Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, June 1996 The zoo is a crazy place for a rock concert, but for the Tragically Hip, this Depression-era amphitheater was perfect. And this was years before Gord Downie sang about Gus, the polar bear in Central Park (In Between Evolution, 2004). I like to think that the Toledo Zoo was his… Continue reading Long Live Rock: The Tragically Hip
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Long Live Rock: Dougie MacLean
The Ark, Ann Arbor, circa 1996 Another concert with Tim, who was in grad school at Michigan by this point. Dougie was fantastic -- The Ark is an intimate venue, and as I remember it, we were sitting just a row or two from the stage. I watched transfixed as Dougie tuned his guitar differently… Continue reading Long Live Rock: Dougie MacLean
Long Live Rock: The Indigo Girls
I'm not quite finished with the concerts of the nineties yet, though from here on out I'll be jumping around chronologically, as I remember the shows. And here is one I can't believe I almost forgot: Indigo Girls, Toledo, 1995 Two things I remember about this show, maybe three. (1) I went with Tim, my… Continue reading Long Live Rock: The Indigo Girls
Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part IV
10. The Moody Blues (1994?, Blossom Music Center) Suddenly it was the eighties again.
Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part II
The early nineties are hazy, for no particular reason, other than that they were so long ago. Still, I'm determined to continue write about every concert I ever attended. The eighties were easy because attending concerts was a new thing for me, and I saw "big" acts like The Who and The Kinks, all near… Continue reading Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part II
Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part I
Royal Crescent Mob (1990, Hall Auditorium, Miami University) I don't remember this concert, or this band. Royal Crescent Mob was the midwest's answer to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Unfortunately, nobody had ever asked that particular question. I went because I was working with one of the organizations sponsoring the concert. I can't even remember… Continue reading Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part I