Beautiful Nightmare

Andre is one of Bostons best acts and deserves to be playing on much larger stages than he has to date. Supporting Peter Hook at the Paradise was a great opportunity for him to expand his fan base and this he most definitely did. I had seen him in smaller venues and with an audience more likely to favor his style so I was curious as to how the Joy Division fans would react to his blend of electronic music and for the first couple of songs there was some hesitation from the audience but by the end of song three they were clapping enthusiastically and by the end of the set he had them lapping it all up. Left the stage quiet rightly to plenty of cheering. Great night overall and great gig for him.

Great collection of songs with great Irish singing, dancing. Show puts you in the holiday spirit.

Gruff and John told an unforgettable story with humor and wit. The music was great---would love to see the show again!!

Randy is as wonderful as ever, he was perfect to perform Christmas In Dixie. He has the most warm and caring personality which draws his loyal fans to him. I wish him well in remaining cancer-free as I have been for 9 years. The mansion is awesome beyond my expectations. The dinner was delicious, no room for any improvement. This is certainly an event which should be repeated 2011 with Randy Owen again. He cannot be beat.

I had a great time at the concert and I look forward to attending future Big Jam's! I got to see several performers whose songs I sing along and dance to at in one place. Ciara shut it down! I wanted to be one of her back up dancers lol. The only thing I would say should change for next year is that the headliner (this time Ludacris) should come on before 10:30pm. I noticed a lot of people leaving at 10pm and I'm sure it wasn't because they weren't enjoying themselves but it was getting late and was on a Sunday night (people needed to go to work/school in the morning).

What a delight! True to description, an amazing band with unique instrumentation. Great voices and Orla's accent made her Irish stories so engrossing. My 8 yr old was enthralled with the music, being able to dance to it, the harp, the stories, the violins, and ALL the voices and instruments, along with meeting the band in the lobby. It was truly beyond expectations for both of us. Some of the songs I remembered my grandmother singing. Other new songs were not as emotional, but great to experience and hear.

The WFUV Holiday Cheer show was incredible and all the artists were amazing! Calexico did an outstanding job as the house band and Glen Hansard's version of Bruce's Drive All Night blew the roof off the Beacon!!!

If you like old-school blues and LOTS of excellent hamonica playing then this show is for you! Kim Wilson is a MASTER at the harp and during the encore when he was on the stage playing and singing all by himself, he was actually playing rythm and harmony on the harp at THE SAME TIME! Literally, BOTH ends of the instrument at the same time! Awesome... He's also a decent blues singer in his own right... James Cotton could barely be understood when he spoke, but the man also can still "let 'er rip" when it comes to harmonica.. He was REALLY getting into the crowd too, you could tell he was having fun... Now, the drawbacks... From the billing, I thought there would be more than one "band" playing during the show, and even though the guest guitar/harp players WERE excellent, I was hoping to get a flavor for some other musicians as well... Also, my daughter and I were really looking forward to seeing Big Head Todd, who was ALSO on the billing, but they were nowhere to be found... While the sound wasn't perfect in the old theatre, from where we were in the balcony, I didn't have too many complaints on that.... The house WAS "jammin'"... Great sized venue for an event like this one! Overall, I WOULD recommend this show! My 11 year old daughter and I had a GREAT daddy-daughter date night (She LOVES the blues/classic rock/Zeppelin; am I good at raising kids or what?)...

Over 3000 pantys were flying as ooah and martyparty laid down the truth. Some awesome new jams from them with of course those RAiD classics. Thanks for a great night guys

With a band that was much larger than I expected, including 3 ladies doing backing vocals, Alex Winston put on a great show. She has great stage presence and it was an energetic show in a small intimate venue. Her backup band was excellent, and everyone looked to be having a fun time. It's always nice when you go to watch a performer live and they actually live up to their material and treat you to a great show. The only thing was that I wished it was a much longer set, which is nothing to do with anything but me wanting to see and hear much much more.