Our buddy Bear from Cleveland Rock and Roll went to see Steely Dan earlier this week. Though we tried, we couldn’t scrape together the dollars here at ATV HQ to fund a ticket for either of the two Steely Dan shows, so we invited Bear to share his review of the first night! Is There […]
Category: Concert Reviews
A Date With A Smithereen…
As a master writer of songs about shattered, broken and irreparable relationships whose favorite key is E minor, Pat DiNizio could be seen as a melancholy kind of guy. That may be, but the version of his “Living Room Concert” series which he presented Saturday night at the Beachland Ballroom brought happiness to all in […]
Concert Review: The Bridge School Benefit – 10/24 & 10/25/09
Today, we’re welcoming our good pal Rob Evanoff to the pages of ATV with a review of the recent Bridge School Benefit concerts in San Francisco! DAY 1 – At this time nearly two weeks ago, I was hurtling my German-engineered sports coupe at triple digit speeds over a 343-mile stretch up I-5 in an […]
Setlist: Metallica at Quicken Loans Arena – 10/15/09
You know, it’s crazy when I think about the fact that I’ve seen Metallica 36 times now, yet this was the first time I’ve seen them in the last decade. I have worshipped this band since I was a kid, but the facts are the facts, and the fact is that they did a solid […]
Setlist: Cracker – Beachland Ballroom – 8/28/09
Cracker can still bring it. You can consider this less of a review, and more of a collection of some thoughts, with the occasional memory flashback that you’ve come to expect here on ATV. The last time I saw Cracker 14 years ago was damn close to a religious experience. Going into the Beachland show, […]
Setlist: Dennis DeYoung/Survivor – Clay’s Park – 7/17/09
The classic rock themed Rock N Resort festival, located at Clay’s Park in nearby North Lawrence, OH, has been on my list for a few years now to check out with at least one band of interest on the bill each year. Now in its sixth year, this year’s festival had quite a few names […]
Setlist: Bad Company/Doobie Brothers – Detroit, MI – 7/1/09
– Photo Credit – @badcompany.com Cool friends are the ones that have their wedding reception at a concert featuring Bad Company and the Doobie Brothers. Since I hadn’t ever seen either band, this concert would have been a must-attend, even if I wasn’t on the guest list. I grabbed my pal Chris Akin, and we […]
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head…
“Rain,” “No Rain,” “After The Rain,”…..there have been many songs about the rain, but in this story we won’t hear any of them. In fact, we won’t hear many songs at all. The story begins with a trip home to my old stomping ground of Joliet, IL seems like the perfect way to unplug, recharge, […]
Concert Review: Better Than Ezra
House of Blues – Cleveland Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Setlist: 1. Turn Up the Bright Lights 2. Good 3. Black Light 4. A Lifetime 5. Rolling 6. All In 7. Extra Ordinary Segue into Love is What I Got (including small rip/impersonation of DMB) 8. Absolutely Still 9. King of New Orleans 10. Sincerely, Me […]
Bonnaroo Day Four: A View From The Hotel Room
Coheed and Cambria were on stage at Bonnaroo on Sunday evening running through a mesmerizing setlist that included covers of “Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel,” and “Under The Milky Way” by The Church. Despite what you might think, the Gabriel cover wasn’t a direct response to any rain on the day – there had been […]