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Concert Reviews

Evo Experience on 9/21 – Quick Post and A Few Pictures

by Ron Bieber on Saturday, September 22, 2007

Jonna and I attended the Steve Vai Evo Experience at the House of Blues last night. Jonna played photographer and took about 300 or so pictures. We are in a rush this morning, but I have gotten a few up. Throughout the week I will continue to sort through and upload pictures.

Real quick review, too many people at the EVO experience this time. Last time it was about 25 and was really nice. This time it seemed there were close to 40. However, given all that, watching the soundcheck and rehearsal was completely fascinating. This guy gets better every time I see him and the new band is absolutely incredible. Probably the best Vai show I’ve ever seen. Definitely check them out if they come to a town near you.

I hate the House of Blues as a venue, however. We basically stood for 7 or so hours. We were completely dead by the end of the show. All and all though, the music and the band were second to none. Best show I’ve seen so far – ever.

More pictures will be added to the set as we have time to sort through them, and I plan on putting together a more extensive post as I have time.

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A Hard Landing At Galt Airport

July 30, 2006

Last night we attended the Hard Landing event at Galt Airport in Woodstock. The featured bands for the evening were Hudson McCoy, Rare Earth, and Blue Oyster Cult.
I had never been to a Galt Airport event, so I had nothing to compare it to, but we had a pretty good time. Rare [...]

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Ribfest 2006 in Naperville

July 2, 2006

We hit Ribfest again this year in Naperville. This year, REO Speedwagon was the headlining band. Consequently, all the 80’s heads (us included) came to see the show and the festival wound up selling out for the third time since its inception.
There were three bands in total that played [...]

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A Saturday at the Beloit RiverFest

July 17, 2005

We spent yesterday hanging out in Beloit, WI at their Riverfest. The main reason we were there was to see AlterBridge and Collective Soul, but rather than go down at the end of the day we decided to make a day of it.
The festival is not something you can “make a day of”.
We [...]

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Jakes 15th Birthday

July 16, 2005

Photo by rbieber
Jake and Kelsi "strike the pose" with his new PSP he bought with "birthday money" — a currency that children seem to trade for products and services these days.

Yesterday was Jakes 15th birthday. For his big day he received “birthday money” to which he added to “other money” to purchase a [...]

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SummerFest 2005

July 10, 2005

Talking about our trip to Summerfest …

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Meeting Steve Vai – The EVO Experience

April 14, 2005

Last night Steve Vai and his band The Breed (Billy Sheehan, Tony MacAlpine, Dave Weiner, and Jeremy Colson) hit Chicago on the Real Illusions: Reflections tour.
This time around Steve put together a special package for his fans in which, for an extra fee, you were able to attend [...]

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Kelsi’s First Concert Review

March 31, 2005

In December of 1998, for Kelsi’s 8th birthday, I took her to see KISS as a birthday present. While I’m not sure if this is her first concert, I do know for a fact that it is the first concert she ever reviewed on the web. The way cool title [...]

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10/31: Fallacy Show

November 1, 2004

The Battle of the Bands online-voting results flashed on the tarp high above our head. Sean’s neon-orange guitar sat on the left hand side of the stage directly in front of us, and to the right leaned Chris’ bass; covered from front to back in band stickers. Purple lights shone brightly on Eric’s drum set [...]

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Metallica Concert – Allstate Arena

August 30, 2004

Saturday night we went to see Metallica at the Allstate Arena. This was an excellent show. I loved how the stage was set up. The stage was set in the middle of the arena and allowed the band to face any side of the arena at any [...]

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