philbo_Tangent Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 I started a thread once a few years back, bitching about how miserable experience I had at a live show. In the interests of equal time: I went to 'Bluesmore' tonight (an annual blues concert done in the front yard of the Brucemore Mansion in Cedar Rapids). It was really awesome. There were several bands, but the ones who really stood out: Jessie and the Raindogs Joe Bonamassa Jessie has recently won a Billboard award for songwriting. She really puts gut feelings into her songs. Some serious blues! I talked to her a bit when she signed my CD. Joe B. & his 3-piece band do incredible blues/rock - His set tonight started with a couple of Hendrix covers from Axis Bold as Love, and ended with an extended encore that was a note-perfect rendition of a Yes tune. The middle was packed with lots of excellent originals. Sorry I'm spamming for these people... But I wanted to share -- I see so little excellence in live music that I get pretty enthusiastic when I encounter some... And the kicker: tickets were $11 Phil Tangent Studios http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Tangent2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Haven't heard Jessie and the Raindogs. I actually met Joe Bonamossa a couple of years ago before his show at the Grand Emporium here in KC. We happened to walk in a little early, no one in the bar, but Joe and his band...Joe was just sitting around with a Les Paul on his lap, tuning it and fiddling about...and we just sorta introduced ourselves. The whole band seemed to be pretty amenable sorts. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Ahh, the culture people get when they don't live in Bismarck, ND. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Originally posted by cwfno: Ahh, the culture people get when they don't live in Bismarck, ND.I've lived in Valdez, AK. That's gotta be close. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherri Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I'm a big Jesse & th Raindogs fan as well. Haven't seen them live but bought one of thier CDs about a year ago. "Talk to the Hand" is a big crowd pleaser. www.metalblues.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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