Good show

Saw Hot Tuna and Steve Earle at the Strand last night.

Excellent show. Steve Earle played a long solo acoustic set. The guy can write some songs and has a weird sense of humor. He played a tune about having a good time in the self-destructive zone and when he finished he said, "That song makes it sound like a lot more (bleeping) fun that it was. So whenever I play that song, I have to play this one. Welcome to my world." Then, he played a tune about the damage done.

Hot Tuna was electric. Jorma and Jack, of course, joined by Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin and G.E. Smith. Learned, via Jorma, that G.E.'s first name is George.

Before the show, the Strand CEO said he'd like feedback. How's this: More shows like this one. Here's a list of artists: Los Lobos, John Hiatt, Richard Thompson, the Drive-By Truckers, the BoDeans, Son Volt, the Black Keys, Hayes Carll, Hank III...

I could probably think of others, but that would be a good start.