this started as “one of those things” on facebook. as i started listening, i kept remembering…

Test your memory and your love of live music by listing 50 artists or bands (or as many as you can remember) you’ve seen in concert. List the first 50 acts that come into your head. An act you saw at a festival and opening acts count, but only if you can’t think of 50 other artists.

Oh, and list the first concert you ever saw (you can remember that, can’t you)?

First Concert: Paul Revere and the Raiders

1. 10 Years After
2. Allman Brothers Band (w/ and w/o Duane) 20+
- Gregg Allman 20+
- Sea Level 10+
- Dickie Betts and Great Southern
3. Allison Moorer +
4. Arlo Guthrie
5. Alejandro Escovedo +
6. Aerosmith
7. Bob Dylan 10+
8. Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
9. Buddy & Julie Miller
- Buddy Miller +
10. Ben Sollee +
11. Black Crowes +
12. Bruce Cockburn
13. Brandy Carlile
14. Bootsy Collins
15. Cat Power
16. Charlie Sexton
17. Charlie Louvin +
18. Charlie Daniels
19. Cowboy Junkies 25 times
20. Cowboy +
21. Carrie Rodriguez +
22. Crosby, Still & Nash
23. Cactus
24. Dixie Dregs 20+
25. Dar Williams +
26. Dan Fogelberg
27. Donna Summer
28. Dolly Parton
29. Drivin’ ‘n Cryin’ +
- Kevn Kinney +
30. David Byrne
31. David Bromberg
32. Eilen Jewell
33. Ellery +
34. Eric Clapton +
35. Elvin Bishop +
36. Edgar Winter
37. Elton John (Before he sucked)
38. Fleetwood Mac
39. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings +
40. Grateful Dead +
41. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals +
42. George Harrison +
43. Gov’t Mule
44. Gino Vanelli
45. The Hampton Grease Band +
46. Heart +
47. Hot Tuna
- Jorma Kaukonen +
48. Hem +
49. Indigo Girls +
50. Johnny Cash & June Carter
51. Jackson Browne
52. Johnny Winter
53. John Hiatt +
54. Jolie Holland
55. Jonell Mosser
56. Josh Ritter
57. Jenny Owens Young
58. The Jawhawks +
59. John Butler Trio +
60. Jethro Tull +
61. John Prine +
62. J.Geils Band +
63. Kathleen Edwards +
64. Kim Taylor 20+
65. Katie Herzig
66. Katie Reider +
67. KT Tunstall
68. Lyle Lovett
69. Leon Russell
70. Linda Ronstadt +
71. Lucinda Williams
72. Last Town Chorus
73. Mary Gauthier +
74. Mother’s Finest +
75. Mylon Lefevre +
76. Mieka Pauley +
77. Michelle Shocked +
78. Mindy Smith
79. Mountain +
80. Monk +
- Ric Hordenski +
81. Missy Higgins +
82. My Morning Jacket
83. The Marshall Tucker Band +
84. The Jackson 5 +
- Michael Jackson
85. The Nighthawks
86. Nicklecreek
87. Over the Rhine 135 times
88. Old Crow Medicine Show
89. Paul McCartney
90. Pete Seeger
91. Patti Smith
92. Pylon +
93. Patty Griffin +
94. Procol Harem +
95. Poco +
96. Rodney Crowell +
97. Run DMC
98. Ralph Stanley
99. Ryan Adams 10+
100. Robert Palmer +
101. Rachel Yamagata +
102. Richard Thompson 10+
103. Ravi Shankar
104. Paul Revere & the Raiders
105. Paul McCartney
106. Raul Malo
107. R.E.M. +
108. Rolling Stones (before they sucked) +
109. Ringo Starr
110. Robert Randolph and the Family Band
111. Ron Sexsmith
112. Sweet Harmony Traveling Revue
113. Santana
114. The Sparrow Quartet +
115. Sam Bush +
116. Steve Earle +
117. Sheryl Crow
118. Son Volt
119. Simon & Garfunkel
120. Tom Waits +
121. Tres Chicas
122. Tim Easton +
123. Traffic +
– Steve Winwood
124. Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes (way before Ted went insane)
125. Tift Merritt +
126. Vienna Teng +
127. Wilco +
128. Willie Nelson
129. Waylon Jennings
130. The Watson Twins +
131. The Who +

+ = multiple times (more than once, less than 10)

the indents are “spinoff’s” or solo acts from the band already mentioned that i have also seen

i know i’ve left a few out, some significant ones I’m sure. i’ll update as i remember…

well, we’re a little past half way through the year, time for the annual “best of 2009″ list (@ the half way point), both list are roughly in order (but subject to frequent change, due to mood swings, my aging memory and just because i can).

my top dozen of each…

CD’s
Written in Chalk – Buddy and Julie Miller
Live in London – Leonard Cohen
A Quiet Evil – Lee Harvey Osmond
My One and Only Thrill – Melody Gardot
Heard A Whisper – Arnett Hollow
Dark End of the Street – Cat Power
Live in Louisville – Carrie Rodriguez
Together Through Life – Bob Dylan
Buckingham Solo – Tift Merritt
Middle Cyclone – Neko Case
Townes – Steve Earle
Wilco (the Album)* – Wilco (*too new to rank, just bought it yesterday)

