The Colonial Theatre

Great venue Hayes and Brandy put on entertaining show very nice evening.

Show was great. The guy just keeps on…….and it seems he really enjoys himself playing live after all these years. Los Straitjackets with their routine excellent performance. The whole scene is infectiously uplifting and you leave with a smile (do wish he had sung an acoustic version of Alison; alternate version of Heart of the City was a delight).

It was fantastic

Nice solid performance to scratch that itch for soaring Melodky harmony and fuzzy guitar. Show was sold out and nearly all inside and attentive for ardent opener Freedy Johnston,

Manticore, an Emerson, Lake & Palmer tribute band, put on an awesome show at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (a very short walk from my sister’s house)! The highlights for me were the two tracks from the album Trilogy including the title track and The Endless Enigma (Part One, Fugue, and Part Two) as I had never heard them played live by ELP. They played some of the songs a handful of times before deciding that they were too difficult to replicate live with their many overdubs. Manticore presented them astonishing well. Manticore is Rob Shepperd on keyboards, John Cristando on percussion, and Ron Ponella on vocals, bass and guitars. Before the show my sister, my two nephews and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner across the street at Rivertown Taps. The set: Trilogy The Barbarian including Infinite Space Hoedown Jerusalem Tarkus including Tarkus, Stone of Years, Iconoclast, Mass, Manticore, Battlefield, and Aquatarkus. The Endless Enigma, Part One with Fugue and The Endless Enigma, Part Two Lucky Man Fanfare for the Common Man with Rondo Benny the Bouncer Karn Evil 9, First Impression including Part One and Part Two (with a drum solo) Karn Evil 9, Third Impression Pirates

Wonderful evening…

Very funny

Seeing Kathy Mattea and Suzy Boggus perform together acoustically was amazing. Their voices complimented each other's songs beautifully as did their guitar work. One needs to see live music these days to see musicians of their caliber since popular radio sadly does not give these talented singer/songwriters airplay.

Suzy's beautiful voice is still incredible as is her stage presence and guitar work. Doing an acoustical performance with Kathy Mattea was a bonus; they harmonize on each others's songs and tell the audience about the song origins. Hope they travel this way again next year!

Two awesomely talented artists topped off with some hits that we all know.

Oates and Trapp were amazing in concert.

Short, but sweet,

Amazing, personal show!