Black Crowes

Hello all ... welcome to my first photoggablog. Words will be few & pictures will be plenty.
I hope to add to the visual element of the EW! Plan on seeing lots of shots of from concerts/events (paired with reviews at times) and some other freaky, random things I see around town that entertain me.

I've wanted to see The Black Crowes live ever since I heard "Twice As Hard" back in nineteen ninety whatever. Sunday night, that finally happened. & I have to say, they didn't disappoint. Chris' voice and the whole band were on point. They've always been my kind of rock'n'roll band ... very seventies, heavy on the blues/soul-influence. I was really hoping to hear a couple songs (no, not that one), but oh well. They did sprinkle in some other favorites from both of their best albums (Amorica and The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion) in my opinion.
Check out their complete set list and more photos below (click any image to see the full gallery.)

Set List:
1. No Speak No Slave ->
2. Gone
3. Hotel Illness
4. Greasy Grass River
5. Sister Luck
6. Darling Of The Underground Press
7. My Morning Song
8. Rockin' Chair
9. Soul Singing
10. Girl From A Pawnshop
11. Jealous Again
12. Thorn In My Pride
- encore -
13. Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan cover)

First I got the new issue of Rolling Stone, which features Guns 'N' Roses on the cover.

Then I got a press release announcing the Black Crowes' upcoming show at the Cuthbert.

Sorry, but did I miss something? Did I wake up in 1990? Should my jeans be tighter and stretchier and my hair a couple feet longer? (The shirt, it will remain black and plain. Some things never change.)

There's a rant to be written here about summer concerts and their tendency to look ever backward, ignoring the current crop of artists — in large part, I suspect, because the somewhat-out-of-date acts aren't charging as much. (It should go without saying that this isn't always true — there are good summer shows; take a peek at the Edgefield's summer lineup. But you don't often see Def Leppard and Foreigner on tour in the winter. The Black Crowes aren't quite at that level of Former Arena Rock Glory, but can you name their last two albums? I don't think so. (Yes, yes, I know, some of you can. But you're in the minority. Sorry)

But anyway. Yeah. 1990. Around there. In case you're wondering, the GNR cover is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Appetite for Destruction's release. How old do you feel now?