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Post by musicbuff78 on Aug 14, 2009 2:44:40 GMT -5
I've tried searching and I can't find my Upcoming Concerts thread anymore but I'm getting ready to head to the Iowa State Fair today and wanted to inform you guys of some of the acts that we have set to take the free stage for the duration of the fair:
8/13: Trailer Choir (7:30, 9:30) 8/14: Jace Everett (7:30, 9:30) 8/15: Randy Houser (7:30, 9:30) 8/16: Heidi Newfield (7:30, 9:30) 8/17-8/18, 8/19: Jason Brown (he's an Iowa country "star (7:30, 9:30 both days) 8/19: Jarrod Niemann (noon, 2PM) 8/20: Country Gold (this year consists of Leroy VanDyke; Steve & Rudy Gatlin; Helen Cornelius, and David Frizzell) (6, 8:30) 8/21: Low Cash Cowboys (never heard of them but supposedly a hybrid of country, rock and hip-hop music) (7:30, 9:30) 8/22: The Lost Trailers (8PM ONLY) 8/23: Julianne Hough will be the last free concert of the fair (7PM ONLY)
When walking around with friends, we happened to walk across the free stage area when Trailer Choir was playing and I wasn't really going to go because from the clips I've heard, I haven't been impressed.......but I wanted to see the female in the group in person, so we went and I was VERY impressed with them. Very funny group with great potential.......they just need to let her sing WAY more...she did I Will Survive and just nailed it. Got my pic taken with them after the show and if I can get a friend to make adjustments to it with, I'll try to post it.......though I NEVER have luck posting pics on here.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Aug 15, 2009 23:10:26 GMT -5
They just opened a new venue in the town next to mine and the first act was Restless Heart. FREAKING AMAZING SHOW. These guys nailed it. Opened up with Wheels and never let up. Played a new song that will be on their new album for Tuniverse Records called Home. Great song.
I am going to see Sister Hazel on the 27th of August. (Center Stage, Gadsden)
Eric Church on Sept 26th. (Workplay, Birmingham)
Creed (maybe) on Sept. 12th. (BJCC, Birmingham)
Anyone seen Cross Canadian Ragweed? I have heard a few songs and wasn't impressed. They will be here in November. (Center Stage, Gadsden)
If any of you live in the Brimingham/Atlanta vicinity check out centerstagegadsden.com. They have a calendar of events and it updates regularly. Rick Springfield and Air Supply early next year. It's a beautiful place and I am so excited to have it in my backyard (not really but close enough).
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Post by musicbuff78 on Sept 24, 2009 20:21:05 GMT -5
I just found out that Bomshel will be here in town the day before their CD comes out.
This is one of the cd's I've been looking forward to for a LONG time and hope I will be able to buy it that day.
On Facebook, they are showing Wal-Mart tour dates.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Sept 26, 2009 1:35:27 GMT -5
I went to the Eric Church show at Workplay in Birmingham last night. GREAT SHOW. Even with a broken foot, Eric never sat down. The show was sold out which I was told was 600 people. There are no seats in the Soundstage area of Workplay so it makes for a long night of getting bumpbed into and stepped on but it was worth it. Here's the setlist
Young and Wild Pledge Allegiance to the Hag How Bout You Sinners Like Me Hell On The Heart These Boots Ain't Killed Me Yet Two Pink Lines Without You Here Living Part Of Life Before She Does Longer Gone What I Almost Was Love You Love The Most Lotta Boot Left To Fill Carolina
Encore Smoke a Little Smoke Guys Like Me Can't Take It With You In America (Charlie Daniels cover) Those I've Loved Along The Way
No mention of what the next single will be. He actually did very little talking between songs. He hopped all over the stage and about beat the hell out of himself banging his fist on his chest. The crowd was GREAT and sang along to every song. He is a great performer and his band sounded great.
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Post by leilamaurizia on Oct 6, 2009 6:35:51 GMT -5
Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are going to tour together. Press ReleaseNov. 20 Moline, IL I Wireless Center Nov. 21 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Nov. 22 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center Dec. 3 Colorado Springs, CO World Arena Dec. 4 Park City (Wichita), KS Hartman Arena Dec. 5 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center Dec. 10 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex Dec. 11 Columbia, SC Colonial Center Dec. 12 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Center Dec. 13 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena Jan. 22 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena Jan. 23 Independence, MO Independence Event Center Jan. 24 Council Bluffs, IA Mid-America Center Jan. 29 Reading, PA Sovereign Center Jan. 30 Worcester, MA DCU Center Jan. 31 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center Feb. 11 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre Feb. 12 Beaumont, TX Ford Park Feb. 13 Bossier City, LA CenturyTel Center Feb. 14 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center Feb. 19 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena Feb. 21 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Feb. 25 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Feb. 26 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center Feb. 27 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center Feb. 28 Highland Heights, KY The Bank of Kentucky Center Mar. 4 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Mar. 5 Champaign, IL Assembly Hall Mar. 6 Evansville, IN Roberts Stadium Mar. 12 Richmond, VAQ Richmond Coliseum Mar. 14 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Mar. 26 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Mar. 27 Green Bay, WI Resch Center Mar. 28 Dekalb, IL NIU Convocation Center Apr. 8 Loveland, CO Budweiser Events Center Apr. 9 Rapid City, SD Don Barnett Arena Apr. 10 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Oct 6, 2009 6:40:58 GMT -5
www.traceadkins.com/news.php?title=sunnyd_presents_the_shine_all_night_tour&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 All dates with Trace Adkins unless noted otherwise. *Date with Blake Shelton & The Lost Trailers **Date with The Lost Trailers DATES CITY VENUE Nov. 20* Moline, IL- I Wireless Center Nov. 21 St. Paul, MN- Xcel Energy Center Nov. 22 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center Dec. 3 Colorado Springs, CO- World Arena Dec. 4 Park City (Wichita), KS- Hartman Arena Dec. 5 Oklahoma City, OK- Ford Center Dec. 10* Greensboro, NC- Greensboro Coliseum Complex Dec. 11* Columbia, SC- Colonial Center Dec. 12** Duluth, GA- Gwinnett Center Dec. 13* Birmingham, AL- BJCC Arena
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Oct 16, 2009 22:16:32 GMT -5
This is over a week after the fact and won't be as ridiculously long as my Keith/Carrie recap from last year, but I got to attend the Keith Urban/Sugarland concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City last Thursday, and had a great time.
