Category Archive: Live Music
He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
Friday night brought a fantastic line-up of music to Downtown Wausau. I had the pleasure of being at The Fillmor for the all but the first of a three-band marquee, missing the first only because I was on a roady road trip with some guitar guys until 7:30.
Aaron Williams stood on the stage, oozing subdued sexual energy. Maybe it was his broody black hat tipped forward across his lean angular face and the effortless cool of his clothes. His forearm muscles were sinews, strong cords pulling at the guitar, drawing the music out in a frenzy of the beat, the …
Thank you, Les & Leo!
Les Paul and Leo Fender … pioneers of the electric guitar. Thanks to them and their successors, we are able to enjoy what may be the ultimate musical instrument! A handheld device, that screams, sings, cries, growls, attacks, caresses, soars, thunders, grinds, warbles, echoes, sustains, wah-wahs (just to name a few of its properties).
With his Stratocaster, Jimi Hendrix …. well, what can I say about him! And B.B. King … who isn’t familiar with Lucille! Pete Townshend’s windmill-driven power chords. And Tom Morello, The Edge, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards. All different. All captivating.
Tomorrow night (Friday, October 10) at the Fillmor, …