Experience Hendrix 2010 Tour Brings the Spirit of Music to Las Vegas
March 6th at "The Joint" inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
by Lew Bowman
LAS VEGAS, NV - The "Experience Hendrix", biennial concert tour featuring an all-star lineup of music greats pays homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. Kicking off its fourth edition in Santa Barbara, Calif. on March 4th, it landed in Las Vegas at "The Joint" inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino complex just two days later on March 6th.
The cast of celebrity artists performed music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix, and included some of the best known and most respected names in contemporary rock and blues; Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Double Trouble's Chris Layton on drums, along with one of the original Hendrix bassists Billy Cox. Billy played in both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsies and performed with Hendrix at such landmark festivals as Woodstock and the Isle of Wight.
As each artist was introduced and came out on stage, they expressed their humble respect for the legendary icon whose music they were paying tribute to. The enthusiasm and inspiration in their playing further solidified this deep-rooted admiration for the legendary rock icon Jimi Hendrix. Janie Hendrix, Jimi's step-sister and CEO of "Experience Hendrix" came out and told the audience "Jimi called the stage his Electric Church, and that is where he came to spread his word of love and spirit" - she welcomed us to his church.
The show opened with Ernie Isley on guitar, Billy Cox on bass, and the featured drummer throughout almost the entire evening; none other than Chris Layton from Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble. Billy Cox kicked things off by singing a tasty rendition of "Stone Free" the "B" side off of Hendrix's very first 45 record release in the UK, Dec. 1966. Guitarist Ernie Isley, of Isley Brothers fame, then took over on the microphone and spoke of meeting Hendrix for the first time when he was only eleven years old, and how Hendrix came to live with his family for a few years which forever changed young Ernie's life. He sang the next two songs, closing with "Manic Depression" from Jimi's debut album "Are You Experienced?" joined by Kenny Wayne Sheperd bassist, Scott Nelson.
Next came the killer funk/metal band "Living Colour" featuring Corey Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid (guitar), Doug Wimbish (bass), and Will Calhoun (drums). Opening with "The Power of Soul" from Hendrix's posthumously released album "South Saturn Delta" they then blazed into their own killer rendition of "Crosstown Traffic" off "Electric Ladyland".
Doyle Bramhall II sat down to perform some down and dirty classic Hendrix blues on twelve-string acoustic, before bringing out the electric guitar and being joined by David Hildago from Los Lobos with the prime rhythm section for the night, Scott Nelson and Chris Layton.
Legendary guitarist Eric Johnson performed a searing version of "House Burning Down" from "Electric Ladyland" and closed with "Are You Experienced" from Jimi's 67' debut album. On this song, Eric actually emulates the closing guitar solo which Hendrix had recorded and then played back in reverse for the album - absolutely vintage Live Johnson for sure.
Johnny Lang and Brad Whitford team up and share solos on "Fire" and "The Wind Cries Mary" from the aforementioned debut recording, with Jonny singing some very soulful renditions. It is always entertaining to watch the extremely talented Jonny Lang sing and play, but I was even more impressed to watch Aerosmith rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford get to "open up" and shine as a very talented soloist - they closed their set with some dueling guitars that had the audience hopping.
The very gifted and engaging Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo from Los Lobos came out next and were joined by legendary "Howlin' Wolf" guitarist Hubert Sumlin and Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover.
Joe Satriani closed the evening, and did a very cool rendition of "Third Stone from the Sun" off Jimi's first effort and also had a touch of laryngitis which paved the way for frontman Corey Glover to interpret for him. Awesome guitar playing is Satriani's legacy and a great way to end the night dedicated to a guitar legend.
The production was fairly basic, the light show at the Joint is always excellent, but the real show here were the artists, the music, and their performances; conscious effort was taken to not undermine this with over the top stage effects. This was some serious jamming, and that is the great appeal of this tribute show, one that hopefully carries on the tradition and spirit of Jimi Hendrix for many more years to come.
EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR DATES
3/04/10 Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, CA
3/05/10 Gibson Amph. At Univ. CityWalk Universal City, CA
3/06/10 The Joint Las Vegas, NV
3/07/10 Ikeda Theatre Mesa, AZ
3/09/10 Table Mountain Casino Friant, CA
3/10/10 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
3/11/10 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
3/12/10 Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno, NV
3/14/10 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
3/15/10 The Stiefel Theatre for Perf. Arts Salina, KS
3/16/10 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
3/17/10 The Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
3/18/10 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
3/20/10 Fabulous Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO
3/21/10 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI
3/23/10 Akron Civic Theatre Akron, OH
3/24/10 Wellmont Theatre Montclair, NJ
3/25/10 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ
3/27/10 Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA
3/28/10 Durham Performing Arts Center Durham, NC
To contact Lew Bowman for interviews or articles email him at lew@mediawavetech.com
Monday, March 15, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
How to obtain more hits on Alexa
How to obtain more hits on Alexa
This is a question everyone wants to know more about.
