Sublime with Rome with guests Tropidelic stop by Peoria, Illinois

Monarch Music Hall - Peoria, Illinois January 16th, 2019

Review and Photos by Jeremy Rickman of JKR Photography

With cold January temperatures covering the Midwest Sublime with Rome and openers Tropidelic spent their 5th tour night in Peoria, Illinois bringing that West Coast sound to warm up the Monarch Music Hall as well as the fans.

Jason Aldean's High Noon Neon Tour Comes to Central Illinois with Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina

Peoria Civic Center - Peoria, Illinois March 11th, 2018

Review and Photos by Jeremy Rickman of JKR Photography

The sight of cowboy boots, straw hats, and blue jeans took over the Midwestern city on Friday night. The second stop on The High Noon Neon Tour Jason Aldean and company played to an almost sold out crowd.

Little Feat, Kent Oh 1/9/2013

Little Feat played to a sold out crowd last Thursday at The Kent Stage in Kent Oh. Playing songs from their latest cd "Rooster Rag" as well as their old time favorites. The new songs were Rooster Rag, A chair falling down,Ragtop down and Jamaica will break your Heart. Some of the past hits were Time loves a hero, Dixie Chicken,Willin and Oh Atlanta.

I'm not dead yet.

In February of 2010 rumors began to spread that Gordon Lightfoot had passed away. " I was quite surprised to hear it myself ". Lightfoot went on to say " I haven't so much airplay in weeks. Gordon Light was at the dentist at the time the news released and heard it on the radio on his way home.

Gordon Lightfoot and his band played at The Hershey Theater in Hershey Pa. this past Friday. Beginning his career in coffee house's in Toronto Ontario in 1962 this was his first time in Hershey Pa and performed 2 50 min sets with a 2 song encore. He switched back and forth with his 12 string and 6 string guitars.

Performing many of their hits over the years such as Early Morning Rain, If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, Carefree Highway, Rainy Day People and The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald.

Lightfoot talked about the loss of his long time guitarist Terry Clements who had been with him for over 40 years. Other band members included Rick Haynes (1969) on bass, Barry Keane (1976) on drums, Mike Heffernan (1981) 0n keyboards and Cater Lancaster who is now on guitar.

By Don McGurrin

B.B. King, Hershey Pa 1/8/11

By Don McGurrin

B.B. King played at the sweetest place on earth ( Hershey Pa. ) this past Saturday night. Playing a single 90 minute set you can see that 85 years of age and over 200 shows a year is starting to take toll on him. He is now doing more talking than playing these days. B.B. King talked about the cold weather and how his voice was horse but we would probably not be able to tell. This may have had some baring as to how the show went. His band had been playing for about 10 minuets or so be he came out on stage. He joked at how he had better introduce them now before he forgets to do so. The 8 piece band that had a 4 piece horn section included some family members. One of the first songs of the night "ain't it just like a women" is one of the many songs of the night that were interrupted by some of King's banter before finishing it of with the men in the crowd singing the part ain't it just like a women.

A little more into the show King starts to talk about working with T-Bone Burnett. King starts going on about a man half his age is telling him what will be good for him. He finally agrees to do what the kid wants and goes on to win his 13th grammy with One Kind favor. It is easy to see that B.B. likes telling his stories has he has plenty of them. Love Comes to Town is another song that starts out strong but never gets finished as one more story breaks out. This one is about playing in over 90 countries and how he will not play in any country that will not allow him to talk to the women there.

You are my Sunshine gets paused by yet another story. B.B. starts talking about his medical staff of Dr Viagra and nurse Cialis keeps him going and about 10 more minutes of banter once again before going back to You are my sunshine. He begins to talk about Willie Nelson and doing one of his songs (Always on My Mind) but after all the talking the song never came to be. Picking up the clock he had on stage he makes the statement of 20 minutes to go and it starting to look like he is done. He breaks into The Thrill is Gone and the crowd jumps to its feet, Less than a minute and the song is over. B.B. King is now tossing guitar picks and trinkets to those in the first 3 or 4 rows. While still on stage B.B. is now putting on his hat and winter over coat and it is clear that he is done. While it was a thrill to see this living legend it was a bit a disappointment over all.

David Gray Harrah's Open Sky Theater Valley Center, CA 9/4/2010

LCD Soundsystem at Terminal 5, NYC 5.23.2010

LCD Soundsystem electrified Terminal 5 in New York City on Sunday, May 23, 2010. This performance was their 4th sold-out concert in a row in their home city. LCD's frontman, James Murphy, is a master at what he does and continues to push the limits with their new CD, "This is Happening".

Photos by Joe Ryan/ ryanfoto.com

LCD Soundsystem Tickets and Tour dates:

Sun 05/30/10 Quincy, WA

Mon 05/31/10 Vancouver, BC

Thu 06/03/10 San Francisco, CA

Fri 06/04/10 Hollywood, CA

Sat 06/05/10 Pomona, CA

Tue 06/08/10 Austin, TX

Wed 06/09/10 Dallas, TX

Fri 06/11/10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival

Thu 06/17/10 La Coruna, Spain

Fri 06/18/10 Barcelona, Spain

Sat 06/19/10 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany

Sun 06/20/10 Sheessel, Germany

Tue 06/22/10 Zagreb, Croatia

Fri 06/25/10 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Sun 06/27/10 Pilton, United Kingdom

Thu 07/01/10 Roskilde, Denmark

Fri 07/02/10 Werchter, Belgium

Sat 07/03/10 London, United Kingdom

Sun 07/04/10 Belfort, France

Thu 07/08/10 Novi Sad, Serbia

Sat 07/10/10 Lisbon, Portugal

Thu 07/15/10 Mariaville, NY

Fri 07/16/10 Mariaville, NY

Sat 07/17/10 Chicago, IL

Wed 08/11/10 Helsinki, Finland

Thu 08/12/10 Oslo, Norway

Fri 08/13/10 Goteborg, Sweden

Fri 08/27/10 Reading, United Kingdom

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Willie Nelson Photos at Bonnaroo Music Festival 2008

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Willie Nelson really let loose last summer at the 7th annual Bonnaroo Music Festival. Photographing Willie Nelson on stage at Bonnaroo was quite a treat.

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Phil Lesh and Friends treated music fans at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival with two shows. The electric performance on main stage on Saturday night started off with a rockin On More Saturday Night. Feel Like a Stanger and New Speedway Boogie were highlights for me. The all acoustic performane at This Tent on Sunday was a special treat. Enjoy the full show streaming audio with this photo gallery:

Phil Lesh and Friends Photos and Audio - Bonnaroo 2008