Collective Soul Al Land Stadium St Pete, Fl 7/11/2018

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The Rock & Roll Express Tour rolled into St. Petersburg, Florida Wednesday night with Collective Soul, 3 Doors Down, and special guest Soul Asylum. The evening was held at Al Lang Stadium, a 7,500-seat stadium that was used primarily for baseball for 40 years but is now home to The Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team. With the thick humid air and intermittent drops of rain falling, Soul Asylum hit the stage for an abbreviated 35-minute 7 song set. David Pirner’s vocal presence and lead guitar set the audience at the edge of their seats as The Asylum jumped and dance over the entire stage. Pirner teased the audience by stating “Here’s a song we threw together in the dressing room for you,” as his introduction to Soul Asylum’s 1993 hit, Runaway Train. The fun carried well into the crowd as their set warranted an encore that wasn’t granted.  

Set List:

Misery, Shut Down, Shove, Whatcha Need, Runaway Train, Bus Named Desire, and finishing with April Fool.

 

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3 Doors Down was the headliner of the evening and the last to go on stage. The sun had already set and the lighting and stage construction were that of a mega star. They were well polished, and the production was spectacular. They did however have to follow an impressive performance by collective Soul. The show started with the guitar players perched on platforms above the stage which gave a cool second tier level look. But, there was too much going on and made the show almost distracting as band members were climbing to the platforms. 3 Doors Down was formed in Mississippi in 1995. The Grammy Award nominated band has sold over 16 million albums worldwide.

Set List:

Duck and Run, Time of My Life, Not My Time, Away From The Sun, Let Me Go, Going Down in Flames, Road I’m On, Be Like That, Citizen Soldier, Danko, In America, Behind Those Eyes, My Way, Loser, Kryptonight, Here Without You, and When I’m Gone.

 

 

The band I most anticipated and was sent to review, Collective Soul was sandwiched between two good bands. Collective Soul’s founder, Ed Roland leads the band with the charisma and charm equal to the most famous front men in rock n Roll history. With the first two songs complete, Roland headed over to the keyboards and started playing an intro that wasn’t quite recognizable, which soon turned into their 1993 hit Shine, bring the crowd it their feet. The song that put Collective Soul on the map and lead to their first record contract. Orlando’s WJRR picked up the song from a radio station at Georgia State University and other stations followed suit. Atlantic Records signed the band, and their debut album sold over 2 million copies in America in 1994.

Their set ended with Run from their 1999 album Dosage. Roland played acoustic guitar and all the band members came to the front edge of the stage waving to the crowd. The song continued after they had left the stage and were out of sight. It seems a very fitting ending to an impressive performance.

Collective Soul did not disappoint me or those in attendance, I had felt they should have been headlining the show, and in my opinion, they outperformed the headliner 3 Doors Down.

Set List:

Now’s The Time, Over Me, Shine, Heavy With Lyrics, Why Pt 2, Better Now, Precious Declaration, December, Right As Rain, Observation of Thought, The World I Know, Gel, Where The River Flows, and Run.

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Jonathan Davis The Black Labyrinth Tour @ The Plaza Live Orlando, FL 5/14/2018

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Monday night at the intimate Plaza Live in downtown Orlando, I decided to go and see Korn’s front man Jonathan Davis, at the last minute. When I arrived. I immediately noticed the theater had been cleared of the isles of seats. The floor was general admission and wide open, much like forty years ago when I started attending concerts. I felt at home, nostalgic and anxious for the show to begin. This was going to be a fun night!

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Jonathan Davis’ tour proceeds the May 25, 2018 release of his debut solo album, “Black Labyrinth” As Davis put it, “I am doing it the old fashion way, letting my fans hear the new album before it’s released.” The stage was lit with a red glow. If Jonathan Davis performs his solo shows with the same energy and swagger as he delivers to his Korn audiences, this was going to be a great concert. The set included 11 new songs on the soon to be released “Black Labyrinth” on Sumerian Records. With an additional 4 songs from the 2007 album “Alone I Play” recorded by “Jonathan Davis and the SFA”, which contained songs written for the movie “Queen of The Damned”. He performed “Forsaken” from the movie soundtrack on the third song, symbolistic possibly to the photographers that had to exit the photography pit at the end of the third song.

