Unity Tour w/ 311, Snoop Dogg, Fiction Plane
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 24, 2008
The Deal: 311 brings along Tha Doggfather and Sting's son for musical variety.
Avenue Q is not just full puppet nudity and puppet porn, its a life lesson brought to us by puppets. Remember when we learned everything we needed to know in life from Sesame Street? Well, Avenue Q is an R-rated Sesame Street meets Rent. R for Reality. This play was so inspirational and educational, the teacher in me feels inclined to share the lessons learned delivered in lyrics and lines. It felt a little odd taking life lessons from puppets, but hey, some of them made some good points.
If you don't have plans for tomorrow night, then make your way to The Evening Muse for the The Ten Out of Tenn. (TOT) tour. It will feature performances by Tenn. musicians Erin McCarley, Matthew Perryman Jones, Tyler James, Butterfly Boucher, Griffin House, K.S. Rhoads, Trent Dabbs, Jeremy Lister, Andy Davis and last but, not least Katie Herzig (Have you heard her song "Hologram"? It's a catchy music craft off of her new album Apple Tree and its been repeating in my head for days. Listen to songs on her myspace page at: www.myspace.com/katieherzig). Also, check out www.myspace.com/tenoutoftenn, to find out more about the tour. $12 in advance. 7 p.m. The Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. 704-376-3737. www.theeveningmuse.com.
I was up at the Evening Muse last night for the "Find Your Muse" open mic night and feature performance by Gretel.
I had a brief conversation with organizer Eric-Scott Guthrie and noted, "You know, a lot of people probably assume you get talentless hacks you bring their guitar up and do what equates to bad karaoke over original songs. But there's a lot of talent here - strong songwriters, good musicians. There's also variety!"
From a 16-year-old singing original songs to a jazz quartet, from the seasoned vets like Ben Henry to others still looking for their own comfort level, open mic nights are a great way to see a variety of music for a cheap price - the Muse only charges $3.
Get out and support local, original music in all its forms!
Brad Paisley w/ Jewel, Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 18, 2008
(Photos by Jeff Hahne)
The Deal: A Paisley Party and a girls gone country tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with Brad Paisley, Jewel, Dancing with the Stars winner Julianne Hough, oh, and Chad Wicks.
Rush
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 20, 2008
Video Intro
Limelight
Digital Man
Ghost of a Chance
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)
Red Barchetta
The Trees
Between The Wheels
Dreamline
Intermission
Video Intro
Far Cry
Workin' Them Angels
Armor And Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
The Spirit of Radio
2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
Tom Sawyer (with South Park intro)
Encore
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ
Video Outro