train.” Pirner was determined to impress us, though, and at one point even fell to his knees to get soaking wet during an ear-bending guitar solo.
          Finally, it was time for the one Soul Asylum song most everyone knew the lyrics to; clearly, ‘Runaway Train’ was the highlight of the show. It also sounded just like it did on the radio, but I know I was fine with hearing that one just the way I’d remembered it. Once they’d wrapped up their ’92 hit, it’s fair to say that we’d had enough of Soul Asylum. We packed up the cooler and trudged through the mud and back towards the car with strains of “Gone ‘Til November” following behind us.
          Overall, the show was satisfactory. The rain may have even added an element of excitement, as if it were daring us to stay for what we came to hear. And we did. I don’t know that I would have paid actual money for that show, but the scene on the New Haven Green seemed to work well for a band like Soul Asylum. They proved themselves to be stand-up musicians who aren’t afraid of a little rain and truly wanted to give us reason to have a great time.

LBT News

LBT News (18.07.2007)

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06-28-10

Hi Folks,

Well it's been a long time since our last update but boy have we been busy here at LBT. We did a phone interview with New Orleans Artist Mia Borders. Mia went to high school here in Connecticut. You can view this interview on our youtube channel here..........

Mia Borders Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Og6fyjqdo

We also created a promo video which gives a brief synopsis of some of our youtube videos. You can view the promo video here.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtVMWHgVh8g

And most recently (On 06-26-10) we were out at SphereCamp in Oxford, CT to flim what was a real happening time. For more info on SphereCamp check out www.tryouttoys.com

Check out our SphereCamp Video here......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKaWWhqEjCY

Also congratulations to Jerry Kane who won tickets to see Yes and Peter Frampton at Moehgan Sun Casino and Resort. Jerry answered a trivia question correctly on our facebook page.

Stayed tuned for more info and lots of upcoming concerts on livebandstouring.com. And be sure and check our facebook page at www.facebook.com/livebandstouring

Happy Summer Tours,

The Crew at Livebandstouring.com

01-19-10-

Check out this show this weekend......

01-17-10-

Happy New Year Folks......!!!!!

As usual we have much to report this year on the local Connecticut music scene.

We have completed our Artist Interview/Video Shoot with Article 19 on Jan 2nd 2010 at The Space in Hamden. It was a real pleasure to be back at the Space. ( www.thespace.tk )

The Interview with Article 19 is now available on our youtube channel at www.youtube.com/livebandstouring

This Interview marks the Debut of our Production Manager Chris D'Alessandro as the interviewer. Chris is often the person who is filming the bands and developing the footage in the production studio. But this is a first look at her as a interviewer and look to see more of her in Artist Interviews in the future.

Check out these pics from the show..........

We also have a NEW scheduled Artist Interview with Bronze Radio Return at Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford, CT on January 30th at 9pm. Check out Bronze Radio Return on myspace at;

http://www.myspace.com/bronzeradioreturn

Look for more ticketgiveaways this year to the hottest shows in Connecticut, more local music coverage, more Artist Interviews and Video Shoots, and hopefully we will finally get our shopping carts with Music Items up this year. Much in store so be sure and always stay tuned. Same Band Time.....Same Band Channel.

Till next time,

The Crew at Livebandstouring.com

12-26-09-

Hi Folks,

We just wanted to wish all of you a Happy Holiday Season.

As usual we've got alot in store for 2010 at livebandstouring.com.

On Jan 2nd 2010 we will be doing an Video Shoot with Article 19 at The Space in Hamden, CT. Article 19 is opening up for Ryan Cabrera and this show is expected to be sold out.

For more info go to......

www.thespace.tk

www.myspace.com/article19music

Also if your looking for some good time family fun you should go to Toad's Place tonight. Shakedown will be playing with good time family fun artist known as String Band. For more info go to....

www.toadsplace.com

www.myspace.com/stringbandnow

www.myspace.com/shakedownct
www.shakedown.net

Stay tuned for more updates and more to come from livebandstouring.com.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!!!!!!