This was my first time ever seeing Sugarland live, and I went in with very high expectations based on their TV performances and the DVD of their concert performances (as shown on ABC). I really believe they are the best combination of musical intelligence and marketing savvy in country music, and possibly all of music right now. I don't love (or even like) all of their songs, but I think they are strong writers and that Jennifer Nettles is both an excellent technical singer and an excellent interpretive singer. I just really respect their attitude and their nimble thinking because both are backed up by strong musicianship and artistry.
I would say that Sugarland's stage presence definitely lived up to expectations. Both Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush have this easygoing and infectious joy in their expression, and the MSG crowd certainly had fun with them. They both show a great sense of mischief and a willingness to be goofballs without compromising their musical chops.
Thing is, the audio mix was atrocious. I couldn’t understand a word Jennifer Nettles or Kristian Bush was singing as long as there was any kind of bass playing, because the bass was pumped up way too high. I was sitting in the 1st tier of seats, center stage, so while I imagine the mix might have worked better for people on the floor, I’m thinking I can’t be the only one for whom the mix was an issue. From what I could tell, Jen Nettles hit all of her notes (she rarely if ever misses one) and Kristian Bush sounded fine on songs like “Love” and “Already Gone.” But I couldn’t hear Jen Nettles modulating her voice to sell the lyrics – I tend to blame the mix, although it’s possible that she was just singing out to the whole arena. It was disappointing to miss out on that because that’s an aspect of her singing that I really appreciate and enjoy.
Now, I knew most of the words to Sugarland’s songs, so not being able to make out what was being sung wasn’t as a big an issue for me, but I was at the concert with a friend who isn’t familiar with their work and was totally ready to be won over by the band. On some of their fun uptempos, it wasn’t such a big deal, but it’s very difficult to connect to a song like “Want To” when one can’t make out what is being sung. The connection issue actually turned out to be a bit broader than that, too. On songs like “Want To” and especially “Joey,” I thought Sugarland looked like they were having too much fun. I mean, both of these songs are plaintive songs, yet Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush delivered them with pep in their step and smiles on their faces. “Joey” was especially perplexing, because while I was impressed that much of the arena knew the song and was singing along with Jennifer Nettles without any prompting, Jen Nettles eventually held out the mic to the audience to have us repeat “Joey, I’m so sorry,” as if this were something to celebrate. This went on for a while, and it just felt all wrong. Keith’s set and the singalongs that ensued would put the wrongness of that moment into sharper relief.
That said, the crowd certainly enjoyed Sugarland’s full set, and was definitely singing along to many of the songs. “It Happens” and “All I Want to Do” got two of the night’s biggest responses (much to my chagrin because I don’t like either one; I will say that they work really well live). And like I said, the response to “Joey” was also quite big. “What I’d Give” didn’t seem to get as big of a response – the crowd seemed to settle down a bit during that one despite Jen Nettles’ amusing introduction (she asked who was feeling sexy that night, and then dedicated the song to all the sexy mamas and daddies, and then, after a pause, to all the sexy daddies and daddies, to all the sexy mamas and mamas, whoever’s out there. I don’t know, there was something really dorky and goofy about the way she said it.).
For me, one of the set’s highlights were “Genevieve” – the staging was great and it was one of the rare moments that one could actually hear everyone’s voice with clarity (the absence of bass during the verses helped). Sugarland and its backing band sounded terrific in harmony and it was a nice change of pace for the show. I’m really glad that they chose to include that album track in the set – the crowd response didn’t seem to flag at all during this one. The rest of the set’s highlights started, surprisingly (to me) with “Everyday America.” I’ve always liked the song well enough, but there was something about the tone of the song and the way Sugarland reached out to the audience with it that really connected at the concert. The cherry on top was that Jen Nettles and the band did a little breakdown right before the bridge of the song that incorporated a bunch of popular songs including “Hot in Herrre” by Nelly, “Rock With You” by Michael Jackson and “Holiday” by Madonna. That seemed to really get the crowd going – the whole of MSG was on its feet dancing for this one.