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Jonathan’s latest album was written over the past 11 years during his down time while recording and touring with Korn. The common theme of “Black Labyrinth” is of inner personal struggles and outward rage of societal ills. The mood was dark, and the audience reacted to each word as if their existence were alive in each lyric and Jonathan Davis knew them, and how they felt deep inside. While listening to the message of each song, I found myself reflecting on my own experiences.

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The point of this tour resembles unlocking the Ganzfeld Experiment. Davis is trying to provoke thought and emotion with song titles “Under My Skin”, “Forsaken”, “What You Believe”, “Final Days”, “Basic Needs”, “Your God”, “Medicate”, “System”, and “Happiness”. All topics of individual inner conflicts.

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“During the experiment, some people see shit, some people have out-of-body experiences, and some people think there’s someone else in the room,” he goes on. “To me, it shows there’s something else out there other than religion, consumerism, and all of that. There’s a level of enlightenment I want to achieve. With all of the bullshit going, everyone is stuck on their fucking cell phones. This takes us way out of that.”

There was clearly more happening in the room than just an artist performing music and entertaining fans. Jonathan’s album title, the lyrics, and the show experience are defined within the album title. The definition of Black “of the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white” and a Labyrinth, “a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.”

If you get a chance to see Jonathan Davis’ “Black Labyrinth” tour, be prepared for a deep and emotional experience, try not to get lost.

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Bob Green and The Whiskey Conspiracy Florida Music Festival, Orlando, FL 5/12/2018

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Saturday 5/12/2018 was the last day of the 18th Florida Music Festival’s 3-day concert event. 150 local unknown bands on 15 stages throughout downtown Orlando, Florida looking to get signed and discovered by a record label. The festivals final act was Alabama born Bob Green and The Whiskey Conspiracy, performing on stage in the historic Cheyenne Saloon.

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The Whiskey Conspiracy is a 6-piece ensemble complete with an electric violin. At first glance the audience would assume they were about to hear a country music set. But, this band is alternative rock with country roots. Bob Green has a full voice that any country singer would be envious of, but he is much more versatile in style and range. Bob Green is currently ranked the number one singer songwriter on ReverbNation in the Orlando area.

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Bob has been playing guitar 15 years. He started playing his Junior year as an art student a college in Birmingham, Alabama. After college Bob moved to Orlando, Florida and released his first album "Diamonds and Dead Roses", a blend of Blues, Rock, and Country. 2011 his second effort was released “Eloquent Profanity”. After a five-year hiatus from recording, Bob release is third album entitled “Pop and Soul” in 2016. Since then, Bob Green has been writing songs and will be back into the studio soon.

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The evening started with an unrecorded song “Back to Neverland”, followed by a crowd favorite “Ghosts” from the “Pop and Soul” CD. The band then played “Time to Go” another unrecorded single. Next, was the country influenced single “Atlanta”, also from “Pop and Soul”. Bob then had a surprise and unveiled a song he wrote on Tuesday this week, “The Whites”. Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” was the final song of the set, which I am sure will be remembered by all in attendance, as they sang along with Bob. Bob Green’s vocal strength, soulful delivery, and versatility are really an enjoyable pleasure in a show that encompasses different genres and somehow, he brings it all together.

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The Whiskey Conspiracy this evening was comprised of Bobby Fazioli (Bass), Michael Whitaker (Drums), Ted Herrera (Guitar), David Lopez (Keyboards), Emily Rebbeca Misura (Violin) and Bob Green (Lead Vocals/Guitar).  

I have had the please of seeing Bob Green perform in 2016 in singer songwriter contest, then again in a local club last year. He seems to get better every time I hear him. Keep an eye open and an ear out for “Bob Green and The Whiskey Conspiracy”, it is a show you don’t want to miss. Seriously, an alternative rock show with a violin. Who doesn’t want to see that?

A time to reflect.

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Well if you been following along with my story here in my blog, it's been a great journey. From deciding to get serious about concert photography, getting the equipment for the job, getting credentialed, to actually getting published and writing concert reviews. 

 

Juggling my three business and working on my new art is harder than i originally thought. This week alone I had a shoot on Tuesday an hour away in Melbourne, Fl., The Joe Bonamassa Blues/Rock show. It was wild as there was heightened security and many limitations on where I had to stand and for how long. The other photographer at the event thought he would challenge the restrictions and he was asked to leave after the first song. I got lucky, when I finished the third song, the venue asked if I would like to continue shooting in the confines of the video room. Luckily I had brought my 300mm lens with a 1.4 teleconverter so that I could catch the action from that distance. They turned out to be my best shots of the night. Always be prepared! 