Cheers,

The Crew at Livebandstouring.com

11-23-09-

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! CHECK OUT THIS

BANNER AND GO SEE THIS SHOW IF YOUR IN

HARTFORD, CT THIS WEEK......

11-17-09-

Hello,

We added a few videos from Larry's 4th of July Underground Parade and Music festival to our youtube channel. The family photo, the parade, a couple songs from String Band, and one song from Not Here Band are on there and can also be seen on our home page in the far left.

We are currently looking for new bands to interview and film. If you are interested please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Have a great holiday!!

Cheers,

Sean

08-13-09-

Hi,

We are currently developing footage from our filming of Not Here Band at Larry's Fourth of July Underground Parade in Morris, CT. Updates to follow.

We will also be attending Elemental Energy Expo Labor Day weekend Sept 5th and 6th in Monroe, CT. We hope to film bands if they agree to this weekend. Stay tuned for more updates.

Have a great weekend.

Cheers,

Sean

07-05-09-

Happy 4th of July Weekend everyone!!!

Livebandstouring.com is pleased to annouced the release of two artist Interviews. Firstly, check out our Artist/Interview and Video Shoot with Depth Quartet from Corner Pocket on 02-27-09 here........

http://www.archive.org/details/DepthQuartet_262

Also check out our Interview with Shakedown from Toads Place on 06-13-09 here.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__zCYfUcsw4

Happy Independence Day weekend!!!

06-14-09-

We are please to annouced that we have released our String Band Artist Interview/Video Shoot. It can be viewed here.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBytdG5PMOM

We also completed a Artist Interview/Video Shoot last night with Shakedown at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT. That show is currently in Production and will be released soon.

We have another Artist Interview/Video Shoot scheduled for this Friday 06-19-09 with Article 19 at Blue Back Square. Harris Decker from The Truth About Music blog will be conducting this interview.

And with the annoucement of our String Band release we will now have a ticketgiveaway.
Livebandstouring.com is giving away two tickets to Bob Dylan, John Mellancamp, and Willie Nelson at New Britian Stadium on Wed. July 15,2009 at 5:30pm. You must be a registered user to be eligible for this ticketgiveaway. Whoever post on our forums the most will win the ticketgiveaway. Be sure and enter on our ticketgiveaway page also.

Have a great summer,

The Crew at Livebandstouring.com

05-26-09-

Livebandstouring.com is proud to be doing alot of Artist Interviews this year. In cooperation with 8thestate.com we have finished the Depth Quartet Artist Interview/Video Shoot. It appears google is no longer allowing uploads. So we are looking into a new format to upload Artist Interviews/Video Shoots. This will take us a long time to figure out. In the meantime we will be uploading clips from the full film on our youtube channel at www.youtube.com/livebandstouring.

We also completed a Artist Interview/Video Shoot with String on 05-02-09. This one was a real pleasure and alot of fun. It is currently in production and we hope to have it released over the summer.

Livebandstouring.com is also proud to annouce that our next Artist Interview/Video shoot will be with Connecticut's Premier Grateful Dead Tribute band known as "Shakedown". We will be at the 06-13-09 Toad's Place gig to film and interview the band. To find out more about Shakedown check out their website at www.shakedown.net.

We've got some other things planned for this year(i.e. shopping cart with products) so stayed stuned for more info on that.

And as always..........whenever we release a Artist Interview.......we have a ticketgiveaway. So.......once Depth Quartet's Artist interview is released on our site(via youtube).......we will be giving away another hot set of tickets to a local area show. So always be sure and come back to LBT.com and post on our forums to win free tickets. Only registered members are eligible for ticketgiveaways.

We hope you all are having a great summer!!! There is a ton of great shows out there this year. Enjoy the music!!!