“Stay” was, somewhat counterintuitively, the perfect follow-up to “Everyday America” because “Stay” is probably Sugarland’s best-loved song, the whole crowd knew it, was very excited to hear it and sang along with it. Jen Nettles did not disappoint on this one – because it was acoustic, her voice rang clearly through the arena and there were no problems deciphering the lyrics from where I was sitting (or, by then, standing). Her physical presence for the song was perfect (as was Kristian’s in support), and she conveyed the song beautifully. The crowd sang along as if in sympathy, and it was a wonderful moment. Following that up with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” was a great choice, as the crowd again knew that song well (plus, Bon Jovi is a local favorite, being from Jersey) and was happy to join in another good-natured singalong. “Something More” continued the singalong, dance-along vibe – basically, the concert was one big party at this point and this song matched Sugarland’s happy-go-lucky presence very well. So did “Walkin’ on Sunshine,” although it wouldn’t have been my choice to end their set. The bottom line though is that the energy and degree of audience engagement seemed to really go up a few levels starting with “Everyday America,” and I thought Sugarland did a good job via song selection and performances of keeping that momentum going.
One thing that seeing Sugarland perform this set brought home to me that I guess I hadn’t noticed before is the band’s fondness for lyrics that involve the making-yourself-presentable routine prior to going out (“Settlin’”/”All I Want to Do”/”It Happens”) and lyrics that involve growing up in the backwoods (“Everyday America”/”Who Says You Can’t Go Home”/”Something More”). It’s not a big deal, it’s just something that struck me for the first time (and I know Sugarland didn’t write “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”). Probably should have noticed before.
Anyway, my friend commented at the end of their set that it would be great to see them in a smaller setting, especially one where the mix was a bit more audience-friendly and didn’t confuse volume with energy. That’s where I am, too. There is no denying how engaging both Jen Nettles and Kristian Bush are on stage – they are so much fun to watch and their energy is infectious. It just felt to me like this got in the way of the delivery of some of their more reflective and/or melancholy songs (“Stay” being the notable exception). I mean, even on “Already Gone,” Jen Nettles was practically pumping one of her fists in the air every time she launched into “I was already gone” – people were already into the song, so it didn’t feel necessary for her to do more to turn the song into some kind of anthem. I know that Sugarland is capable of performances that are truer to the spirits of their sadder songs, because I’ve seen such performances from them on TV. So I would like to see that live one day. All in all, I would say there were aspects of their set that met my already high expectations, enough that I would buy a ticket to see them again.
Setlist: "Love"/"Settlin'"/"It Happens"/"Want To"/"Nightswimming"/"Joey"/"Genevieve"/"All I Want to Do"/"What I'd Give"*/"Everyday America"/"Stay"/"Who Says You Can't Go Home"/"Something More"/"Walkin' on Sunshine"
* I might have the placement of "What I'd Give" in the set wrong.
OK, this has turned ridiculously long after all. I’ll post my Keith review tomorrow.
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Post by Blake on Oct 16, 2009 23:12:33 GMT -5
Cool review. I last saw Sugarland at CMA Music Fest in June, and their performance really drove home my theory that they deserved a CMA Entertainer nod (Both Sugarland and Miranda Lambert were far more entertaining that night than Kenny Chesney, but I digress.) Anyway, I think you're absolutely right when you say their enthusiasm is a little misplaced at times, notably on "Joey." It's almost as if they're afraid to let a few slow, sad moments creep into the set. They're not the worst offenders, by far.
I wish I could find the YouTube clip, but at the (infamous) 2006 CMAs, Faith Hill sang "Stealing Kisses," a mournful, lonely-wife ballad, while somehow incorporating clapping and arm-raising into the performance. That was much more offensive to me than the resulting "Carrie reaction" controversy! Imagine Tammy Wynette lifting her arms in the air and waving 'em around during "Stand By Your Man!" Anyway, part of interpretive ability is understanding what actions and emotions are appropriate when performing live, and Sugarland (and most arena-playing acts) could learn a bit about that.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Oct 19, 2009 15:10:05 GMT -5
Blake, I searched for video of that on YouTube. No dice. I'm not sure whether to be disappointed or relieved. But on to Keith Urban's set at MSG last week. My concert buddy had mentioned watching a GAC behind-the-scenes special on Keith's tour, in which he said something to the effect that he thinks everyone at a concert is looking for understanding (or someone who understands them). That comment is incredible useful as a lens through which to view Keith's set, and I think it is indicative of what makes Keith such an amazing live entertainer. When I saw Keith live for the first time last February, he made such a strong impression that I was determined to catch him live at every opportunity, despite the fact that I had yet to purchase a full album of his (I do own a few of his individual songs). My disappointment in Defying Gravity didn't change my willingness to purchase a full album of Keith's, but it certainly wasn't going to deter me from seeing his concert at MSG. And although this concert didn't make quite as strong an impression on me as last year's Keith set, Keith did more than enough to make the experience feel special. The thing that stood out to me was the way he seemed to treat the singalongs, most of them spontaneous, some of them encouraged. Sure, the singalongs were interactive moments, but whereas during Sugarland's set, it was about the crowd singing Sugarland's songs to Sugarland, during Keith's set it felt more like it was about the crowd singing its own experiences through