Blow It Up

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.

I could have done without the first warm up band but the hang lows and the Mike Pinto Band were great!

Saw Bad Rabbits for a New Years Show a few years back it was amazing, the performance, the crowd, the feel. 10/10 would recommend. Still vivid in my mind, I'll pay to see them every time they come around. If you haven't been yet definitely check out.

Kenny Wizz is a talented performer, connected with the audience and gave his all for this woinderful show.