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September 22, 2005
CGT at Rhythm and Brews
Last night's California Guitar Trio show at Rhythm and Brews was -- like all the other times I've seen them -- simply amazing. What was equally amazing (or maybe not) was the fact that there were more than a few empty seats.
Are Chattanooga concertgoers spoiled, what with all the free concerts they can attend each year? I am CONSTANTLY hearing how "we never have any good shows come to town" and that "our music scene stinks," but when a group like the CGT -- as entertaining as they are virtuosic -- comes to town, local so-called "music lovers" can always find a reason not to show up. It's funny, though. A lot of people will line up around the block to spend money to see subpar act after subpar act slog their way through crappy pop tunes. Oh well. Their loss, I guess. After the show, I apologized to the group on behalf of the city for the poor attendance. They chuckled and said it was OK. They are still going to try to come back.
The crowd (including Jeff Styles, my longtime buddy Jesse Pyron and a bunch of folks I recognized from the Riverbend shows) that WAS there (about 100 folks) was great and got way more than their $12 dollars worth.
A Few Highlights:
-Another vicious version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."
-The classic surf tune, "Pipeline." (You might recognize this tune from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.)
-"Ghost Riders on the Storm" -- a pairing of the classic tunes "Ghost Riders in the Sky" and "Riders on the Storm," which can be found on their latest album, Whitewater.
-An encore featuring (sorry, I don't know the actual name of it) a new tune they've been working on: the fast acoustic piece that appears towards the end of Napoleon Dynamite.
-A tour bus company had sent a representative (and a VERY pimped-out tour bus) down to the venue to show to the CGT in case they ever wanted to use their services. Paul Richards told them they'd love to take a look at it if he'd let them use the bus to sell CDs and sign autographs after the show. He did. We all stood in line and eventually got to hang with the band inside the bus.
Seriously, no matter what kind of music you like, you owe it to yourself to check these guys out next time they come anywhere close to here.
| By colrus | 09:39 AM
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