Will you come again? It's hard to say, I surely hope so... The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers are amazing in concert. First of all, they are uber talented singers and fantastic musicians, but they also connect with the audience so well. Friday night, they played about 2 1/2 hours of passionate, fun music. Their set covered their entire catalogue, and the audience knew the songs, singing along at any opportunity.
Down went Rose, down went Morgan, down went Driessen... The Baseball Project
The Baseball Project are a "Super Group" featuring the members listed below. It is a project of love, the love of baseball. The songs are all about baseball, which sounds ridiculous, but they pull it off so well. The songs are brilliantly written and performed.
I grew up a Cincinnati Reds fan during the Big Red Machine era. So, this song about Dock Ellis pitching against and throwing at the top of the Reds line-up makes me smile. The song ties up the Dock Ellis saga with a bow at the end.
I am hoping to see these guys (and gal) this summer. It's Baseball Project Season.
If I get murdered in the city, don't go revenging in my name... The Avett Brothers
I plan to see The Avett Brothers this weekend and it will be my 3rd time seeing them live. In recent years I have become very fond of their unique blend of Americana. I highly recommend these guys and hope to review the concert next week.
Well, I've been thinking 'bout all the places we've surfed and danced and all the faces we've missed, so let's get back together and do it again... The Beach Boys
For the past several years I have really enjoyed listening and learning the late 60's and 70's Beach Boys catalogue. Up to then I had always thought that after Pet Sounds they became a greatest hits band. I can't believe that I was unfamiliar with some of their best albums like Surfs Up, Sunflower and Holland.
My journey into The Beach Boys really started with around the Covid year and watching videos on Youtube. I discovered these channels: Giggens, The Beach Boys Basement and The Beach Boys Hangout. Watching these channels inspired me to collect and really listen to these albums.
I don't want to argue, there's nothing to say; Get me out of your starry eyes and be on your way... The Records
I've been into power pop for some time now and for me Power Pop starts with The Beatles and The Who. I think you can throw in a lot of the 1960's "pop" bands into the mix like The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Kinks and so forth.
Then in the late 1960's/early 1970's you had great bands like Badfinger, The Raspberries, Big Star, etc.. One of the lesser-known Power Pop bands, The Records made their debut in 1979 with Shades in Bed. The album featured what has become a Power Pop classic Starry Eyes.
No matter where you place in the human race, there is mercy, there is grace, look up...
Ringo Starr
I just heard that the original drummer for The Beatles, Pete
Best announced his retirement. I was looking forward to see him play in May but that show has since been canceled. I wish him all the best.
His Beatles’s replacement and my favorite drummer (along
with Keith Moon) Ringo Starr has recently put out his best album in years. It is a fine one. Aided by artists such as Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius and Larkin Poe and produced by super-producer T-Bone Burnett, Ringo’s Look Up is a country
flavored joy. Burnett tends to bring out
the best in whoever he works with and he has done it here once again.
Someday you'd watch this big green river flow, who knows where the road goes... Old 97's
2024 was a fantastic concert year for me personally. I finally got to see the Old 97's and to make it even better they had just released one of their better albums in several years, American Primitive. The highlights of the show included Can't Get a Line, Barrier Reef, Where the Road Goes, Weightless, Longer Than You've Been Alive, etc...
'Cause in a blink of an eye I'll watch these golden years fly by... The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years
I remember seeing The Lemon Twigs on several best of the year albums in in 2023 for the album Everything Harmony. So last year I had the opportunity to the Twigs live. To gear up for the show, I bought their then latest A Dream Is All We Know. I quickly came to love the song My Golden Years, which became my favorite song of the year. The song was great, the album was great and the concert was great. These truly are The Lemon Twigs golden years.