2007: The Year In Review...

karin bergquist/linford detweiler, taft theatre, cincinnati

karin bergquist, taft theatre, cincinnati

karin bergquist, joe's pub, new york

karin bergquist, fountain square, cincinnati

margo timmins, music mill, indianapolis

carrie rodriguez, the brown theatre. louisville

charlie louvin, the brown theatre, louisville

i was fortunate enough to make it to 40 concerts during 2007. 24 of those evenings were spent with my favorite band (who i saw for my 100th show in annapolis, MD in april) and some of my favorite people, over the rhine. i was also lucky enough to see some true music legends; charlie louvin, jorma kaukonen and david bromberg and some of my favorites; cowboy junkies, tim easton, patty griffin, carrie rodriguez and ryan adams a couple of times. it was a good year.

01/30/2007 - Kim Taylor & The Last Town Chorus @ The Phoenix Hill Tavern, Louisville, KY
03/26/2007 - Jorma Kaukonen & David Bromberg @ Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, KY
04/19/2007 - Patty Griffin @ The Beacon, NYC
04/24/2007 - Carrie Rodriquez/Lucinda Williams @ The Brown Theatre, Louisville, KY
05/29/2007 - Charlie Louvin, Ryan Adams @ The Brown Theatre, Louisville, KY
06/01/2007 - John Butler Trio @ Headliners, Louisville, KY
06/20/2007 - Mieka Pauley @ The Pleasant Perk, Cincinnati, OH
07/11/2007 - Ryan Adams @ The Brown Theatre, Louisville, KY
07/25/2007 - Cowboy Junkies @ The Music Mill, Indianapolis, IN
06/25/2007 - Tim Easton/Carrie Rodriguez @ Jim Porter’s, Louisville, KY
08/15/2007 - Patty Griffin @ The Brown Theatre, Louisville, KY
08/31/2007 - Josh Rouse (w/OtR) @ Coney Island Moonlight Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
09/06/2007 - Alejandro Escovedo @ Headliners, Louisville, KY
09/07/2007 - John Prine @ The Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY
10/01/2007 - Tim Easton/Mark Olson @ St. Francis, Louisville, KY
11/27/2007 – Cowboy Junkies @ 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH

Over the Rhine:
02/02/2007 - WFPK Studio/Live Lunch, Louisville, KY
02/02/2007 – The Dame, Lexington, KY
03/16/2007 - Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH
03/17/2007 - Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH
04/20/2007 - Ram's Head, Arlington, VA
04/21/2007 - Joe's Pub, New York, NY (7:00PM)
04/21/2007 - Joe’s Pub, New York, NY (10:00 PM)
04/27/2007 - 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH
04/28/2007 - 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH
05/27/2007 - Fountain Square, Cincinnati, OH
06/08/2007 - 3rd and Lindsley, Nashville, TN
08/09/2007 - Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
06/22/2007 - The 930 Listening Room, Louisville, KY
08/30/2007 - Joseph-Beth Bookstore, Cincinnati, OH
08/31/2007 - Coney Island Moonlight Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
09/01/2007 - The Dame, Lexington, KY
09/02/2007 - 3rd and Lindsley, Nashville, TN
10/05/2007 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, IN
10.12/2007 - Kentucky Center for the Arts (WFPK Live Lunch), Louisville, KY
11/17/2007 - Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH
12/11/2007 - The Belcourt – Nashville, TN
12/13/2007 - The Music Mill, Indianapolis, IN
12/15/2007 - The Taft, Cincinnati, OH
12/16/2007 - St. Elizabeth’s, Cincinnati, OH

*the new year is starting to shape up well, i've scored tickets to see the #1 on my list of favorites, but yet unseen artists early in '08, cat power @ the vic in chicago in february. one down on my "musy see list for the year, neko to go... plus, i'll also get to see OtR & the junkies at home, in louisville in february and march. not a bad start to the year, three of my favorites, in my hometown, if only ryan and neko would drop by...

also, i've compiled a list of the best music released of 2007 (imho, of course), there was some great stuff put out this year:

The Best:
1) Over the Rhine - "The Trumpet Child"
2) Teddy Thompson - "Up Front and Down Low"
3) Cowboy Junkies - "Trinity Revisited" (w/Ryan Adams, Natalie Merchant & Vic Chesnutt)
4) Ryan Adams - "Easy Tiger"
5) Levon Helm - "Dirt Farmer"
6) Over the Rhine - "Live From Nowhere V2"
7) Patty Griffin - "Children Running Through"
8) Johnny Cash - "The Great Lost Performance" (Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ - 1990)
9) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Raising Sand"
10) Lucinda Williams - "West"

Honorable mentions:
(in no particular order)
Richard Thompson - "Sweet Warrior"
Feist - "The Reminder"
Bruce Springsteen - "Magic"
Ryan Adams - "Follow the Lights"
*only this far down the list because it's just an EP
Wilco - "Sky Blue Sky"
John Butler Trio - "Grand National"
Cowboy Junkies - "At The End of Paths Taken"
Jorma Kaukonen - "Stars In My Crown"
Swan Dive - "Until"
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - "This Is Somewhere"

hope your year was great, and the next one, even better.