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#299
Date March 14, 2013
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue The Vogue
Headline TODD SNIDER
Support Chicago Farmer
Ticket $20.00

Anytime Todd Snider comes to INdianapolis, it seems to be a Bob and Tom reunion, since the three of them are credited for writing Beer Run. The house was crowded. We sat in the balcony. The show was outstanding.

 

TODD SNIDER
CHICAGO FARMER

#300        
Date May 11, 2013        
City Noblesville, IN        
Venue Klipsch Music Center      
Headline: SOUNDGARDEN
Support: Bush, AWOLNation, Buckcherry, New Politics
Ticket $25.00        

Another great outdoor concert promotion form radio station X103. Soundgarden anchored the headline spot, with plenty of quality support from Bush and Buckcherry. AWOL Nation, The Virgin Marys and New Politics were also on hand. I was a little surprised that the Buckcherry set was as short as it was and that AWOLN actually trumped them on the marquee. Nevertheless, all bands participating gave very good performances.

SOUNDGARDEN SETLIST:
Been Away Too Long
My Wave
Worse Dreams
By Crooked Steps
Let Me Drown
Spoonman
Hunted Down
Ty Cobb
Outshined
Flower
Hands All Over
Superunknown
Mailman
Burden In My Hand
Blow Up The Outside World
Fell On Black Days
Black Hole Sun
Slaves And Bulldozers

BUSH SETLIST:
Machine Head
Testosterone
The Chemicals Between Us
The Sound Of Winter
Everything Zen
This House Is On Fire
Greedy Fly
Come Together
Little Things
Glycerine
Comedown

AWOLNATION SETLIST:
Guilty Filthy Soul
Not Your Fault
This Kids Not Right
Kill Your Heroes
Soul Wars
All I Need
Some Kind Of Joke
Sail
Burn It Down

BUCKCHERRY SETLIST:
Lit Up
Rescue Me
All Night Long
Wrath
Everything
Sorry
Dead
Porno Star
Gluttony
Crazy Bitch


SOUNDGARDEN
BUSH
AWOLNATION
BUCKCHERRY
THE VIRGIN MARYS
NEW POLITICS


#301
Date July 11, 2013
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue The Rathskeller
Headline JAMES McMURTRY
Support The Bottle Rockets
Ticket $15.00

Excellent evening at one of the city's oldest and best ourdoor venues. The bandshell is a step back in time. Sound is so perfect here too. The Bottle Rockets gave a spirited set with straight forward rock infused Americana music.

James McMurtry played with a hat a beard and full band. Stepping up to the stage he had evidently been into the wine cellar before the show and tripped on the first step to the bandshell. Once he stepped up to the microphone, however, it was a completely different story and most would probably not recognize his intoxication at that point. Setlist was generous and favored a wide collection of his best penned songs. He is easily among the very best lyricists in American music, twisting tales of acute observation.

JAMES McMURTRY SETLIST included in no particular order and not limited to:
Red Dress
Too Long In The Wasteland
Levelland
Just Us Kids
Hurrican Party
Ruby And Carlos
Choctaw Bingo
Freeway View
Bayou Tortois
Lolanthe
Rachels Song
We Cant Make It Here

JAMES McMURTRY

 

#302
Date August 11, 2013
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue The Rathskeller
Headline 10,000 MANIACS
Support Possum
Ticket $25.00

Again, another beautiful evening and back to the Rathskeller for more live music. This time around, 10,000 Maniacs, sans Natalie Merchant of course. Good size crowd on hand and evidently the very first time the maniacs have even played Indianapolis. $25 advance ticket was steep, but day of show tickets were $35. Some folks walked away from the gate in sticker shock. I mean really. That is a lot to sit on picnic tables and listen essentially to a 10,000 maniacs cover band.

10,000 MANIACS
POSSUM

 

#303    
Date August 23, 2013    
City Lafayette, IN    
Venue Lafayette Theatre    
Headline BLACKBERRY SMOKE    
Support A Thousand Horses, Gary Lee Jeffries
Ticket $20.00    

Blackberry Smoke. One of the hardest touring bands in America today. Winning fans over show after show. Plenty of energy and musicianship.

A Thousand Horses were added to the bill. They are represented by Doc McGee Entertainment, the same guy who brought you Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and KISS. A mediocre band at best, A Thousand Horses were in need of lots of practice and time to craft their musicianship and show. Butchered one of my favorite Stones songs, Dead Flowers.

Gary Jeffries, a local boy done good, started the show with his brand of southern rock. Formerly the lead singer of a johnny come lately hair band called Asphalt Ballet, Jeffries has dropped the LA music scene for down home southern rockin'

BLACKBERRY SMOKE
THOUSAND HORSES
GARY LEE JEFFRIES

 
#304
Date August 29, 2013
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue The Vogue
Headline CODY CANADA and The Departed
Support Chris Knight
Ticket $5.00

Showed up at the venue just before Cody and band did their soundcheck. Cody and Plato were hanging around in the alley behind. Chatted a little. Seth James came and went. A few days later he announced he would be leaving The Departed when the show stops in New Braunfels, TX in November. No surprise really. The band has already exchanged the drummer since starting out. The show here in Indianapolis was very lightly attended. Fans who came seemed to enjoy, but the business side says you can't make much money playing to empty halls.

Chris Knight was with full band. Nice to hear him play a full set. The good city of Indianapolis hosted him only once before, many years ago. As Knight pointed out, sadly he lives only 225 miles down the road in KY. Band was okay. He had a decent guitar player, the bass player and drummer were adequate at best. Truthfully I would rather have seen Chris Knight solo without the band. His songs tell darker tales of social dysfunction, rural strife and family secrets.

CODY CANADA and THE DEPARTED SETLIST:
Mark It Wrong
Deal
Better Get It Right
Easy Money (Todd Snider)
Tweener
Prayer For The Lonely
Blackhorse Mary
Horseshoe
Worth The Fight
Fire
Smoke
Play A Train Song (Todd Snider)
Hobo
Anywhere But Here
Demons

ENCORE: Face On Mars

CHRIS KNIGHT SETLIST included in no particular order and not limited to:
Rural Route
In the Mean Time
Hell Ain't Half Full
Another Dollar
You Can't Trust No One
Enough Rope
Down the River
It Ain't Easy Being Me

Meet & Greet: Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato

Meet & Greet: Chris Knight

CODY CANADA and THE DEPARTED
CHRIS KNIGHT

 

#305
Date October 13, 2013
City New York, NY
Venue Bowery Ballroom
Headline RECKLESS KELLY
Support Chris Berardo
Ticket $20.00

This was a birthday trip for my 50th, a trip to New York, capped off with one of my favcorite live bands, Reckless Kelly in concert. The venue was interesting, as it was a theatre style venue with a cozy balcony club and a basement bar under the floor of the main hall. The show was stellar as th eband ripped through their brand of country-rock-americana for the NY fans. After the show, the band retreated to the basement bar to hang out with fans. Mostly sat and talked with David Abeyta and Jay Nazz, who were in awe that we flew all the way from Indiana to Ney York City to see the show. Great evening!

Meet & Greet: Reckless Kelly (Willy Braun, Cody Braun, David Abeyta, Jimmy McFeely, Jay Nazz)

RECKLESS KELLY
CHRIS BERARDO