Concert Reviews
Have you seen live? How was the show? Share your experience so that others can re-live the magic, live vicariously, or make plans to catch, or not catch the next one. Remember to consider songs played, crowd dynamics, sound quality, and overall performance in your review. Also, please include the name of the tour, venue, city, and date in the title so that your readers can easily identify which show you attended.
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by DrFaustus
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Jul 14 '03 |
John Mayer and Counting Crows live at the Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, Ca
bah... just read the review...... read full review
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by DrFaustus
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Jul 18 '04 |
Sting and Annie Lennox Live at the Marcus Amphitheater - 7/17/04
An evening of adult, Brit-poppy goodness.... read full review
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by DrFaustus
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Jun 21 '04 |
Glenn Tilbrook Live at the Lincoln Park Festival - 6/20/04
Glenn Tilbrook is still as good as he was twenty years ago with Squeeze. There should have been a lot more of us to learn that firsthand the other night.... read full review
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by DrFaustus
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Nov 16 '02 |
Fountains of Wayne - Live in Chicago at the Double Door - 11/15/02
Pop music is not dead, it's out on tour. Catch Fountains of Wayne and their energetic, hook-laden music on their short tour this fall if you can.... read full review
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by DrFaustus
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Jul 05 '05 |
Ben Folds Live at Summerfest - July 4, 2005
Come pick me up, I've landed.... read full review
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by Stephen_Murray
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Jun 24 '07 |
San Francisco's Prokofiev Festival--and two Russian pianists to seek out
Ilya Yakushev and Mikhail Rudy are electrifying pianists (at least in virtuosic Prokofiev concerti, but I suspect generally).
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by Stephen_Murray
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Oct 28 '08 |
An all-Italian choral/orchestral concert in the Peruvian National Symphony Orchestra's new home
I thought the chorus, Xavier Fernandez, and Josefine Brivio were outstanding; the orchestra and hall very good; tenor John Schofield not good.... read full review
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by divad23
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Sep 08 '03 |
Nickel Creek Live at the Wiltern, 09/06/03: Only the Curious Have Something to Find
Old grass, new grass, red grass, blue grass... Whatever you call them, you must see them live to fully appreciate their talent. Go. NOW.... read full review
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by divad23
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Feb 23 '04 |
ZOEgirl's Free Experience Tour, 02.08.04: My First Teenybopper Concert
While ZOEgirl, Superchic[k], and Joy Williams may all have their eyes on a younger crowd, that doesn't stop us older folks from enjoying them in a live setting... well, at least 2 out of 3 ain't bad.... read full review
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by divad23
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Mar 29 '04 |
The Illuminate Tour - David Crowder Band & Telecast, Azusa Pacific University, 03.23.04
The David Crowder Band puts on a loud (perhaps too loud) and intoxicating live worship set. Telecast is OK if you don't mind imagining Coldplay as a modern praise band.... read full review
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by divad23
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Mar 26 '03 |
The Elms live: Truth, Soul, Rock & Roll tour, 03/21/03
Go see The Elms live - they rock in a very "classic" way, they're funny, and they're just all-around nice guys to spend an evening with.... read full review
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by divad23
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Jun 29 '03 |
Lifehouse with Fiction Plane at the Majestic Ventura Theater, 06/19/03
Lifehouse played it straight for the most part... see them if you like their albums, not just their radio hits. Fiction Plane might just be a better live band overall.... read full review
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by divad23
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Mar 04 '03 |
Something Corporate & The Juliana Theory live at the Glass House, 03/01/03
SC and TJT are both intelligent power-pop/modern rock acts who put on an engaging live show. Don't miss either of them!... read full review
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by Stephen_Murray
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Feb 23 '09 |
Garrick Ohlsson and the Santa Rosa Symphony
A more than satisfying program by an ambitious regional orchestra (and a great pianist I wanted to hear playing Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain"... read full review
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by Stephen_Murray
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Dec 02 '08 |
Christine Brewer and "Dudamania" in Disney Hall
My introduction to firebrand young conductor Gustavo Dudamel and Disney Hall with familiar music and the great dramatic soprano Christine Brewer... read full review
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