Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty OnesDead Rock WestThe Birchmere, Alexandria, VirginiaAugust 16, 2023 Flying down the highway, bound for The Birchmere for this show, I was enthralling my bestie with the 1991 installment of my never-ending Chronicles of Concerts Past, expounding the circumstances of that first time I saw Dave Alvin […]
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Mike Viola at John and Peter’s Place in New Hope, PA April 27, 2023 The first thing I gotta say is that John and Peter’s Place, where Mike Viola had the opportunity to play on April 27th, is an amazing performance space. It’s legendary. Look around the room, and the walls are covered with posters featuring […]
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Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express Club Café, Pittsburgh, PA March 3, 2023 Out on the road performing a few shows around the US in advance of an upcoming European tour, Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express came out swinging as they took the stage in Pittsburgh and voraciously tore into a two-hour celebration of […]
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Erik V. Huey/StarbellyPearl Street Warehouse, Washington, DCFebruary 10, 2023 OK. So, I did not know about Erik V. Huey or the Surreal McCoys before I saw the show. Sue me. God, am I glad I went. Erik Huey’s performance – the release party for his first solo album; a new collection of songs entitled “Appalachian […]
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Chuck Prophet Acoustic Trio w/Mark ErelliUnion Stage, Washington, DCJanuary 7, 2023 Victorious over a battle with lymphoma, Chuck Prophet is back on the road playing gigs. The Chuck Prophet Acoustic Trio features the 60% of the Mission Express comprised of himself (of course), his wife Stephanie Finch on keys, vox, guitar and Vicente Rodriguez on […]
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Freedy Johnston at City Winery, Washington, DC October 6, 2022 “….I might play some happy songs,” mused Freedy Johnston from the stage. Then he picked up his setlist, glanced over it carefully, looked back at the audience and said something like “…welp, …none of those on HERE.” And so it was – the happy moments could […]
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The Airport 77s/The Highballers/Smokin’ on Planes CD Release Party for The Airport 77s We Realize You Have A Choice The Runaway, Washington, DC September 29, 2022 After emerging from the pandemic with an arsenal of twelve new power-pop gems, The Airport 77s took to the stage at The Runaway in Washington, DC to celebrate the […]
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The Fleshtones, The Plimsouls and Blasé Debris — The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, New York August 14, 2022 On the first weekend after a multi-week-long blanket of searing heat and humidity loosened its grip on the northeastern United States, energy restrained by the oppressive weather was coiled tight and ready to be unleashed. When the potential transmuted into the […]
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“Much Appreciated Lead Guitar by Albert Lee” reads the inner-sleeve credit on “Sweet Little Lisa”, the last song on side one of Dave Edmunds’ 1979 album Repeat When Necessary. Listen to that track in comparison to the rest of the album – which is one of my favorites of all time – and you will […]
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Playing a pair of Stonetree custom guitars, the guitar duo blasted out dirty, custom rock ‘n roll sounds while the rhythms were commanding and grooving all at the same time.
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