What are you listening to right now?

Cameron wrote:

so funny that you posted this.

I believe it was just this past Sunday.. wife and I were driving somewhere and she was flipping around the radio and this song was on. I sang the chorus word-for-freakin'-word and the look on her face was one I'll never forget.

it was one of both amazement and horror.

The Menzingers, Lucero, The Dirty Nil in LANSING!

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

The Menzingers, Lucero, The Dirty Nil in LANSING!

I will be there.

after Springsteen (and maybe The Hold Steady), Lucero is the probably the band I've seen most. Looking forward to adding to that total on a Saturday night in late June.

(oh, and The Menzingers absolutely rock the place out, too).

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

The Menzingers, Lucero, The Dirty Nil in LANSING!

I will be there.

after Springsteen (and maybe The Hold Steady), Lucero is the probably the band I've seen most. Looking forward to adding to that total on a Saturday night in late June.

(oh, and The Menzingers absolutely rock the place out, too).

My kid sent it to me because he became a fan of The Dirty Nil from his gaming/internet friend in Canada. He actually drove to Buffalo to see them last year. And now, Lansing....(and 3rd on the bill). Plus that place looks tiny from walking by. Maybe a couple hundred... maybe.

Should be pretty cool.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I will be there.

after Springsteen (and maybe The Hold Steady), Lucero is the probably the band I've seen most. Looking forward to adding to that total on a Saturday night in late June.

(oh, and The Menzingers absolutely rock the place out, too).

My kid sent it to me because he became a fan of The Dirty Nil from his gaming/internet friend in Canada. He actually drove to Buffalo to see them last year. And now, Lansing....(and 3rd on the bill). Plus that place looks tiny from walking by. Maybe a couple hundred... maybe.

Should be pretty cool.

will probably sell out pretty quick.

fun fact: Scotty Bell (lives locally) is a part owner of the venue and also manages The Menzingers. They were originally supposed to be there last August, but had some delays in construction. He had told me they were gonna reschedule it, but didn't know it was with Lucero.

Let YouTube take me down a musical rabbit hole while eating lunch and stumbled on this.



Setzer comes on at about 8:17 to join Dickie onstage then they jam to a cut from what was to be Setzer's first solo LP in 85. The first 8 minutes is Dickie jamming Jessica. Pretty cool to those guys trading licks.

Floyd Robertson wrote:Let YouTube take me down a musical rabbit hole while eating lunch and stumbled on this.



Setzer comes on at about 8:17 to join Dickie onstage then they jam to a cut from what was to be Setzer's first solo LP in 85. The first 8 minutes is Dickie jamming Jessica. Pretty cool to those guys trading licks.

Jessica is still one of my favorite songs, but man, 80’s hair was so unfortunate. Also, the bass player reminds me of Ernie from My Three Sons.

tGreenWay wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:Let YouTube take me down a musical rabbit hole while eating lunch and stumbled on this.



Setzer comes on at about 8:17 to join Dickie onstage then they jam to a cut from what was to be Setzer's first solo LP in 85. The first 8 minutes is Dickie jamming Jessica. Pretty cool to those guys trading licks.

Jessica is still one of my favorite songs, but man, 80’s hair was so unfortunate. Also, the bass player reminds me of Ernie from My Three Sons.

Kenny Aaronson is the bass, and has played with a who's who of rockers over the years.

Going to London in three weeks.

Just scored tickets to Ovation: A Celebration of 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

This has been hosted by Roger Daltrey for the past 24 years and this is his last year.


Lineup: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder

Motown Spartan wrote:Going to London in three weeks.

Just scored tickets to Ovation: A Celebration of 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

This has been hosted by Roger Daltrey for the past 24 years and this is his last year.


Lineup: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder

awesome - is it at Royal Albert Hall?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:Going to London in three weeks.

Just scored tickets to Ovation: A Celebration of 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

This has been hosted by Roger Daltrey for the past 24 years and this is his last year.


Lineup: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder

awesome - is it at Royal Albert Hall?

It is! Totally happened by chance too. And tickets were tough to get.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:awesome - is it at Royal Albert Hall?

