Sat
Feb 17 2007
11:28 pm
By: R. Neal
Wow, just saw this guy Robert Randolph on Austin City Limits. If you missed it, check for a rerun. I was vaguely familiar with him, but this show was awesome.
He sings and plays high-energy blues/rock/jam steel guitar, and he's the real deal. And so is his band, the Family Band. At one point on this show he had three other lap/pedal steel players on stage with him (his mentors from church) and it rocked.
AC should get this guy to Knox Vegas. (Edit: He already did.) I checked the interwebs, and I see he's playing at a music fest in Live Oak FL in April (13th and 14th) with the Allman Bros. as headliners. Might be worth a trip to the Sunshine State.
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Damn!
The wife and I looked at the Comcast guide and said "Who's Robert Randolph? Oh well, what do we have on the DVR?"
Robert Randolph can't be all
Robert Randolph can't be all that good. He plays sitting down...Ha!
I've been trying to get to an RR and the Family Band show for a couple of years now. I heard one of his new songs that didn't shake the house just last week. It was ok but I like him better when he rips it up.
Steve
You missed RR last April at
You missed RR last April at the
Tennessee Theatre!
Packed house remained on dancing feet the entire concert
It was overwhelming, uplifting, fulfilling into the
late night...like a tent revival experience; everybody got "saved".
Watching RR on Austin City Limits last night
was too good all over again!
You missed RR last April at
You missed RR last April at the Tennessee Theatre!
Dang I bet that WAS a good show. Guess I wasn't paying attention and/or didn't know who he was. I'll be looking out for his next appearance in town.
I knew about it but had a
I knew about it but had a Soccer conflict. Kids first.
(7 months til the empty nest)
Empty nest?
(Pssst...recent stats are that our kids will be around until age 23! Sure 'bout that empty nest?!)
Robert's played Knoxville
Robert's played Knoxville at least 4 times that I can think of off the top of my head. He played at the Tennessee last April, but also played Autumn on the Square in October of 2004. In the spring of 2005, he played a free show in Circle Park at UT, and he also opened for John Mayer at the Civic Coliseum about 3 years or so ago.
He also played Bonnaroo every one of the first 5 years (last year, with The Word, his band with John Medeski and the North Mississippi Allstars), but he'll be taking this year off. His performances at the first Bonnaroo in 2002 had a tremendous impact on his career.
I'm sure he'll be back in the neighborhood before too long, however.
Simply Ridiculous
I missed the t.v. show, but have had the honor of seeing RR & the Family Band on a couple of occasions as the opening act for other artists. They (he) are incredible and I would definitely recommend them should they come back to town.
Hitch is a Knoxville band,
Hitch is a Knoxville band, and they love to keep it funky, just like RR. They are, in my opinion, the best live act from Knoxville.
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Robert Randolph
I saw that show which was the first time I ever heard of him. Wow!!! Any idea how I could go about getting a copy of the show? Also, how would I go about checking for a rerun??
Gil