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This evening I'm shooting a local country singer/song writer in downtown Orlando. Today is a part of the Florida Music Festival. Many bands over three days in multiple locations throughout the city. Inside, outside, and in the streets. Each band is allowed 30 minutes, so this will be a quick in and out.

 

Monday night to end the crazy seven days, I am going to fill out the genre's by shooting Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn. A metal show, my first. This is something I really wanted to do as the subjects move much more than other shows. The lighting is usually brilliant and some really creative compositions can be captured. The venue is tough, as the stage is two feet high and the front row is just five feet back. There isn't a designated photo pit, so the photographer is obstructing the paying customers view. I have bought knee pads just for this occasion, to keep low. None the less, most of the greatest pictures from the greatest concert photographers are taken at metal shows. So I am grateful for the opportunity. I applied for this show just two days ago. Thought that I would get denied as it was so close to the actual concert date, but yesterday I got confirmation that my photo pass and ticket would be at will call.

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The thought that I get to photograph these shows from the best seat in the house and not have to pay for a ticket is really the cool aspect of this profession. The Joe Bonamassa tickets were starting at $140 a seat. I feel extremely privileged. This has been such a hard but satisfying year. I have never really done anything in my life artistically. I am also my worst critic. So, I have actually graduated to have a couple of coaches to help with my portfolio and my concert review skills. I am trying

to be the best at this profession. Well, the best I can be. There is always someone better!

 

Joe Bonamassa King Performing Arts Center Melbourne, Fl 5/8/2018

                                                                     

The King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida hosted a birthday party last night. The guest of honor was Joe Bonamassa and his all star band. 2000 fans packed the King Center to capacity and to share the night with this blues and rock virtuoso in an intimate setting with great acoustics.

May 8th is Bonamassa’s birthday. The crowd shared birthday cards, and adoration with their favorite blues artist. Joe reciprocated and brought the gifts. Joe played two hours of silky smooth licks and opened entry into the soul of one of the finest masters of the guitar.

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Hitting off the show was four songs on his new up and coming untitled studio album due out in the fall of 2018; “King Bee Shakedown”, “Evil Mama”, “Just Cause You Can”, and “Self Inflicted Wounds”. The crowd settled in, and after the eighth song, needing to catch his breath I assume, Bonamassa introduced his magnificent band. They were, Horn player Lee Thornburg of Super Tramp and Tower of Power, Paulie Cerra saxophonist and vocalist, Anton Rig the drummer of David Letterman’s band for over 20 years, Nashville’s most sought after bass player Michael Rhodes, and on Keyboards The famous Reese Wynans, who use to play with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy, John Mayall, and Kenny Wayne Sheppard. Just added for this tour were two backup singers from Australia, Jane McCray and Wanita Chippins I believe.

After the introductions were made, the show took on a rock and roll atmosphere with a British blues influence. This wasn’t the Mississippi Delta blues that we are accustom to here in the states with the soulful growl of Muddy Waters or BB King. But more of the British take on the blues from Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, or Jimmy Page. Two of the last three songs were bluesy Led Zeppelin covers, “Boogie with Stu”, and the final number, one of my favorite blues numbers from Zeppelin’s first album, “How Many More Times”. The show ended on a high note and the band left the stage to a standing ovation. They had played two hours and some of the crowd thought that was it and some started to leave. How could there be more? But, Joe and the band came back out for the final curtain call. Bonamassa said he had a present for all of those folks in the audience that might have been disappointed that they might not have known any of the songs from his set. So, his gift to them was “Sloe Gin”, the title track off his 2007 album.

A month prior to this show my Editor in Chief at MNPR Magazine, Richard Bolwell, published a review/press release of the artist. The beginning of the article was about Joe Bonamassa teaming up with Fender to release a re-issue of a signature model, of the popular “high-powered” ’59 tweed Twin-Amp, known as “The King of The Amps”. So naturally I searched the stage to locate The King. To my surprise, there were four ’59 tweed Twin-Amps positioned along the front of the drum riser. The sound was amazing and the source was well protected by plexiglass in the fashion that a dignitary would be protected with a bullet proof barrier. The amps can be seen in at lease one picture with this review. Priced at $3,499.99 a piece, who could blame Joe for protecting the four of them with bullet proof glass?

