Wow, a week already since the Steve Earle concert here in Edmonton (Enoch actually about 10 minutes away) at the River Cree Casino and I still haven't done a quick review. Well, here it is. I went to this show with Cuz and my buddy Buzzard. This was my tenth time seeing Steve Earle in concert, so ya, you could say I am a big fan.
This time around Steve Earle is on tour for his album So You Wannabe An Outlaw. With openers The Mastersons, the same band he played with last time Steve was here. I get it that two of the members of The Mastersons (Chris Masterson and his wife Eleanor Whitmore) play in The Dukes, but it would be nice to see a different band open this time around. So to say the least, we didn't bother with the openers this time.
Steve Earle and The Dukes hit the stage to a sold out crowd opening with the title song So You Wanna Be An Outlaw from his latest album which he out on tour supporting. He then followed that one with another new song called "Lookin' For A Woman". A great album and great way to start the show. The Dukes are rounded out with Chris Masterson on guitar, Eleanor Whitmore on fiddle, Kelly Looney on bass guitar, Chris Clarke on keyboard and steel guitar and Brad Pemberton on drums.
The two hour show flew by with one great song after another. I was surprised to hear him play "Guitar Town" early in the show, that got everyone on their feet for the rest of the night. Some of the new stuff he played were "Sunset Highway", "Walkin' in LA", "Fixin' To Die" and "The Firebreak Line". About half way through the show he played his biggest hit "Copperhead Road" followed with three more big songs "Taneytown", "Hardcore Troubadore" which he and the Dukes rocked the fuck out of that one, and then "Transcendental Blues". I could have left then and there having heard so many great songs already, but there were still more classics to come. A cover of "Hey Joe" that was made famous by Jimi Hendrix, that sounded amazing, and in the encore Steve played "The Devil's Right Hand". All and all this was an outstanding concert. Another cool thing that happened at the show was my buddy Buzzard who rarely gets excited at a show, rare that he even claps after a song actually came with me to the front of the stage for the encore. Hell he was even raising his fist and singing along. Nice to see finally. Obviously he was enjoying the show as much as myself.
About twenty minutes after the show Steve Earle came out to the merch booth and did a meet and greet with all the fans that stuck around. Such a cool and classy thing to do. The line up was a bit long for me and I have met him before therefore I didn't stick around. If only more musicians would care about their fans like Steve Earle does. A fun fun night! Good times!!!
Steve Earle and The Dukes at River Cree Casino.
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