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POSTED 11/24/2010
Styx In Concert - Ryman Auditorium Crowd
On Thursday, November 11th, Mike Arnold and James Downing of Concert Blast reviewed the Styx concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN as they made a stop on their Grand Illusion / Pieces Of Eight tour.
This was a different and unique concert as Styx performed two sets and an encore. Set one was nothing but the entire Grand Illusion album in order and set two included only the Pieces of Eight album in order.
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Styx In Concert - Lawrence Gowan / Tommy Shaw - Photo by Terri Giarrosso Schildroth
Styx is currently taking the country by storm with their Grand Illusion – Pieces of Eight Tour.
Styx’s Singer/Keyboardist, Lawrence Gowan took some time from the road to call in to Concert Blast to discuss the tour and many other topics with Mike Arnold.
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Jason and the Scorchers In Concert
It was Friday, October 8th 2010 when Jason and the Scorchers made their long awaited return to Nashville, TN to play The Mercy Lounge. Before the band’s sound check, Mike, Brian, and James met with Jason Ringenberg and Warner Hodges for a short interview as they traveled down memory lane.
The show started about 9:40pm with Brian on one side of the stage, James on the other side of the stage and Mike in the middle. Brian and James had their cameras ready while Mike was ready with his mic to record any special live audio clips for the podcast (and there were several).
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Americana Music Festival - Courtney Jaye
The Concert Blast continuation coverage of the Americana Music Festival in Nashville, TN, finds Mike, Brian, and James back at The Cannery for the last night of the festival. Mike was looking forward to seeing Mike Farris and the Cumberland Saints Revue in concert as well as the night’s closing act, Todd Snider and his Rock and Roll Revue, which included an All-Star Band. James was looking forward to seeing one of his all-time favorite singer/songwriters, Susan Cowsill perform as well as the creator of the classic hit “Polk Salad Annie,” Tony Joe White. Brian was up for anything that night, so he and James stayed in the Mercy Lounge while Mike roamed both floors trying to cover as many acts as possible.
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Posted on 9/13/2010
Cinderella In Concert - Tom Keifer
It was a hot September Thursday night in Nashville, TN, but inside the Wildhorse Saloon it was much hotter! 80′s Rockers, Cinderella took the stage and cranked up the Rock and Roll heat in the Sold-Out venue.
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Michael Bolton In Concert - Nashville, TN
Brian Hasbrook provided the photographs during the Michael Bolton concert tour stop in Nashville, TN at the Wildhorse Saloon on 8/26/2010.
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Michael Bolton - One World One Love Tour
On Thursday August 26, 2010, Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and James Downing returned to one of Concert Blast’s favorite concert venues, the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. On this night the staff from Concert Blast decided to step out of their classic rock/upbeat country genre to cover a multi grammy winning performer, Michael Bolton.
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Bonnaroo 2010 - Tom and Mike on the Bonnaroo Media Stage
On Sunday,June 13th, 2010, Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson covered the final day of the Bonnaroo Music Festival 2010.
Bonnaroo 2010 - Mike and Tom pose with a Concert Blast Fan
Our podcast coverage included short interviews with fans and many live concert coverage with short clips from artists as John Fogerty, John Butler Trio, Kris Kristofferson, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Against Me, and Dropkick Murphys.
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Bonnaroo 2010 - The Main Stage
Tom Thompson and guest co-host Steve Shattuck brought the first night of our coverage from Bonnaroo 2010 Part 1 of 2 (Friday).
Bonnaroo 2010 - The Cool Down MushroomWater Fountain
James Downing was covering the Sheryl Crow concert in Chattanooga and Brian Hasbrook and Mike Arnold covered the CMA Festival in Nashville. Tom and Steve began the show reporting from the Damian Marley set and ended the evening with The Flaming Lips.
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It was Monday, July 26th, 2010 when Nashville finally recieved the promise that Paul McCartney made about 38 years ago of putting Nashville, TN on his tour schedule. Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and James Downing were part of 20,000 extremely excited fans that believe it was well worth the wait. Continue Reading…
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