Alexa is the key to having a succesfull website.
The only way I know is to trade links and blog. We activily market our photos and website. Our rating was at 297,000 at now is going back up. We changed the way we wanted to display photos. www.24sevenmagazine.com has the widgets and that helps also.
This is a question everyone wants to know more about.
Alexa is the key to having a succesfull website.
The only way I know is to trade links and blog. We activily market our photos and website. Our rating was at 297,000 at now is going back up. We changed the way we wanted to display photos. www.24sevenmagazine.com has the widgets and that helps also.
Cavalia Comes to Tampa
Sunday, February 7, 2010
SANTANA "SUPERNATURAL" TOUR REVIEW
by Lew Bowman
Carlos Santana is a living legend in not just rock guitar circles, but in all categories relative to music. His scope of influences has seen him bring us music layered with progressive, jazz, dance, rock, and he ultimately has pioneered the Santana signature sound by establishing an unprecedented marriage between rock and Latino rhythms. An avid supporter of many charities and causes, he personally donated percussion and drums to a local school here in Las Vegas on his recent trip - the man does not just "believe" in giving back to the community - he lives it!
NOTE: for details on Carlos' top charites and foundations please go to www.santana.com for more information and to find out how you can become involved.
Santana's latest tour; "Supernatural" is an A - Z musical glimpse at his mighty career, with live song performances accompanied by video snippets and clips taken over the many years Carlos has been providing us with great music.
The current band line-up is a stellar example of the cream-of-the-crop ensembles Carlos is also renowned for - bringing us the best players from around the world to back him up on his "journey through the hits". His mighty rhythm section is composed of percussionists Karl Perazzo and Raul Rekow, and is headed up by legendary drummer Dennis Chambers. On horns he has Bill Ortiz [trumpet] and Jeff Cressman [trombone], Freddie Ravel on keyboards [Hammond B3 and piano], Tommy Anthony on guitars and vocals, lead vocalists Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay out front, and last but not least Benny Rietveld on bass guitar. Tight, true to the music, and a "Supernatural" fit for Carlos' vast library of music.
Production for the show is also top-notch and absolutely breathtaking - from the vivid arrays of colored lighting to the enormous video screens; beautiful imagery augments every song dazzling your senses as Carlos and his band lead you through a career lined with radio hits and platinum gems.
The man himself still brings an energy to the music that is infectious and the audience pulses with it through every tune as Carlos' guitar slices crisply through the air. If you get a chance to see this tour in your area, or even close to your area, call all your friends and get your tickets, get them early as they won't last long - Carlos Santana's "Supernatural" tour is truly a memorable event for everyone!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Travis Pastrana makes record leap into New Year
Travis Pastrana makes record leap into the New YearBy: point grinder
In Long Beach, Calif., New Year's revelers don’t have a ball that drops. But this year they did have action sports icon Travis Pastrana flying his rally car across Rainbow Harbor. Pastrana was the center attraction at this year’s Red Bull New Year No Limits event. He celebrated the arrival of 2010 by successfully shattering the old car-jumping record of 171 feet after launching his tiny Red Bull sedan off the Pine Street Pier going 90 mph. Pastrana officially flew his car 269 feet over the water before landing hard on a floating barge and skidding into a barricade that prevented him from going into the drink. The X-Games legend (9 gold medals) made his name in motocross, but Pastrana’s 450 HP Subaru WRX STI rally car has become his vehicle of choice. He’s also become one of the most renowned daredevils. When he was 18 years old he jumped his motorcycle into the Grand Canyon. A few years later he jumped out of a plane without a parachute. After spending months of trial and error in the desert training for this stunt, Pastrana thrilled the crowd by sticking the landing perfectly
In Long Beach, Calif., New Year's revelers don’t have a ball that drops. But this year they did have action sports icon Travis Pastrana flying his rally car across Rainbow Harbor. Pastrana was the center attraction at this year’s Red Bull New Year No Limits event. He celebrated the arrival of 2010 by successfully shattering the old car-jumping record of 171 feet after launching his tiny Red Bull sedan off the Pine Street Pier going 90 mph. Pastrana officially flew his car 269 feet over the water before landing hard on a floating barge and skidding into a barricade that prevented him from going into the drink. The X-Games legend (9 gold medals) made his name in motocross, but Pastrana’s 450 HP Subaru WRX STI rally car has become his vehicle of choice. He’s also become one of the most renowned daredevils. When he was 18 years old he jumped his motorcycle into the Grand Canyon. A few years later he jumped out of a plane without a parachute. After spending months of trial and error in the desert training for this stunt, Pastrana thrilled the crowd by sticking the landing perfectly
Friday, December 18, 2009
Florida Star Now International Star
Florida Star Now International Star
(Yokohama, Japan) – Pro Wrestling Fusion and NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion Craig Classic wrestled his first match of his current tour in Japan for Big Japan Pro Wrestling on December 4 at Bunka Taiikukan in Yokohama in front of 2,000+ fans. Craig teamed with Hashimoto Kazuki to take on Kawakami Takakazu and Takumi Tsukamoto in a match that aired that same night on Samurai TV. Craig's team lost as Takakazu forced Kazuki to submit in 11:04. Video of that match can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDTzEWI0JBw
BJW is excited to have Classic back as they talked about him representing BJW in the United States and his winning the NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Title. The magazines all took photos of Classic with the belt as well.
