Your last concert was to see who and when?

It's been a GREAT year of concerts for me. Since the beginning of the year I've seen Lucinda Williams, Springsteen, Shovels and Rope, Zac Brown Band, Shawn Colvin and Steve Earl, and Lucinda Williams again last Tuesday night. All were within the first 4 rows - center except Springsteen and Zac Brown.

I loved all of these shows, but the standouts were Shovels and Rope and the most recent Lucinda WIlliams show with her excellent backing band - Buick 6. These two show were ROCKIN' in small, intimate theaters.

The hits keep coming with Elvis Costello at the Ryman Theater on Oct. 17 and Nick Lowe in a tiny 400 seat theater on Oct. 19. Can't wait......

The Mystix last night at One Longfellow Square, Portland, Maine. I think it holds about 200 listeners. Singer/guitars/leader Jo Lily, guitar Bobby Keyes, bass (electric & standup) Jesse Williams, drums Marty Richards, harmonica & organ Annie Raines, fiddle Matt Leavenworth. And from the audience Jug Band James on the washboard and spoons. It was a show I did not want to end. Even the I hate your music wife loved it!

Pearl Jam Fenway 2

Coldplay, last week at Levi's stadium, Santa Clara, CA.
One of the best concerts I've been to in recent years. Great music, brilliant performance. Not a single person could sit down. It was that electrifying. Sound, light, and production were just superb.

On the other hand, last Month I went to see Guns n' Roses in San Francisco, 20 minute into the concert, I left. $150 ticket down the drain. Sound was so bad it was hurting my ears.

Heart at SPAC on Thursday. They put on a great show. I saw them last year, and they were great then too. They only play about 1.5 hrs, but this time there were two opening bands to stretch out the evening.