Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Goo Goo Dolls and Augustana in Concert





I was treated to my first
Goo Goo Dolls concert last night
in Binghamton, N.Y.
All I can say is:
Where the hell have I been?
They played in their hometown
of Buffalo, N.Y. and even performed
at gigs here in Syracuse in the early years.
Man, have I missed the boat or what?!
These guys are fantastic.

Here's a great representation of the spirit of lead singer John Rzeznik. It's footage from a July 4th concert in Buffalo, N.Y. - in the pouring rain. (John might rather be seen on a better hair day, but I think he's the perfect rawk star in this particular vid.)






I was amazed by the talent of the young group of musicians who were part of the opening band Augustana. I had first heard about them in a blogpost by Adam Duritz of Counting Crows fame. Adam was saying how impressed he was by the band. I finally saw them play last week on the Ellen show, and little did I now that I'd get to hear them live just a week later! If they play anywhere near you, please do yourself a favor and see them live.






Notes:

Photo of John at top is by Diane K.

Small photo of Augustana is credited to Rebecca Towns of the Press&Sun-Bulletin
See her other concert photos at PressConnects. You can also see Sarah D'Esti-Miller's review and column at the Binghamton Press&Sun Bulletin

Christine has some photos up at Absolute Goo.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you had a great time Jude! I just can't get enough Goo ... they are all energetic performers.
Chris Trapper on April 28th is sure to be another Redhouse event to remember! I'll talk to you before then!
Di-