Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why-Stone Pony 12/19/2014

 Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why held their third annual Holiday concert at the Stone Pony on Friday December 19, 2015. This year, the beneficiary of the concert was Mary's Place by the Sea in Ocean Grove New Jersey.
 Mary's Place By the Sea( www.marysplacebythesea.org ) gives women who are dealing with cancer cancer a place to  relax and rejuvinate if only for a few hours. They provide everything from counseling to massage to yoga and much more.

 Quincy's holiday concert has now become a shore tradition with all the artists and vendors donating their time and talent. As in the past, Quincy's sets consisted of both original material and a full set with speacial guests. The main band consisting of Nick Iannelli, Mike Zdeb, Davide Vossell was expanded and included Michael Geghan on saxophone & keyboards, Liz Fackleman on trombone, Mike Firios on trumpet and Nerio Matheus on percussion. Sam Sims & Kyle Ward and Jay D. Clark opened the show.Here is the setlist. Unfortunately I do not know the name of the first song, but will post when I find it out.

                        Set 1

                ????????????????????
                Under the Covers
                No Love/Sunshine
                All That I Know
                Can't Break Free
                Bring 'Em Home
                Eventually
                My Town w/Michael Geghan saxophone solo
                Find My Way
                Sounds Like Music

                       Set 2

                Sledgehammer(Peter Gabriel cover) w/James Mcaffrey
                I Feel Good(James Brown cover) w/Amanda Duncan
                Up on Cripple Creek(The Band cover) w/James Dalton
                Happy(Pharrell Williams cover) w/Ben Robinson
                Instant Karma(John Lennon cover) w/Arlan Feiles
                Papa's Got a Brand New Bag(James Brown cover) w/J.T. Bowen

 
                It's a Man's Man's Man's World(James Brown cover) w/J.T. Bowen
                Express Yourself(Charles Wright cover)w/Gedeon Luke & Jack Daley
                Got Work to Do(Average White Band cover) w/Gedeon Luke & Jack Daley
                Brown Sugar(D'Angelo cover) w/Adam Melcher & Danny Spadaro
                Blue Sky(Allman Brother's cover) w/Matt O' Ree
                Working Day & Night(Michael Jackson cover) Nick Iannelli lead vocal w/Brian Gearty on bass
                Miss You(Rolling Stones cover) w/Joe Parella & Kenny "Stringbean" Sorensen
            
              
               

              

Gedeon Luke

Kenny "Stringbean" Sorensen, Quincy Mumford & Joe Parella

Merry Christmas

Hope Concert VII-Count Basie Theatre 12/22/2014

  Bobby Bandiera led the 7th Semi-Annual Hope Concert this past week at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank New Jersey. All previous Hope shows have been held at the Count Basie Theatre very near Christmas, with the exception of the first one which was held in April 2003.
  As in previous years, the bulk of the show featured guitarist/vocalist Bobby Banidiera leading the house band. Southside Johnny, Jon Bon Jovi and Gary U.S. Bonds were on hand as they have been for every Hope Show so far, along with a few artists who had not yet performed at the concerts. I thought this was one of the best Hope Shows and loved the addition of many of the first time performers.
  This years show benefited Horizons in Rumson New Jersey, which helps local children with outreach programs, and the Count Basie Theatres children education programs.
 Here is the setlist with the featured performers noted.

