Life As It Comes 

Weekend of Concerts3 Comments

Last weekend, I saw Jewel, Rob Thomas, Huey Lewis and the News, and Chicago. It was good to see some live music again. It had been several weeks, and in Austin that’s far too long.

I think Jewel was by far my favorite. She rocked actually. You don’t really think of Jewel that way, but she had a good band, was having a good time, and put on a rockin’ show. She also told the crowd a story about this picture, which was far better than the way Poltz recaps it. Haha. Rob Thomas was good, and he was definitely a crowd favorite, but I think he was trying too hard with all the backup singers and flashing lights and stuff. The Rob Thomas show I was envisioning had a lot less band and a lot more Rob. He did play quite a few Matchbox Twenty songs, and that was good. That show was at The Backyard, which is a great venue.

Huey Lewis and Chicago were good shows too - enthusiastic old rockers having a good time, with much high-fiving and pointing at each other after solos. They played the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Selma, TX.

Now if only Howie were headed this way, with the pedals and without the band….