Sunday Morning Blog

August 04, 2005

Reel Blues Festival was a Fantastic Show

[mood| happy]

The Reel Blues Festival provided a great escape from the monotony last night, and a great first-ever concert for Jesse. The show began with the classic blues of David "Honeyboy" Edwards, who celebrates his 90th birthday this year! I can only hope that I am in his condition at that ripe old age. Next to take the stage, was The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Although the band's members have changed some over the years, these blues-rockers are tight as ever and appear to really enjoy playing with each other (always a great feature in a band). Kirk Fletcher, current guitarist for the Thunderbirds, was the stand out of the performance. I now plan to chase down some of his solo material. Wrapping up the show was the feature artist, Robert Cray. Cray has been one of my favorite artists since the eighties, although he has been performing for many years prior. His band has an extremely tight sound and they put plenty of energy into their performance. At one point, Robert described their next musical offering as "low down and funky!" The show was that and then some. Thanks to a comfortable ocean breeze, the tent had great air-flow and I had no complaints of that sweat-shop like feel I suffer at work. I was left feeling elated, which is where I expect any concert-going event to take me. Jesse especially enjoyed The Fabulous Thunderbirds, but wasn't sure about the middle aged women who chose to shake their booty? in the aisles. Some things aren't meant to be bounced about in public. Other than that, four thumbs up!

Posted by capecodcyclist at August 4, 2005 06:20 AM