March 3, 2012 - Rock Of Ages at Kingsbury Hall

Tony Award Nominee and American Idol finalist, Constantine Maroulis, reprises his acclaimed performance when the five-time Tony Award® nominated smash-hit musical Rock of Ages comes to the Center!  In this tour de force nominated for five 2009 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, a legendary rock club faces its demise at the hands of eager developers, and a young rocker, hoping for his big break, falls for a small-town girl chasing big dreams of her own. The score of Rock of Ages features numerous classic rock hits from the 1980s.
We enjoyed this, and look forward to seeing more performaces at Kingsbury Hall!

Indgo Girls: July 18th 2011 - Yes, we were there... were you?

The headlines read "Folk darlings play Layton Amphitheater" - I think they are the girl version of CSN!  Their harmony... and man can they play their guatars!

Peter Noone and Hermans Hermits: July 1, 2011 - Nice, Very Nice!!!

Peter Noone and Hermans Hermits played at Ed Kenley Amphitheater this summer - Do you remember Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter? We went with my sister Lori, and her husband Brent - to celibrate our birthdays (mine and Lori's B Days are 3 days apart).  Peter Noone was great - looked much better than I thought he would (was not sure how old he was) but he looked good, and you could tell, he had fun entertaining us!  Good Singer... Funny Guy... One Fun Blast From the Past!!!

On 07/06/2011 We Enjoyed the Pink Martini's @ Red Butte Gardens

Pink Martini is a “little orchestra” that was founded in 1994. It consists of 12 members and is known for its jazzy/ lounge music. They also incorporate Latin, Pop, and Classical sounds. Their unique sound and constant evolutionary techniques as a band make them hard to classify. Thomas M. Lauderdale, founder of the band, described their sound as “music of the world without being world music. If the United Nations had a house band in 1962 hopefully Pink Martini would be that band.” Pink Martini’s fourth studio album, Splendor In The Grass, encapsulates the band’s history and spirit of global collaboration and inclusivity. It is comprised of nine original songs and four covers, with songs in English, Neapolitan, Italian, French and Spanish.
http://www.redbuttegarden.org/

08/17/2011 "Frampton Comes Alive"

Peter Frampton gained lasting international fame by 1976 with his much loved live album, Frampton Comes Alive! He gained lasting fame in my heart the first time I saw him on the T.V. show Midnight Special... I was baby sitting... trying to stay awake, when he came on, and I loved his music instantly!!!  Well, Peter and the boys, still have it going on!  They played their hearts out at Red Butte Gardens... Only thing missing was his beautiful, long, curly hair - Glad we were there to enjoy his/their performance :-) http://www.redbuttegarden.org/

08/14/2011 Jonny Lang @ Red Butte Gardens

Went to Red Butte Gardens (http://www.redbuttegarden.org/) to see Jonny Lang the other night, and really enjoyed the opening act... Their name was JJ Gray and the Mofro's, I think they said they were from Jacksonville, FL. - they were really great!

Jonny on the other hand, seemed to be... I don't know - depressed/sad/lost? He dragged each song out, and changed them so much that at times I wondered if he had forgotten what song he had started to play... but when he got it right, he got it right - the man can sing and play!!!  But sorry to say, it was not his best performance - this is the third time we have attended one of his concerts, and we were a little confused with the new format.  People left early... I heard others yelling "pick it up" as it was so slow moving (which his music is usually not).  Anyway, I hope he is OK, and he gets it back on track!  Really liked his sister's voice (she sang back up for him this time round).  We stayed until the very end, and that was good, as he left the very best for last!

The night was wonderful anyway... good friends, good food & drink, good friendly crowd, and warm wonderful summer weather... well that is until the ride home, then the wind and rain kicked in - at least it waited until after the concert :-)