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Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:38 pm
by Goober McTuber
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:00 pm
by Goober McTuber
I have to agree. Quantity over quality. I haven't been to Summerfest in years. I remember going for blues night in the early 70's. Luther Allison, Butterfield Bues Band, Muddy Waters and B. B. King. Henry Jordan ruined Summerfest.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:08 pm
by Dinsdale
The festival is in Wisconsin -- you obviously need to see a travel agent.
But if I had to pick anyone... it's slim picken's.
Looking over the list, the ones that probably wouldn't give me a rash:
Kings Of Leon (and that a question mark on the rash)
Buddy Guy (usually don't go for the geriatrics, but he still gets it done)
Walk The Moon
Blind Boys Of Alabama (they're still alive?)
Weird Al
Dark Star Orchestra
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:24 pm
by Dinsdale
Sudden Sam wrote:I was gonna suggest the Blind Boys, but I wouldn't make a big effort.
Saw them about 10 years ago, and there was some bad health going on then.
Buddy Guy is coming to the Waterfront this summer.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:40 pm
by Mikey
Buddy Guy
Zac Brown
Punch Brothers
Tommy Castro
Gary Clark Jr.
Elvin Bishop
Dark Star Orchestra (if you're a Dead fan). They're playing in Paso Robles in April but I passed in favor of Steely Dan and Tedeschi Trucks.
Not necessarily in that order.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:29 pm
by Joe in PB
Mikey wrote:Buddy Guy
Zac Brown
Punch Brothers
Tommy Castro
Gary Clark Jr.
Elvin Bishop
Dark Star Orchestra (if you're a Dead fan). They're playing in Paso Robles in April but I passed in favor of Steely Dan and Tedeschi Trucks.
Not necessarily in that order.
Good choices, I'd probably have Gary Clark Jr &r Kenny Wayne Shepard at the top, followed closely by Buddy Guy, then Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Trombone Shorty, Isley Brothers, etc.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:21 pm
by Mikey
Yep, KWS and Trombone Shorty would be good too.
Isley Bros - maybe. Apparently there are only two of them left and I'm not sure how well they're functioning at this point.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:13 pm
by Jay in Phoenix
I'm agreeing with the group here, not a lot of quality to pick from. I guess if it came down to it, and in no order:
Zac Brown Band..meh.
Linkin Park..not bad, not great.
Doobie Bros...great band, but age has to be catching up.
Weird Al...?
Foghat...see Doobies.
Buddy Guy...ditto.
Toad the Wet Sprocket is a decent band, but kind of boring.
Third Eye Blind...way too much M2 spooge floating around. Not in.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:23 pm
by Mikey
Depends on how much of an effort is involved.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:05 am
by Joe in PB
Well there isn't really any music people will drive half way across the country for, even so, a lot of the responses here resemble what I'd expect to hear from my 80 year old parents and their friends at Leisure World. Good thing Mikey, SS, & PW are here, otherwise this place wouldn't be much different than a typical geriatric center. Checkers? Bingo anyone? Nah just another night of popcorn and a snooze in front the TV.
At this point most, if not all of us can claim the issue is low T. LMAO.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:22 pm
by Goober McTuber
Joe in PB wrote:Well there isn't really any music people will drive half way across the country for, even so, a lot of the responses here resemble what I'd expect to hear from my 80 year old parents and their friends at Leisure World. Good thing Mikey, SS, & PW are here, otherwise this place wouldn't be much different than a typical geriatric center. Checkers? Bingo anyone? Nah just another night of popcorn and a snooze in front the TV.
At this point most, if not all of us can claim the issue is low T. LMAO.
Assuming that T = talent, yes.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:11 pm
by Joe in PB
Goober McTuber wrote:
Assuming that T = talent, yes.
I had that same attitude when a friend wanted to go see Willy Nelson. I wasn't interested in listening to a country bumpkin, but ended up going, and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.
I wouldn't travel cross country for a show like the one being mentioned, but if I lived near it I'd definitely check out some of the bands.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:44 pm
by Jay in Phoenix
Papa Willie wrote:Actually - the Doobie Brothers are still absolutely fucking awesome.
That's good to know, I haven't seen them in a long time. So long as Tom Johnston leading the group, it's all good.
Foghat only has the drummer as an original now, but the band is actually awesome. Singer can pull off Lonesome Dave as good as anybody, and the guitar work is great.
Of that list -
Zac Brown
The Flaming Lips (they do some somewhat funny things live)
Buddy Guy
Doobies
Foghat
Kansas (new singer kills. A good friend of mine is their road mgr..)
Isley Bros.
Sammy Hagar (why not)
Gary Clark Jr.
Paris Hilton? The Person?
Leftover Salmon
Elvin Bishop
That's a decent group right there. A lot of shit on that list as well. I'd go if all of ^^^ were playing back to back, but don't know if wading through all the other shit would be worth it.
Of that group, I missed Kansas. Seen them before and it was always a good show. Sammy Hagar...okay I guess, he's at least energetic. Paris Hilton huh. Only if she's showing the one good video.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:47 pm
by Dinsdale
Joe in PB wrote:Good thing Mikey, SS, & PW are here
Huh?
Did any of those guys, or you, list any act whose members are under 60 years old?
YHKYOA
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:01 pm
by Joe in PB
The point was they go out and check out some live music.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:04 pm
by Dinsdale
Which I've done in the last week.
Did you have a point?
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:06 pm
by Mikey
Dinsdale wrote:Joe in PB wrote:Good thing Mikey, SS, & PW are here
Huh?
Did any of those guys, or you, list any act whose members are under 60 years old?
YHKYOA
I hate to IKYABWAI, but YHKYOA here.
These are all under 60, BTW.
Zac Brown
Punch Brothers
Gary Clark, Jr.
Tommy Castro
Pretty sure most of DSO is under 60
OK Tommy Castro is 59 years 345 days, but still under 60.
That makes five out of the seven I listed, not including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who's under 40, and Trombone Shorty (30 years old).
What, are you drunk
in the morning, Dins?
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:34 am
by MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan
Flaming Lips (awesome live band)
Jane's Addiction (this would be a can't miss in 1990, but they should still be okay)
Coheed & Cambria (unless you hate prog rock, in which case, avoid)
Public Enemy (see comment for Jane's Addiction)
Weird Al (duh)
That's about all I can come up with from that lineup...
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:55 am
by Dinsdale
MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan wrote:Flaming Lips (awesome live band)
Nails on a chalkboard.
Jane's Addiction (this would be a can't miss in 1990, but they should still be okay)
Saw them maybe 3 years ago. Walked out during about the third song... possibly the worst show I've ever seen(including local taverns). Too bad, since I'm a fan. I want a refund (OK, I didn't pay, except with Little Dins... and I still want a refund).
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:14 pm
by BSmack
I saw Jane's on the same tour Dins. Did they over amplify the fuck out of everything at your show too? Being in the balcony made the sound tolerable for me. If I had been on the floor up close I might have fled.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:37 pm
by Goober McTuber
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:51 pm
by Dinsdale
They make it weaker.
Re: Who should I go see
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:19 pm
by Mikey
Going to see Steely Dan up in Moving Fail's neighborhood in a couple of weeks.
They have a new amphitheater at a winery up there that's supposed to be pretty nice.
http://www.vinaroblesamphitheatre.com/concerts
It's about a 5 hour drive from here so we're going to go up there and stay a few days, and do the winery visit thing.
Plus the Steely Dan tickets there were less than half of what I would have had to pay in San Diego at Humphrey's.