T In the Park

I heard vacationer for the first time because of a promo on Spotify, and could not resist the opportunity to see them live when they came to Philadelphia's Underground Arts. A small venue with a nice bar, tiny open stage, roughly 150 people at the most, and one of the best shows I have ever been to. I cannot wait to see them again @TLA !

All the bands complemented each other very well and sound and lighting was on cue! Very solid performance by everyone involved. Thanks guys!!

I have to mention the Donovan concert attended Saturday, June 10th. It was MUCH more than I expected and was shared my an exceptionally intimate crowd. Apparently there are not as many flower power type boomers out there in the QC. The Adler was not really half full, if everyone moved forward. We were 4th row and had empty seats directly in front of us. Anyway, what I wanted to say, besides YOU MISSED A GREAT AND INTERESTING SHOW...was to talk a bit about the concert itself. First, there was an opening act and while it sounds a little like nepotism, the opening act was Joolz Jones, whose father was Jules Jones...who was the sone of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones...and the nepotism part is, he is also the step-grandson of Donovan. IF one left the story there...it would be a disservice to both Joolz and Donovan. Joolz has chops and showed them. He came out very genuine and did what sounded like a guitar warmup that smoothly became the intro for Paint It Black. His take on that and other known songs by different artist was a breath of fresh air and made one set up and take note of his interpretations. He even covered Hendrix. BUT, he did a couple of originals as well and they had all the dynamic of a well trained, born with a guitar in your hands and a song in your mind type of person...as if born with experience. Donovan came out and he explained that this was sort of an after-leg of his recent tour. He had been playing larger places and decided to pay back some of his fans from places with smaller venues and so he was winding up this tour with places like the Adler and other intimate venues. Truth be known, these probably were/will be the best shows of the tour for the sake of intimacy. I won t go on and on and on about the details, but he punctuated an eclectic grouping of songs with stories just as eclectic about the period of music history in which the songs were created. I will say, for a 70-something performer, his guitar work was impeccable. His fingering styles were right on and except for what I took to be a string buzz (or and amp buzz) on the base end of the guitar...every note was spot on. Sitting close enough to see the details of the fingers finding their strings and the music ringing forth....was nothing short of sitting at the feet of a master. The songs were some of the hits you would expect, but for me, I was there to see and experience Season Of The Witch. My all time favorite song as done by many (Bloomfield-Kooper-Stills Super Session being one of the best) and to get to hear it from the original was a treat I was waiting for. I was not disappointed. He talked an intro to it while Joolz came out and plugged in to lend a guitar-slinger aspect of the song. The two ripped through a memorable rendition, a memory to be kept with some of the finest moments in concerts I have seen. Joolz left the stage and a few more hits rolled our way and then evening was over. Again, because of the small dedicated crowd, it didn t feel like a huge hunk of an evening was over and now a struggle to get out of the venue....rather it was like talking to your friends and it was time to go home...say good night and head out...secure in the knowledge that whether in person or just on record, the things talked about would be there between friend forever.

Funny every step of the way. Great night!!! I would love to see them again next year. Thanks guys.

Obviously Radical Something was...well radical. They put on an amazing show, and got the crowd going like crazy! I've been following them since they released their first album in 2011, and finally got to see them Yonas was a great opener, with a few hits I think most people have heard. Sam Lachow, although foreign to almost everyone, was a great opener as well. He really got the crowd warmed up.

I am a Stones fan, not a big one, but a fan nevertheless. This exhibit was better than I could have imagined. There are a lot of personal affects of all members on display. I gained a better appreciation of the "art" that has gone into their live shows. Plenty of history to read about the band and some interactive activities of mixing Stone songs, Highly recommended.

Lee Dewyze is one of the most talented singers in the industry!! He writes his own songs that are truly amazing. His new album FRAMES is gonna be epic. Absolutely can not wait for aug 20th to get here. He really put his all into his music and you can tell! His voice makes me melt. I could listen to him play for hours nonstop. Most of all he is great to his fans! He stayed after and got pics with everyone and talked to all of us! LOVE LEE!

This play should become a classic. I suspect it will. I hope everyone interested in our history, the presidency, or in excellent dialog and performance, should see it. The actors all did an superb job portraying these former presidents, without falling into the trap of making them a caricature. The dialog, of course, is fictional. We don't know what these men actually said to each other while waiting for the ceremony at Richard Nixon's funeral, but the dialog certainly fit the president portrayed. I suspect much of it was based upon the historical record. I saw no bias in political sides in the presentation, each president seemed to get some criticism and some praise. It showed the human side of the person who holds this very difficult office. I'd love to know what these men actually talked about during this meeting but I suspect that the play is more entertaining than what they actually said! My wife and I enjoyed it very much and the audience seemed to agree. I would recommend that anyone who finds themselves interested in the relationship between presidents, after watching the play, should read the following book: "The President's Club - Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity" by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. 2012.

The Districts rock so hard! Every time I see them they put on an A+ show.

I hate that this was the Movielife's last show but it was a great way to say farewell to one of Long Island's best! I felt like it was 2000 again when they were playing in their prime. It was really great to see the band back together for one last gig. What better venue to end in as well. I drove up from North Carolina to see them and it was well worth it. Farewell to a great band!