Top 30 Concerts of 2018: #’s 25 – 21

So many good shows this year…

#25: Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin at Grand Rapids’ Wealthy Theatre – Seeing one of the composers of the Suspiria score and his band play the score to the film while film was shown was great, and the extra material they played from other horror and thriller scores was even better.

#24: Diana Krall at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre – Cameras were allowed at this show, so I don’t have any photos of the performance, but it was a splendid night of jazz, humor, and love songs.

#23: Alison Krauss at South Bend’s Century Center – Speaking of Grammy winners, this country / folk / Americana set by Ms. Krauss and her band was lovely, despite the seating chaos. No photos of that show either, by the way.

#22: The Eagles at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center – This show was “a religious experience” for my wife, who has been a big Eagles fan all her life. It was a good time for me to see these legends who had complete mastery over a stage. One of the most impressive things was hearing Vince Gill sing “New Kid in Town.” He nailed it.

#21: Los Superfonicos at Levitation Austin – These Austin cats played a great set of Columbian jazz and funk that was perfect for a warm early evening in Austin. A lot of people were standing outside the venue by the time they finished their set to catch part of it.

We’re into the top 20 next! Come back tomorrow to see who made the cut.

Keep your mind open.

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Nik Havert

I've been a music fan since my parents gave me a record player for Christmas when I was still in grade school. The first record I remember owning was "Sesame Street Disco." I've been a professional writer since 2004, but writing long before that. My first published work was in a middle school literary magazine and was a story about a zoo in which the animals could talk.

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