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I saw Marcus King at the Vogue this last saturday night and he put on an excellent show.......only problems were......his vocals were turned up to the point that they had distortion at the upper edges and overall the sound was too loud for the size venue.After the first song i spent rest of the night at the back of the Vogue. Also.....i have been to the Vogue several hundred times over the last 30 years.....the place was oversold....it was shoulder to shoulder and no room in front of you or behind......peeps that went to the bar for a drink would be jabbing you in the back to try and get back to where they were....oversold in my opinion.I would rather pay $50.00 for a ticket if they would drop the headcount by a couple hundred people.....on the bright side,they had a bunch of 16oz craft and 12oz domestic beers for $4.00. I love that Venue but that could change after a few more shows like this one......... Anyone else that was there have some input ? Peace WB

I have had a very nice 4 week run of shows.....all were EXCELLENT ! First up was The Jeff Austin Band and the Travel'in McCorys and the Grateful Ball at the Livery Brewery in Benton Harbor,MI The next week it was Yonder Mountain String Band at the Vogue in Indy The next week was Melvin Seals and JGB at the Vogue And then last week it was the Infamous Stringdusters at the Vogue again. All were mid-week shows(don't know how Melvin got away with playing til 1:15 am on a week night) More to come...can't wait !!!!!! Peace WildBill

I saw they Travelin' McCourys with the Jeff Austin band doing their Grateful Ball last night at the Livery Brewery in Benton Harbor Michigan. I would highly recommend that you see them if you can. Both bands are excellent and the McCoury's just won a Grammy. But when all 10 of them guys with stringed instruments get on stage and start weaving the songs of the Grateful Dead.....it is MAGIC ! The Scarlet>Fire was out of this world....i kept yelling for a DarkStar.......maybe someday...... GO SEE THEM ! Peace WildBill

JRAD and Billy Strings just announced for the Sweetwater 420 Festival.......i see a road trip in my future 😛

He just might be listening to his fans. I told him a couple times early last summer that i am an old Deadhead and that there are many like me that enjoy Billy Strings music/shows.....the jamming and the power of it. Maybe they are recognizing that....... Peace

Cool......looks like i would have been able to get you a ticket. Reason....i am not gonna make the shows. Since Christmas falls on tuesday.....all the family has to work the day before and the day after.....that means we need to have our family Christmas on the saturday before so everyone can be together. And me being the patriarch of my family...i cannot miss it. DANGIT......i will bet saturday night will be cosmic ! Have fun Rude !....i will be listening on Billy Streams' Happy Holidays and Peace to all!

Rude....my buddy got a pair when they first went on sale. Sounds like a lot of the local musicians are attending......tickets are in short supply. If i hear of any i will contact you. They are on fire right now ! Peace WildBill

...dang Rude, you are very resourceful ! Thank you but i have been told that i am on the bands "list" for Asheville. My traveling partner is down at Strings and Sol and told Andy L. about our situation. I really appreciate the lead....that i still might need 🙂 And they are not trying to rape you on the prices.....that's a nice site. Peace WB

See you there.....we will be there when the doors open....just yell out WildBill! Stubhub has two Asheville tix...... $114.00 each....ouch! Anyone got two...i'll give $75 each 😛 Peace WildBill

Cool.....i am gonna try and make at least the first night of NYE run.....i will be in Nashville for sure and i am trying to score 2tix for Asheville if anyone can help. I will get info for a meet up before the show if i can make it to Pontiac ! Peace WildBill

I have seen Billy Strings 10 times this year.....4 of them at FREE festivals...Whimmydiddle,Buck Lake Ranch,Black Swamp Arts,Firefly....just spent two nights in Grand Rapids.That band has got me shak'in my bones again.....i am over 60. Every time he plays there is a SBD for free on Mixlr...... look for BillyStreams. Tonight from Colorado at 11pm eastern....."never miss a sunday show" Peace WildBill