Tag Archives: Tom Petty
Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen with John Jorgenson @ City Winery / Nashville, TN / October 1, 2017
Seeing this show billed as Hillman and Pedersen with Jorgenson makes you wonder why the three-man core of country hitmakers, The Desert Rose Band, didn’t just go ahead and bill themselves as such. Well, the facts are that Hillman is out touring in support of his great new Bidin’ My Time record with pal Herb […]
R.I.P.: Tom Petty
On Sunday night, I was at the Nashville City Winery watching a great show by Chris Hillman. The founding member of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers was there celebrating his new release which is a great collection of songs produced earlier this year by Tom Petty. For a moment, I fantasized how cool […]
Mudcrutch @ Ryman Auditorium / Nashville TN / May 31, 2016
It’s no secret that I’m lukewarm about seeing Tom Petty live. While I love his records, on stage he can made me yawn. I’m not quite sure what it was, but seeing him front the southern-fried country rock sounds of Mudcrutch was another story. It was one dandy of a musical evening for yours truly […]
Steve Winwood @ Bridgestone Arena / Nashville TN / September 23, 2014
While I still savor most of Tom Petty’s musical catalog, long ago I gave up on seeing him in concert after several tries. I just find his live show to be drudgingly dull. The opportunity however to see his hand-picked opening act, Steve Winwood, was reason enough for me to accept an invite to […]
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