Sad and sudden and unexpected. Here’s a good article on their show last night: Dave Matthews Band’s Farewell to a Fallen Brother.
I didn’t go to the shows this year in Saratoga for the first time in 11 years. But I got to see them a lot and they are always uplifting and the music was joyous. He will be missed greatly.
So I’m going to go see Bob Dylan tomorrow at SPAC. I’m psyched. I’ve never seen Dylan before. I’m not sure why, because I’ve always wanted to. Any how it made me start thinking of all the people I have seen and who I haven’t and out of those I haven’t who would I really like to see? I’m mostly only listing LARGE shows, not club shows, that’s for another time…
I have seen (and I know I’m forgetting some):
Ray Charles-saw him at the NY State Fair.
Neil Young-(with Crazy Horse–one of the loudest shows ever)
John Mellencamp
CSN
Jewel-opening for Neil Young
Indigo Girls
Paul McCartney–um, GREAT
REM–6 times, last time in June @ Jones Beach in the lightening storm
Radiohead 3x’s, once opening for REM
Counting Crows 3xs
John Mayer
The Wallflowers
Dave Matthews 14x’s
Sting
KD Lang
Cowboy Junkies
Paul Simon
Brian Wilson–he opened with a snippit of ‘Brian Wilson’ by barenaked ladies
Barenaked Ladies -also met them in a borders in Syracuse.
Blues Traveler
Gov’t Mule
Ben Harper
My Morning Jacket
Trey Anastasio
World Party
Billy Joel
Duran Duran
Shawn Colvin (opening for sting)
Modest Mouse
The National
Elliot Smith
Sarah Mclaughlin
Lisa Loeb
Missy Elliot
INXS
10,000 Maniacs
Lyle Lovett
Norah Jones
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Ah-I know I’m forgetting some. Oh well. This was just off the top of my head.
There are a few groups/acts I’d like to see that I just haven’t yet: U2, Allman Brothers, Flaming Lips, I guess I’d like to see the Stones, just cause they’re the stones…,Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Prince.
That’s it for now.
peace
