On Sunday I saw not one but TWO Tom Waits concerts in succession. Can you say "once in a lifetime?" I knew you could!
Sunday afternoon I headed out with a co-worker and Tom Waits obsessive to the wilds of Ohio. We hit the first show at the Akron Civic Theatre in, uh, beautiful downtown Akron (sadly, I was unable to spot any statuary honoring local sons Devo). The performance was great, despite an unexplained 40 minute delay in getting started. The theater is a truly beautiful performance space.
And that alone would have been great. But, as this was the last stop on his brief summer tour, he decided to play one more gig at the House of Blues in Cleveland. We had to wait in line for over an hour just to pick up our tickets (all will-call even though all the tickets sold out ahead of time). The show didn't actually start until about 1:30am, but the wait was worth it. The venue was only about half the capacity of the Akron theater, with people packed in a lot more densely. I could see the faces of the performers on stage. It was incredible. The Akron show was great and would have been enjoyed by any Tom Waits fan, but the House of Blues show was one that any live music buff would have appreciated, fan or not.
Edit: view set lists from the Akron and Cleveland performances, compiled by those wily bloggers! The "Ramblin' Man" performed in Cleveland is not the Allman Brothers tune, but rather the old Hank Williams tune.
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3 comments:
glad you were able to make both shows. they were magical, were they not!? i still can't believe i got to see him twice in one night. that'll never happen again.
i went to college at RIT btw! is the Rose & Crown still around? how about Toad's Place?
cheers,
b.s.
Not sure about the Rose and Crown, but you're probably referring to the Old Toad, which is indeed still here and one of my favorite places in town. I always bring guests who visit me from out of town there.
Note to everyone else: come visit me in Rochester and we'll go hang out at the Old Toad.
you're absolutely right. the OLD TOAD! i loved that place. also liked the Water Street Music Hall. saw Soul Coughing there nearly 10 years ago. ouch.
i remember now: Toad's Place is/was in New Haven, CT.
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