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Alice Cooper - Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles Ca Nov 29th 2012(fifth row)

Primus 3D - Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles Ca Dec 29th 2012(GA)

Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited II - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Apr 1 2013(2nd row)

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The website still doesn't show anything about it being cancelled. Can I just hope that you're a liarhead?

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Wait a minute - looks like it's still on but just moved to the Park West:

This show, which had originally been scheduled at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance has changed locations. The concert will now be held December 29 at 7:30 pm at Park West Chicago. Tickets will go on sale this week for the new location at http://www.parkwestchicago.com/ . The concert will be seated general admission concert, with tickets being priced at $35. We look forward to working with the Harris Theater for concerts to be presented there next season and in the future. Stay tuned and we look forward to seeing you for our special Tribute to Frank Zappa on Saturday December 29 at 7:30

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Final list for the year:

Thursday, January 05, 2012 Brown Chicken Brown Cow
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Reverend Horton Heat/Supersuckers
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 TOOL
Sunday, January 29, 2012 Hotrod Hillbillies * The Hi-Lo Tones * Cowboys and Indian
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4OnTheFloor
Monday, February 20, 2012 Tumbledown * Cowboys and Indian * Runaway Caskets
Sunday, February 26, 2012 Gigantour (Megadeth, Motorhead and Volbeat)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Frankenstein Brothers (Buckethead and That 1 Guy)
Thursday, March 01, 2012 Whiskey Shivers
Saturday, March 03, 2012 Bill Maher
Sunday, March 11, 2012 John Waters
Saturday, March 31, 2012 Stephanie Miller, John Fugelsang and Hal Sparks
Saturday, April 14, 2012 Eric McFadden
Friday, April 27, 2012 Split Lip Rayfield
Monday, April 30, 2012 Weird Al Yancovich
Saturday, May 05, 2012 Cowboys & Indian
Saturday, May 19, 2012 Junior Brown
Thursday, May 24, 2012 Red Elvises * Texylvania
Friday, May 25, 2012 Three Bad Jacks * Cowboys and Indian * The Hi-Lo Tones
Monday, June 04, 2012 Scale The Summit
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 PRIMUS
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 Supersuckers
Thursday, June 07, 2012 The Legendary Shack Shakers & The Dirt Daubers
Saturday, June 09, 2012 Jay and Silent Bob Get Old
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Carolyn Wonderland
Tuesday, July 03, 2012 Reverend Horton Heat * The Goddamn Gallows
Thursday, July 05, 2012 Dream Theater & King Crimson ProjeKct
Friday, July 06, 2012 John Fugelsang & Hal Sparks
Saturday, July 07, 2012 Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy
Thursday, July 12, 2012 The Infamous Stringdusters
Wednesday, August 01, 2012 Chop Tops
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Hank 3
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Big Sandy, Cowboys & Indian, Hi-Lo Tones
Saturday, September 01, 2012 Eric McFadden
Monday, September 10, 2012 The Heavy and The Silent Comedy
Sunday, September 16, 2012 Brian Setzer Orchestra
Saturday, September 22, 2012 Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls * Larry & His Flask
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Monday, October 01, 2012 Steve Vai
Friday, October 12, 2012 TEN with Eric McFadden, Norwood Fisher and Thomas Pridgen
Friday, November 09, 2012 Bone Orchard
Friday, November 16, 2012 Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Monday, November 19, 2012 Red Elvises * Cowboys & Indian @
Sunday, November 25, 2012 RUSH
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 March Fourth Marching Band
Thursday, December 13, 2012 Whitewater Ramble
Saturday, December 15, 2012 Zappa Plays Zappa
Saturday, December 15, 2012 Spafford
Saturday, December 29, 2012 Eric McFadden

Musically, it was a very good year for me.

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amazing show last night. they played Electric Funeral by Black Sabbath!

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The Chicago Jazz Orchestra performance last night with Ernie Watts was un-fucking-real! They killed it! I could go on and on.... Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement alone! Fuuuuuuuuck!

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Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion
http://www.liverpoolphil.com/10701/events-contemporary-music/ginger-bakers-jazz-confusion.html

Richard Thompson
http://www.liverpoolphil.com/10556/events-contemporary-music/richard-thompson.html

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Yep, great show. I still haven't gone through the pix I took, but I will eventually. I wish I could hear big-band Zappa more often. So many of these pieces cannot be performed by a smaller ensemble, rock band OR an orchestra. Here's the setlist:

1. Intros
2. Peaches
3. Echidna (played through twice, I believe)
4. Blessed Relief (feedback back and forth between electric violin and guitar into an Ernie Watts solo)
5. Eat That Question --> Black Napkins
6. Zappa Talk (blablabla)
7. Big Swifty (great double-shaker solo by the percussionist)

