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Parachute Clothing Promotional Ad from 1983; photo by Bobby Sheehan
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Parachute Clothing Promotional Ad from 1983; photo by Bobby Sheehan
Blues Traveler - Run-Around
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The Song of the Day is: Blues Traveler – “Hook” From the album Four (1994) Suck it in suck it in suck it in If you’re Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn Make a desperate move or else you’ll win And then begin To see What you’re doing to me this MTV is not for free It’s so PC it’s killing me So desperately I sing to thee Of love Sure but also of rage and hate and pain and fear of self And I can’t keep…
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John Popper at Blue Note Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, Jan. 4, 2018 (Early Show)
Kicking off his six-shows-in-three-days run the at Blue Note Hawaii on Thursday, John Popper noted he and Ben Wilson were also playing their first concert of 2018, and discovering they’re actually 2017 guys.
”This microphone seems so futuristic,” he joked to the two-thirds-full house of enthusiastic fans.
The 6:30 p.m. early show was over by 7:30, leaving time for the gregarious Popper to meet fans and sign copies of his book, “Suck and Blow: And Other Stories I’m Not Supposed to Tell,” while the club prepared for the 9 p.m. set.
Popper, on harmonica and vocals, and his Blues Traveler bandmate Wilson on piano, ran through eight songs in those 60 minutes. And while the performances were top-notch - at 50, Popper remains a peerless harp player and retains a strong singing voice - Blues Traveler songs don’t translate so easily to unplugged, keys-harp-voice arrangements.
”I should play a song people know,” he said in introducing the encore, a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which featured a lengthy - and ill-fitting - harmonica solo that ended with Popper tossing the instrument to a fan at a table up front.
The show featured an abbreviated version of Popper’s “The Hits, The Stories, The Experience” tour setlist. While the hits were limited to “Hook” and “Run-Around,” the stories were abundant and funny.
Popper, picking various harps from two attaché cases and alternating sips of water with sips of stronger stuff, said his 2-year-old daughter might add percussion by shouting out “da-da” occasionally.
He talked about the first time the band heard themselves on the radio only to discover the track had been co-opted for an advertisement. And Popper spoke of needing to watch TV on his bed in his underwear in order to digest food; of remembering late Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan; and of rekindling a relationship with his oldest friend, Steve, the subject of “Regarding Steven,” which appeared in a pretty and sparse rendition.
Popper plumbed his band’s songbook on tracks such as “100 Years,” “Look Around” and “But Anyway” and previewed their forthcoming LP with “Ode from the Aspect,” written after ingesting ’shrooms he got from a a fan on Jam Cruise and “climbing back to my room” after realizing he was gonna be stuck there for five days.
Blues Traveler turned 30 in 2017, a fact that amazed Popper - “we’re old,” said. He’s also amazed the band is still cranking out solid material.
”We were prepared to make a crappy album, but it turned out really good,” he enthused about the as-yet-untitled LP.
Popper’s Blue Note Hawaii residency continues with shows at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Jan. 5 and 6.
Grade card: John Popper at Blue Note Hawaii - 1-4-18 (Early Show) - B-
Connecting with mortality
Skip and baby Sara
Do you ever ponder your mortality? Yep. Me too. You might be interested to hear from our friend Bobby Sheehan at Working Pictures in New York, sharing news of their campaign, Mortal on Indiegogo.
The Mortal project
“There are two things that every person in this world shares: we are all born and we will all die. Death and dying is a topic that many shy away from. The unknown is…
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Under the Sun, Under the Clouds…. You say tomato, I say tomåto…
There was sun and there was rain, but one thing was constant at Stage AE during the Under the Sun Tour on Sunday – the four acts that took the stage had the crowd singing and dancing from beginning to end. On this particular tour there is no true headliner, as the schedule of bands changes from city to city.
At Stage AE Uncle Cracker was the first to go on, and he put on a really good set. From his rap rock-hits to his more recent country-rock influenced material, he displayed great talent as he got the Pittsburgh crowd riled up and wanting more.
Sugar Ray was the second act to hit the stage. Mark McGrath and Rodney Sheppard were just as amazing as they were 20+ years ago. And the two new guys, Dean Butterworth (drums) and Kristian Attard (bass) fit right in. McGrath looks like he is having so much fun up there while interacting with each of the other members of the band. They blew through a killer set full of hits and fan favorites. They even paid tribute to recently departed Tommy Ramone with a rendition of Blitzkreig Bop.
Some say that rain gives them the blues. Well, this evening the skies opened up and dropped a quick shower. This rain however, brought Blues Traveler. While not as visually exciting as Sugar Ray, lead singer John Popper’s voice and harmonica skills excited the damp crowd with song after song of the band’s bluesy rock goodness.
The final act of the evening was the incredible Smash Mouth from San Jose, CA. Lead singer Steve Harwell was all over the stage. He really plays to the crowd during the entire set. Guitarist Sean Hurwitz also puts on a good show both sonically and visually as he interacts with Harwell a few times during the set.
The crazy Pittsburgh weather didn’t scare anybody away from this awesome show, as the thousands in attendance had a great time singing and dancing the night away. Check out the rest of the concert photos below…
CONCERT COVERAGE: UNDER THE SUN TOUR @ STAGE AE Photos & Review By : Rich Frollini All Photos © Coda Photography & PA Music News…