The Crew at Livebandstouring.com

05-02-09-

Tonight at Avon Old Farms Inn in Avon, CT is "A Grateful Dead Jubliee" w/Big Rhythum Wine, Legion of Jerry, and String Band. It starts at 5pm till about 2am. This is a incredible place and it's also rumored to be haunted. Perhaps Jerry Garcia's spirit will appear a the Inn. In the spirit of the recent Dead Tour Livebandstouring.com will be doing a Video Shoot/Artist Interview with String Band. We will have the clips available on our youtube channel a few days after the show. Come on down and enjoy the fun with us. $7 at the door.

04-24-09

The short cuts from the Depth Quartet show at Corner Pocket in Orange, CT on 02-27-09 are now available on our youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/livebandstouring

Some of the clips can also be viewed on the left panel of our website.

DO YOU NEED A TICKET FOR THE DEAD IN HARTFORD ON SUNDAY?

DO YOU NEED A MIRACLE EVERYDAY?

If so look for livebandtouring in and around the venue lots at the XL Center on Sunday 04-26-09 after 4pm. We'll be giving away miracles to some lucky folks. You better know your dead facts though. Or at least show some enthusiaism for livebandstouring.

See you on tour!!!!!

04-04-09

On 03-29-09 we did a Artist Interview with Uncle John of Weslyan Universities Radio Program Dead Air (88.1 FM WESU Middletown, CT). Dead Air is live every Sunday at 7:30pm. For more info on Dead Air visit this link.....

http://www.deadair881.net

You can view this interview on our artist interview page here.......

http://livebandstouring.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=39

The Dead Air Interview can also be viewed on our youtube channel here.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsS6C3vGRs

The Depth Quartet Artist Interview is now 90% done. Some last minute tweaking is taking place and the final product will be ready. Thanks to www.8thestate.com this video will be like nothing you have ever seen before from Livebandstouring.com. We will also be having a ticketgiveaway this month when the Depth Quartet Interview is debuted. It will be a jamband related show in the spirit of Depth Quartet. Only members registered with livebandstouring.com will be eligble for this ticketgiveaway. Posting on our fourms will also be required to win. Stay tuned for the official annoucement on this ticketgiveaway.

Bring on summer tours!!!!!!!

The Crew at Livebandstouring.com

3-20-09

Hello out there. The Depth Quartet video shoot/Artist Interview is currently in production and about 75% done. We should definately have it finished by early April. The interview was conducted by Walt B. of the jam band "In the Dark" and included Scott Murawski and Greg Vasso. This will be featured in the in Artist Interview section of our site and will include the entire Depth Quartet performance. We will also have clips on youtube channel which you can view here.......http://www.youtube.com/livebandstouring

Check out these pics from our Artist Interview with Scott Murawski and Greg Vasso of Depth Quartet......

02-10-09

Hello music fans!!!!! Livebandstouring.com is back........!!!!!! And we have great news. Livebandstouring.com with the help of http://www.8thestate.com will be doing a filming(and hopefully an artist interview) with Depth Quartet on Feb.27th,2009 at Corner Pocket in Orange, CT. Show starts at 9pm. Depth Quartet consists of Scott Murawski(of Max Creek,The Bill Kreutzmann Trio,and the Mike Gordon Band),Greg Vasso, and Justin Kolack. Check out their website/myspace at http://www.depthquartet.com

Also performing this night will be out old friends Legion of Jerry which we will also film. Be and sure and check out Legion of Jerry at http://www.legionofjerry.com

We will also be doing another ticketgiveaway once the Depth Quartet Artists Interview is produced and up on our site. So be sure and stay tuned to our site for that.

So come on down to Corner Pocket on Feb.27th,2009 at 9pm and watch us work,drink good beers and liquors, and jam out and rock out to some great tunes.

