August 26th

 This was such a fun show. Johnny Winter at the Dinwoodie Lounge in Edmonton on August 26th, 1989.

April 15th

 On April 15th, 2001 I saw Johnny Winter in concert at the R&B Club in Edmonton. Unfortunately  this was one of the worst shows I have ever been to. Johnny did not have his shit together at all, he wasn't able to sing, or play guitar for that matter. He was messed up spending a good portion of the show wiping his nose with a handkerchief through out the whole show. It was really sad to witness, I honestly thought he would be dead within days. Luckily Johnny Winter did get his shit together and managed to stick around until 2014. I did see him again in 2007 and 2013 in which both shows were excellent.

February 25th

 

 It was February 25th, 2011 that I saw this awesome double bill of two legendary blues men Johnny Winter with James Cotton opening and then performing together for the encore. The show was at the Polish Hall in Edmonton. Sadly both these musicians have since passed with Johnny leaving us in 2014 and James in 2017.

February 16th

  It was on this day February 16th, 2007 that I saw Johnny Winter with opening act David Gogo play the Polish Hall in Edmonton. A great double bill of blues music.

RIP Johnny Winter 1944-2014

A sad day on the sixteenth of July with the passing of blues guitar legend Johnny Winter. Johnny passed away in a hotel room in Switzerland while on tour. I have always been a big fan of Johnny Winter from my late teens. I got to see Johnny Winter four times in concert, the first time being in 1989 at the Dinwoodie Lounge here in Edmonton. What an amazing show it was too. I instantly hooked on his music after this performance. So fun, that my buddies pushed me home in a shopping cart, ya good times!!!

Flyer from the 1989 show.

I had also seen Johnny Winter play one of the worst concerts I had seen in my life. It was a show in Edmonton back in April of 2001 at a short lived blues club called the R&B Club. This show was a disaster, as Johnny was not in good shape at all. He could barely hold himself up, could barely play and kept wiping and blowing his nose through out the show. Not good. I honestly thought he was going to die on stage that night, and if not that night, I wasn't going to be surprised if I heard about his death in the near future. Really sad to watch actually.

Ticket stub from 2001 show.

Next time I saw him was at Polish Hall in Edmonton with David Gogo opening in 2007, this was a much much better show by the guitar legend. I believe this is about the time that his second guitarist of his band Paul Nelson took over in being Johnny's manager. His old manager Teddy Slatus was keeping him away from everyone that cared for him, including his own brother Edgar Winter. A huge shout out to Paul Nelson for re-invigorating Johnny health and career. Good job Paul.

This show was a great concert with Johnny playing and sounding good and most importantly looking healthier then the disastrous show on 2001.

Few pictures from the 2007 show.

The last time I got to see Johnny Winter perform was in 2011, again at Polish Hall with James Cotton opening. Talk about a blues legend double bill. This show too was excellent as Johnny and his band put on a great hour and a half show with Johnny playing like no one's business and his voice really sounding good. Sadly, this would be the last time I saw him play. Such a shame. Thank god for his music being out there. Rest In Peace Johnny Winter, you will be missed. You put out and performed some amazing music in your seventy years on this earth. Long Live The Blues!!!

Few pictures from the 2011 show.

26 Years Ago Today...August 26th

It was twenty-six years ago today that I saw Guns N' Roses open for The Cult at the Convention Centre here in Edmonton. I was there for GnR, as I am not a fan of the headliner. Great show.

Also on this day twenty-four years ago, I saw Johnny Winter play Dinwoodie Lounge in Edmonton.

22 Years Ago Today...April 15th

It looks like April 15th has been a good day for concerts for me. Starting with, it was twenty-two years ago today that I saw Neil Young and Crazy Horse play at Northlands Coliseum here in Edmonton with opening bands Sonic Youth and Drivin' N Cryin', a few freinds and I had such a good time in Calgary at the show we went to the Edmonton show too.





Also it was twelve years ago today that I saw Johnny Winter play here in Edmonton at a short lived bar called the R&B Club. This was probably one of the worst show I have ever been too. I honestly thought Johnny was going to die that night on stage. He was not in good shape at all.



As well, it was ten years ago today that I saw Rocket From The Crypt play here in Edmonton at New City with opening band The Bronx.





And finally, it was two years ago today that I saw John Mellencamp play at the Jubilee Auditorium here in Edmonton.

6 Years Ago Today...Feb.25th

It was six years ago today that I saw Australian rockers Wolfmother play at Edmonton Events Centre here in Edmonton.







It was also two years ago today that I saw blues legends Johnny Winter and James Cotton play here at the Polish Hall. A great evening of blues music.





And, it was a year ago today that I saw local ska band Mad Bomber Society play here at the Pawn Shop.





In concert news...James Cotton will be playing at this years Edmonton Blues Festival on Friday August 16th.

12 Years Ago Today...Feb.16th

It was twelve years ago today that I saw Elvin Bishop play at the Myer Horowitz Theatre here in Edmonton.





Looks like February 16th has been a good day for blues musicians coming through Edmonton.
As it was also six years ago today that I saw Johnny Winter and David Gogo play here at the Polish Hall.