Bonamassa has released 15 solo albums with 11 reaching number one on the Billboard Blues charts. Even from his early days, of opening for B.B. King at 12 years old, Joe Bonamassa has dazzled the blues world with his percussion and ability. From what I previewed last night, he will be releasing his twelfth number one blues record this fall.

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Grindstone Sinners @ Delandapalooza in Deland, Florida 4/14/2018

Deland Florida is a sleepy college town between Orlando and Daytona Beach Florida. It is home to Stetson University and great music festivals. I was attending the Songwriters Showcases of America last November in Deland. The city’s all day music festival hosts over 160 acts on 28 stages placed around town on street corners and inside in the local clubs.

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I was on assignment for an artist that was up for “Song Writer of the Year”. While traveling through the streets to her stage, I pasted multiple musical acts. But, I was literally stopped in my tracks when I heard a remarkable guitar riff. My companion, my wife, warned me to hurry up as we still had a ways to go. But I was frozen, and my attention was on the band that was playing at the end of the blocked street on a small open stage. I couldn’t get my camera out fast enough to take a few pictures. The performer was playing his ax behind his head; shades of Jimi Hendrix. I was flabbergasted. Who is this band? After the song, my wife and I got back to our journey heading to our stage. At the end of the day, our artist won Songwriters Showcases of America “Songwriter of the Year”. What I had witnessed earlier was the Songwriters Showcases of America musician of the year, Jay Umlauf of Grindstone Sinners. The band was also up for “Song of the Year”, “Live How You Love” from their 2017 self-titled CD and “Band of the Year”. All I knew was that I had to see this band again and soon.

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Well, Saturday night, April 14, 2018 I had a chance to head to Delandapalooza once again. The previous two years were all day affairs, but tonight I was on a mission to see just one band, Grindstone Sinners. They were going on the mainstage for their final set at 10pm, the last performance of the festival on the main stage. Upon arrival, the main stage was backed up an hour. This was great, as I really wanted to speak with the band and see if they had a few minutes for an interview. We met in the parking lot while they were unloading their gear. Members include; Jay Umlauf (guitar-vocals), Jeffrey Hunt (bass guitar-vocals), and Daniel Conner (drums). Ashlyn Weidemiller (vocals) was absent as she had not yet arrived.

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The band, all but Jay are 18 years of age, with Jay recently turning 19. What I experienced was a tight bunch of friends. The three young men met in kindergarten and have been playing together in this band for 5 years. Ashlyn’s vocals were added just three years ago, and their sound came together.

 

There wasn’t any sign of pretentiousness or entitlement even after early success on their first offering just five months ago. These were great young men eager to help me write my review about their band. When I asked who were their influences, Jay spoke up and said “Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and The Grateful Dead.” At the time it was obvious to me that these young men, and these influences were what I would expect to hear from of my generation. I was taken back. But, if my children would have grown up to be musicians, they may say the same thing as that’s what was played in the home as they grew up. So, I actually felt a sense of pride that the heritage lives on. Folks, this band doesn’t play 80’s pop, or 90’s rap. They perform soulful rhythm and blues from the 1960’s and 1970’s. A heavy rhythm section of Jeffery and Daniel keeping the beat, Jay wailing riffs on extended solos, and finally the soulful angelic voice of Ashlyn brings it all together. These young adults have old rock-n-roll souls. I couldn’t help but smile the whole set as I watched through my viewfinder clicking away. I got so into it, I took twice the number of pictures I usually do of any band.

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The set started with “I’ll Be Damned”. Followed by “Because of You” from their 2017 album. The set contained only one other prerecorded single “Faded Love”. This tells me that eight of the 10 songs played tonight are a great start on a new CD. But, when I asked if they had any plans on heading into the studio anytime soon, they said no. The band is contemplating a live album. I can say, after seeing a complete set, this band needs to be seen live. This is where the magic happens. One might categorize them in the future as a jam band with the likes of The Grateful Dead if their fondness of tie-dye is any indication.

The name Grindstone Sinners is a play on words. Going to work in a traditional way, with nose to the Grindstone, is far from the aspirations of this group. And, Sinners go against the grain. So, there you have it. They want to earn their living doing what they love to do; just play music and don’t have any desire to work 9-5 jobs.