BJW has a few days off and then a few smaller shows before kicking off their year-end tour on December 13 at the Fukuoka Hakata Star Lanes where Craig will team with Takumi Tsukamoto to take on Ryuichi Kawakami & Kazuki Hashimoto.
Then on 12/15/09 at the Osaka Tsurumi Ryokuchi Hanahaku Memorial Park Exhibition Hall there is a show featuring BJW and Osaka Pro talent. Craig will be teaming with his regular partner, MASADA to take on Shadow WX & Kanjuro Matsuyama.
Craig Classic was trained in Japan, he came up through the dojo there. He continues to train there under Daisuke Sekimoto. More recently the New Japan trainer has been working with Craig and Masato Tanaka has taken him under his wing.
Classic is on his 10th tour of Japan since 2006. Craig has wrestled against stars of FMW, BJW, Dragon Gate, DDT, K-Dojo and New Japan. He has wrestled everyone from death match guys like Abdullah Kobayashi, Shadow WX, Jun Kasai, Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji Ito. to guys who have competed in the J-Cup like Onryo. Craig has worked with guys like Daisuke Sekimoto, who wrestles everywhere, Mens Teioh who was part of Kaientai and wrestled for WWE & ECW, KUDO, who the internet marks love. Craig has also worked with Kota Ibushi, who is main eventing the EVOLVE show in a few weeks, at the Wrestle-Expo show, which was like an indy wrestling showcase in 2006.
He is coming off an incredible run of matches here in America against Gran Akuma, Chris Jones, Christopher Gray, Prince Iaukea, Kyle O'Reilly, Jerrelle Clark and TJ Perkins to name a few. Now he is back in Japan where he will be wrestling for companies other than BJW. As a matter of fact he was just booked on the big New Year's show in Korakuen Hall which is co-promoted by DDT, BJW and Kaientai Dojo.
Craig Classic returns to the US at the end of February and will be available for bookings.
For more info about Pro Wrestling Fusion go to http://prowrestlingfusion.com
(Yokohama, Japan) – Pro Wrestling Fusion and NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion Craig Classic wrestled his first match of his current tour in Japan for Big Japan Pro Wrestling on December 4 at Bunka Taiikukan in Yokohama in front of 2,000+ fans. Craig teamed with Hashimoto Kazuki to take on Kawakami Takakazu and Takumi Tsukamoto in a match that aired that same night on Samurai TV. Craig's team lost as Takakazu forced Kazuki to submit in 11:04. Video of that match can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDTzEWI0JBw
BJW is excited to have Classic back as they talked about him representing BJW in the United States and his winning the NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Title. The magazines all took photos of Classic with the belt as well.
BJW has a few days off and then a few smaller shows before kicking off their year-end tour on December 13 at the Fukuoka Hakata Star Lanes where Craig will team with Takumi Tsukamoto to take on Ryuichi Kawakami & Kazuki Hashimoto.
Then on 12/15/09 at the Osaka Tsurumi Ryokuchi Hanahaku Memorial Park Exhibition Hall there is a show featuring BJW and Osaka Pro talent. Craig will be teaming with his regular partner, MASADA to take on Shadow WX & Kanjuro Matsuyama.
Craig Classic was trained in Japan, he came up through the dojo there. He continues to train there under Daisuke Sekimoto. More recently the New Japan trainer has been working with Craig and Masato Tanaka has taken him under his wing.
