and Thornton sporting a tambourine. With a beat similar to the Ramone’s “Blitzkrieg Bop,” they kick in “Love is Real Tonight,” followed by a rendition of “That Mountain” which was so good it sent chills up my spine. In a cut- ting heads fashion Andreadis and Davis went toe to toe, harp vs. guitar. It was such an amazing performance to end this stellar show with. For almost two solid hours, I hung on
every note played and every word sung. This show will certainly go down in my history book as one of my favorite concerts.
Setlist Emily Japanese Girl She Looks Like Betty Page Middle of the Night Providence Beautiful Sometimes There’s a Reason You’ll Be Lonely Tonight This Game is Over Dead Inside A Piece of the Sky Kathy Won’t Share What Did You Do Today Away Away Desperation Parade I’ll Give You a Ring I Shot Him down Island Ave. Hope for Glory
Encore Love is Real Tonight That Mountain
- Phillip Smith (Review & Photo) (
www.phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com/)
The Boxmasters Merrimack Hall Huntsville, Alabama Monday, April 13, 2015
It had been several years since the last
Boxmasters tour and I was locked and loaded. Every time the boys play at Merrimack they do a two-nighter. The folks in Huntsville seem like family. I wanted to be there for the Sunday show as well, but alas, I was on my book tour and had to be in Macon at the All- man Brothers Band Big House Museum on Sunday, signing and rocking out with Tommy Talton and ‘em. But we left after that gig and headed to Huntsville for the Monday night show. After hanging out with Billy and the boys
and watching rehearsal, we had a bit of din- ner (the guys at Merrimack always bring in great food for the band and friends) with some of the band members before getting ready for the show. Guitarist Brad Davis opened the show with
a short solo set, and laid it all on the line. Anyone unfamiliar with his excellent picking as a member of Marty Stuart’s band, and now The Boxmasters, was no doubt blown away by his fast and melodic acoustic picking on the opening bluegrass instrumental, and he pro- ceeded to cover The Steve Miller Band and George Jones back to back. (Once a Boxmas-
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