06-29-08

Check out our new Artist Interview/Video Shoot with Legion of Jerry at the Westville Artwalk in New Haven, CT from 05-10-08 here......http://livebandstouring.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=39

With the release of this video and in the spirit of Jerry Garcia we would like to annouce our new ticketgiveaway for 2 pavillon seats to see The Allman Brothers with Ratdog at the Dodge Music Center on 08-20-08 at 8pm.
To be eligible register with livebandstouring.com and then go to our ticketgiveaway page and fill out the form. Increase your chances of winning by posting on our fourms.

06-05-08-
We have a new ticketgiveaway for Gov't Mule at Ives Concert Park in Danbury, CT on Sat. July 26, 2008 at 5:30pm. You must be registered with livebandstouring.com to be eligible for this ticketvgiveaway. Once registered login and click on the ticketgiveaway menu and then click on the ticketgiveaway form at the bottom of the page. Fill out all required fields and hit submit. Post on our forums to increase your chances of winning. This ticketgiveaway will end on June 20th so enter today.

NOTE; for those that tried to enter the ticketgiveaway between June 3rd and JUne 5th before 6pm and could not register we apologize. The issue is fixed now and you should be able to register and enter just fine now. We apologize for any inconvinence this may have casused.

05-20-08-
We conducted a Artist Interview/Video shoot with Connecticut local band Legion of Jerry at the Westville Art Walk in New Haven, CT on 05-10-2008. Legion of Jerry is a Jerry Garcia Tribute Band that does mostly JGB tunes but also a few more songs in simliar genres. Check them out at http://www.legionofjerry.com or at http://www.myspace.com/legionofjerry

The video shoot/Artist Interview is currently in production. We took some average quailty video with a second camera which can be see on our youtube channel here..........http://www.youtube.com/livebandstouring

Stay tuned for full coverage of the Westville Art Walk Legion of Jerry show.

We've also got another deadhead type ticketgiveaway coming very soon. Remember those who post on the forums will have the best chance of winning tickets. Keep checking back for more updates on this.

04/28/08-
Livebandstouring.com has scheduled a interview with Legion of Jerry on May 10th for the Westville Art Walk in New Haven, CT in front of Delaney's Tap Room. Legion of Jerry is a band that does Jerry Garcia band songs as well as other songs from various artists. The name Legion of Jerry comes from a band Jerry Garcia was in called Legion of Mary. You can listen to tunes from Legion of Jerry at
http://www.legionofjerry.com or on their myspace at http://www.myspace.com/legionofjerry
Come on down and enjoy the fun. Delaney's Tap Room has a ton of beers on tap.

We are working on setting up a ticketgiveaway for another national act at a major Theatre in Connecticut. More details to come soon. Those who login and post on the livebandstouring.com forums have a better chance at winning ticketgiveaways.

More later,
Sean

04/08/08-

Hello again music fans. We are currently working on setting up a video shoot and artist interview with a local CT band for May. Stay tuned for more updates on that.

We will try to conduct more artist interviews and video shoots this year in Connecticut. Anyone interested in taking part in these interviews/video shoots as an artist/band or as a reporter/interviewer contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

There should be another ticketgiveaway coming soon as well. Always be sure and login/register for ticketgiveaways.

Be sure and visit our forums to post info about your band,find out contact information,tell us about your favorite bands and write your own concert reviews.

This is just a small hint of what's to come this summer from livebandstouring.com. Stay tuned.

03/01/08-

We at Livebandstouring.com have decided to give it another college try and stick it out a bit longer. We've decided websites take time to develop and can often take years to reach their true capabilities.

But we can't do it without your help. We want to hear from you. What is it that you would like to see happen at livebandstouring.com??? What do you currently enjoy about LBT.com? What can we do to make things better for your expierence with our website? Please give us some feedback at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . All those who give feedback will be entered into a drawing for a prize to be announced at a later date.

