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Musselwhite at the Dakota
Musselwhite at the Dakota
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Chinn
89 posts
Aug 16, 2013
2:50 PM
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While on a business trip to the Twin Cities, I decided to check out the blues scene up there (I live down south). A google search popped up the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis, and sure enough on my last night of the trip (Thursday night) Charlie Musselwhite was playing there.
The Dakota is a nice venue to go see good music. Food was a bit pricey, but it was good. I managed to get a seat all of 10 ft from the right side of the stage. The house was packed, but somehow I managed to get a full 4 person booth to myself got to sit in the best seat.
I had never seen Musselwhite live before, and he did not disappoint. His chops were great and he worked the crowd as I expected he would! The band was tight and his guitar player, Matt Stubbs, was killing it all night (I'm also a guitar player and really appreciate that instrument too).
The set ran just under two hours and finished up with a great rendition of Christo Redentor. Definitely a great song recorded, but even better live.
After the show, I had the chance to meet Charlie and talk with him a bit and he really seems like a down to earth, genuine guy. I picked up copy of his latest CD and got it autographed by the band. :)
I thought the evening was over, and the club owner came out and announced that the second show was not quite full, so if we had paid for a 7pm ticket, we could stay for the 9pm show (for free)! I'm so glad I did. The second show was mostly different material than the first, and the band really kicked into high gear. Charlie cut them loose and let each member get a great solo section in, much to the crowd's great appreciation.
This show was the closest to the stage that I've ever gotten when a great harp player was up there. It was really interesting to see how he worked the mic (one of Heumann's) and I also got to look closely at his rig.
All in all, an awesome show!
Last Edited by Chinn on Aug 16, 2013 2:51 PM
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Harpaholic
332 posts
Aug 16, 2013
4:40 PM
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Cool story, but that doesn't look like Matthew Stubbs on guitar?
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tmf714
1897 posts
Aug 16, 2013
6:01 PM
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Yep-that's Matt wit a haircut and lost some weight-
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Harp2swing
106 posts
Aug 16, 2013
8:41 PM
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What are those pedals up on his Amp? One of them looks like a kinder AFB+
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Chinn
92 posts
Aug 16, 2013
9:00 PM
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I made it a point to go up and look. He had a Kinder anti feedback along with a red Harp Attack, all through a Bassman.
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