GADonis
Beautifully Broken
I just got back from a week of New Orleans JazzFest. I did 5 out of 7 days. Yes, there is some Jazz at Jazzfest. There's a whole tent dedicated to it. But I didn't spend any time in it. No reason other than that was the way it worked out. I did spend a lot of time in the Blues Tent which mostly features Blues, but also seems to be a catch-all for any acts they evidently have no idea where to put. I also got to sit in with some friends on Frenchman Street and Bourbon Street. Here's a partial list of what I was able to catch:
Sonny Landreth. Not much to say other than it's Sonny Landreth
Kingfish Ingram. Man, he absolutely burned the place down. And he kept me from catching Cory Wong.
Dumpstaphunk. It was funky, I tell you what. On the main stage out in the sun.
Marcus King. They put up a new tent after Kingfish, but Marcus came along and burned it down.
Tedeschi Trucks. Just great stuff. Also on the main stage in the sun. I don't typically get along with the sun.
Buddy Guy. It was Buddy Guy, playing and saying Buddy Guy stuff on the main stage. He may have some bitterness about how the music business has treated him and his contemporaries. Likely well earned.
Santana. More sun. I believe if he sticks with it, he can make a go at this music thing. He played some pretty gold guitar. Oh, and he caused me to miss Larkin Poe who sounded like they may have destroyed the Blues Tent.
Eric Gales. The Blues Tent got burned down for a third time. But had some pretty laid back moments. Dude has chops outside of rockin' bluesy stuff.
Robert Randolph. I need more love every day of my life.
Keb 'Mo. So smooth. So good. The Blues Tent didn't get burned down but it I have no qualms about missing Dead & Co to catch his entire set. Played a PRS of some sort. Single cut, Semi(?) Hollow. Humbucker-Narrowfield-Humbucker.
Sue Foley. She was great. She's out of Austin
DK Harrell. He has BB's vibrato. In fact he has a lot of BB in him. He had a buddy who's name I didn't catch playing a PRS CE. Both guys were great.
There were others. At least 98% of the acts were really good. Now I need to rest up from my vacation.
Sonny Landreth. Not much to say other than it's Sonny Landreth
Kingfish Ingram. Man, he absolutely burned the place down. And he kept me from catching Cory Wong.
Dumpstaphunk. It was funky, I tell you what. On the main stage out in the sun.
Marcus King. They put up a new tent after Kingfish, but Marcus came along and burned it down.
Tedeschi Trucks. Just great stuff. Also on the main stage in the sun. I don't typically get along with the sun.
Buddy Guy. It was Buddy Guy, playing and saying Buddy Guy stuff on the main stage. He may have some bitterness about how the music business has treated him and his contemporaries. Likely well earned.
Santana. More sun. I believe if he sticks with it, he can make a go at this music thing. He played some pretty gold guitar. Oh, and he caused me to miss Larkin Poe who sounded like they may have destroyed the Blues Tent.
Eric Gales. The Blues Tent got burned down for a third time. But had some pretty laid back moments. Dude has chops outside of rockin' bluesy stuff.
Robert Randolph. I need more love every day of my life.
Keb 'Mo. So smooth. So good. The Blues Tent didn't get burned down but it I have no qualms about missing Dead & Co to catch his entire set. Played a PRS of some sort. Single cut, Semi(?) Hollow. Humbucker-Narrowfield-Humbucker.
Sue Foley. She was great. She's out of Austin
DK Harrell. He has BB's vibrato. In fact he has a lot of BB in him. He had a buddy who's name I didn't catch playing a PRS CE. Both guys were great.
There were others. At least 98% of the acts were really good. Now I need to rest up from my vacation.