You can hear their first CD on Reverb Nation, Spotify, YouTube,  iTunes, and Amazon.com: Prime Music. This tight knit group of friends are something special and with the right manager and producer, they will be a household name in the very near future. My grandchildren, if musicians, might possibly sight Grindstone Sinners as their musical influences.

Melissa Crispo at The Abbey in Orlando, FL 4/7/2018

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Fresh off the Melissa Etheridge Caribbean Cruise at the end of last month, Melissa Crispo and her band played The Abbey in downtown Orlando, Florida. This intimate club was chosen by Melissa to share her birthday with her fans that had come from as far as Australia and Ireland. The set started with “Just Say Goodbye” from her latest CD “Tomboy”, followed by “Back Where We Started” from her first CD. The band proceeded with songs from both CD’s. The second half of the show Melissa put down the acoustic guitar and moved over to the electric piano located at the front right of the stage where she played “You’re Gone”, alone and by herself on the stage. Fans recognize this number as the song Melissa usually performs a cappella most nights but equally moving performed solo on the piano. We were also treated to a song from the new CD that is in the works “Turn it Up Loud”. All songs are written for the new album. It’s just a matter of identifying the right producer at this point. With any luck, the new CD will be released by fall of this year followed by an east coast tour to kick off sales. Currently Melissa Crispo’s songs can be found on Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, and iTunes.  

 

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Melissa Crispo’s music career started in 2002 playing solo acoustic shows in local bars. By the time she released her first album, “A Break in the Clouds”, she had already played six Hard Rock Live shows and had performed as the opening act for Sophie B. Hawkins, Styx and Jefferson Starship. Once the CD was released, her top singles “Not Me” and “Sweet Dreams” were played on the local radio station. She performed at the Florida Music Festival, and shortly after, Melissa was contacted by MTV about the use of one of her songs on the CD to be used in an upcoming series. It seemed hard work had paid off and her career was on the way up. But, like everything in the music business, timing is everything. On November 5 of 2007, the Writers Guild, or labor unions that represented television, film, and radio went on strike. The strike would last until February 12, 2008. MTV scrapped the show and the financial meltdown in the United States was underway.

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Melissa put her aspirations on hold and started a new career as a paramedic. For the next eight years she kept her love for performing live on weekends in local bars. She also didn’t stop writing. In 2013 Melissa released a new single “Running in Circles”. The single was used as a score in a local film that was released in 2014 titled “Untold”. The movie was released but never made it out of the theaters in the Orlando market. This limited success lit a fire and Crispo released her second album in 2016. My review of the second album was, “this EP shows an experienced artist that has matured with strength and depth in lyrics”. The contents were more sophisticated than her initial offering and easier for this writer to identify”.

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In October of 2016, Melissa Crispo left her job as a paramedic to pursue her music career full time once again. She received an invitation to play on the Melissa Etheridge Cruise as a solo act in November of 2016, just before the release of her second album “Tomboy”. She was welcomed back on board The Melissa Etheridge Cruise in 2018, this time with her band. The 2016 Etheridge Cruise yielded an invitation on “Country Cruising” which sailed in January of 2017. Next, she participated in a night of country music at The House of Blues Orlando in February. Later that year, an invitation was extended for a three show trip to Ireland in September 2017. This was second time she has been invited to perform in Europe. The new album’s title track “Tomboy” received airplay on a local station. It also put “You’re Gone” from the first CD on a local music station, 97 Country.

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Things are looking up for this artist that has paid her dues and possess the work ethic and drive of living the dream. If timing is everything in music, Melissa Crispo’s time has come.

 

Darius Rucker Stars Runaway Country in Kissimmee, FL 3/25/2018

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Runaway Country came to the Silver Spurs Rodeo grounds in Kissimmee, Florida this weekend. The 80-acre complex’s three-day festival resembled an RV convention with competition tailgating in the parking lot. That’s something here in the south that we normally reserve for American football. Located in the rear of the property were two erected stages. The Main stage was like those that are constructed in stadium concerts. The smaller stage in the back, called “My Apartment”, signified the difference in size between the two. The smaller stage was for artists that are up and coming.

