live shows Archive
08 Dec 2010
Concert Review: The Sword
Previewing the show in a single sentence, my friend told me, “These guys are masters of the One.” Indeed they are. The Sword – purveyors of a polished version of […]
20 Sep 2010
Concert Review: Dungen – Asheville NC, Sep. 12 2010
“Hello. We are The Pixies.” That was the puckish greeting that Gustav Estjes — leader of Swedish folkrockpsych quartet Dungen proffered to the audience on a recent Saturday night at […]
12 Aug 2010
Concert Review: Bill Haley’s Original Comets, Branson MO
My “people” (as they say) are from New York City. So trips to Center of the Known Universe were a highlight of my youth. I recall one particular trip during […]
29 Jul 2010
Concert Review: Paul McCartney – July 28 2010, Charlotte NC
Though I did my best not to, as the July 2010 Paul McCartney concert in Charlotte kicked off, I already had in my head a couple of ideas I thought […]
14 May 2010
Concert Review: Bigelf (28 April ‘10, Charlotte NC)
I had seen Bigelf before. As related in earlier features, I attended the Asheville NC engagement of the 2009 Progressive Nation tour, and was delighted to discover this new (to […]
02 Apr 2010
Concert Review: King Khan & the Shrines, 3/30/2010
They fought the law, and the law…well, let’s call it a draw. What law, you ask? Why, the law of diminishing returns. Do essentially the same thing over and over, […]
26 Mar 2010
Concert Review: Moody Blues – April 21, 2010
Maybe you’ve been lucky. Maybe you’ve had the pleasure of attending a concert where the performer was truly, really, wholly into it. I was lucky the other night. I saw […]
24 Feb 2010
Concert Review: The City Champs
Memphis soul trio The City Champs brought their southern-fried (mostly) instrumental sounds to Asheville NC’s Orange Peel on Saturday February 19. Opening for the North Mississippi Allstars, the City Champs […]
25 Nov 2009
Concert Review: thenewno2 at The Fillmore, Charlotte NC 11/03/2009
As the old cliché goes, sometimes the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In 2007 Dhani Harrison debuted his new band (originally to be called beatson ), thenewno2. While […]
18 Oct 2009
Concert Review: Charlotte Pop Fest, Day 3
After the semi-disaster of Night #2 (I had missed Night #1 altogether) of the 2009 Charlotte Pop Fest, I was left wondering how things would go. Event impresario James Deem […]