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Excellent Week for Concert Announcements!
There are some interesting shows that were announced this week for Boston, and I’m hoping some of the shows I saw for New York make their way up here.
Gipsy Kings at the Calvin Theatre – Wednesday, January 22
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at The Wilbur Theatre – Thursday, January 23
The Deadly Gentlemen’s Ball at The Sinclair – Saturday, January 25
Lady Antebellum at TD Garden – Friday, January 31
Autumn Defense (featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of Wilco) at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, February 7
Autumn Defense at Great Scott – Wednesday, February 12
G. Love & Special Sauce at House of Blues – Friday, February 14
Josh Ritter at Somerville Theatre – Thursday, March 6
Jefferson Starship at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Tuesday, March 18
The Irish Rovers Farewell Tour at the Calvin Theatre – Saturday, March 22
Southern Soul Assembly at House of Blues – Tuesday, April 8
Duke Robillard at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Saturday, April 12
Amy Black (CD Release Party) at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, May 2
Il Divo at Wang Theatre – Friday, May 16
If any reader wants to suggest shows I missed, please leave me a comment and I’ll add it to the following week’s announcement post.
It’s Always the ‘Year of the Cat’ for Al Stewart!
As it is in my house (with four long-haired cats), but Wednesday night it was all Al Stewart‘s ‘Year of the Cat’ at Club Passim. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to see this show, and we were lucky to get tickets for his second sold-out performance.
Al Stewart
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m extremely open-minded about hearing live music – if I trust someone’s opinion, I’ll go hear the band. The previous night, my friend suggested we go. I knew Al’s biggest hits – ‘Year of the Cat’, “Time Passages’, ‘On the Border’ and ‘Song on the Radio’ – but not much of his deep catalog, so I was looking forward to the show. Read the rest of this entry
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