The Live Music Thread

*blessingx* · October 4, 2025

6 minutes ago, mikeymad said:

Watching some Cash until Tweedy.

She and Leventhal are pretty great. Smiled the most so far with Albert Lee.

*Voltron* · October 5, 2025

I wish I knew you were there. We could have connected

*blessingx* · October 5, 2025

Sorry, I was remote. I would have definitely reached out Al if in person. Hope you and Claire had a good time.

Anyone catch Steve Earle? I don’t pretend to be objective there, but was messy fun, especially in the shadow of the Dukes breakup at HSB years ago. Will throw on The Mountain in a few minutes.

Will miss tomorrow, unfortunately. Hope everyone enjoys.

Dusty Chalk · October 5, 2025

On 10/3/2025 at 4:00 PM, Grahame said:

I won't be able to make it in person this year, because: reasons, but

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025 https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

Is about to go live with streaming on the website and the dedicated App (HSB TV)

Quite the lineup, as always.

https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HSB25-Print-at-Home-Schedule.pdf

Thanks! I will have to check out Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets tomorrow. (2:05 on Swan Stage at Right Coast time, presumably.)

*mikeymad* · October 5, 2025

2 hours ago, blessingx said:

Sorry, I was remote. I would have definitely reached out Al if in person. Hope you and Claire had a good time.

Anyone catch Steve Earle? I don’t pretend to be objective there, but was messy fun, especially in the shadow of the Dukes breakup at HSB years ago. Will throw on The Mountain in a few minutes.

Will miss tomorrow, unfortunately. Hope everyone enjoys.

I caught parts of Earle - but I got caught up in Courtney Barnett and just rode that out. Tomorrow is about clearing my calendar to make sure that - I'm With Her - is my priority.

*Voltron* · October 5, 2025

After the morning jaunt, the plan was to start with Dan Tyminski but I took a nap instead. Claire went and enjoyed it. I arrived at the blanket one minute before Cimafunk started, which was pretty ideal. They are from Cuba but live in New Orleans now apparently. Fun stuff.

Made our way to the adjacent stage in time for Tweedy to come out and bore the snot out of everyone. The sun was in his face and his deathly pallor clearly indicated that was not routine. When he finally spoke, he said that he didn't know the sun would be here and "that's not cool, man." Wilco's California Stars was the only song that got the crowd going. At the end of the show he said that it was the first show touring for his new triple album, and thanked us for listening to a lot of new stuff. Definitely the weakest of many Tweedy shows I have seen with Wilco, solo, and with this band with his two sons that he used to call Tweedy. Oh well.

*mikeymad* · October 5, 2025

I'm with her acquired. Everything else if gravy...

Oh, and Cimafunk yesterday was a killer set.

*Voltron* · October 6, 2025

One and done, with quesabirria tacos today. I'm With Her was enough and now we're happy to be back in Fairfax before the traffic jam.

*Grahame* · October 12, 2025

Are you having a Good Time, San Carlos?

The Sounds of Chicago

And Steely Dan

With Aja Vu

*Grahame* · October 12, 2025

The groovy sounds of the sixties,

With Revolver

On a glorious day by the water.

*Voltron* · October 21, 2025

On No Kings day, Claire and I made an exception for Kingfish, aka Christone Ingraham. He's an amazing blues guitarist and a great singer to boot. I was very happy to hear some great blues and if the video works for you, it was a blast when he walked out into the audience while playing and ended up two feet from me.

grawk · October 31, 2025

The war and treaty at the bijou in knoxville

*luvdunhill* · November 16, 2025

Went to hear Wynton tonite .. spotted Paul Simon in the crowd

HemiSam · November 16, 2025

We have tickets to Wynton tonight...going with some friends. Looking forward to it.

HS

*skullguise* · November 16, 2025

Saw Mary Fahl last night, I think the 6th time I've seen her (7th if you count October Project in 1995). Wonderful concert, some of her hits, October Project hits, and covers. The whole second set was her adaptation of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, pretty stunning. I think this may have been my favorite show of hers.

Got to chat with her and her husband after the show, and also met 3 folks with whom I'll keep in contact ongoing; just some amazingly nice people.