Keith's songs. When Keith started his set off, I found myself having the same difficulty making out what he was saying as I had during the Sugarland set. Fortunately, the issue seemed resolved by the time "Stupid Boy" rolled around. "Hit the Ground Runnin'" made for a nice rocking start, though I thought the silhouette/pulsating lights intro of last year's "Once in a Lifetime" was a visually stronger entrance (I much prefer "Hit the Ground Runnin'" as a song, though, and it got me out of my seat immediately). "Days Go By" had everyone doing that arms-out-the-window thing from the video (I found myself missing last year's charming video with scenes across America of people doing the snake-arm thing). A comment about the stage set-up for Keith this year: I actually preferred last year's set-up with the super-long catwalk leading into a mini-stage large enough to hold the whole band in a circle near the back of the floor, accompanied by a gigantic single HD screen that made you feel like you didn't have to choose between watching the screen and watching the stage action. This year's set-up involved five narrow screens behind the stage, as well as two elevated smaller screens at the side of each stage. The catwalk was probably somewhere between 5-10 rows deep, and there was a separate mini-stage behind the mixing booth that had room for Keith alone. Although Keith made the most of his stage, I felt like last year's longer catwalk gave him more of an opportunity to involve and feed off the crowd. The five screen set-up had the advantage of allowing the videographers to put up shots of the whole band, or five shots of Keith, five shots of audience members or shots of five song-related images, which was nice. But I think that last year's large screen did a better job of shrinking the arena to make the concert feel like a more intimate and immediate experience. "Stupid Boy" was probably my one disappointment from last year's set -- I love the song, but felt like its impact was muted by murky lighting choice. But this year, Keith built the song beautifully from a raw and stripped-down beginning to a raw, rocking end. This was one of the night's chances to hear his impressive head voice -- he supports it so well; it is one of the aspects of his technical singing that most impresses me. "Where the Blacktop Ends" is a fantastic grooving song that Keith sings with so much relish in concert. "You're My Better Half" will never be my favorite Keith song, but it was one of many chances for Keith to flirt with his audience, and the audience responded predictably well. It struck me again that Keith's concert persona combines a shameless and cheeky flirtatiousness with sort of seeking gratitude that he is where he is with people to cheer him on. It's the latter that helps him to get away (live) with songs that in other people's hands might seem sleazy or cheesy -- with Keith, I feel like there is a near-constant undertone of redemption, that makes the audience feel happy for him that he is able to have fun after all the demons with which he has struggled. So this was one such song. I think this was the first song on which Keith invited the crowd to sing along (we had been on every song, anyway, but this was probably the first time he held out the mic to the audience). Good times. It was for "Once in a Lifetime" that Keith made his way through the side aisle of the floor to first take the mini-stage. I thought he and his band worked the dynamics of the song really well in concert (I've never liked this song because of the blandness of its lyrics, but found it compelling in concert). For me, the acoustics of the concert got even better once Keith moved to the mini-stage. He of course greeted the back of the arena by asking how they liked their seats now, and was greeted by quite the roar. Sometime later during the concert, Keith would pit sections of the arena against each other in a cheer-off. It was actually fun, and I'm not entirely sure why. The right side (facing out from the stage) of the arena was the clear winner, beating out the floor, the left side of the arena and the back of the arena. Anyway, Keith's mini-set on the mini-stage continued with "Making Memories of Us," which was lovely and drew the usual "Woo!!"ing when he sang "warm, wet kiss" -- Keith broke character for a second to grin in anticipation of the reaction he knew was coming. It was pretty funny, and I didn't mind him breaking character because Keith's treatment of the song is as one that means something individually to many of his fans, and that moment felt like a shared grin that was not only about Keith Urban the hottie singing that line, but also people's own memories related to that line. Keith followed that one with a song he dedicated to his wife (who he said was there)..."Only You Could Love Me This Way" was pleasant, but I didn't hear anything that made me like it better in its live incarnation. Keith used "Who Wouldn't Want to Be Me" as an opportunity to transition from the mini-stage back to the main stage. One observation about this whole set-up -- I don't know how Keith finds the comfort level to get this close to the audience, because he got groped but good while moving from stage to stage and people were awfully touchy-feely while he was on the mini-stage, too. Made me uncomfortable watching it. Keith followed that up with an engaging version of "Sweet Thing," which was followed by the arena going dark for a little film roll showcasing songs about the summer, against black & white film footage (Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" and Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" were two of the songs excerpted). This bit ran a little long, I think, especially since it was obviously meant to set up "'Til Summer Comes Around," and I felt like that point was being sledgehammered home. But I was really happy to hear Keith sing that song -- it is one of those songs that brings out the yearning in his voice, which I find especially appealing. He followed that up with a song he indicated was special for the night, since his wife was at the show -- "Thank You." And his live version was absolutely lovely. I was really pleased, too, because that meant that he had performed the only two