John Lennon's Solo Music

Later this week a special ultimate box set of John Lennon's classic album "Imagine" will be released. To prepare for this happy occasion, I've gone back and I've been re-listening to some of his solo records. It's been awhile since I've listened to Lennon's solo catalog, so this is serving as a great reminder as to why Lennon is my favorite Beatle. Case in point, Borrowed Time. I LOVE this song. So fantastic. Happy John Lennon is always my favorite.

The Setlists from the Other Ringo Starr Shows I Went To

So I went back and found the setlist from the other two Ringo Starr concerts I've attended. Again, another nice reminder of how killer his shows are.

August 12, 2003 at the Rosemont Theater
1. It Don't Come Easy
2. Honey Don't
3. Memphis in Your Mind
4. How Long
5. Down Under
6. Isn't it Time
7. A Love Bizarre
8. Boys
9. Overkill
10. Act Naturally
11. You're Sixteen
12. Yellow Submarine
13. Love Will Keep Us Alive
14. Beautiful World
15. New York City Song
16. Here Comes the Sun
17. Never without You
18. Don't Pass Me By
19. No No Song
20. Tempted
21. When I See You Smile
22. The Glamorous Life
23. I Wanna Be Your Man
24. The Living Years
25. Missing You
26. Who Can It Be Now?
27. Photograph
28. Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go
29. A Little Help From My Friends

June 13th, 2008: Charter One Pavillon 
1. It Don't Come Easy
2. What Goes On
3. Memphis in Your Mind
4. Lonely is the Night
5. Free Ride
6. Down Under
7. Dream Weaver
8. Boys
9. Pick up the Pieces
10. Liverpool 8
11. Act Naturally
12. Yellow Submarine
13. Tobacco Road
14. Your Eyes
15. A Song for You
16. Are You Lookin' at Me?
17. In the Dark
18. Frankenstein
19. Never Without You
20. Choose Love
21. The Stroke
22. Work to Do
23. I Wanna Be Your Man
24. Love is Alive
25. Who Can it Be Now
26. Photograph
27. Oh My My
28. With a Little Help from My Friends/Give Peace a Chance.

The One and Only Ringo Starr

Photo Credit: Me

On Saturday September 22nd, 2018, I was lucky enough to see the one and only Ringo Starr perform  at the world famous Chicago Theater. This was the third time I saw him, and each time has been a truly unique experience. I think what makes a Ringo Starr show different from a Paul McCartney one is his sense of humor. Ringo is really, really funny, and his show is a perfect showcase of "The Beatle Humor". Think of the film A Hard Day's Night, only right in front of you, and that's a Ringo show.

For example, one of the jokes he cracked was when he just finished messing around with a keyboard on stage. He goes: "I wrote lots of songs while I was in the Beatles. None of them were recorded." Just a fun night all around. And a killer setlist too. Check it out below.


1. Matchbox
2. It Don't Come Easy
3. What Goes On
4. Dreadlock Holiday
5. Evil Ways
6. Rosanna
7. Down Under
8. Boys
9. Don't Pass Me By
10. Yellow Submarine
11. I'm Not in Love
12. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
13. You're Sixteen
14. Anthem
15. Overkill
16. Africa
17. Oye Como Va
18. I Wanna Be Ya Man
19. The Things We Do For Love
20. Who Can It Be Now?
21. Hold the Line
22. Photograph
23. Act Naturally
24. A Little Help from My Friends/Give Peace a Chance

It's All Apart of the Plan: The Punch Brothers One of the Best Concert Experiences

Punch Brothers
Photo Credit: Me

Friday September 7th, 2018 will forever be engrained in my mind, as home to one of the single greatest concert experiences of my life. The Punch Brothers performed at Orchestra Hall in support of the new album "All Ashore". I was left mesmerized during and after the show. Between the musicianship, on-stage presence, and setlist, the Punch Brothers showed why they are one of the best bands in the world today. (In my own humble opinion.)

Here's the setlist from the show last. It had a great balance between their classics, covers, and their new music. An absolutely incredible night that I am still buzzing over.


The Setlist
Movement and Location
My Oh My
All Ashore
Watch' at Breakdown
This Girl
The Angel of Doubt
Three Dots and a Dash
Just Look at This Mess
Jumbo
Another New World (Josh Ritter Cover)
Passepied (Claude Debussy Cover)
New York City
Julep
Jungle Bird
It's All Apart of the Plan

Encore:
Rye Whiskey
Familiarity