Also we have reinstated our message boards. So feel free to post away. As you may know some of us that work on Livebandstouring.com work for venues in Connecticut so this is a good place to get your band noticed. Feel free to post your bands youtube videos or links to your website. Objectionable material will be deleted and spammers will be pursed via applicable internet piracy laws.

So were sticking around here at LBT.com. There will be ticketgiveaways again this summer, a new product line, and more artist interviews. But we really need your input to give us a reason why we should keep going. Send all feedback to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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BSFN- King of The Party CD Review

Written by Sean
Sunday, 25 April 2010
CD Review ARTIST-Big Sam'S Funky Nation ALBUM-KING OF THE PARTY Contributing Writer-Sean Morse Artist Website- http://bigsamsfunkynation.com/ A few months ago I got the chance to see Big Sam's Funky Nation play the Warehouse in Hartford, CT for a Mardi Gras party. I found myself with plenty of beeds around my neck and enough asses were shaking to make Lil' Kim proud. After that show I had a chance to listen to BSFN's latest album "King of the Party" and the only thing disappointing about it was that I didn't have those same asses shaking in front of me like at the Warehouse. The first track and album name "King of the Party" was funky, jammy, and eclectic. This song will be incredible for Gathering of the Vibes this year and I can't wait. Sam is a tall man and this new album is like a tall order of funky hip-hop king fish soul music. The second song on the CD is "Krunked Up". This is a phrase often used to describe when you are catching a good buzz, weather it be from beer or just feeling the musical vibe. Sam's 2nd song has the lyrics "shake that booty" which is guarnteed to get any crowd dancing to the groove. This song has a feel good sound with effects to make you feel that true New Orleans vibe. The next track titled "Rage On" brings about commanding horns to start off which demands your attention. I could not stop tapping my feet and feeling good about the guitar from Takeshi Shimmura during this tune. Combined with Desmond "Chocolate Milk" Williams on drums this instrumental jam was New Orleans soul funk at it's peak. Sam does some cover tunes as part of his act and track 7 has been covered by the Black Crowes, Otis Redding, and The Grateful Dead to name a few. During "Hard To Handle" Big Sam puts a fast tempo, bluesy, southern style twist on this classic rock favorite. It encompasses his new fresh sound in true funk-a-dunk style. Everyone likes a woman with junk in the trunk and track 8 off of the King of the Party Album is called "Big Ole Booty" and sure to get folks dancing in the club. This song epidomizes how people love to grind up on each other while in the club. Check out King of the Party on itunes here If you go out dancing chances are you probably want to be seen. Track 9 off BSFN's album is about just that and it called "See Me Dance". The lyrics state "everybody from doctor to teachers come see me dance." This song is groovy with a little R & B twist. Many of these songs have the same context or meaning but it's about how you use them in the live setting in my view. These songs are made to pick up women or if your a girl to find that sexy guy in the club. I'm sure you've been in a club were people are standing off to the side of the dancing area while the DJ tries to get people involved in getting their suerve on. That's exactly what King of the Party's 11th track is about and what appears to be the final track called "Dance Floor." This tune starts off with good voice effects which remind me of TPang and the repitition is reminicent of Robert Randolph and the Family Band and other funk rappers. At this point I thought it was the end of the album. But there was about 5-6 more blank tracks. However, I had to listen to them all out of curiosity. When I finally got to track 17 there was a hilarious chipmunk voice version of Big Sam being silly saying things like "We In the House" in that high pitched voice. Then he says in an Alvin like way "We outta here". Overall it's a good album which involves a southern soul hipster trend. Disc Jockey's will love spinning this on vinyl into their mixes. When you feel like expierencing a little classy taste of New Orleans Big Sam's Funky Nation's album "King of the Party" is your source for getting down like MTV's Downtown Julie Brown. King of the Party can be purchased at the following locations; http://www.bigsamsfunkynation.com/merch.htm http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bigsamsfunkynation http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/king-of-the-party/id366901610
Last Updated ( Sunday, 25 April 2010 )