songs that I really like from his most recent album. He followed "Thank You" up with a lovely "Raining on Sunday," which was another big singalong song. Next, Keith brought Sugarland back out to sing the Eagles' "Seven Bridges Road," a performance that was notable for the terrific harmonizing by all three singers (Keith, Jennifer and Kristian). I don't think a lot of people in the arena knew the song, but from the buzz, it seemed that people were very impressed. That warmly received collaboration was followed by Keith going solo again for a great version of "Kiss a Girl" -- fluffy though the song is, it makes for a great concert song. There was no point during this concert at which the audience's attention and energy flagged, but "Kiss a Girl" had any stragglers who had yet to stand up to dance along out of their seats. That was followed by "I Told You So," which was very good but felt odd because the fiddle sound was maintained despite the fact that no one was actually playing the fiddle. Next up was a series of footage, possibly pulled from YouTube, of a bunch of different people singing "You'll Think of Me." It was kind of out of nowhere, and to be honest, though the performances were all good, I didn't like this as a set-up for a song. "You'll Think of Me" is really the highlight of Keith's set, the song that has brought out some incredible interpretive performances from Keith and it felt unnecessarily self-referential for him to showcase other people singing the song. I think part of the problem is that there didn't seem to be any story as to why they were -- they were just performing a good song. Fortunately, Keith's subsequent performance of the song was terrific -- I didn't think he would be able to rescue the moment, since people didn't really seem to care about the YouTube performances, but people seemed into the song from the moment the first notes sounded out from his band. Keith was ready to get raucous again when he followed "You'll Think of Me" up with "You Look Good in My Shirt" (which is another example of a song that feels like it might be sleazy but doesn't in Keith's hands), and he ventured up into the audience again. Much localized frenzy ensued, naturally. And he got groped. Again. No guitar giveaways this year, though. Anyway, this was followed by the set closer, "Somebody Like You" -- terrific as usual, and it was followed by Keith and the band leaving the stage. There was a really, really, really long ovation that was followed by Keith and the band retaking the stage for a lovely version of "Tonight I Wanna Cry." I've always been distracted by this song's melodic similarity to "Wind Beneath My Wings," but on this night, I was struck more by a beautiful moment during the song. Keith had been delivering this song with his usual interpretive sincerity, but about 2/3 of the way through the song, he leaned back from the mic and, without word or gesture, just let the crowd sing the chorus. Now, this is obviously a sad song. But instead of it feeling like Keith was breaking character for a fun singalong, it felt like a moment in which Keith was conveying the universal experience of the sadness that song expresses. The crowd was singing for him as if we understood his pain in that moment and he ours. I wish I could make that sound less maudlin but the moment felt so honest and I thought it was a true mark of what makes Keith such a great entertainer. He followed that up with yet another thank you to everyone for coming out to his tour during these tough economic times and for staying so late, and closed his show with a celebratory "Better Life." As the outro played, Keith left the stage and, with cameras following him, stepped outside MSG to hail a cab (I'm sure that was completely random ) and "drove off." I've got to say I didn't like that exit, because it resulted in the crowd not being able to hail him and his band properly at the end of the show. I still have fond memories from last year, his first (co-)headlining at MSG, when he soaked in the love at the end of the show, walking to end of all the stage extensions and just not wanting to leave at all. Anyway, all in all, Keith turned in another great show at MSG. Although I think the set-up and some of the transitions didn't quite live up to last year's fantastic MSG set from him, his emotional connection to his songs, his skill in delivering those songs as interpreter, vocalist and instrumentalist, and his connection with his audience were all as strong as ever. I can't wait for him to return to NYC. Setlist: "Hit the Ground Runnin'"/"Days Go By"/"Stupid Boy"/"Where the Blacktop Ends"/"You're My Better Half"/"Once in a Lifetime"/"Making Memories of Us"/"Only You Can Love Me This Way"/"Who Wouldn't Want to Be Me"/"Sweet Thing"/"Til Summer Comes Around"/"Thank You"/"Rainin' on Sunday"/"Seven Bridges Road" (with Sugarland)/"Kiss a Girl"/"I Told You So"/"You'll Think of Me"/"You Look Good in My Shirt"/"Somebody Like You"/"Tonight I Wanna Cry"/"Better Life"
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Post by musicbuff78 on Oct 19, 2009 16:09:31 GMT -5
I'm heading out to go to a FREE Bomshel concert, which is actually also their CD release party!
I've been waiting FOREVER for this album and I sure hope they don't disappoint.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Oct 20, 2009 16:32:09 GMT -5
Let me first start out by saying WOW! That's what comes to mind after seeing Bomshel in concert last night (the night before their CD came out) at their CD Release Party here in Des Moines.
This duo has so much energy and passion that it's just crazy. You can really tell that Kristy if definitely happy now that Kelly has joined her and it shows. She can play the guitar, manodlin, and fiddle (which she plays like no one I've ever seen before). She is definitely built (muscular arms) and I'm not sure if that is from all of the fiddle playing or what.
My friend and I arrived at the venue at 5:45 (doors were to open at 6). While standing outside in line, we were told that they were still rehearsing and that it would be 6:15 when the doors opened. It was closer to 6:30, but it was nice to finally be able to find a place to sit. We were lucky enough to get a seat 3rd row, just about smack dab middle.