          Marshmallow World-Tim McLoone & The Shirleys w/Amy Broza Lead Vocals
          The Grinch Song-Tim McLoone & The Shirleys
          Angels We Have Heard on High-Tim McLoone &The Shirleys
          Who Says You Can't Go Home w/Jon Bon Jovi
          I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas-Jon Bon Jovi
          The Letter(Joe Cocker cover) w/Jon Bon Jovi
          Same Old Brand New Me-w/John Eddie
          Happy New Year-w/John Eddie
          Maybe I'm Amazed(Paul McCartney cover)-w/Jillian McCoy
          Baby It's You(Shirelles cover)-w/Reagan Richards
          Higher Ground(Stevie Wonder cover)-w/Layonne Holmes
          Be My Baby(Ronettes cover)-w/ZouZou Mansour
          Rockin'Around the Christmas Tree(Brenda Lee cover)-w/ZouZou Mansour
          Maybe Tonight-w/Nicole Atkins
          Sleigh Ride(Ronettes version)-w/Nicole Atkins
          Baba O'Reilly(The Who cover) w/Bobby Bandiera Vocals /Guitar & Lorenza Ponce on violin
          Come on Up(Rascals cover) w/Bobby Bandiera vocals/guitar & Gene Cornish of The Rascals
          Good Lovin'(Rascals cover) w/Bobby Bandiera Guitar/vocals & Gene Cornish Guitar
          Red Wine w/Marshall Crenshaw & Glen Burtnik on guitar
          Sock It To Me Santa(Bob Seger cover)-w/Marshall Crenshaw & Glen Burtnik on guitar
          Tough All Over w/John Cafferty & Gary Gamolini on guitar & Donnie Culp on drums
          The Dark Side-w/John Cafferty & Gary Gamolini on guitar and Donnie Culp on drums
          Baby Baby It's Christmas w/Gary U.S. Bonds
          This Little Girl w/Gary U.S. Bonds
          White Christmas w/Southside Johnny & Gary U.S. Bonds
          Yakety Yak(Coasters cover) w/Southside Johnny & Joey Stann on saxophone
          Nighttime is the Right Time(Ray Charles cover) w/Southside Johnny & Layonne Holmes
          Land of 1000 Dances(Wilson Pickett cover) w/Southside Johnny & Bobby Bandiera on guitar/vocals
          With a Little Help From My Friends(Joe Cocker cover)-All


         


Tim McLoone & The Shirleys

Bobby Bandiera & Jon Bon Jovi

John Eddie & P.K. Lavengood

Nicole Atkins

Bobby Bandiera & Gene Cornish

Glen Burtnik & Marshall Crenshaw

John Cafferty

Gary U.S. Bonds & Southside Johnny



Finale

Hidden Mickey's 2014

  My family and I have just returned from a great trip to Walt Disney World.
  My daughter and I decided to try to find a few Hidden Mickeys in our hotel, and wound up taking note of a few others we found beyond our hotel.
 She managed to find a couple of the more difficult ones.
  I did circle all the Mickeys despite most of them being very obvious. Here are the new ones we found this trip .

Roaring Fork

Artist's Point-Easier to see in person

Artist's Point

Wilderness Lodge Fireplace-Got an aneurysm looking for this one

Wilderness Lodge Lobby

Wilderness Lodge Display Case

Wilderness Lodge Stream

Territory Lounge Hallway

Territory Lounge

Whispering Canyon Café Fireplace

Hollywood Studios

Grand Fiesta-Epcot

Magic Kingdom-Adventureland

Magic Kingdom-Pirates of the Caribbean

Sci Fi Drive In Car

Hollywood Studios

Magic Kingdom

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios

The Time Jumpers-Count Basie Theatre 11/19/2014

Last night The Time Jumpers performed at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank New Jersey. It was an amazing show.
The Time Jumpers are a band made up primarily of some of the best session musicians out of Nashville. They perform regularly in Nashville and have a rotating line-up of some of the best musicians around.
 For this tour the line-up consists of Brad Albin on bass, Larry Franklin,Kenny Sears and Joe Spivey all on fiddle and vocals, "Ranger Doug" Green on guitar and vocals, Paul Franklin on steel guitar, Andy Reiss on guitar, Billy Thomas on drums and vocals, Jeff Taylor on accordion and piano, and Vince Gill on guitar and vocals. Dawn Sears is also listed on this tour but was not present at this show.
 The music consisted primarily of Texas Swing and country blues. The most well known member of the band is country legend Vince Gill. But this was not a Vince Gill show, but a true jam session where each performer was given plenty of solos throughout the night and each were given the spotlight at some point. If you did not know that Mr. Gill was in the band, you probably would not have noticed him right away since the focus was truly on the band as a whole.
 But the performance was not ragged at any point. The "in unison" fiddle arrangements, the perfect vocal harmonies, the solos going seamlessly one into another, showed how professional and well rehearsed the players are. But as with all great musicians, mastering their craft only makes them better when the time did come for improvisation.
  The setlist consisted of a few originals, a handful of country classics and even one Vince Gill song, Liza Jane, to close out the show.
 Kenny Sears handled most of the MC duties and did so effortlessly. To be honest, Vince Gill was the only member of the band I had heard of before reading their bios on the Time Jumpers website, but I will happily see them again, even if Vince Gill does not tour with them next time around.

