I was perusing the schedule of a local performing arts center where I saw that there would be a rare Rock concert there right up my alley. I’m excited to see a concert in Asheville where I wouldn’t have to travel to attend, and it was by a band whom I haven’t seen live since their first big national tour in 1989-1990. Better yet, about a week prior I had just pulled the debut album by the band in question and had enjoyed it with the same pleasure I’ve always had when listening to it.
It was on the third Sire “Just Say…” sampler, “Just Say Mao,” where I had first heard The Ocean Blue. I took an immediate shine to the young whipper-snappers, who had still been in high school in Hershey, Pennsylvania when Seymour Stein came a-calling. Their first single was the glorious “Between Something And Nothing,” a dynamic song that still gives me frissons of pleasure after listening to it for over 35 years.
Their fluid cocktail of melancholy and Romanticism was always a huge win with their accomplished song craft and playing. And now they will be practically on my doorstep. And maybe yours as well!
I had wanted to write about this tour earlier than I ultimately have but the busy personal life takes its toll. Even as I write these words I am actually on vacation in Ohio and I usually eschew writing blogposts unless I am on my lunch hour at work. But I’ve managed to eke out some quiet time right now to get this done.
Even so we’ve posted too late to list the full tour date roster. The 16th through the 18th saw the band on a three night residency at The Egyptian Theatre in Park City, UT. From whence the band had posted this stage shot as shown above. But the rest of us still have a chance to hear this band’s gorgeous music.
THE OCEAN BLUE | FRIGID WINTER DAYS 2026 TOUR
- Jan. 29 | Diana Wortham Theatre | Asheville, NC
- Jan. 30 | Neighborhood Theatre | Charlotte, NC
- Feb. 6 | Aggie Theatre | Fort Collins, CO
- Feb. 7 | The Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO
- Feb. 20 | The Historic Beacon Theatre | Hopewell, VA
- Feb. 21 | The Birchmere | Alexandria, VA
- Mar. 5 | Center For The Arts Of Homer | Homer, NY
- Mar. 6 | The Bull Run | Shirley, MA
- Mar. 7 | Daryl’s House | Pawling, NY
Join us a little later when we report back on our findings.
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I share your fondness for “Something & Nothing,” album #2, Cerulean, is lodged in my top ten all time albnums. Butch Vig has a super group going that includes alumni of household fave Alpha as well as one David Schelzel, you may want to give them a spin. I know that you eschew the YouTubes however there are some great Ocean Blue concerts over there and they surprise from time to time with covers you would not maybe expect (like West End Girls).
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