Posted by The G on November 20, 2009 under G Reviews | 
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Bob Dylan!!!!!
In an almost too good to be true year of seeing hundreds of shows in 2009 (reference any month in this blog for proof), I capped an amazing run by seeing an icon – Bob Dylan. On November 19, 2009, Bob Dylan played his 3rd and final sold out show at the United Palace Theater in New York. Every movement, every word and every minute of the concert was legendary. It was as if you could see a video biography of Dylan’s iconic moments in your head every time the legend sang in his trademark whiny voice. Aside from introducing the band, he never said a word to the audience, but it didn’t matter. Dylan got thunderous applause and standing ovations after pretty much every song. He played keyboards, guitar and harmonica throughout the night.
Like a rolling stone.
He focused on playing a lot of his newer material, but luckily spared us from singing tracks from his recently released Christmas album. Of note, he played “Highway 61 Revisited,” “Jolene,” “All Along The Watchtower,” and “Like A Rolling Stone.” Words cannot express the feeling of seeing these songs performed live by the man himself in New York! He changes the setlist drastically every night and the man is 68 years old! Though he wouldn’t take his hat off for us, my hat’s off to you Mr. Dylan!
See some more pictures and the setlist after the jump.
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Posted by The G on October 18, 2009 under G Reviews |
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Gary Go live at the United Palace Theater - October 16, 2009
On October 16, 2009, British singer Gary Go opened for Mika at the United Palace Theater in New York. You might know him from supporting acts such as Lady Gaga or Take That’s most recent tour of the UK, but if you don’t, his music is pretty mellow, along the same vibes as Keane or The Script. If you don’t know those bands, well I can’t help ya. Here’s a fun fact about Gary Go: He wrote most of the lyrics for the song “the Heart Balloon,” by asking his Twitter followers to submit a line for the song.
Baby Go-Go!
Posted by The G on October 17, 2009 under G Reviews |
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Mika!
On October 16, 2009, Mika played a sold out show at the United Palace Theater. I was on hand for the festivities as Mika played songs from his albums “Life In Cartoon Motion” and “The Boy Who Knew Too Much.” The audience was comprised mostly of screaming teenage girls, and Mika gave them a lot to scream about. He dances all over the stage – barefoot – while making everybody enjoy his crafty pop songs. If you don’t know his music, he’s got a little bit of Freddie Mercury meets Jake Shears in his voice. I was very happy when he played “Pick Up Off The Floor” and “Love Today” and he also performed hits “Grace Kelly,” “Lollipop,” “We Are Golden,” and “Billy Brown,” plus new songs “Dr. John,” “Rain,” and “Blame it on the Girls.”
Enjoy some more pictures of Mika and see the set list after the jump.
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