Intermission

8. Black Page (Very pedestrian imo)
9. Waka (Al Dimeola-style guitar solo)
10. Sinister, 2nd Mvt
11. 20 Small Cigars, mellow with a bass solo
12. Grand Wazoo

Encore
13. Sofa

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The Forum Killed Arkay wrote:

Yep, great show. I still haven't gone through the pix I took, but I will eventually. I wish I could hear big-band Zappa more often. So many of these pieces cannot be performed by a smaller ensemble, rock band OR an orchestra. Here's the setlist:

1. Intros
2. Peaches
3. Echidna (played through twice, I believe)
4. Blessed Relief (feedback back and forth between electric violin and guitar into an Ernie Watts solo)
5. Eat That Question --> Black Napkins
6. Zappa Talk (blablabla)
7. Big Swifty (great double-shaker solo by the percussionist)

Intermission

8. Black Page (Very pedestrian imo)
9. Waka (Al Dimeola-style guitar solo)
10. Sinister, 2nd Mvt
11. 20 Small Cigars, mellow with a bass solo
12. Grand Wazoo

Encore
13. Sofa

Awesome - thanks for the setlist Arkay! I saw that they had a nice high-end digital recorder on stage. Wonder if they recorded off the board too?
(Echidna was "standard length" and also went directly into "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?")
I can't remember which track they did with that Stravinsky interlude ('88 tour arrangement).... Waka, was it?

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Finally got around to going through the pix from the Grand Wazoo show. They were taken on my phone, so not great...

Here's most of the band. There is a percussionist and keyboardist not shown on the left...


As well as the violinist...


Here's a closeup of his violiny thingy...

The violinist, Mark Wood, ran most of the show as far as talk between tunes etc... but shit was he corny! I felt like I was watching a show in Branson or Dollywood or some such haunt of the glad-to-be-here professional musician every time he spoke. He could play, but he should never talk on stage unless its for Senior Citizens on vacation.

Here's the real star of the show soloing...


And another shot...


And his horn...


Plus I got a few shots of the dots, here's one suitably marred to keep me from being banned, hahaha

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Sweet! Thanks for the pics, Arkay! I'm *still* reeling from the show - what a performance!
Funny what you said about the violinists' MC skills. Did he look like Alice Cooper's stunt double to you too?

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Cool shots RK,thanx for posting them.I like the sax pix,if it didn't have the rag on it,it would be a very cool shot.Glad y'all enjoyed the show so much.

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Interesting... are the Mummies any good or do they just make for good P.R. shots?

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Here Come The Mummies are a 10-12 piece funk/r&b band based out of Nashville. Word 'round the campfire is that they are all professional musicians who have contracts with different recording companies and thus causing contract disputes with the record lables involved. To get around this issue they've each adopted an alias as well as wearing the disguise of a mummy. They are a funny and talented band from what I've seen on Youtube.

Current members:
Mummy Cass - Guitar, Lead vocals: Mummy Cass(annova)
Java Mummy - Percussion, Vocals: Java (born 1974 B.C. as J Mummy Love)
Eddie Mummy - Drums, Vocals
Mummy Spaz - Keyboards
K.W. Tut - Bass, Vocals: K.W. 'Big Bomb' Tut
Mummy Rah - Tenor Sax
The Flu - Baritone Sax
Teste Verde - Trumpet
Ramses Mummy - Bass
Bucking Blanco - Trumpet
Midnight Mummy - Baritone Sax
The Pole-Bass

HCTM- Pants> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB5EE42So7I

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I see what ya mean, but to me he kept reminding me of the magician from the 70s, Doug Henning. Maybe he doesn't totally look like him, but it was enough to make me keep feeling like he was about to say "Its Maaaaaaaagggic!"

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Haha - nice! Doug Henning was all about the overbite though. This guy had the off-stage Alice Cooper mannerisms down along with the look.

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Going to see Little Feat this week.

also coming up:
Burnt Sugar: The Arkestra Chamber 3/2 Asbury Hall, Buffalo
KEN mode & Today Is The Day 4/11 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland
Clutch w/ Orange Goblin, Lionize, Kyng 4/15 Westcott Theatre, Syracuse

Here's one I wish I could go to.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21061287


It's about time FZ got his due in the classical world and the English finally have the balls to play the whole score live for public consumption.Gail and the kids must be proud.I believe he would be too.Miss ya Frankie!

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Saw them this past Halloween. Good set.

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/clutch/2012/the-machine-shop-flint-mi-3dd410b.html

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Nice. Have seen them at least a dozen times. Cool site, here's the last Clutch show I saw, lots of "s/t" thrown in:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/clutch/20 ... c3890.html

Got my tickets for the MAGMA concert on Feb. 1 here in Bordeaux FRANCE

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Nice! I'd love to catch Magma live!

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