As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Arlo Guthrie - Weinberg Center for the Arts (Frederick MD), 2/15/2017


Row E, Seats 105-106 (best seats we’ve had for him, 5 rows back in the center section)
 
“Alice’s Restaurant” is back in mothballs, following the conclusion of the extended “50th Anniversary” tour, but Arlo and his four bandmates nevertheless put on a satisfying show Wednesday evening at the Weinberg. He featured 3 Dylan songs, sounding more like the 60s version of the Nobel laureate than Bob himself currently does. Other highlights included the mandatory “Coming Into Los Angeles” (which ended the first set) and “City Of New Orleans”, “St. James Infirmary” (which was also a holdover from the previous time we saw him), and a timely rendition of Woody’s “Deportee”.
 
Food-wise, I’d highly recommend the Ayse Meze Lounge for its wonderful Mediterranean food at reasonable prices; it’s less than half a mile away from the Weinberg, but enough on the fringes of downtown Frederick to have its own free parking around the back. (Be sure to try one of the pide.) As a bonus, since it was a Wednesday, we got to enjoy Patty Reese playing in the bar area as our opening act for Arlo.
 
 

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