Concert was to start at 8, but as we all know, that meant it would start no earlier than 8:15 or so and we were definitely glad to see them. The tickets to the show were free and to my amazement, it was sold out and there were 1500 people there.
Now I'm going to have to agree with dudley on the seating because from where we were, well, standing by that point, once Kelly started to sing, I noticed that I could hear it ok, but I could not understand a DAM word she was saying. It was either because they had the music up WAY too loud, because we were so close that it distorted it, or maybe it was a combination of the two, but either way, this was the upsetting part for me because having not heard the entire album, I wasn't able to really follow along. I could make out words, but not enough so that I could really understand the songs, but hey, that was not their issue.
The things I DID make out, were just amazing. Kelley's singing I would say was easily some of the best I have ever heard. Her voice, pitch, control and all of that are just top notch and she puts alot of emotion into everything that she sings.
Surprising to me, being that it was FREE after all, the concert itself lasted close to 90 mins and people were on their feet from the first note until the last.
They sang a total of 18 songs, more of which I will get to later.
During their set, they said that they would be signing after the show until everyone was gone...this made ME VERY happy.
When they sang 19 & Crazy, I was really surprised at the amount of people that were singing along to it and what I thought made it really neat was the crowd participation that they did towards the end of the song and they basically let the crowd end it. Another song that got alot of reaction was Cheater, Cheater, which I guess they were going to record until Joey + Rory beat them to it. I have to say, to me anyway, that Bomshel's version was better although I like them both.
One of the songs that I really got a kick out of and thought was quite funny was Karma is a Female Dog. You have to pay really close attention in this song because of some of the phrasing and how fast it's sung as well....some of the phrases can be hard to pick up so repeated listens to this song help with that, not to mention it's just a cute, funny song anyway, and one that I think should be their next single.
Obviously, the song to the the biggest reaction was Fight Like a Girl, and with good reason. For one, on Oct 24 (this coming Saturday), Des Moines is having their annual Race for the Cure. People were there from that and actually came up on stage before they started that song and provided both ladies with the Race for the Cure T-shirt. This not only brought emotion to them, but to me as well, for this song has a very special place in my heart after losing a grandmother to breast cancer. Once again, with this song, there was ALOT of crowd participation and you could just tell by Kelley's and Kristy's reaction that they were thrilled by the amount of people that were singing along.
They came out for an encore, and it was another performance of 19 & Crazy and also an awesome version of Devil Went Down to Georgia, where Kristy really got to show off her fiddle playing skills, and this was actually probably the first time that I could really hear her fiddle, not to mention that they didn't have her mic turned up too loud either.
If you EVER get a chance to see Bomshel, don't pass it up. They may not be that big (yet), but they put on one of the best performances I've ever seen. It just goes to show that you don't have to be some big named star in order to be a good entertainer.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that since they are partnered with Wal-Mart for the release of their CD, they also mentioned during the concert, that they would be at the Wal-Mart at midnight to have a release party there. My friend and I didn't get a chance to meet them and get an autograph and pics taken with them until close to 11:45, but we were also one of the last ones in line.
Once we left the venue, we headed to Wal-Mart so we could see them again. Just before they walked in, they had put their CD's out on the endcaps. They had a table setup for them and they were playing their CD in the electronics department, and all employees had on brown Bomshel t-shirts with Fight Like A Girl in pink, which I really thought were neat. Not many people followed them over to Wal-Mart so at least the line was shorter. Once they started signing they wanted to go over to where the CD was displayed and they were in awe because they couldn't believe that their CD was finally seeing the light of day. Kelley actually got teary-eyed because she just couldn't believe it.
We were able to chat with them off and on and they are just 2 of the sweetest, nicest, most entertaining people I have ever met and I'm happy to say that I'm a Bomshel fan for life now.
If I could ever figure out how to post pics on here, I would try to post some that I was able to take before my batteries crapped out on me.
Here is the setlist, and I'm sorry that I don't have the titles in full, but I'm going from the set list I was able to get:
Slow Down, Fiddle, 19 & Crazy, Just This Way, Canoe (new song that I hope makes the next record), Cheater Cheater, Karma is a Female Dog, Love Me 4 Me, Thank You, Arizona, Fight Like a Girl, The Box, Just Fine, 19 & Crazy and Just a Girl.
Encore: Bomshel Stomp, Devil Went Down to Georgia.
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Post by wastedtime on Oct 21, 2009 21:21:21 GMT -5
Thanks for that review, 43dudleyvillas . I saw those two earlier in the tour and we didn't get 7 Bridges Road. I would have killed for that. But, at least we still got Sugarland as it was right around the time Jennifer had her vocal problems. Fantastic show. I was on the floor and the sound was great for Sugarland's set from there.
These are definitely two of the best live acts out there.
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Post by elcamino on Oct 22, 2009 15:13:51 GMT -5
Warren Hood at Mucky Duck on the 23rd Ian Mcferron 31st,Crooked Still Nov6th,American Revival(Dixie Beeliners,Sierra Hull,Uncle Earl) Nov 12th at Dosey Does Belleville Outfit 21st at Momo's A free Ruby Jane at 12-3:30,then Belleville free from 4-8 at Gruene Hall.22nd
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 22, 2009 15:28:53 GMT -5
Encore: Bomshel Stomp, Devil Went Down to Georgia. I was wondering if Bomshel still did any of the Buffy-era songs live. Footnote: I was going to see the original Bomshel at Little River Casino in Manistee back in 2007. Everything went well until mom got a flat tire the night before, meaning we were driving on a baby spare that day (and you can't go across the whole state of Michigan on a baby spare!). This was not long before Buffy left, so you can put that on my list of "Total bummers in my life."