Darius Rucker was the headlining act was on Sunday, the last day. The 52-year-old star took country music by storm ten years ago when releasing his first hit single “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”. Later in 2009, he charted two more hit singles, “It Won’t Be Like This For Long”, and “Alright”. Rucker also was tapped that year for The New Artist Award from the Country Music Association. Those that have followed the career of Darius Carlos Rucker, remember him fondly as “Hootie” from the Grammy Award winning band “Hootie and The Blowfish” which he founded in 1986 while attending The University of South Carolina. That band recorded five studio albums and charted six top 40 hits.

With such diversity, and so much material from two genres, there wasn’t a fan in attendance that felt left out, or unfulfilled. Personally, I enjoyed the walk down memory lane as Darius Rucker performed “Let Her Cry”, and “I Only Wanna Be With You”. He even got a little funky with “Friends in Low Places” written by Garth Brooks.

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The songs were great, but the showmanship and professionalism displayed by this seasoned veteran was “the show”. His pure love of performing was on display during this two hour show. I believe Darius Rucker would be successful no matter what genre he decides to tackle in his future.

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Robin Trower at Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida 3/11/2018

Sunday Night, Robin Trower graced the intimate, acoustic confines of The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida. It has been 20 years since I took my 12-year-old son to see the master of the Stratocaster on stage. On the way home from the concert that night, my son was extremely quiet, then he proclaimed, “I want to learn to play guitar Daddy”. Yes, that is the same emotion that I felt at 13 years old when I first stole “Bridge of Sighs” from my older brother’s vinyl collection in 1974. Up until that point, I had never heard anything that reached so deep inside me from a musician.

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We are all older than those passed days, but one thing stands the time. The smooth rock blues from Robin Trower’s signature model Fender Stratocaster is the bridge that reaches inside Robin Trower’s soul, and reaches out to the listeners. It’s an experience. Do not expect pyrotechnics, or a huge production, from the show. The experience is for the ears, it’s about the music, and your witnessing one of the greatest that has ever strapped on a Stratocaster.

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Robin Trower began in the mid Sixties and was only noticed in 1967 while playing with Procol Harum and the release of the mega hit, “A Whiter Shade of Pale”. To this day, Trower says that “The big break for me was Gary Brooker getting me to join Procol. That opened up the whole world. Without that I would never been able to go on and do what I’ve done.” But, in the same breath he adds, leaving was “The best career decision I ever made”.

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The current US leg of the tour is Richard Watts (Bass/Vocals) and Chris Taggart on drums joining Robin Trower on stage for a powerful rock/blues trio. The group highlighted last years release of “Time and Emotion” released in May, with the single from that album, “The Land of Plenty”. To accommodate his long following of many fans in attendance (Me Included), he masterfully performed “Too Rolling Stoned”, “Lady Love”, and the title hit “Bridge of Sighs”. The trio played for almost two hours which included a two song encore.

Robin Trower has recorded 23 solo albums in his career and just celebrated his 73rd birthday in Orlando’s show Friday night. Come see this amazing artist while he continues to tour and perform his Stratocaster magic. The music will move you, watching the master as his face contorts with every note coming deep from within, bridging his magic and musical message to the audience. Enjoy.

The Outlaws at the St Augustine Amphitheater “Southern Uprising” 3/9/2018

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The Outlaws came to the party in St Augustine, Florida ready to rumble at “The Southern Uprising” Friday night. They led the party off with old favorites like “Hurry Sundown”, “Ghost Riders in The Sky”, “There Goes Another Love Song” and of course, finishing off with “Green Grass and High Tides”.

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The Florida “Guitar Army”, originally formed in 1969 played masterfully the entire set. The four guitar players sometimes were in a straight line, other times switching positions. They even paired off in two’s while each guitar soloed. Monte Yoho, the only founding member of the band kept “The Army” in check with a steady Southern Rock-n-Roll tempo on the drums the entire set.

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Of the four bands performing at “The Southern Uprising”, there wasn’t a band had more fun than the opening band, The Outlaws. You could see it on their faces, they were having a wonderful time. If you get a chance to catch them in their four remaining dates in Florida. April 4th at the King Center in Melbourne, April 5th at The Ranch Concert Hall in Fort Meyers, April 6th at The Key West Theater in Key West, or The Lyric Theater in Stuart on April 7th  , don’t miss their energetic show.

 

By Mark Horan