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Post by bigmjfan on Jun 1, 2012 19:22:56 GMT -5
Maybe this wasnt a full band show. He has the acoustic guitar.
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Post by boudica on Jun 1, 2012 19:25:59 GMT -5
That seem very likely, it was only a 30 minute set.
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Post by bigmjfan on Jun 1, 2012 19:28:37 GMT -5
Just odd that would be since it was a huge place. Although by the tweets it seemed hardly anyone was there because the rain. I bet these are the kind of shows some artists want him to do as a opener. I would rather him do his own shows then that kind of show every night,
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Post by kachinadoll on Jun 1, 2012 21:34:14 GMT -5
Well I never...finally something that Casey hates. Of course ending up on AI is rather ironic then. Very ironic. WYRK.com: What’s your go-to karaoke song? Eric: I hate karaoke. ;D
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Post by kachinadoll on Jun 1, 2012 21:45:02 GMT -5
Just odd that would be since it was a huge place. Although by the tweets it seemed hardly anyone was there because the rain. I bet these are the kind of shows some artists want him to do as a opener. I would rather him do his own shows then that kind of show every night, It looked like the girl in the interview picture was wearing a coat, so it was rainy and cold. I'm guessing most of the folks who still went waited until Church's set to show up. Agree about the acoustic opener thing. Casey is wonderful with just the McPherson, but even he can't compete with a full band when he's all by himself. Plus it doesn't give him the chance to show off what is turning into a signature sound. But, had the weather held, this was a good opportunity to get himself out in front of Church's fans, and they buy music whether it's being played on the radio or not, so they're potentially a very different set of fans than the ones he's been reaching. Also, EC definitely knows a thing or two about working really big crowds; he's evidently quite the showman. Could have been a good learning experience for Casey, but with the weather so cold and wet, I hope he didn't stay that long.
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Post by boudica on Jun 1, 2012 22:25:08 GMT -5
Amanda Hensel @afhensel Nicest artist I met today was @caseyejames. Genuine guy.
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Post by Gaja on Jun 1, 2012 23:47:04 GMT -5
Joelle Paulyþ@Feather_Neck
@caseyejames Taste of Country rocked! You were a great opener! Maybe one of these days you'll be the featured artist! Great job
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Post by Gaja on Jun 1, 2012 23:56:39 GMT -5
Amber þ@amberrr89 @caseyejames awesome seeing ya at #TOC2012 tonight
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Post by boudica on Jun 2, 2012 4:19:29 GMT -5
Erica Plukas @ericaplukas Goes to an Eric Church concert... He gets canceled #ohwell still saw the Eli Young Band, Joe Nichols, Casey James, and Dustin Lynch 😊
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Post by boudica on Jun 2, 2012 4:25:52 GMT -5
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Post by willow23 on Jun 2, 2012 8:38:27 GMT -5
Darn rain! Oh well, guess that's gonna happen at those outside shows sometime!
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Post by boudica on Jun 2, 2012 8:43:49 GMT -5
Miserable weather fails to dampen revelers’ spirits at Taste of CountryCountry music is often linked with sad stories and has given the world some of the most iconic examples of any art form — a woman standing by her deadbeat husband, a man who shot someone in Reno just to watch him die, a cowboy who’s so lonesome he could cry. But ever since Garth Brooks made a spectacle of the genre in the 1990s, selling a gazillion records by bringing pop to the Opry, country has become something different. Friday night at Coca-Cola Field, the 13th annual Taste of Country made you want to celebrate with a six-pack, instead of drowning your sorrows in one. The five acts that comprised the wildly popular festival had their work cut out for them. The conditions were miserable — gray skies, relentless rain and a threat of thunderstorms that had the venue announcing evacuation plans, just in case. But the joint was still packed with poncho-laden fans who seemed to care less, determined to tough it out rather than miss headliner Eric Church. The crowd was already a force for the opening set from Casey James. The nonthreatening blond locks and easygoing tenor that served James well on “American Idol” also translated here, as he delivered a set of pleasant party tunes that fit the modern country template just fine. Next up was the equally green Dustin Lynch, who opened with a slab of bar band boogie that got our priorities straight—who cares that you’re getting soaked, “I got a beer in my hand.” Lynch’s hit, “Cowboys and Angels,” is awfully trite, but his voice was pretty enough to make me not care. And the closing “She Cranks My Tractor” showed that this guy has graduated from the R. Kelly School of Ingeniously Stupid Innuendo. The third act was the Eli Young Band, whose brand of country was a bit moodier than the rest of the bill. “When it rains/I don’t pretend to be happy” went the chorus of its opening song, an alt-country beauty full of floating pedal steel. Then came the equally poignant “Always the Love Songs,” which marveled at the specific kind of power romantic songs can have. But the Denton, Texas ensemble just wasn’t the best fit for this night. The tired, damp crowd was in no state to hear thoughtful, plaintive music, no matter how beautifully it was executed. And it didn’t help that the one attempt at lifting our spirits — a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Gimme Three Steps” — came off sloppy. Joe Nichols, the penultimate performer of the night, didn’t have these problems. But he did have some different ones to start — some technical snafus made it impossible to hear his voice, and turned the rhythm guitar into an intermittent squawk machine. Once they got everything ironed out about four songs in, it became clear that Nichols and his six-piece group were on a roll. Thank God we got to hear “She Only Smokes When She Drinks” in all its glory. A clever ballad with some spine-tingling chord progressions, the tune gives a Sherlock Holmesian analysis of a woman smoking a cigarette, one that only somebody who broke her heart could pull off. Deadline restrictions prevented me from catching Church, unfortunately. If he performed like he did the last time I saw him, that long-suffering crowd’s troubles were washed away with waves of hard rock shredding and smart-alecky outlaw country. www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/gusto/music/concert-reviews/article884019.ece
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Post by bigmjfan on Jun 2, 2012 9:43:20 GMT -5
LOL. Casey got a good review compared to some of the others.
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Post by bigmjfan on Jun 2, 2012 12:31:20 GMT -5
Reading the statement from the radio station the weather must of been so bad. I am glad all the artists and fans made it out safe after reading comments from people who were there. No chances can be taken after the sugarland thing.
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Post by bigmjfan on Jun 2, 2012 14:53:29 GMT -5
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