Mars Volta

Written by Dan Ivers
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Band name-Mars Volta Band members-Omar Rodriguez-Lopez- guitarist producer Cedric Bixler-Zavala-lyricist/vocalist Band website-http://www.marsvolta.com Venue-Toad's Place City/State-New Haven,CT Time-7pm Date-01/2008 Contributing Writer-Dan Ivers My tickets to Friday night’s show at Toad’s Place read “An Evening With the Mars Volta”. The Texas band that rose from the ashes of post-punkers At The Drive-In has apparently reached the point in their career where they can forget about opening bands and reserve an entire theater for nothing but their bombastic, idiosyncratic and Latin-influenced metal. While “An Evening With…” is usually reserved for the likes of Barry Manilow and Huey Lewis, it fits the Mars Volta well, giving them plenty of time for their ten-minute opuses to produce the desired effect. After a long wait, the nine-piece band finally took the stage and launched into “Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)”, a classic off of their debut album De-Loused in the Comatorium. Slowly, billows of pot smoke began their ascent towards the rafters as singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala yelped his abstract, bilingual lyrics (the song’s chorus “Exoskeletal junction / at the railroad delayed”, got a big shout-along from the crowd. MARS VOLTA PICTURED ABOVE Next was the pounding jazz-band freakout “Viscera Eyes”, with Bixler-Zavala shouting what sounded like ancient Aztec curses over trumpet lines from Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales’ brass section. Despite sound quality that left a little to be desired, the musicianship was undeniable. New drummer Thomas Pridgen’s thunder never ceased throughout the show, and along with bassist Juan Alderete, their rhythm section powered the band’s epic build and release tactic. Two additional percussionists, employing wind chimes, tambourines, and cowbell (yes, cowbell) pitched in some additional weirdness. Some half-ass mosh pits emerged in the packed-in crowd, but they served more to disturb the aura of the trance-inducing music than enhance it. Conventional songcraft would dictate a couple of verses and choruses, followed by a bridge or a guitar solo. The Mars Volta takes this template and stretches it as far as one’s patience will allow, and sometimes further, but what in one moment sounds like just a bunch of chaos and noise will suddenly spawn a burst of awe-inspiring beauty. After the second chorus of “Tetragrammaton”, the band embarked on a 15-minute journey of disjointed sounds and guitar riffs over the steady drum and bass. Bixler-Zavala inserted some high notes here and there, but unless you can stay relatively stoned (difficult in Toad’s Place), this starts to get on your nerves. “Drunkship of Lanterns” was a notable exception, as Bixler-Zavala’s spasmodes, accompanied by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s guitar effects, were consistently enthralling. All in all, the Mars Volta gave the crowd exactly what they would have expected. They were simultaneously ingenious and absurd, juxtaposing Hendrix-like guitar solos with sounds that seemed like someone just farted in outer space. Their music is not for the unadventurous, or the sober for that matter. If you have the patience for 12-minute songs with multiple movements and lyrics inspired by a Ouija board, or if you just appreciate something very, very different, their display of showmanship and musical mastery can be mesmerizing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 January 2008 )

