Tag Archives: Tour

Graham Parker 2019 US Tour Happening This Spring

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

Against all odds, after finally having a Graham Parker tour date within driving distance for the first time since 2001, we trekked to Atlanta to enjoy a great Graham Parker solo set at the City Winery there. On the trip … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure Rocks 1980 40 Years Later

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

I was wondering what Midge Ure playing the “Visage” album would sound like – now we’ll know! How timely can we get? Just last week when we dug into the DLX RM of Midge Ure’s first solo album, “The Gift,” … Continue reading →

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The Dickies + The Queers @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville 6-6-18 [part 2]

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

[continued from last post] The first song was scuttled by a terrible mix with singer Leonard Graves Phillips inaudible for its duration, but the sound was repaired by the second number. Thank goodness. I suspect Phillips had some monitor problems … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 25]

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

[continued from last post] Commenter Jordan in the previous post made a supremely cogent comment about OMD’s creative conundrum by 1985: “What was the missing link? It could not have been just trying to write bland music for the market. … Continue reading →

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Nick Lowe Coming To Town… Possibly Yours (con Los Straitjackets)

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

It pays to be proactive in your Internet wanderings. Just this morning, I thought that maybe it was time to take a glimpse at the concert calendar for The Grey Eagle; the local club that seems to get the bulk … Continue reading →

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Ferry Comes Within Striking Distance; Monk Takes Bait!

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

As long-term readers may remember, the last time I saw Bryan Ferry in the flesh, he was not singing, but speaking about his career in 2014 in Chicago at the Museum Of Contemporary Art. That was fun to see for … Continue reading →

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Heaven 17 + Blancmange: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

Posted on September 9, 2014 by

The last few weeks have seen me slightly obsessed* with Heaven 17’s sophomore triumph album “The Luxury Gap.” I’ve had to resist listening to it on a loop in my car for days at a time. The killer cut this month, after … Continue reading →

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