Who Did You Just See Live?

[chanteuseCarey]

Last night at the Stanford Viennese Ball at the Hyatt in Burlingame, CA: in the "Waltz" room, Brassworks playing traditional Viennese waltzes. polkas, etc. And in the "Swing" room, a HOT, HOT 17pc big band -the Lyratones. WOW!!!

 

[Flicka]

I saw Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet a while back. Really nice band.

[video=youtube_share;UJoXIohPLgs]http://youtu.be/UJoXIohPLgs[/video]

 

[Espee]

Kelly McCune and Border Radio. They play a lot of gigs around L.A.
A new member is John Lambdin, multi-instrumentalist who used to perform with the Ditty Bops.

 

[dhermann1]

I was at Duane Park Restaurant, in Tribeca, in Manhattan last night, and took in my good buddy, Drew Nugent and his Midnight Society. And much to my amazement and amusement found myself sitting next to legendary Metropolitan Opera diva, Catherine Malfitano, watching a fabulous burlesque act. Woohoo! Turns out she is the mother of Drew's gorgeous girlfriend. Small world. So here he is, making beautiful music with his cornet:

 

[Chasseur]

Pink Martini, and like last time they put on a great show. They had Norman Leyden as their guest performer and that man can play the clarinet!

 

[Wally_Hood]

Rumble King, about seven o'clock tonight, while we were wandering Downtown Disney

 

[dhermann1]

Last night at Club Wits End in Manhattan, saw Evan Palazzo and the Hot Sardines. A good time was had by all.

 

[Espee]

From Janet Klein's "Birthday Month Show" in Hollywood last week: (she doesn't look it, does she?) Here we are on a Paper Moon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobosvintage/6817279902/sizes/z/in/photostream/

With macadamias falling in the front yard at this time of year, I decided to make her a big cookie.

 

[Doc Smith]

Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra at the University of Michigan Hill Auditorium. It was exactly the sort of magnificent show I've come to expect from the YouTube videos, and I'd have been delighted if they'd played a much longer set.

The University Musical Society encouraged people to wear clothes from the 20s through the 40s, and a significant fraction (say 10-15%) did. The ladies were especially well turned-out; my wife, for instance, had a wonderful late teens-inspired copper silk outfit with a purple cloche. I wore an old Brooksease navy pinstripe suit with a tab-collar white shirt, a blue grenadine tie, my old USAF-issue low quarters, and my moonstone Fed III; good enough to pass for period, at least.

The orchestra had slight wardrobe failure, though; luggage was misdirected from their last gig, and 3 of the brass players had to appear on stage in Michigan tee-shirts and jeans, instead of their accustomed double-breasted dinner suits. When the band came back on stage for the encore, they'd ALL put on matching Michigan tee-shirts (Max's under his tailcoat) while backstage. It was a delightfully silly end to a wonderful evening's entertainment, and I'm looking forward to their next pass through the region.

 

[DavidJ]

Last night I saw Bugs Bunny at the Symphony performed by the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra!! It was a great show with lots of memories from my childhood.

 

[dhermann1]

At Symphony Space in Manhattan this evening I had the sublime pleasure of hearing Stephane Wrembel. If the name doesn't ring a bell, he's the guy who wrote the theme music for Midnight in Paris. He starts out somewhere in the vicinity of Django Reinhardt, and just takes off with it. Absolutely sensational. And he plays every week at a wonderful divey place in Brooklyn called Barbe's. Great stuff.

http://www.symphonyspace.org/series/167

 

[dhermann1]

Here it is, Bistro Fada:
[video=youtube;HpWZTHll1Vg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpWZTHll1Vg&feature=related[/video]

 

[olive bleu]

Took my 'Rocker chick' self off to see Bryan Adams last night. I've loved him since i was 16..fun night out with my sister

 

[Touchofevil]

Going to see the Black Keys tonight!

 

[Touchofevil]

The Black Keys put on a great live show. Definitely worth the price of admission.

 

[SHOWSOMECLASS]

Jimmy Buffet 4-17-12 here in Des Moines Iowa, Wells Fargo Arena. Their was a all day beach party outside the stadium. I think we were the only sober people in the place.

 

[DavidJ]

Roger Waters The Wall!!! Awesome show!

 

[cklos]

You took the words right out of my mouth...........

Roger Waters The Wall!!! Awesome show!

 

[cklos]

I haven't had the pleasure of seeing them live....but I'll take your word for it.

The Black Keys put on a great live show. Definitely worth the price of admission.

 

[Touchofevil]

I haven't had the pleasure of seeing them live....but I'll take your word for it.

Sadly, their days of small venues are over, but they can really fill a large venue with a wall of sound that kicks. I will definitely see them again.