There is nothing like hearing a band live. With technology these days, I'm a pretty firm believer that anyone can sound good on an album (even me) but what makes an artist stand out is absolutely killing it on stage and connecting with the audience. There is nothing like seeing an artist play and hearing, seeing, feeling that they are doing it for the love of the music... and that's why we all attend these shows right?
These are some of the shows I've gotten to experience. I'll try to post pictures and recaps when I can. Stay tuned!
Amos Lee - Higher Ground, S. Burlington, VT 2006-10-30
Blackland River Devils, Jeff Gibbons - Prairie Festival, Ft. Worth, TX 2011-04-23
Charlie Daniels, Levitt Pavilion - Arlington, TX 2011-06-04
Dirty River Boys, Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Boland - Glass Cactus, Grapevine, TX 2011-06-30
Dirty River Boys, Damn Quails - Woody's Tavern, Ft. Worth, TX 2011-10-14
Dirty River Boys - Billy Bob's, Ft. Worth, TX 2012-12
Dirty River Boys - Grease Monkey, Arlington, TX 2013-01-12
Dwight Yoakam, Whiskey River - Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, TX 2011-07-09
Eleven Hundred Springs - Leavitt Pavilion, Arlington, TX 2013-06-08
Folk Family Revival, Turnpike Troubadors - Woody's Tavern, Ft. Worth, TX 2011-11-11
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - House of Blues, Dallas, TX 2011-02-18
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - House of Blues, Dallas, TX 2012-11-10
Guster, Ben Folds Five, Barenaked Ladies - Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX 2013-06-17
Guster, Jukebox the Ghost - House of Blues, Dallas, TX 2011-04-08
Jamey Johnson - Billy Bob's, Ft. Worth, TX 2013-03-02
Jeff Strahan - Gruene Hall, Gruene, TX 2012-08-18
John David Kent - Capital Bar, Ft. Worth, TX 2013-06-05
Josh Weathers and the True Endeavors - Levitt Pavilion, Arlington, TX 2011-06-24
Josh Weathers - Fort Worth, TX 2013-06-06
The Lumineers - Prophet Bar, Dallas, TX 2012-06-01
The Lumineers - Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX 2013-04-25
Martina McBride - Resistol Arena, Mesquite, TX 2011-02-19
Mickey and the Motorcars - Capital Bar, Ft. Worth, TX 2013-06-12
Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller - House of Blues, Dallas, TX 2010-04-10
Phillip Gibbs, Steven Dolster - Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop, TX 2013-04-19
Quebe Sisters, Doug Moreland - Texas State Cookoff, Hico, TX 2010-05
Quebe Sisters - Leavitt Pavilion, Arlington, TX 2013-07-06
Robert Earl Keen - Billy Bob's, Ft. Worth, TX 2011-02-12
The Trisha's - Capital Bar, Ft. Worth, TX 2013-04-04
The Tumbleweeds - Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX 2013-04-25
Two Tons of Steel, Turnpike Troubadours - Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX 2012-11-24
Turnpike Troubadours - Levitt Pavilion, Arlington, TX 2011-06-11
Turnpike Troubadours, Folk Family Revival - Woody's Tavern, Ft. Worth, TX 2011-11-11
Turnpike Troubadours - Billy Bob's, Ft. Worth, TX 2013-02-02
Festivals:
ACL 2011-09-16 Day 1: Brandi Carlile, Bobby Long, Ray LaMontagne, Smith Westerns, Big Boi, Foster the People, North Mississippi Allstarts, Bright Eyes, Santigold, Sara Bareilles, Coldplay, Kanye West. Zilker Park, Austin, TX
ACL 2011-09-17 Day 2: Alison Krauss and Union Station, Skrillet, Cee Lo, Stevie Wonder
ACL 2011-09-18 Day 3: Chiddy Bang, Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses, Death From Above 1979, Jack Ingram, Fleet Foxes, Randy Newman, Arcade Fire
