7 in 10

since i neglected the month of September on this blog, there were no "top 9 lists" or "1990 mix" or "9 lives of Peter Criss".  nothing having to do with the number 9.  not even a "september rain" or "indian summer" reference. not that i didn't have anything to post. i did post 4 of these videos in September.  i have plenty of good stuff to share and several posts are half-way written already. so, i will make up for the lack of recent posts in this month and year of tens. i will publish 10 posts this month. that's right, BREAKING NEWS!  new posts!  will it happen?  i'm sure gonna try.

let's get it started on the 7th day of this month with the 7 concert videos i have posted to YouTube so far this year.  here they are in order of date posted....


my first concert of this year was a tribute to Jimi Hendrix featuring an all-star lineup called the Experience Hendrix Tour. i basically got interested because Living Colour was there. but the entire lineup turned out to be sensational. it was the most stars i have ever seen on one indoor stage (DPAC in Durham, NC). Joe Satriani was superb collaborating with Living Colour on "foxy lady"

date of show: march 28

date posted: april 17

view count as of today: 138

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the next video is from the August 1st concert in Charlottesville, VA that was highly anticipated for a long time and lived up to expectations. the Charlottesville Pavilion is perfect for a summer concert. opening act Gogol Bordello got everyone bouncing and moshing. then Les Claypool proceeded to remind everyone why they came to see Primus. they are unlike any other band. it was an unforgettable concert. i was too close to get good sound, but the picture ain't too bad. it's the classic "frizzle fry"

date of show: august 1

date posted: august 4

view count as of today: 161

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that amazing weekend that kicked off August for me began the day before with a long road trip to see the band i have shown so much love to on this blog recently. and it was well worth it because i got to witness Living Colour up close playing at a small venue (Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, VA) and i got to meet Corey, Doug and Will after the show. it was an amazing experience! this is the last song from that night. of course the encore included "cult of personality"

date of show: july 31

date posted: august 4

view count as of today: 128

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i knew 2010 was gonna be a good year for concerts when back in December my friend bought us tickets to see Elvis. yes, Elvis. the Elvis of my generation has made so much great music since my youth. he is Elvis Costello and he brought an all-star acoustic group to The National in Richmond, VA. i have seen EC before, but never like this. the band included Jerry Douglas and Jim Lauderdale. this may be the video with the fastest rise in views since posting. that's probably because its great. i was standing really close, the sound was good, the band was awesome and Elvis was truly amazing. on this nite in April, i was the real "lucky dog"

 date of show: april 24

date posted: september 5

view count as of today: 98

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more from the Primus show in Charlottesville... i was really happy that they played their version of "behind my camel" by The Police. it was part of the encore leading into "groundhog day"

date of show: august 1

date posted: september 13

view count as of today: 37

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i have more videos from the Experience Hendrix Tour show and i will post another soon. in this clip, Living Colour goes totally wild on this 10 minute version of "crosstown traffic"

date of show: march 28

date posted: september 17

view count as of today: 25

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wow, i can't believe i posted 4 videos of Living Colour this year! i'm such a geek.  here is the newest. a song from the new album, the chair in the doorway, here is "bless those (little annie's prayer)"

date of show: july 31 

date posted: september 20

view count as of today: 30

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...and that's it. so far. more new videos to come before the end of this year...



coming up: my top ten videos