View Full Version : Sly & The Family Stone Tour!
Yep, for real. No details yet, but two dates are booked:
5/2- Minneapolis- First Avenue
5/3- Chicago- Vic Theatre (presale tomorrow 3-28 10am http://tinyurl.com/298ffe password: stand)
http://www.sparklelikethestars.com/wp-content/uploads/sly.jpg
Of course the rub is that at least these two shows are during Fest...
glinda
03-27-2008, 03:00 PM
He has quite the history for not showing up at his Chicago (and others, I know) shows... but I'll be at fest anyway.
I know, but he did a short tour in Europe last summer, and made it to all the gigs. He's starting over...ya know?
I hope some dates are added somewhere near me, after Fest.
Jordan
03-27-2008, 04:13 PM
Saw him in NYC recently at BB King's. I saw the lateshow, which was outstanding!, but I heard the early show was horrible. Seems like a case of hit and miss.
Dr. A.
03-28-2008, 11:26 AM
this is good. as for me, the only two worthwhile major acts to come out of that general san fran scene were CCR and Sly. i just cant go for that bloated rock band style made popular in the late 60's and still around today in various forms. however, i understand how millions of others disagree.
Belle
03-28-2008, 12:08 PM
this is good. as for me, the only two worthwhile major acts to come out of that general san fran scene were CCR and Sly. i just cant go for that bloated rock band style made popular in the late 60's and still around today in various forms. however, i understand how millions of others disagree.
My jaw dropped while I read your post...the many flavors of life I guess.
There were so many out of San Fransisco for me:
Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and The Fish, Santana and Steve Miller Band, Moby Grape, Beau Brummels, Youngbloods, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Charlatans leading into Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks (going to see him next month!), Big Brother and the Holding Company, Santana (I am pretty sure on this~but maybe not), Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind, and so many more.
Go to the east bay and south bay and there are as many more.
But again I am very eclectic in my tastes.
Dr. A.
03-28-2008, 11:32 PM
My jaw dropped while I read your post...the many flavors of life I guess.
There were so many out of San Fransisco for me:
Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and The Fish, Santana and Steve Miller Band, Moby Grape, Beau Brummels, Youngbloods, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Charlatans leading into Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks (going to see him next month!), Big Brother and the Holding Company, Santana (I am pretty sure on this~but maybe not), Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind, and so many more.
Go to the east bay and south bay and there are as many more.
But again I am very eclectic in my tastes.
i suppose all on this board view their tastes as eclectic. i will give you dan hicks, although i dont think many will view him as a big name act (regrettably). most of the others you name-great you dig em-me, i have no use for mindless rock band noodling which is what i identify most of this stuff as (the dead- was there ever a more aptly named band?). I like some of the stuff out of san fran that was more single oriented-if you ask me, the airplane peaked with 'its no secret' and then it went downhill pretty fast. i never could underststand the appeal of janis other than she died the romantic rock star death, and always wondered where the hell the rhythm/beat was in much of this stuff. even santana-i have seen them a few times over the years and end up looking at my watch a lot wondering when the heck is this solo going to end. i just prefer longish solos to be in a jazz mode versus rock/pop, where i want the beat beat beat and get to the point with it.
but...that's just me and my bias towards music fostered south of the mason-dixon line for the most part. i have this ongoing discussion with some of my nerdy music friends-what are the most important cities in american music history? most agree #1 is new orleans, and then the discussion veers into memphis/nashville as #2. would be interested in how others view this part of our history/culture.
and if you are going to san francisco.........whatever happened to scott mckenzie? glad you dig it all, the best music in the world is whatever you happen to love.
rosetree
03-28-2008, 11:41 PM
i suppose all on this board view their tastes as eclectic. i will give you dan hicks, although i dont think many will view him as a big name act (regrettably). most of the others you name-great you dig em-me, i have no use for mindless rock band noodling which is what i identify most of this stuff as (the dead- was there ever a more aptly named band?). I like some of the stuff out of san fran that was more single oriented-if you ask me, the airplane peaked with 'its no secret' and then it went downhill pretty fast. i never could underststand the appeal of janis other than she died the romantic rock star death, and always wondered where the hell the rhythm/beat was in much of this stuff. even santana-i have seen them a few times over the years and end up looking at my watch a lot wondering when the heck is this solo going to end. i just prefer longish solos to be in a jazz mode versus rock/pop, where i want the beat beat beat and get to the point with it.
but...that's just me and my bias towards music fostered south of the mason-dixon line for the most part. i have this ongoing discussion with some of my nerdy music friends-what are the most important cities in american music history? most agree #1 is new orleans, and then the discussion veers into memphis/nashville as #2. would be interested in how others view this part of our history/culture.
and if you are going to san francisco.........whatever happened to scott mckenzie? glad you dig it all, the best music in the world is whatever you happen to love.
Scott McKenzie co-wrote Kokomo with the Beach Boys ;)
DougNSharon
03-29-2008, 12:18 AM
i suppose all on this board view their tastes as eclectic. i will give you dan hicks, although i dont think many will view him as a big name act (regrettably). most of the others you name-great you dig em-me, i have no use for mindless rock band noodling which is what i identify most of this stuff as (the dead- was there ever a more aptly named band?). I like some of the stuff out of san fran that was more single oriented-if you ask me, the airplane peaked with 'its no secret' and then it went downhill pretty fast. i never could underststand the appeal of janis other than she died the romantic rock star death, and always wondered where the hell the rhythm/beat was in much of this stuff. even santana-i have seen them a few times over the years and end up looking at my watch a lot wondering when the heck is this solo going to end. i just prefer longish solos to be in a jazz mode versus rock/pop, where i want the beat beat beat and get to the point with it.
but...that's just me and my bias towards music fostered south of the mason-dixon line for the most part. i have this ongoing discussion with some of my nerdy music friends-what are the most important cities in american music history? most agree #1 is new orleans, and then the discussion veers into memphis/nashville as #2. would be interested in how others view this part of our history/culture.
and if you are going to san francisco.........whatever happened to scott mckenzie? glad you dig it all, the best music in the world is whatever you happen to love.
We still love you, Doctor A! Remember that Otis wrote "Dock Of The Bay" from a houseboat in Sausalito.....Memphis and the City aren't that far away from each other!
Stella Blue
03-29-2008, 06:02 PM
(the dead- was there ever a more aptly named band?)
Well, the Steve Miller Band, for one. I mean, after all, it's the guy's name....