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<\/p>\nThanksgiving 1976 was one for the ages in San Francisco.\u00a0 The 5,000 people lucky enough to score tickets for The Band\u2019s \u201cLast Waltz\u201d concert attended maybe the best rock and roll party ever.<\/p>\n
A full Thanksgiving dinner was served to kick things off, followed by ballroom dancing and readings from Beat poets like Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Michael McClure.\u00a0 Then came the concert itself, which began with a 12-song set from The Band.\u00a0 Then it was time for (musical) dessert, as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jone Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters and others joined The Band to celebrate their shared musical heritage.\u00a0 In all, over four hours of incredible and historic music making.<\/p>\n
Firing up the Martin Scorsese film which documented the event as part of your Thanksgiving celebration is a fine idea.\u00a0 The Last Waltz looks great, and the audio is excellent considering the era.\u00a0 However, don\u2019t be sucked in by the myth that is created by Scorsese and Band guitarist Robbie Robertson.\u00a0 Each man wanted out of the collaboration.\u00a0 As a mega music fan Scorsese wanted a path into the world of rock and roll.\u00a0 Robertson, on the other hand, was looking to get into the movie business.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All well and good, but Robertson had unilaterally made the decision to terminate The Band\u2019s performing career, and the other members of the group \u2013 particularly drummer \/ vocalist Levon Helm) were not happy about it.\u00a0 This accounts for their collective glum demeanor during most of the film\u2019s interview segments, and it also explains Robertson\u2019s desire to cast (with Scorsese\u2019s help) The Band as musicians who had given their all for their art and were simply too depleted \u2013 physically and emotionally \u2013 to continue any longer.<\/p>\n
In point of fact, The Band had not toured all that much during its existence, certainly not in comparison to bluesmen like Muddy Waters.\u00a0 Sure, business travel of any kind is taxing and not all the fun that it\u2019s cracked up to be, but don\u2019t buy dramatic (and probably pre-scripted) Robertson quotes like, \u201c16 years on the road. The numbers start to scare you.\u00a0 I mean, I couldn\u2019t live with 20 years on the road. I don\u2019t think I could even discuss it.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a footnote, check out Scorsese during the interview segments.\u00a0 Remind you of anybody?\u00a0 If you said, \u201cMarty DiBergi from Spinal Tap!\u201d go to the head of the class.\u00a0 But \u2013 to quote the esteemed Mr. DiBergi \u2013 enough of my yakkin\u2019. Whaddaya say? Let\u2019s boogie! <\/p>\n
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San Angelo\u2019s purveyors of Texican rock and roll, Los Lonely Boys, kind of wandered in the desert (maybe literally, considering their location) for several years after hitting it big with the single \u201cHeaven.\u201d\u00a0 After taking a lengthy break, the Garza brothers checked the balance in their bank accounts, got back together and released a new album (Resurrection) last year.\u00a0 Tickets are on sale now for their concert at the House of Blues<\/a> on Saturday, February 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n Also performing on Valentine\u2019s Day is Houston\u2019s own Kat Edmonson, whose \u201cOnly the Bare Essentials\u201d tour promises intimate evenings in which \u201c[s]ubtlety and nuance will be served up as main courses for this show, and the music, so delicately played, will leave you feeling entirely full.\u201d\u00a0 Wow, that\u2019s a lot to swallow!\u00a0 You can get tickets now for Edmonson\u2019s show on Saturday, February 14, at the Heights Theater<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wolfmother will play at the House of Blues<\/a> on Monday, June 8, marking the 20th anniversary of the band\u2019s debut album, and tickets are on sale now.\u00a0 Though the band has been hounded (sorry) by accusation of classic rock appropriation, that\u2019s a bit off the mark.\u00a0 Sure, you can tell that these guys listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath growing up, but is that such a bad thing?<\/p>\n After working behind the scenes in the music business as a songwriter and producer for several years, Meghan Trainor\u2019s solo career took off with 2014\u2019s \u201cAll About That Bass,\u201d a song that flipped the gender of Sir Mix-a-Lot\u2019s \u201cBaby Got Back\u201d and threw in some body-positivity messages for good measure.\u00a0 Trainor\u2019s \u201cGet in Girl\u201d tour will stop at Toyota Center<\/a> on Tuesday, July 28, and tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n Much like the Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffett before him, Jack Johnson has made a career by creating a surf-and-sand vibe that is easy to listen to and not terribly demanding.\u00a0 But hey, he comes by it honestly, having been raised in Hawaii and making a name for himself as a professional surfer during his teenage years.\u00a0 \u00a0Johnson will perform on Friday, August 28, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>, so get yourself a pocketful of edibles and get ready.<\/p>\n Concerts This Week<\/p>\n While the following week will be occupied with Thanksgiving-related activities, there are a few options available if you and your cool cousins want to get out of the house for a bit.\u00a0 On Friday, OG funkster George Clinton will perform at the House of Blues<\/a> along with Parliament-Funkadelic. George is 84 years old, so you might want to catch his act while you can.\u00a0 But, as \u201cFlashlight\u201d says, \u201cmost of all, most of all\u201d this show represents the opportunity to experience some 100 proof funk as dispensed by the master.<\/p>\n The always unpredictable and irrepressible Erykah Badu will play two nights, Friday and Saturday, this week at the 713 Music Hall<\/a>.\u00a0 Badu\u2019s \u201cReturn of Automatic Slim\u201d tour marks the 25th anniversary of her album Mama\u2019s Gun, and indications are that \u201creimaginings\u201d of some of the disc\u2019s tracks will be on the set list.\u00a0 Hope she doesn\u2019t stray too far from the original arrangements \u2013 they were classics.<\/p>\n Think you might need some honky-tonk after all that turkey and dressing?\u00a0 Then Shoeshine Charley\u2019s Big Top Lounge <\/a>is your spot on Friday, when Dale Watson and His Lonestars will be tending the flame of traditional country music.\u00a0 How rootsy is Watson?\u00a0 He opened a recording studio in Memphis with the original board from Sun Studio, where Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lewis produced all of their early hits.\u00a0 Now that\u2019s hardcore.<\/p>\n![\"YouTube](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764155767_402_hqdefault.jpg\")
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