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Viper Room redux? Let’s get those odds up to 60-40 at least; that’s when flight plans begin to be formulated, eh West Words?
Thanks guys, but once again I will have to miss Nashville on a Friday night this month. Too bad. Tony, I thought you were moving to east Nash anyway…
@musiclover wrote:
The HB’s are playing 3rd & Lindsley Fri at 8pm. Wussy, a local Nashville band is opening. Anyone going?
Oh, man. Erika two hours away, hmh. Can’t make it, musiclover, though I did see them at Exit In in Nash once upon a time. Give us a report, and maybe you’ll even find a context to shout out Lucinda’s name stageward.
@Blessed wrote:
@stoger wrote:
Wish I were crossing the pond for it. . .
Dear Stoger I can offer to take you in my thoughts 😀 Sure you do not want to cross the pond? Looking forward to the weekend!!!Gracias, blessed! I just wish Madrid and Barcelona were on the table too; then I would really be tempted.
@LWjetta wrote:
@stoger wrote:
See you there, lwj. Any Fran’s franchises across the border? Multiple Williamses, bring it on. And your subject line was a joy to read: may it be followed up by the need for many many more in this thread.
No Fran’s (only in Canada eh!) but Ann Arbor being a University town I’m sure there are umpteen pubs / restaurants nearby Hill Auditorium.
Just wondering-Michigan straddles the Ontario border so maybe Lu’s Festival appearance is only the beginning of tour 2013 or merely a one-off in Ann Arbor.
I’ve never seen the other Williams perform but Dar puts out some great folk tunes.
With so many artists scheduled for the night we might only get 3 or 4 Lu tunes just like Bridge School.Here’s a pic of historic Hill Auditorium-capacity > 3,500.
.[attachment=0:slr8sl11]Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor MI room for 3,500.jpg[/attachment:slr8sl11]lwj
Glad to know this is an INDOOR fest, lwj. And what about the significance of the day, the 26th??!?!?
@tntracy wrote:
In 2 days, it’ll be exactly one year since I last saw Lu. Hard to believe…
Tom
Birmingham is nothing if not Southern, big boy: see you there!
Hellfire Paul, neither has ever bought ME a beer. But thanks for being a devoted listener–and no, I am not en route to Okie City at moment. Let’s hope parkerca catches one of the shows in his home state. “The Foundry” sounds like it might be music-friendly; now, given the title of the Little Rock venue coming up, you’ve got me wondering about the noise and attention level there. But it’s hard to gainsay two great performers like this: may the Chasing the Ghost tour march on proudly!
See you there, lwj. Any Fran’s franchises across the border? Multiple Williamses, bring it on. And your subject line was a joy to read: may it be followed up by the need for many many more in this thread.
@tntracy wrote:
@stoger wrote:
Not necessary: west TN/north MS would typically have highs in 60’s on such early winter days.
BUT, it can get a bit nippy at night, especially to a SoCal boy… ;o)
Tom
a SoCal boy who ought to join me (us?) for at least one of those holiday season gigs. Passing through Alabama ain’t that bad, son.
@tonyg wrote:
I’ll see if I can find my winter clothes. 😆
Not necessary: west TN/north MS would typically have highs in 60’s on such early winter days. I actually wish it were colder here this time of year.
@tonyg wrote:
Why read the CD info when you can just tell me? I have not taken it (theCD) out of my car CD player since I slipped it in there after the show. The Oxford show is still listed but if you say the joint is not there anymore that sounds like there will be no show to me.
Gearing up for Tim’s arrival tomorrow and our trip to the Hollywood Bowl tomorrow night so I will be getting into Neil Young mode for a while.
Shannon and Amy at the High tone in Memphis on Dec. 29: you won’t see that listing publically posted yet (a la the definitely cancelled Oxford show), but perhaps a yuletide jaunt to west TN might be just the ticket, tony. Failing that, they are playing Proud Larry’s in Oxford Dec. 21. Hell, why not just run the winter holidays in the north-of-Delta region? I’ve seen McMurtry (with Shannon in the audience!) and also Chuck Prophet at the High Tone: mighty fine joint.
With this kind of club description, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the frontwoman and her managing spouse themselves boogying down afterwards. Certainly dr. winston might bite at this. Wish I were crossing the pond for it. . .
@tonyg wrote:
Let’s go with journal entries. I have decided to become obsessed with Shannon McNally and have ordered most of her CDs from Amazon. Amy later.
Stoger, perhaps you can enlighten me as to what band members were from which band. It seemed like the drummer, Shawn Zorn, was Amy’s drummer. What about the guitarist? We discussed his excellent polyester jacket after the show. A timeless wardrobe piece .
Not to be pedantic, but “Shawn” (spelled Sean) and guitarist Robert (he of the polyester threads) are both listed on the actual EP you purchased, full names. Sean is in fact Amy’s drummer, post-Paul Taylor, though Taylor was on the studio record Stranger Me. The Wandering drummer, female, was excellent too–have forgotten her name. Robert is new to me; he might have been in an incarnation of Shannon’s previous band, though I half expected this guy David from Amy’s band in that role. By the way, Shannon’s husband Wallace often plays drums for her, is in Miss. babysitting now I think.
I didn’t know Shannon grew up in New York either until that college mate of hers told me that Sunday night. And yes, Amy played Wanda Jackson in the Cash film Walk the Line, though she ended up on the cutting room floor for the most part. I saw her as co-lead in an independent Memphis movie called Woman’s Picture–a sequel to which has been filmed with her same character (Loretta) as the protagonist.
As for Saturday Night Live, I haven’t watched it since Garrett Morris and Lorraine Newman ruled.
@tonyg wrote:
You posted already? I just got home.
I was pleased as punch to attend this show. I had never before heard their music or seen them perform. First, a tasty dinner with fine Zinfandel wines with Mr. Stoger. Then a short walk to the music store where we were able to land 3 seats in front of the stage. Opening act Will Hutchinson entertained us with about 30 minutes of music, then helped take down all the chairs when the night was over. Double duty.
Speaking of chairs, I had never seen so few assembled at McCabes. They set up maybe 10 rows and put up a barrier behind them. No matter to us. We were treated to 90 minutes of excellent songs played by a great band and sung by 2 lovely ladies with fine voices. Stories were told about Memphis, North Mississippi, and various musicians from those parts. After the show, there was fine chatting with both ladies and their band. I left Mr. Stoger to drink through the night with them as I feel like sleeping before I go to work tomorrow and I was up at 6 to golf. Paul from Los Angeles slipped away quietly without fanfare.
As always, this website hits the road like no other. Safe journeys to Mr. Stoger and goodnight Paul wherever you are.
Ha: that Travelodge of Santa Monica business center right across the street was wide open for use after the show, Tony. The “drink[ing] through the night” never materialized, as the band was staying back in Joshua Tree and thus getting a two-hour jump on their next leg, the Albuquerque show. I had no idea Hutchinson drew chair duty afterwards–would Matt Blake have done the same? I did meet a late-arriving guy with no ticket who had attended college with Shannon in PA but hadn’t seen her since. I coaxed him over after, and they got to talk, though I don’t think she remembered him. And I found out that the Chasing the Ghost show nearest me, listed for Oxford MS on Oct. 24, has been cancelled. The joint went out of business–reason enough, I suppose. Make-up show at Proud Larry’s on Dec. 21, Shannon’s “home club” anyway.
