Category Concert Reviews
Billy Idol @ Ryman Auditorium / Nashville TN / September 18, 2015
What made me want to go see Billy Idol? Besides his handful of catchy hits that used to forever blare off my MTV, two things came to mind. First, his cameo in The Wedding Singer gave me the impression that he was a likable guy. But more so I focused on the fact that he […]
Rayland Baxter @ Grimeys New & Preloved Music / Nashville TN / August 31, 2015
Touring behind his latest release on ATO Records, Imaginary Man, Rayland Baxter gave a 6pm Monday in-store appearance at Grimey’s that wound up being almost as long as his Nashville Sunday Night set at Third & Lindsley the night before. At the moment, the stars sure seem to be lined up right for the Nashville […]
Elvis Costello & the Imposters: Ascend Amphitheater / Nashville TN / August 8, 2015
I guess it was fitting that my first concert at Nashville’s newest outdoor music venue would be my favorite artist and the one whose 1987 concert (with the Confederates at Vanderbilt) caused me to make my first visit to Music City. It was also somewhat strange since aside from a 2007 unscheduled slot as a […]
Josh Rouse @ Third & Lindsley / Nashville TN / June 20, 2015
Despite the fact that he now lives in Spain, Josh Rouse will forever be a Music City resident in our hearts. On the final night of a brief US tour to promote his latest release, The Embers of Time, Rouse returned home to the Third & Lindsley stage where he last appeared two years ago. […]
Ruston Kelly @ City Winery / Nashville TN / July 11, 2015
For as much as I love live music, you would think that I would have more patience with listening to an unknown opening act. (See my previous views on the subject.) But, as I am now suffering from OA (“old age”), it often is a struggle for me to pay attention to most new music […]
The Long Players: Dylan/Cash and the Nashville Cats @ Country Music Hall of Fame / Nashville TN / July 7, 2015 – Here are the Cats!
Nashville cats, play clean as country water Nashville cats, play wild as mountain dew Nashville cats, been playin’ since they’s babies Nashville cats, get work before they’re two Lyrics from “Nashville Cats” by John Sebastian Here are some of the “Cats” who appeared at this great show with The Long Players. Al Kooper Charlie Daniels […]
The Long Players: Dylan/Cash and the Nashville Cats @ Country Music Hall of Fame / Nashville TN / July 7, 2015
It was one of those events that make me proud to live in Music City: a free star-studded early evening concert outside the Country Music Hall of Fame. The occasion was the celebration of the release of a delightful 2-CD set of music honoring the current Dylan/Cash and the Nashville Cats exhibit at the Hall. […]
The Rolling Stones @ LP Field / Nashville TN / June 17, 2015
In honor of the number of shows that the Stones will be doing on their current tour, here are 15 things I want to tell you about last night’s Rolling Stones show in Music City: The current Stones extravaganza is called the Zip Code Tour. LP Field is in 37213. As with other cities, the […]
The Who Hits 50 @ Bridgestone Arena / Nashville TN / May 11, 2015
How about taking a look at the current status of the four key British Invasion bands from the 60s: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who. When it comes to creating new music, Paul McCartney is perhaps the only one from this bunch that regularly issues new music. (His choice though of […]
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