Kings of the Sun

Great show. Al started out solo, playing his first three songs on both the piano or the guitar. He explained that while his birthday is on February 5, the weather in NYC is not so good, and even moving his annual birthday concert up into early spring, it still didn't help, so he settled on June. After three numbers, an opening act (Will Dailey) appeared, and he was OK, played a short set which included a Dylan number. Then Al came back out with a 5-piece backing band, including bass, guitar, drums and two horn players. They played an assortment of Al's hits and did a great job. Throughout the show, Al took time to tell a few stories and explain a few thing about his music. After about an hour, they took a short break and then Al came back out with Jimmy Vivino and the same rhythm section and they played until after 11 PM. The final numbers were a tribute to the late BB King. All told the concert was three and a half hours....a great time was had by all.

Mark Lanegan is a hidden gem. Amazingly talented. His voice and lyrics will send a chill down your spine. See him perform and you will forget about the world outside and your problems for a couple of hours!

I'd never seen Little Richard in concert, and being a living legend, I was very excited with anticipation of entire show. An immediate notation here; I did not know that Little Richard had hip surgery in the past few months, and was still in recuperation. So with that into consideration.....here goes. Little Richard was class act. He played several of his classics, along with other older songs. He has several personal friend in the audience, so upon finding this about halfway through the show, it turned into a brief autograph session. He picked the show back up with his popular songs, and then had to end the show....you could tell he really wasn't in condition to perform, but he did it anyway. Thats a class act in itself. I got some great pictures and video. They can be seen on my facebook page of Jeff Smith "Little Richard @ BB King Club.

10,000 Light Years Band was great! All band members except guitarist Duffy King (amazing!), have played with the Moody Blues: John Lodge (Mr. Bass! and THE GUY), Gordy Marshall (drums), Alan Hewitt (keyboards) and Norda Mullen (flute, guitar). Intimate setting. Very nice venue. Amazing music! I'm hoping to see them all again!

I've listened to Loudness off and on for the 30 years they've been together. I first saw them in Japan in 1981 while in the Air Force. Loudness is one of the top metal bands to come out of Japan (along with Dead End and EZO). Unfortunately, due to several other bands canceling and another band was added, Loudness did not begin their set until almost midnight. I was standing at the stage in front of Akira Takasaki (see attached photos), and really enjoyed the concert! They played most of their recognizable music, and a couple from their latest CD: "King of Pain." In the smallish venue like Jaxx, I was no more than a foot away from the band members and was able to see them up close and personal. Although their stage show was minimal, they made up for it with their music and audience involvement. After 30 years with Loudness, Akira hasn't lost a step and continues to impress the heck out of me. If you want to see a rocking metal band from Japan, Loudness is a must see!

Heatwave took us back to the slow drag days. Lenny Williams can still do his thing. However, Teena Marie was OFF DA CHAIN. She is still as incredible as she was twenty years ago. Her pipes were amazing, the best time we had since we saw her at the House of Blues in Hollywood over ten years ago. For twenty five $$ a seat. it was the best deal in town. AMAZING.

Really enjoyed the Marillion concert at the Royale Boston theater last Friday. They played a number of their past hits along with their new material from the FEAR album. The venue was fantastic because it allowed you to quite close to the band. Looking forward to seeing them again in the future.

I attended the shows in NYC and Philly, and I very much regret not going to a few more. Can't wait to see them again -please tour again soon !!

James delivered a solid acoustic performance. He sang a few deep tracks and mostly stuck to his fan favorites.

I have loved Melanie for years, and this was my first opportunity to see her perform live. I was in awe, of course. Of course she's gotten older so maybe it was a bit of a struggle for her to reach those high notes, but her voice is still beautiful, she's still as sweet and charming as ever. I only wish she had played longer. The show went by too fast, and I was hoping to hear more of the old favorites. She played some new songs. Of course, that's what artists do, to promote their new stuff. And of course we, the audience, just want to hear the old familiar stuff! But she stuck around afterwards to do a meet and greet. She was so patient with my gushing over her, and I even got a picture with her! It was a big night for me. And she was so gracious. There was a HUGE line of people waiting to see her, and she never stopped smiling. I love this woman!