Concerts 2013
Great to see Bernie play keyboards again, and especially nice to see him with Kimock in a small place on the Upper West Side. Bernie Williams came out as a guest and played guitar. After the show we bunked into Rich “Goose” Gossage (its kind of hard to miss him), Hall of Fame Yankees star, who one of there in support of Bernie Williams.
This Saturday Night will be remembered for the frigid weather. It was unseasonably cold in upstate NY that weekend, with the temperature dropping quickly into the 30s that night. There is an excellent Copperpot video online of this show, including a poignant Seek Up to start and a classic version of Idea of You showing Dave with a large scarf around his neck as his frosty voice sang out. Dave joked about the cheap portable heaters the band's crew had placed onstage to help the players keep warm, saying that it reminded him of his Grandpa’s porch.
I had a membership to City Winery at this point, so we sat at a table that couldn't have been closer to Jorma than if he was playing in our living room.
Pete Seeger performed at the 2013 Clearwater festival for the last time before he passed away.
The festival was founded in the wake of environmental effects on the Hudson River and had its origins in the building of Sloop Clearwater, which Pete Seeger and friends raised donations to build in order to promote awareness of the environmental issues with the river and more generally with the earth. In its various forms the festival has taken place for over 50 years and is a great event. The proceeds go directly to support Clearwater’s environmental research, education, and advocacy to help preserve and protect the river and its tributaries, as well as general Hudson river valley.
The Festival in 2013 focused on commemorating and supporting Pete Seeger’s life and work, including his impact on young musicians who learned to play banjo and guitar through his learn-to-play series. Jorma talked about Pete’s influence during the Hot Tuna set, proclaiming simply that “Pete is the Man!”
Slideshow: Hot Tuna performing acoustic at Clearwater Festival.
Below: Jorma and Jack at the Fur Peace Ranch booth. The food concessions at Clearwater festival included some good barbequed chicken. Although it was Jorma who recorded a solo album (and title track) in 1980 called “Barbeque King”, it was Jack who seemed to want that title.
Please also see my Hot Tuna post for this day at Clearwater festival. As noted there, Pete Seeger performed at the 2013 Clearwater festival for the last time before he passed away.
The festival was founded in the wake of environmental effects on the Hudson River and had its origins in the building of Sloop Clearwater, which Pete Seeger and friends raised donations to build in order to promote awareness of the environmental issues with the river and more generally with the earth. In its various forms the festival has taken place for over 50 years and is a great event. The proceeds go directly to support Clearwater’s environmental research, education, and advocacy to help preserve and protect the river and its tributaries, as well as general Hudson river valley.
Above: Dumpstaphunk performing at Clearwater Festival, 2013
Right: Festival Program cover
Slideshow Below: Clearwater Festival 6/15/2013 in Croton Point Park by the Hudson River,
The Egg is a very interesting venue located within the NY State Plaza in Albany. This show was in a small auditorium, and I’m not sure if there is another theatre inside as well but probably not. Fred and Paul are legendary guitarists with Little Feat for decades now, and it was quite nice to see them play together from such a close vantage point.
There are only a few other things I would rather do on a given night than see Steely Dan play The Royal Scam album in its entirety, and so this was the second time for me.
Lou Reed passed away and the opener was a tribute to Reed.
