The Black Crowes

Saw them at one of their Fillmore shows in San Francisco last month.  Just great!!!

Really glad that I got to see them at Bottlerock Napa in May '13. They absolutely tore it up especially with Jackie Greene sitting in. I guess we know who the "bad guy" is in this sad situation and as a result I don't plan to support The Chris Robinson Brotherhood.

                                                                                             Stang Me!!!

                                                                                             J Dawg

Well, another chapter in one of those sagas worthy of a mini-series: it was announced recently that Chris & Rich have managed once again to bury the hatchet (not in each other), to reform The Black Crowes, in time to celebrate/tour the 30th Anniversary of Shake Your Money Maker.. Somehow, that's not been easy to write, without the slightest hint of cynicism....

I don't know the exact make-up of the line-up, especially in regards to Marc Ford who's been in & out, and left last time to protect his sobriety; looking at the schedules, it's more likely Marc will be touring with Steepwater Band while Magpie Salute is on hiatus.

As far as I can see, the tour is US only, depending how long the fraternal peace holds:-

Wed, Jun 17 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
Fri, Jun 19 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat, Jun 20 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tue, Jun 23 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Wed, Jun 24 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
Fri, Jun 26 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Sat, Jun 27 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amhitheatre at Lakewood
Tue, Jun 30 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre

Wed, Jul 1 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Fri, Jul 3 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Sat, Jul 4 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Tue, Jul 7 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheatre
Wed, Jul 8 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheatre
Fri, Jul 10 Virginia Beach, VA Veteran United Home Loans Amphitheater
Sat, Jul 11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
Tue, Jul 14 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion 
Wed, Jul 15 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Fri, Jul 17 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat, Jul 18 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Tue, Jul 21 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Wed, Jul 22 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
Fri, Jul 24 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
Sat, Jul 25 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Tue, Jul 28 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
Wed, Jul 29 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri, Jul 31 Buffalo , NY Darien Lake Amphitheatre

Sat, Aug 1 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
Thu, Aug 13 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Sat, Aug 15 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sun, Aug 16 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Tue, Aug 18 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Thu, Aug 20 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sat, Aug 22 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Ampitheater 
Sun, Aug 23 St Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Wed, Aug 26 Kansas City, MO Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Fri, Aug 28 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center
Sun, Aug 30 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Tue, Sep 1 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Fri, Sep 4 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 5 Portland, OR Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Tue, Sep 8 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
Wed, Sep 9 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 
Fri, Sep 11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sat, Sep 12 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Fri, Sep 18 San Diego, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 19 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

The one and only time I saw them was when they opened up for ZZ Top. This was right when their first album was pretty new.
  It was in a stadium and a good set but I would have liked to have seen them back then in a smaller venue.
  I liked their earlier stuff and then for me they became more lack luster.
   First two albums  really good.

After a year+ of no concerts, I bit the bullet and went to see The Black Crowes a couple of weeks ago. It was great fun! Despite my general loathing of Chris Robinson, I will say that he can still sing and prance around as good as anyone. After working their way through SYMM, they proceeded to play a great mix of tunes from over the years. It was nice that every song didn't include a 15 minute jam cuz I don't do well with that sort of thing. The guy on guitar did a fine job although it would've been nice to have Marc Ford present. Glad that Sven was there as he is a favorite. I was also thrilled to be able to see Rich for a couple of hours! I would go see them again if they keep it up.