Concerts
05.08 – ben sollee w/daniel martin moore @ bomhard theatre/louisville
04.30 – OtR @ the granada theatre/dallas
04.16 – wilco @ IU auditorium/bloomington
02.15 – the sparrow quartet @ UofL music school/louisville
03.27 – OtR @ CST/dayton
02.15 – mark olson & gary louris @ phoenix hill tavern/louisville
02.21 – brandi carlile w/louisville symphony @ whitney hall/louisville (w/sondre lerche)
06.20 – OtR w/kim taylor @ 3rd & lindsley /nashville
06.06 – jenny owen youngs @ the vernon club/louisville
03.28 – cowboy junkies w/louisville symphony @ whitney hall/louisville
06.25 – ric hordenski @ speckled bird cafe/cincinnati
04.08 – katie herzig @ the vernon club/louisville

yours?

3 weeks running and nothing significant to choose from…

Erin McCarley – Love, Save the Empty
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
The Gourds – Haymaker!
Neil Sedaka – Waking Up Is Hard to Do
Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Communion

and remember, whenever possible buy your music directly from the artist(s) or your local independent record store. both could become endangered without your support.

click here for a list of exclusives available @ indie stores and for a listing of stores

click on the picture above to see more pictures.
friday, december 19th – reunion of the original over the rhine (karin bergquist, linford detweiler, brian kelley, ric hordinski)

there is so much to say about this band, this weekend, this show, their fans (my friends) that i know i won’t do justice to it all.

first of all, what a brilliant, wonderful, and rocking evening of music. i think many “lesser” bands, that hadn’t played together in over 12 years might have played it “safe” on this kind of “one-off” reunion gig.

OtR, did not play it safe. in fact, they stepped out.

they covered the bases with the tunes that were “expected” (ie: “required”) by long time fans, but surprised many with the inclusion of; “conjectures, daddy, i painted…, a gospel number.” in an evening of highlights, for me the standouts were; how does it feel (w/reprise), june, like a radio, and the incredible second set ending “if i’m drowning” with the classic one-by-one stage exits.

the band sounded excellent, it was hard to believe that they had not played together in front of an audience for well over a decade. there was a great vibe on stage, lots of smiling, laughing, great stories.

i’m not expecting for this to happen again anytime soon, but if it does, i sure as hell planning on being there.

SET ONE
Eyes Wide Open
How Does It Feel?
How Does It Feel? (Reprise)
Within Without (with Kim Taylor)
Like a Radio
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
June (with Kim Taylor, Jake, Kenny Hutson, and Julie Lee)
Circle of Quiet (with Kim and Julie)
Daddy Untwisted (with Kim and Julie)

SET TWO
Paul and Virginia (L&K with Jake, Kenny, Mickey, Kim, and Julie)
Poughkeepsie (same minus Mickey)
Mary’s Waltz (L, K, Paul Patterson)
Silent Night (Duet) (L, K, Paul, Julie)
Faithfully Dangerous (with Jake)
A Gospel Number (with Jake, Kim, Juli)
All I Need Is Everything (with Jake, Kim, and Paul)
If I’m Drowning

ENCORE NUMBER ONE
My Love Is a Fever
I Painted My Name (with Kim and Julie)

ENCORE NUMBER TWO
Latter Days (L & K)
What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? (with Jake)

* more about saturday night and sunday afternoon to come
saturday, december 20th

set one:
-born
-waste
-all i ever get
-white horse
-here it is
-world can wait
-message from jack
-if nothing else
-roll
-trumpet
-kiddin’

set two:
-ohio
-pro day
-bpd
-happy birthday to kim and kenny
-darlin’
-snow angel
-pull through
-northpole man
-tom
-when i go
++
-c&p
-changes come
++
-hush
-new redemption song

*the setlist shows bpd as the set opener and ohio as the second song, wonder if she just changed her mind?

great damn night of music.

and…Sunday, December 21, 2008
St. Elizabeth Church – Norwood, OH

I Want You to be My Love
Long Lost Brother
Suitcase
Anything At All
We’re Gonna Pull Through
Bothered
[Kim Taylor] Days Like This *
[Julie Lee w/Jake & Kenny] Does the Road Wind Uphill **
Paul and Virginia
Poughkeepsie
Goodbye Charles
[Q and A]
Hush Now
Jack’s Valentine
Cruel and Pretty

Karin Bergquist – vocals, guitar
Linford Detweiler – piano, guitar, vocals, bell
Kenny Hutson – guitar, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel
Jake Bradley – upright bass
Mickey Grimm – drums, percussion
Kim Taylor – vocals, guitar
Julie Lee – vocals, guitar
Nick Radina – congas

This show was the last of 3 concerts staged as part of Over the Rhine’s 20th Anniversary and Christmas celebration.

this was truly a wonderful weekend of music, friendship and fun.