Neil Young

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 16 December 2007
Band Name-Neil Young w/Pegi Young Band Members- Neil Young guitar/harmonica/banjo/piano Rick Rosas Ben Keith Ralph Molina Anthony Crawford Pegi Young Band website-http://www.neilyoung.com Date-Dec. 7th 2007 Venue-Chevrolet Theatre City, State-Wallingford, CT Time- 7:30 Contributing Writer-Sean Morse I've been working for Live Nation at the Chevrolet Theatre for a couple years now. When you work in the theatre business you have a wish list of bands you'd like to see come to your venue. Neil Young has been on my list for the past three years so I've long awaited his arrival. It's concerts like this one that make working in the music business worth it. Neil's wife Pegi Young was an opener for all the shows on this tour but she never really peaked my interests. Instead I bought a couple of Rogue brand beers and tailgated for a bit while she played. I met up with my friends with enough time to grab a beer and chat for a few minutes before Neil was about to take the stage for an acoustic set. The lights started to blink and into the theatre we rushed just in time to see Neil start his first song "From Hank to Hendrix". No beer was allowed in the theatre as he wanted people to pay attention for the first set. It was a quiet sit down envionment as the sweet sounds of "Hank to Hendrix" filled the theatre. The crowd roared in envy as he then went into "Ambulance Blues" followed by "Sad Movies" and then the classic "A Man needs a Maid." He floated between paino, organ and guitar for the next couple songs playing great tunes such as "No One Seems to Know" and "Harvest" followed by the well known "After the Gold Rush". Neil young then switched to banjo and I heard someone yell out "play old man Neil". That song would have to wait as he chipped away on banjo to the classic song "Mellow My Mind." The well known artist then busted into "Love Art Blues." By this time people had been yearning to hear some hit songs. So he went over to his place on center stage(in the middle of his 6 guitars) and started to play the chords to "Old Man". For some reason this song seemed to be cut short a little in my eyes. It was however quite enjoyable. He got a standing ovation for this song so it was only natural that he play "Heart of Gold" next. This song I felt was better done than "Old Man" and it made me feel better as a concert goer. That ended the acoustic 1st set. At intermission we were talking to some people and they were really upset that you were not able to bring beers in and the fact that Neil was teasing everyone by drinking one on stage. The bottom line is we are lucky to have Neil play at all in Connecticut. When your paying $100 a ticket people tend to complain. Very few people realize that the reason for high ticket prices is because scalpers have drawn up the price. Yet these are the same people who are willing to take the risk at buying faulty tickets from scalpers. While I enjoyed the acoustic set I was pumped up to hear the electric one. The band joined him which consists of Rick Rosas, Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Anthony Crawford and Pegi Young. They played "Don't Cry No Tears" and "Everybody KNows This Is Nowhere". I was waiting for one of my favorites and Neil didn't disappoint when he busted into "The Loner". In my eyes seeing Neil play this song while jamming on his electric guitar with that leg motion he does made it all worth it. But the night wasn't over yet. This tour was largely based on Neil Young's new album Chrome dreams II. I had a chance to hear this album and if you bought enough tickets thru ticketmaster the album was offered to you for free. The album shows how Neil is true to his roots. Neil's next song was a hit from this record called "Dirty Old Man." The next song "Spirit Road" is about Neil's spirituality and how it has affected himhis entire life. See the video here. He then went into to songs such as "Bad Fog of Loneliness" and "Winterlong". Neil had a artist painting the songs and before each song the painting would be complete and put on easel at the front of the stage so you knew what was next. This was the case with his next song "Oh, Lonesome Me". After that he played what is probably my favorite song on the Chrome Dreams II album "The Believer." That was followed by "No Hidden Path" to end the second set. Concertgoers were ready for an incredible encore. The band came back out on stage and jammed to "Cinnamon Girl" which was one of the highlights of the night. See the video here. That was folllowed by "Cortez the Killer." He had been playing 3 songs encores for the past couple shows elesewhere and the crowd was waiting for it. It looked like he was about to come back out but then the lights went on to the crowds disappointment. I heard the following week when I went to work that he didn't like the theatre because he said it was "too nice". He also said during the show "where are we? On the way in there was farms, houses, farms, houses, and then a theatre." It's funny he said that because he was just at the theatre about four years ago. While I expected a little more from Neil Young I realize he is in his early 60's. I feel privalaged to have had the oppuruntity to see him at all. He really is a special artist that only comes around every so often. I would give this show an A- with possibly learning towards a B+. However it was well worth the $105.50 for the ticket and I would pay that amount again in a heartbeat to see this incredible legend.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 December 2007 )

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