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Pearl Jam at Austin City Limits

November 19th, 2009

acl-blanton-museum-2 I promised to write more about my October trip to Austin, Texas. I’m finally getting around to the details in anticipation of the premiere of Pearl Jam’s appearance on Austin City Limits this weekend (Saturday, November 21 on WXXI, but check your local PBS listings).

I had the good fortune to attend the simulcast in the Hogg Auditorium while Pearl Jam recorded their session for Austin City Limits in the KLRU studio.

You can watch a time lapse of what will be aired on Austin City Limits synched up with Pearl Jam’s performance of The Fixer:

I saw the unedited 2 hour concert, so if you’re interested, read further, if not, please remember to set your TiVo or DVR to record this show!
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Austin City Limits - Of Mud and Music

October 6th, 2009

I spent 9 hours waiting in the sun, humidity and stinky mud… all for Pearl Jam… and it was totally worth it to see this moment:

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The mastermind behind Lollapalooza who started all these great festivals, Perry Ferrell, joins Pearl Jam on stage:

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More of the details from Austin will be coming soon!

Can’t Find a Better Band

August 27th, 2009

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Pearl Jam kicked off their North America tour in Toronto last weekend. This was live show #48 for me and another memorable standout. Every PJ show has something unique. At the Molson Amphitheatre, it was the buzz of the Canadian National Exhibition, the breeze off the water, and border troubles for Ted Leo.

The Pharmacists lost their singer Ted, but PJ didn’t leave the audience hanging. They could have made the crowd happy with just one Ed song and then left the Pharmacists on their own. Instead the band offered a lesson in being prepared to be spontaneous. You can’t find a better band.

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Rearviewmirror: Ten Years of Pearl Jam

June 21st, 2008

Pearl Jam at Canyons 6-21-98 I took a ride ten years ago today to my first Pearl Jam concert.  I rode the wave and unyielding obsession has taken me to 45 concerts around the world to see my favorite band.  It’s evolution baby!  

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