No opener meant an evening with Lotus at the Beachland Ballroom room and I was at a sold out show once again. My usual spot stage right was packed tight, so I “settled” for an empty corner of the soundbooth (and I’m glad I did). Artists must love the ballroom, because Lotus was planning on spending two nights with us in a similar fashion to Bumpin’ Uglies. I was only able to catch the Saturday […]
It was once again an evening with me and Umphey’s McGee at the House of Blues downtown. When I caught them in Jan ’23 (almost to the day), it wasn’t a show of particular note even seeming a bit noodley. But Umphrey’s played a Led Zeppelin cover set in their home state of Indiana that I saw later that year and I was blown away. Jason Bonham joined them on drums and the modified Umphrey’s […]
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Broccoli Samurai play the iconic Agora Ballroom in Cleveland. Walking into the Agora on the infamous Dec 7th 2023 in Ohio (marijuana legalization) to a jam band show, I wholly expected to immediately be choked out by the poison cloud in the city’s newest and largest hotbox. Much to my surprise, barely a wispy cloud threatened me and I had arrived early for a show that had already started. There […]