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Post by phil1996 on Oct 23, 2009 17:11:56 GMT -5
I saw Montgomery Gentry a couple weeks ago, it was great!!!
Setlist
The Big Revival If You Ever Stop Loing Me She Couldn't Change Me Daddy Won't Sell The Farm Your Tears Are Coming Some People Change My Fathers Son What Do You Think About That Lucky Man Back When I Knew It All Roll With Me Something To Be Proud Of All Night Long One In Every Crowd Speed Hell Yeah Long Line Of Losers My Town Hillbilly Shoes/Thank God I'm A Country Boy
Encore
I Wanna Rock n Roll All Night Gone
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Post by musicbuff78 on Mar 18, 2010 14:41:09 GMT -5
Ok, so my close friend and I are going to another concert tonight. This one is called Country Spring Break and includes the following:
Jake Owen (whom I'm least excited to see) Blaine Larsen Emily West (will be great to see her because not only is she a fantastic singer, she's also a native Iowan) Steel Magnolia Coldwater Jane
Cost for all of this was $10.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Mar 18, 2010 22:13:59 GMT -5
Riverfest 2010 Gadsden, Al June 12-13
Friday night
Night Ranger Everclear K.C. And the Sunshine Band
Saturday Night
Kellie Pickler Tracy Lawrence
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Post by musicbuff78 on Mar 18, 2010 23:33:21 GMT -5
Ok, so my close friend and I are going to another concert tonight. This one is called Country Spring Break and includes the following: Jake Owen (whom I'm least excited to see) Blaine Larsen Emily West (will be great to see her because not only is she a fantastic singer, she's also a native Iowan) Steel Magnolia Coldwater Jane Cost for all of this was $10. This was pretty close to terrible. There was standing by the stage and so we stood maybe 8 ft from the stage, but as the night went on the bumping into got to be too much to handle, so it became difficult for me to enjoy the show. Order was: Coldwater Jane Jeremy Newcomb??? (I hope that's right) Emily West (who was EASILY the best) Steel Magnolia (who I wanted to like but couldn't get myself to Blaine Larsen (who was as boring and dull as they come and didn't even sing his biggest hit How Do You Get That Lonely) Jake Owen (whom I left before came on stage because the bumping got out of control and I didn't have desire to see him anyway).
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Post by bigbluenote on May 2, 2010 2:06:37 GMT -5
Don't know where else to post my review on the George/Reba/Lee Ann/Randy Rogers concert. So I found this thread.
I won't go on and on like I know I could do, so I'll try to just post a few highlights.
Lee Ann Womack really impressed me. She sounds just as good live as she does on her albums. She sang all her big hits, including older ones such as "Buckaroo", "I'll Think Of A Reason Later", "A Little Past Little Rock". She sang "Mendocino County Line" with Willie. She sang her part there and all, but on Willie's part, he was shown singing the song on the big screens. It was really cool how they synched the live performance along with Willie's pre-recorded part. The crowd went crazy when Willie first appeard on the screen, I think everyone thought he was really there. lol It was really nice to hear her sing "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" and "Last Call" live. And her remake of "She's Got You" from Patsy Cline easily rivals LeAnn Rimes' version.
Reba. Wow. I don't know where to start. I saw her live last year and she was just as good now. She sang more songs from her new album than I expected. You got "Strange" and "Consider Me Gone" and "Keep On Loving You". She also sang "I Want A Cowboy" (but I am in San Antonio, so that one is understandable, she could have added it to her show for S.A.), "Nothing To Lose", and "I'll Have What She's Having". That's 6 songs, about 3 more than I expected. Hopefully this means that either NTL or IHWSH is the next single. I'm all for either one. A major highlight was when she performed "Does He Love You". Lee Ann Womack came out to sing Linda Davis' part. And soooooo very well, of course. Another huge highlight was when Melissa Peterman came out!!!! Her and Reba did a very comical skit for about 10 minutes before 'Barbara Jean' sang "I'm A Survivor" (the theme song of her TV show) together. The whole bit was hysterical. And then we had an encore! When she was finished singing, I wondered what happened to "Fancy". I mean, out of all her songs, I know some hits have to get cut. But NOT "Fancy". But then, she came back and sang it for her encore. It was beyond amazing. She REALLY gets into that performance, this many years after it being a hit.
Then George came out.
The Alamodome was louder at that moment than when we have the Monster Jam. Now I know what 55,000 people screaming sounds like.
I really have nothing much to say about George though, Mr. Consistent. He sang the big 3, "Amarillo By Morning", "The Chair", and "I Can Still Make Cheyenne". So I was satisfied. The rest of his performance was as amazing as I knew it'd be. The crowd didn't get quiet for one minute during the 2 hour performance.