 Unfortunately I do not know the name of the instrumental piece which opened the show. I also included as many of the names of lead vocalists next to the songs. Here's the setlist:

                       ???Unknown Instrumental???
                       Sugar Moon-Kenny Sears
                       My Confession-"Ranger Doug" Green
                       Faint of Heart-Vince Gill
                       All Aboard-Instrumental
                       I Hear You Talking-Joe Spivey
                       Blue Highway Blues-Billy Thomas
                       Big Balls in Cowtown-Larry Franklin
                       Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me
                       Together Again-Vince Gill
                       Texoma Bound
                       I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues-Kenny Sears
                       Troublein'
                       Give Me a Pinto Pal-"Ranger Doug" Green
                       A 6 Pack to Go-Vince Gill
                       Stompin' at the Station-Instrumental
                       That's What I like About the South-Larry Franklin
                       Who's Heart are you Breaking
                       Ridin' on the Rio-"Ranger Doug" Green
                       My Window Faces the South-Vince Gill

                       Liza Jane-Vince Gill

                      

Happy Halloween

Eric Church - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 10-18-2014

Eric Church brought his Outsiders tour to Philadelphia this past Saturday, and it was an amazing show.
 I got to see Church a couple years ago at the Levon Helm tribute at the Izod Center in New Jersey. I thought he was one of the highlights of a show which was full of amazing performers and performances.
 Despite the arena rock look to the show,including a huge inflatable devil during the song Devil Devil, it was all country from opening act to headliner, and possibly the best show I have seen in years.
 Brandy Clark opened with a half hour set of originals and a medley of two songs she co-wrote; Better Dig Two which was recorded by The Band Perry and Mama's Broken Heart which was recorded by Miranda Lambert. Great songwriter and singer and I hope she tours solo in the future.
 Country legend Dwight Yoakam then performed a 50+ minute set. I knew maybe one song of his going into the show, and was blown away by how great he was. Great band and songs. I only wish he had played longer.
 Eric Church's set was heavy on cuts from his the newest album The Outsiders and his last release, the breakthrough album Chief. But he did include a good amount of cuts from his first two albums and even took a request(as he does every night). This night we got Young and Wild from his Carolina cd.
 He reminisced about playing in a small New Jersey venue and even playing a house party in Pennsylvania right after his first album came out. On a few occasions he thanked the fans for their support and never imagined while playing those small places, he would perform somewhere as big as the arenas he now fills.
 Here are the setlists:

                       Brandy Clark

               Stripes
               Big Day in a Small Town
               Better Dig Two/Mama's Broken Heart
               Hold My Hand
               Get High
               Crazy Women
               Hungover

                        Dwight Yoakam

               Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
               Please Please Baby
               Little Sister(Elvis Presley cover).
               Streets of Bakersfield
               It Won't Hurt
               This Drinkin' Will Kill Me
               Second Hand Heart
               Ain't That Lonely Yet
               Ring of Fire(Johnny Cash cover)
               I Got You
               Honkey Tonk Man
               Thousand Miles From Nowhere
               Little Ways
               Guitars & Cadillacs
               Fast as You


                        Eric Church

               The Outsiders
               Creepin'
               Guys Like Me
               Like Jesus Does
               I'm Getting Stoned
               Talladega
               Pledge Allegiance to the Hag
               Drink in My Hand
               Young & Wild-by request
               Sinners Like Me
               Cold One
               That's Damn Rock & Roll
               Give Me Back My Hometown
               Homeboy
               Dark Side

