Tinsley Ellis

Great show, Ellis was in top form, amazing guitar tone and playing. The venue was great too, we had a booth center of the floor, the waiter Freddy was on top of drinks and food the entire time. Really enjoyed the show, the food, and the time spent at BB Kings. I took one star off because the drinks where a bit exspensive.

I've listened to Tinsley for several years. I play his music more than other blues men. I finally had the chance to hear him in person and drove ninety miles to get there. I was not disappointed. I will go again.

Tinsley Ellis never fails to deliver. His raw talent and a guitar mastery is spellbinding.

Sharp, electrifying, foot stomping, air guitar playing blues but Tinsley can pull off all of that intensity and fun without sacrificing one bit of soul. I wish he has played for 2-3 more hours. He certainly has the material. He just gets better and better.

I've seen Tinsley several times, and he is always known to give a solid, professional show. This was no exception. Will keep coming back to see him!

I came to watch Tinsley Ellis, but in the end, I liked Delta Moon the best. Delta Moon had great team work in their band. I felt like Tinsley Ellis' band was invisible-- they didn't even have a spot light on them. I have to say, as a musician myself, they were all very very talented musicians. I would go see Delta Moon again for sure.

What a great show! Tinsley Ellis is a world-class blues musician and never disappoints. You can tell he works hard to keep his edge. Thanks for a great time Mr. Ellis, and I'll be seeing you again soon. The pairing of Tinsley Ellis and Delta Moon together was a real treat.

Amazing what Tinsley can do and communicate with his guitar!

Tinsley is indeed one of the Blues greats in the Crossroads tradition.

Tinsley Ellis is a master of the blues. I've had the pleasure of seeing him perform several years ago, but this show was the best by far! The energy of the show was high, and for lovers of the blues, this was not a show to miss. Brilliant guitarist and showman, Mr. Ellis had the whole place on their feet! The Variety theatre is a wonderful venue with every seat in the house a good one. Don't let the general admission scare you.

Tinsley Ellis wowed a big crowd at the Variety with his amazing band and fun music. He played a mix of old and new. To add to the fun, opening act Tommy Dean really got the audience going with his renditions of songs ranging from Hoagy Carmichael to Led Zeppelin and White Stripes.

I have to admit that I was blown away by Tinsley Ellis. I had never heard of him until 3 months ago. This concert was amazing in every aspect!

Tinsley Ellis is one of the true greats! I will see him again whenever and wherever I can!

Anyone who claims to enjoy guitar playing, that credits the rock gods, like Clapton and Hendrix with the power to transcend time and place needs to spend some time on the Groove train with TE. Power to spare, rich vocals, great tunes, guitar playing that defies description, getting the picture. Its really more of an experience than a concert. Oh yeah, Delta Moon is bluesy cool too, dualing slide guitars, sizzle.tribute to Clapton on his birthday (he's an uber-fan too) breaks away into a distinctly allmanesque,

Bluesmen; Tinsley Ellis, The Evil One and Jeff Burch are fabulous and amazing! Loved the mixture of older Tinsley tunes with the 2009 Speak No Evil tunes. This is how much we enjoy him... we went to the MSU / UofM football game, met some friends from Chicago and drove to Kalamazoo to see Tinsley. The show was worth the drive and worth a long day. These guys topped off our evening. We highly recommend you see the group live.

Tinsley Ellis did a GREAT job at his show. He is an incredible musician! Loved his show but I was REALLY impressed with the young talent of Marble Garden. Those young men are soooooo very talented! Love their music, energy and musical talents. What a GREAT back-up band to the likes of Tinsley Ellis. Would DEFINITELY love to see both return to the State theater at another time, down the road (in seperate venues). Having Michael Allman make a guest appearance with Marble Garden was an unexpected surprise!

Tinsley brought attitude, experience and talent to a 3 hour show!

We were disappointed in Tinsley's performance. The opening act, Bill Sheffield was good and entertaining. I've seen Tinsley 3 times and familiar with his music. This particular concert was not equal to his previous performance. The sound was too loud, it seems like he tried to make up for the performance with volume. Our ears were actually hurting and we sat in the very back row. He featured his new album in the first half of the show. We didn't care for the new album. it seemed like he changed direction in his music and gone away from the blues roots that he's known for. We left about half way through the show. This will probably my last time seeing Tinsley.

Awesome, as always! Hadn't seen Tinsley in about 16 years, since the Shannon's days in Rome, GA. He has lost nothing in that time, simply aging beautifully, like the fine wine that he is. I was only wondering, who were all those old people drinking the Geritol shots, and rockin' the walkers? Surely they are not checking the same age demographic box as me!

Tinsley Ellis put on a great show!! We prefer his earlier work where he sticks to true blues, which he played in the 2nd half of his show. His more recent album, Speak No Evil, sounds good but is a little harder than we expected and prefer. Still sounded awesome though! I would go see him again.

The music was good but entirely too loud for the venue. I, and others went to the lobby to help ease the pressure on our ears.

Easy reasonable parking ($7), great job opening by The Soul Shakers -- they hold their own. Tinsley does it right; and keeps getting better -- the new CD is amazing. Better than average selection of wine at the venue, thankyouverymuch! Enjoyed the staff operating the Playhouse -- a great group of people. One complaint: I must be getting old, but cranking it up 30-40 decibels after the first curtain call is a dirty trick. When you're done, I'll go home. Nuff said.

Ok,so i've always thought that Stevie Ray was the greatest guitarist ever.I gotta say that after seeing Tinsley Ellis and his band,anytime you talk about the great players,you have to always include Tinsley Ellis.He put on an unbelievable show and gave the crowd more than theyre moneys worth.It was incredible and Jazzbones is a great place to see a show with very good food as well.

having several of tinsley's cd's i was excited to see him in person .. he didn't dissappoint .. he talked with many in the crowd and i found him to be very unassuming and down to earth .. i look foward to seein tinsley preform again ..