It is! Totally happened by chance too. And tickets were tough to get.

very cool. Enjoy - amazing opportunity at a historical venue.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

It is! Totally happened by chance too. And tickets were tough to get.

very cool. Enjoy - amazing opportunity at a historical venue.

Thank you! I'm pretty excited about it. I have a feeling there will be more to this show than the announced lineup considering this is Daltrey's last gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:very cool. Enjoy - amazing opportunity at a historical venue.

Thank you! I'm pretty excited about it. I have a feeling there will be more to this show than the announced lineup considering this is Daltrey's last gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

pretty great part of London, as well. Jealous!

Motown Spartan wrote:Going to London in three weeks.

Just scored tickets to Ovation: A Celebration of 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

This has been hosted by Roger Daltrey for the past 24 years and this is his last year.


Lineup: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder

Holy shit!

DWags wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:Going to London in three weeks.

Just scored tickets to Ovation: A Celebration of 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

This has been hosted by Roger Daltrey for the past 24 years and this is his last year.


Lineup: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder

Holy shit!

That was my response too! It's freaking Rock Royalty and as close as you can get to a Mt Rushmore show without the Beatles and Rolling Stones.

Motown Spartan wrote:

DWags wrote:


Holy shit!

That was my response too! It's freaking Rock Royalty and as close as you can get to a Mt Rushmore show without the Beatles, Springsteen and Rolling Stones.

fixed, but I get your overarching point.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

The Menzingers, Lucero, The Dirty Nil in LANSING!

FYI, per Grewal Hall's website, "fee free" tickets can be purchased at FBC on Grand River.

GA tix are $30, fees are $10+.

think I'll stroll down to FBC later.

Well, call me the asshole I paid the fee (5X)...

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Well, call me the asshole I paid the fee (5X)...

aww man.

solid theme music for the post, though.. "baby, baby, I'll be good to you"..

how old are you? I'm going for the oldest dude at the show.

52....& Usually the oldest guy at the shows i go to.

But when i went to Gaslight Anthem last year, ended up sitting next to this attorney who was well into his 60s, talked about the good old days of punkish shows in the 80s/90s. Felt young next to him.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

The Menzingers, Lucero, The Dirty Nil in LANSING!

FYI, per Grewal Hall's website, "fee free" tickets can be purchased at FBC on Grand River.

GA tix are $30, fees are $10+.

think I'll stroll down to FBC later.

At Grewal Law, there is no fee unless we win your case.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:52....& Usually the oldest guy at the shows i go to.

But when i went to Gaslight Anthem last year, ended up sitting next to this attorney who was well into his 60s, talked about the good old days of punkish shows in the 80s/90s. Felt young next to him.

good stuff - I'm 54 so I have that going for me.

Were you at the Gaslight show in GR? If so, the kid was there. They're genuinely one of my top 5 bands of all time.

Something I stumbled on a couple of days ago. Give it a listen. You'll be in a better mood than you were before, even if you were in a great mood.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:52....& Usually the oldest guy at the shows i go to.

But when i went to Gaslight Anthem last year, ended up sitting next to this attorney who was well into his 60s, talked about the good old days of punkish shows in the 80s/90s. Felt young next to him.

good stuff - I'm 54 so I have that going for me.

Were you at the Gaslight show in GR? If so, the kid was there. They're genuinely one of my top 5 bands of all time.

I was at the Detroit show... ended up going alone because my kid (in KZoo) backed out last second. He had a midterm he wasn't ready for the next day... sheesh, kids these days.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:good stuff - I'm 54 so I have that going for me.

Were you at the Gaslight show in GR? If so, the kid was there. They're genuinely one of my top 5 bands of all time.

I was at the Detroit show... ended up going alone because my kid (in KZoo) backed out last second. He had a midterm he wasn't ready for the next day... sheesh, kids these days.

funny - our daughter lives in Ferndale and she and her boyfriend drove to the GR show.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

I was at the Detroit show... ended up going alone because my kid (in KZoo) backed out last second. He had a midterm he wasn't ready for the next day... sheesh, kids these days.

funny - our daughter lives in Ferndale and she and her boyfriend drove to the GR show.

