soon, I hope

[low_delta]

Joe Bonamassa is coming to town.

Guitar mastermind Joe Bonamassa, a young player with the childhood dream of playing music similar to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix, was 22 when he inked a deal with Epic. His drive to make music a career was an instant whirlwind.

Hailing from Utica, NY, Bonamassa could play the blues before he could drive a car. He first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan at age four and was instantly taken by Vaughan's thirsty powered playing. By age eight, he opened for B.B. King, and at age 12, he was playing regularly around upstate New York. It was soon thereafter that Bonamassa hooked up with the band Bloodline, which featured other musicians' sons: Waylon Krieger (Robby Krieger's son), Erin Davis (Miles Davis' drummer kid), and Berry Oakley Jr. (the son of the Allman Brothers' bassist). Bloodline released a self-titled album, but Bonamassa wanted to move on. In summer 2000, he guested for Roger McGuinn on Jethro Tull's summer tour, later releasing his debut solo album A New Day Yesterday. Produced by longtime fan Tom Dowd, the album marked a move towards a more organic and rock-sounding direction. He put together a power trio with drummer Kenny Kramme and bassist Eric Czar and hit the road to support the album. Upon returning from the road, he hooked up with Dowd to record the muscular and sweeping So, It's Like That.

So is Jethro tull. November 4th.

Willy Porter is playing nearby on friday, but we'll be busy that night.

Martin Barre (withspecial guest Willy Porter) is in town on October 14th. In October I will start rehearsals with Willy Porter in the States and then we begin about ten gigs in the North East of America. The set will be a mix of my material and Willy’s with both acoustic and electric sets. It’s very exciting and it’s going to be great, worth waiting so many years for!

So there are a few shows I really want to see. Hopefully in a few weeks, we'll have our house in shape and be able to spend some free time.

Comments

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

If Jethro Tull is coming to town, it means I won't be here. :(

[heartwork.livejournal.com]

jethro tull is still around? i used to love them. haven't got anything by them on cd, but i should.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. Still with Ian and Martin. Everyone else still changes periodically. I've got all their records on vinyl thru the mid eighties, and a few of their CDs since then. I highly recommend Roots to Branches.

[vlinker.livejournal.com]

speaking of willy porter, i had a glass of smoking willy porter last friday evening after paddling......basically, the brewmaster had introduced a smoky flavor to his signature prince william porter recipe....yummmmmm