His encore was "El Rey" (with a local Mariachi band), "Folsom Prison Blues", "Cowboys Like Us", and of course........"The Cowboy Rides Away", his signature ending.
Oh, and George thanked the 55,000[b/] fans for being there. It was sold out.
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Post by bamafan2102 on May 22, 2010 17:55:35 GMT -5
Can't wait for this one!
An Evening for St. Jude
Chris Young David Nail Josh Thompson Jarrod Neimann
Workplay Theatre Birmingham, Al June 30th 7:30 25.00
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Post by musicbuff78 on May 25, 2010 12:41:11 GMT -5
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 25, 2010 12:51:14 GMT -5
This was pretty close to terrible. There was standing by the stage and so we stood maybe 8 ft from the stage, but as the night went on the bumping into got to be too much to handle, so it became difficult for me to enjoy the show. Order was: Coldwater Jane Jeremy Newcomb??? (I hope that's right) Most likely Jeremy McComb. He had a great song out called "Cold," which I thought for sure was going to take off, but it just fell from a #43 peak suddenly and never came back. (Before that, he had an even better song called "This Town Needs a Bar" which got spun here a lot but never charted.)
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Post by bamafan2102 on Jul 3, 2010 14:37:41 GMT -5
Didn't make the St. Jude's show. It sold out before I could get tickets.
Heading to Albertville tonight to see Bucky Covington and Restless Heart. Not real excited about Covington but LOVE RH. I just hope they change up their setlist a little since I saw them about six months ago.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Jul 5, 2010 19:53:42 GMT -5
Bucky puts on a pretty good show but his voice just doesn't do it for me. It was really "breathy". I don't own his first album so I am not sure which songs were new and which songs were not. I got a setlist signed by him so if anyone cares to know what songs he did let me know.
Restless Heart did the exact show they did when I saw them last year with one change. They added "Big Dreams In A Small Town" because the name of the festival had something to do with small towns. Larry Stewart said they hadn't done that song live in over 5 years. They still sound great and did The Star Spangled Banner accapella before the fireworks show.
I would say there were between 500 and 700 people there. It was a pretty weak crowd.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Jul 30, 2010 3:02:31 GMT -5
Going to see Eric Church this Saturday night at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham. Should be a great show. I hear Sloss is a great place to see a show.
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Post by steelzus on Aug 1, 2010 9:55:52 GMT -5
I saw Brooks & Dunn's last rodeo tour last night in Camden, NJ.
Tyler Dickerson was the first opener and the kid is only 16 years old. He was actually pretty good and I can see him doing some great things when he grows up. It was fitting he had a song called "Fake ID."
Gary Allan opened for B&D and was seriously amazing and is a superb performer. I feel the guy is really underrated. He opened with his current single "Get Off On The Pain" and played all his hits, plus his next single "Kiss Me When I'm Down" and of course closed with "Watching Airplanes" while his dog joined him on the catwalk.
Brooks & Dunn opened with "Play Something Country" which certainly got everyone pumped out of their mind if they weren't already. The beginning of the show and the ending were the highlights for me, I wasn't too crazy about the middle when they slowed down and played some of their older stuff. However, I'm sure hardcore B&D fans appreciated it, but I wasn't too familiar those songs. They transitioned out of this phase with "Red Dirt Road" which led into "Only In America" and was great, they had soldiers come out during the second chorus which issued a long and loud applause for the four members. They closed it out with "My Maria," however I didn't stay for the encore(s). I was glad they didn't play "Boot Scootin Boogie," I'm pretty sure the entire Susquehanna Bank Center would have turned into a line dance, which on second thought may have been pretty fun.
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Post by phil1996 on Aug 1, 2010 10:04:24 GMT -5
Gary said his next single is Kiss Me When I'm Down?? Wow, I hope so.
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Post by steelzus on Aug 1, 2010 10:05:57 GMT -5
Yes he did :)
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Post by bamafan2102 on Aug 1, 2010 18:47:22 GMT -5
Eric Church was great last night! He is quite a performer and puts on a non stop rocking show. He opesed with Ain't Killed Me Yet and never slowed down unitl he did Caolina about 10 songs in. He did a long encore that starts with Smoke a Little Smoke. He mentioned that Smoke A Little Smoke was the fastest rising song of his career.
I think the only two slow songs he did was Carolina and Those I've Loved.
Only drawback is he does very little audience interaction and talks very little between songs. Another drawback is that the venue only sold Miller products....yuck.
Overall it was an awesome show and one of the best three I have ever seen.
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Post by phil1996 on Aug 14, 2010 22:20:04 GMT -5
Just got back from a Randy Houser concert, heres the setlist, from what I can remember.
My Kinda Country A Man Like Me [which sounds very good] Anything Goes Mama Don't Let Your Babys Grow Up To Be Cowboys Kawliga Midnight Rider Out Here In The Country They Call Me Cadillac Will I Always Be This Way Long Haired Country Boy Whiskey River Lowdown And Lonesome The Doghouse Song [just written a week or so ago] Go Boots On Whistlin' Dixie
I do not like Whistlin' Dixie as a song, but he performs it very good, new songs from the new album sound very good, and a song titled ''Go'' is great! Great Concert, and in my opinion..........Randy Houser has the best male voice in Country Music.
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