Classic is on his 10th tour of Japan since 2006. Craig has wrestled against stars of FMW, BJW, Dragon Gate, DDT, K-Dojo and New Japan. He has wrestled everyone from death match guys like Abdullah Kobayashi, Shadow WX, Jun Kasai, Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji Ito. to guys who have competed in the J-Cup like Onryo. Craig has worked with guys like Daisuke Sekimoto, who wrestles everywhere, Mens Teioh who was part of Kaientai and wrestled for WWE & ECW, KUDO, who the internet marks love. Craig has also worked with Kota Ibushi, who is main eventing the EVOLVE show in a few weeks, at the Wrestle-Expo show, which was like an indy wrestling showcase in 2006.
He is coming off an incredible run of matches here in America against Gran Akuma, Chris Jones, Christopher Gray, Prince Iaukea, Kyle O'Reilly, Jerrelle Clark and TJ Perkins to name a few. Now he is back in Japan where he will be wrestling for companies other than BJW. As a matter of fact he was just booked on the big New Year's show in Korakuen Hall which is co-promoted by DDT, BJW and Kaientai Dojo.
Craig Classic returns to the US at the end of February and will be available for bookings.
For more info about Pro Wrestling Fusion go to http://prowrestlingfusion.com
First Tampa Bay Boxing Event of 2010!!
First Tampa Bay Boxing Event of 2010!!
TAMPA, FL: One Punch Productions is pleased to announce that the first installment of the popular Ballroom Brawl! series of 2010 will take place on Friday, January 22, at the Tampa Westshore Doubletree Hotel.
The main event of the evening will feature rising cruiserweight contender Nick “The Showstopper” Iannuzzi (13-1, 8 KO’s) as he takes on Orlando, Florida’s undefeated Rommel Rene (11-0, 6 KO’s). Iannuzzi is coming off a stunning second round knockout of former Contender star Michael Alexander on November 6th. The evening’s co-main event features Sarasota light heavyweight Adam Jaco (7-3-1, 2 KO’s) against Savannah, GA native Marcus “The Barber” Hall (11-3, 4 KO’s). Also on the card will be Tampa jr. middleweight Manny Woods (2-0, 1 KO), Tampa super bantamweight Dwayne Larry Jr. (2-0, 2 KO’s), undefeated Ft. Myers jr. middleweight brothers Quinton Willis (5-0-1, 3 KO’s) and Marcus Willis (3-0-2, 2 KO’s), undefeated Virginia jr. lightweight Cordaro Simpkins (3-0), Tampa welterweight Reynaldo Cepeda (1-0. 1 KO) and several others to be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets for this event are priced at $20, $35, and $75, and are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations and ticketmaster.com. The Tampa Westshore Doubletree Hotel is located at 4500 W. Cypress St. in Tampa.
Doors open at 7:00pm, with the action starting at 7:30pm. Additional information is available at www.onepunch.net, or call 813-503-8109.
TAMPA, FL: One Punch Productions is pleased to announce that the first installment of the popular Ballroom Brawl! series of 2010 will take place on Friday, January 22, at the Tampa Westshore Doubletree Hotel.
The main event of the evening will feature rising cruiserweight contender Nick “The Showstopper” Iannuzzi (13-1, 8 KO’s) as he takes on Orlando, Florida’s undefeated Rommel Rene (11-0, 6 KO’s). Iannuzzi is coming off a stunning second round knockout of former Contender star Michael Alexander on November 6th. The evening’s co-main event features Sarasota light heavyweight Adam Jaco (7-3-1, 2 KO’s) against Savannah, GA native Marcus “The Barber” Hall (11-3, 4 KO’s). Also on the card will be Tampa jr. middleweight Manny Woods (2-0, 1 KO), Tampa super bantamweight Dwayne Larry Jr. (2-0, 2 KO’s), undefeated Ft. Myers jr. middleweight brothers Quinton Willis (5-0-1, 3 KO’s) and Marcus Willis (3-0-2, 2 KO’s), undefeated Virginia jr. lightweight Cordaro Simpkins (3-0), Tampa welterweight Reynaldo Cepeda (1-0. 1 KO) and several others to be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets for this event are priced at $20, $35, and $75, and are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations and ticketmaster.com. The Tampa Westshore Doubletree Hotel is located at 4500 W. Cypress St. in Tampa.
Doors open at 7:00pm, with the action starting at 7:30pm. Additional information is available at www.onepunch.net, or call 813-503-8109.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
