Gala 4 Gilbo

Had a great time but took to much time to start. Said 8:00 and concert started at 1:00 am

The talent and music for Himself and Nora combined to craft a show worthy of the trip downtown. All of the performers had strong voices and commanding presence on the stage. The audience challenge is trying to determine at what point in the lives of "Himself" and "Nora" the next scene captures. Many of the usual visual clues -- period costumes, stage props of a certain era -- are all absent. Once you figure out that it could be significant "time gaps" between scenes, you can follow the storyline.

What a great show! Michael Troy started his show with Funeral for a Friend/Love lies bleeding, then went right into the Billy Joel song "Half a Mile Away." It's uncanny that he actually SOUNDS/SINGS and PLAYS PIANO like BOTH guys! I have heard him solo and duo, but the energy with his 7 piece band is amazing. Near the end of the first set Michael did Elton's "Amoreena" and "Burn down the Mission" with just his drummer (Craig Tramack of Spike the Punch & Men in Black) and bass player (Tim Archibald of RTZ, Ernie and the Automatics and Peter Wolf) to bring us back to the debut of Elton John in the US when he was with Nigel Olsen and Dee Murray at the Troubadour Club in 1970. During "Burn down the Mission" he flipped the piano seat over and played on his knees with his hands up over his head...I guess he can really play the Piano blindfolded! After the break he opened with The Bitch is Back, talk about upping the energy! He also did some great Billy Joel tunes - with actual horn players. He played for almost 3 hours with a 20 minute break partway through. He even came out to greet audience members after the show. Michael is also a Singer/Songwriter in his own right and he has a CD out called "Unveiled." He performed 2 songs from this work...a song about his hometown of Waltham, MA called "Rose Hill Way" and a love song called "The Simple Things" both are worthy of a purchase..apparently available on CD Baby and itunes. He ended the performance with "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and was rallied back for an encore of "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" His lead guitar player is Nate Comp (of the Josh Logan Band), Synthesizer was played by Mark Retallack (of the band Jumpstreet) and his backup vocalist is Karen Carr (Berklee College of Music professor). Seriously, if you closed your eyes - you'd think you were listening to Billy Joel or Elton John...what a fabulous night of entertainment!

Never a bad word/review about these players/musicians Will be there every time!!! Never disappointed. Spread the word for everyone to get out and see them.... If you love The ABB .. this is as close as you'll get !!

Fantastic concert, well worth the money. Very entertaining. Attendance low due to lack of advertising. Suggest use of twitter and Facebook and other social media to promote the event.

Relaxed environment that made the show all that more appealing. The interactive style of the bands and adding the social media twist was impressive. Tribute well done with style.

Excellent band cant wait to see them again mixed age crowd great to see 18 yr olds through 60 yr olds having a blast

In Everything what they do they input their hearts!!! Very talented!! Hard working! The Best songs and music! And what they do with guitars, drums, flûte etc. is absolutely incredible!! They are The Best out of The Best!!! A show of a life time! Unforgettable! (Thanks to TM to make tickets available.)

I really enjoyed myself. And I can't wait to go next year. Even though it rained we all still came together and had fun.

The venue was fantastic. Great show. My daughter and I truly enjoyed the evening.