               Princess of Darkness video interlude
      
               Devil Devil
               Country Music Jesus
               Smoke a Little Smoke
               Jack Daniels/Livin' Part of Life
               Over When it's Over
               Lotta Boot Left to Fill
               Hung Over & Hard Up
               These Boots
               Streets of Philadelphia(Bruce Springsteen cover)/Springsteen/Born to Run(Bruce Springsteen cover)
       
                Those I've Loved
              

       

                                                                    

Fleetwood Mac - Wells Fargo Center,Philadelphia 10-15-2014

 As most people know, the most recognizable and successful configuration of the legendary band Fleetwood Mac are once again back together, with the return of Christine McVie.
 Having never seen Fleetwood Mac, I jumped at the chance to see them, and could not have been disappointed, even if I wanted to be.
 The five members, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham sounded , and even looked, great. They were joined by 3 back up singers and an additional guitarist & keyboardist/guitarist.The setlist was pretty much a greatest hits set, which is not a complaint. Heavy on their classic Rumours album(all but 2 songs from it were performed), and many of their 70's & 80's hits, they sounded great and were as tight as ever.
  More than once the return of Christine McVie was mentioned and how moving forward they hope to write new music together. Her first lead vocals on You Make Loving Fun received a thunderous ovation from the crowd, obviously ecstatic that she was back.
  Here is the setlist:

               The Chain
               You Make Loving Fun
               Dreams
               Second Hand News
               Rhiannon
               Everywhere
               I Know I'm Not Wrong
               Tusk
               Sisters of the Moon
               Say You Love Me
               Seven Wonders
               Big Love-Lindsey Buckingham solo
               Landslide-Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
               Never Going Back Again-Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks
               Over My Head
               Gypsy
               Little Lies
               Gold Dust Woman
               I'm So Afraid
               Go Your Own Way
           
               World Turning w/Mick Fleetwood drum solo
               Silver Springs

               Songbird-Christine McVie w/Lindsey Buckingham on guitar

Keith Urban-PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ 8/15/2014

Keith Urban brought his Raise Em Up Tour to the PNC  Bank Arts Center this past Friday. The tour is a continuation of his tour in support of his latest CD Fuse.
 We were fortunate to see him last year on the first part of the tour, then titled Light the Fuse. The setlist was completely changed from last year with a heavy emphasis on the new material.
  Local radio station Thunder 106.3 had a contest where you could win a chance to duet with Keith on his song We Were Us, recorded with Miranda Lambert. Hannah Turk(apologies if misspelled) from South Jersey got to perform and did a very good job.
  Opening acts Brett Eldredge and Jerrod Niemann joining Keith for a cover of the Tim McGraw song Something Like That.
  Once again Keith also performed a mini set on a stage set up in front of the lawn section of the amphitheater. Unlike last year where the whole band performed on the lawn stage, only Keith was there while the band stayed on the main stage.
 Here are the setlists:

                                    
            Brett Eldredge

               Can't Behave
               On and On
               Beat of the Music
               Fly Me to the Moon(Frank Sinatra cover:1 verse & chorus)
               One Mississippi
               Mean to Me
               Tell Me Where to Park
               Don't Ya

           Jerrod Niemann

              We Know How to Rock
              Lover Lover
              One More Drinkin' Song
              Beach Baby
              What Do You Want
              Pride & Joy(Stevie Ray Vaughan cover)
              Shinin' on Me
              Buzz Back Girl
              Donkey
              Drink to That All Night

           Keith Urban

              Loves Poster Child
              Sweet Thing
              Somewhere in My Car
              Only You Can Love Me This way
              Long Hot Summer
              Even the Star's Fall 4U
              Good Thing
              We Were Us w/Hannah Turk
              Kiss a Girl
              Who Wouldn't Want to be Me
              Stupid Boy
              Come Back to Me
              Little Bit of Everything
              Something Like That(Tim McGraw cover) w/Brett Eldredge & Jerrod Niemann
             
                                      Mini Stage

              Days Go By
              Without You
              You Look Good in My Shirt

                                    Back to main stage

              Cop Car
              You Gonna Fly
              Put You in a Song
             
             Making Memories of Us
             Better Life
             Raise Em Up w/Eric Church on video
             Somebody Like You/What you Need(INXS cover: 1 verse & chorus)