my year in music, 34 shows, 6 states…

02.10 – cat power @ the vic (chicago)
02.23 – over the rhine w/ben sollee @ the bomhard theatre (louisville)
03.07 – tift merritt @ ear x-tacy (louisville)
03.11 – grace potter and the nocturnals @ headliner’s (louisville)
03.14 – over the rhine @ the ryman
03.27 – cowboy junkies w/mary gauthier @ the clifton center (louisville)
04.17 – kathleen edwards @ headliner’s (louisville)
04.25 – over the rhine (w/julie lee) @ canal street tavern (dayton)
04.26 – over the rhine (w/julie lee) @ canal street tavern (dayton)
05.25 – over the rhine / ohio: in concert (cincinnati)
05.30 – over the rhine w/mary gauthier @ the variety playhouse (atlanta)
06.11 – alejandro escovedo (w/ben sollee) @ headliner’s (louisville)
06.13 – ellery @ the rudyard kipling (louisville)
06.14 – over the rhine @ the rapp granary (new harmony, IN)
07.05 – tom waits @ the fox theatre (atlanta)
07.18 – missy higgins @ ear x-tacy (louisville)
07.18 – missy higgins w/teneia sanders @ the phoenix hill tavern (louisville)
07.23 – over the rhine @ the fraze pavilion (dayton)
07.31 – wild sweet orange @ ear x-tacy (louisville)
09.13 – tift merritt @ the original highlands street fair (louisville)
10.04 – mieka pauley @ perkfection (jeffersonville, IN)
10.09 – eilen jewell @ the player’s pub (bloomington)
10.11 – over the rhine @ elk creek winery (owenton, KY)
10.12 – louisville songwriter’s showcase w/johnny berry, mickey clark, danny
flanigan, john gage, tim krekel, teneia sanders, leigh ann yost @ the
bomhard theatre (louisville)
10.12 – the watson twins @ the bomhard theatre (louisville)
10.21 – david byrne @ the palace theatre (louisville)
11.15 – john prine @ indiana university auditorium (bloomington)
11.23 – ralph stanley @ the CEA’s emery theatre (cincinnati)
12.11 – ben sollee, neva geoffrey, daniel martin moore @ the dame (lexington)
12.12 – over the rhine @ the bomhard theatre (louisville)
12.14 – grace potter @ the 20th century (cincinnati)
12.19 – over the rhine @ the taft theater (cincinnati)
12.20 – over the rhine @ the taft theater (cincinnati)
12.19 – over the rhine @ st. elizabeth’s (norwood/cincinnati)

top 5 non-OtR
07.05 – tom waits @ the fox theatre (atlanta)
10.21 – david byrne @ the palace theatre (louisville)
02.10 – cat power @ the vic (chicago)
11.15 – john prine @ indiana university auditorium (bloomington)
06.11 – alejandro escovedo (w/ben sollee) @ headliner’s (louisville)

top 3 OtR
12.19 – over the rhine @ the taft theater (cincinnati)
05.25 – over the rhine / ohio: in concert (cincinnati)
06.14 – over the rhine @ the rapp granary (new harmony, IN)

none, nada, zip, zilch.

and remember, whenever possible buy your music directly from the artist(s) or your local independent record store. both could become endangered without your support.

click here for a list of exclusives available @ indie stores and for a listing of stores

just returned from an amazing weekend of friendship and music @ over the rhine’s three day 20th anniversay celebration in cincinnati. i hope to have the full, wonderful details up shortly…

WFPK Winter Fundraiser – From the Jayhawks: Gary Louris & Mark Olson

91.9 WFPK is proud to present Gary Louris and Mark Olson at Phoenix Hill Tavern on Sunday, February 15th at 8pm. This is a rare opportunity to catch Jayhawks frontmen Gary Louris and Mark Olson as they reunite in Louisville for the first time in more than ten years to benefit 91.9 WFPK.

Louris and Olson last shared a Louisville stage at Phoenix Hill Tavern in 1995. It is fitting that the two return to Phoenix Hill’s Saloon stage in support of their new collaboration “Ready for the Flood”.

Tickets for An Evening with Gary Louris and Mark Olson go on sale Saturday, December 20th at 10am at www.ticketweb.com, and ear X-tacy. Tickets will be available here at 619 South Fourth Street and at Phoenix Hill Tavern beginning Monday, December 22nd. Tickets are $15.00 (plus applicable service fees when purchased at www.ticketweb.com or ear X-tacy). Patrons must be 21 years old to attend.

For more information on 91.9 WFPK, please visit www.wfpk.org . For information on this event or for artist interviews, please contact Billy Hardison at bhardison@louisvillepublicmedia.org or (502) 814-6518.

1. This Tornado Loves You
2. The Next Time You Say Forever
3. People Got A Lotta Nerve
4. Polar Nettles
5. Vengeance Is Sleeping
6. Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
7. Middle Cyclone
8. Fever
9. Magpie To The Morning
10. I’m An Animal
11. Prison Girls
12. Don’t Forget Me
13. The Pharaohs
14. Red Tide
15. Marais La Nuit

Neko Case: Middle Cyclone

Neko Case will follow up 2006’s “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood,” the best-selling album of her career, with “Middle Cyclone,” due March 3 via Anti-.