Town Hall

A guest 100% for Yo La Tengo · Thu, 04 Dec 2014

i loved the show. it was my first attending of a YLT show, and not my last.
the music felt like it was being loved, followed, served by the musicians, the love of, and enjoyment of, the music by james, georgia, and ira is visceral , setting up a great atmosphere for all of us to also enjoy where the music lead us all....... i love the way georgia hits the drums, great sound, james was all over the place, with all kinds of instruments, i was particularly impressed when he used the bass guitar as a rhythm guitar, i had never seen that before, and ira, i love the way he loves the music, gets inside of it and grooves.... wonderful show. such talent, and diversity..... the additional guests, friends was a great plus also, it felt like we were all part of a personal community that night. bravo

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A guest 100% for The Jayhawks · Tue, 28 Oct 2014

Amazing show!!!! Loved every minute of it didn't want it to end. Loved Craig doing the Neil Young cover-coolest guitar player-he has the best moves. Love Gary-also amazing on guitar,harmonica, vocals--just a huge talent. The whole band is amazing, they have such great chemistry on stage. I loved the end when the opener came out and sang with them. So much fun! Thanks guys for keeping me up on a work night and making it totally worth it!

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A guest 20% for Bobby McFerrin · Fri, 13 Jun 2014

Bobby Mcferrin has been one of my idols ever since I discovered him. Being a vocalist, he's virtually been my teacher. I've seen so many of his concerts online and on dvds but never caught him live until this time at the Town Hall with Questlove.
I want to think it was just a bad day for him. Or he wasn't inspired. I sat there feeling more and more disappointed with every passing minute. It was obvious that they hadn't rehearsed or even planned their performance. It seemed like one big jam. Even a jam with Bobby Mcferrin, would normally be outstanding. But this time, I was really surprised by how he hardly sang. They played the fool around, joked around, entertained in every way other than musically.
I walked away more hurt about it than disappointed. I felt like he'd taken some of us for granted. I'm still a huge fan and hope to catch another concert where he actually performs like the real Bobby MCferrin than I've always much admired.

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A guest 80% for Patty Griffin · Thu, 05 Jun 2014

Patty was really great last night... she sang songs from all the way back from "Living with Ghosts" days right through now, and all the albums were represented. The first person that I saw perform in 1997 in the USA when I moved here, was Patty Griffin, supporting Shawn Colvin, and I have seen her change and grow over the years, and have loved every nuance of where her career has taken her. The confidence she had on stage last night is well earned. Her version of "Flaming Red" was great... starting out bluesy and slow and then tearing it up into the rocker we know. Anyone who has enjoyed any aspect of her music will have something to love in this show. Her band (just 3 musicians plus her) created a sound much bigger than one would expect from such a small group, and were all brilliant. Additionally, her choice of Parker Millsap as the support act was a great decision. He is a talented young fellow that has an incredibly bright future ahead of him. Check him out too.

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