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Petty & Winwood Tear Up the Marcus Amphitheater: Part Two
After Steve Winwood's set, I asked my daughter Rachel what she was thinking and she waded into her literary grab bag by quoting from Hitchhiker's Guide. "Everything's cool and froody, dad." And it certainly was. Playing to a packed...
Winwood & Petty Tear Up Marcus Amphitheater: Part One
This was a classic, campers. Two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Same stage. Same night. All is right in my world. From the moment Steve Winwood took the stage, it was nearly four hours of pure bliss at the Marcus Amphitheater. Opening with "I'm...
Amazing Weekend Lineup
Happy Independence Day to all you Festheads out there! Although my hearing is shot at this point, we still have three amazing days left at the Big Gig. It's gonna be all headliners for your Rock and Roll Guru this weekend. Jam band royalty is in the...
Summerfest Hosts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
I mentioned yesterday that there are six Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees performing at Summerfest this year. I was wrong! There are actually 7, as I failed to include one of this year's inductees, the artist formerly known as John Cougar. So...