So, the opener was Jeff Rosenstock. That guy is rockin' punk-ish, really good energy... Actually, The act I was talking to the old guy about, comparing him to "all-ages" type shows back in the day. Rosenstock is playing small venues by himself now. The kid (he will not back out on this one) and I are seeing him in Grand Rapids next month. A place called Pyramid Scheme. (?) Looks like a pinball bar. Hope it's just big enough that my old ass can avoid the pit.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:funny - our daughter lives in Ferndale and she and her boyfriend drove to the GR show.

So, the opener was Jeff Rosenstock. That guy is rockin' punk-ish, really good energy... Actually, The act I was talking to the old guy about, comparing him to "all-ages" type shows back in the day. Rosenstock is playing small venues by himself now. The kid (he will not back out on this one) and I are seeing him in Grand Rapids next month. A place called Pyramid Scheme. (?) Looks like a pinball bar. Hope it's just big enough that my old ass can avoid the pit.

LOVE the Pyramid Scheme - my favorite GR venue.

It's smaller - long and narrow. The front is a total pinball arcade, then you go through a door, down a hallway to the venue. Been to a handful of shows there. I'm pretty sure I saw The Menzingers there - in fact, now that I think about it, I totally did, 'cause we ran into them at Stella's across the street before the show. Rapped with them a while.

and it is big enough to sort of hang at the back or off to the side. The Menzingers opened with "Tellin' Lies" and about 90 seconds later, a dude comes flyin' over my head and I was like "I don't wanna leave in a body cast" and moved back some.


Also saw The Hold Steady there years ago - one of my favorite live bands ever (and favorite bands in general). You'll dig it the venue,

Guy on the BBQ board has posted some links to his son's drum work.  Pretty good.

Motown Spartan wrote:Going to London in three weeks.

Just scored tickets to Ovation: A Celebration of 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

This has been hosted by Roger Daltrey for the past 24 years and this is his last year.


Lineup: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder

What an amazing show! Was moved to tears on more than one occasion. Robert Plant and Roger Daltrey sound amazing for being 75 and 80 years old. Eddie Vedder was the highlight for me. He played with Simon Townshend (Pete’s brother), Glen Hansard, and Olivia Vedder (his daughter). Here’s the set list and some videos from the show.  

Eddie Vedder LIVE at Ovation: 24 Years for the Teenage Cancer Trust

A nice rendition of Baba O’Riley in that link as well.

one of my top 5 favorite bands of all-time.

Lisa Fischer makes it the best version, ever

The Pantry wrote:Lisa Fischer makes it the best version, ever

Dwags and I saw it live a few years ago and whoever it was singing that part brought down the house.

Underneath that poodlehead of hair is 17-year-old Grace Bowers.





Here she is doing a Stevie Ray tune:

She had all the advantages of growing up with Guitar Hero.

Kidding aside, that's a lot of talent.

I dont know how many Blues wunderkinds I've lived through... Remember the kid without shoes... Uh... Johnny Lang? Kenny Wayne Shepherd? I guess many are still going like Marcus King, Kingfish, Gary Clark Jr... They all were the next Stevie Ray.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:I dont know how many Blues wunderkinds I've lived through... Remember the kid without shoes... Uh... Johnny Lang? Kenny Wayne Shepherd? I guess many are still going like Marcus King, Kingfish, Gary Clark Jr... They all were the next Stevie Ray.

That may all be true, but if anyone said she’s the next Stevie Ray, it wasn’t me.

tGreenWay wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:I dont know how many Blues wunderkinds I've lived through... Remember the kid without shoes... Uh... Johnny Lang? Kenny Wayne Shepherd? I guess many are still going like Marcus King, Kingfish, Gary Clark Jr... They all were the next Stevie Ray.

That may all be true, but if anyone said she’s the next Stevie Ray, it wasn’t me.

Wasnt saying that... just sayin i think its a blues thing. Coming out of the gate young with hype of the entire genre on your shoulders.

(Samantha Fish...)