Neil Young fans have a reason to be excited. The ‘Godfather of Grunge’ recently announced that he’s working on a new archival album featuring material from the 1980s. This includes music he made with his band Crazy Horse and unreleased studio work with his ‘Saturday Night Live’ band. Though there’s no specific date for the album’s release, we can expect to see it sometime in 2021.
Today we look back at Neil Young’s solo tour that came to Connecticut 10 years ago this month.
Today’s Throwback Concert:
Neil Young
Twisted Road Tour
Special Guest: Bert Jansch
Sunday May 23, 2010
Toyota Oakdale Theatre – Wallingford
About The Tour:
Neil Young kicked off his Twisted Road solo tour on May 18, 2010 at the Palace Theater in Albany, New York. The tour made stops in only a handful of cities in 2010, mostly in historic theaters like Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Washington D.C.’s Constitution Hall.
Neil returned to the Toyota Oakdale Theatre for his first solo show there in over a decade. Neil last played Oakdale in 2004, but at the time he brought his band Crazy Horse with him. This time in 2010 it was billed a solo performance, much like the 1999 show in Wallingford.
Neil Young entertained the Oakdale audience with a variety of songs from his impressive catalog in a very intimate solo setting. Fans got to hear both classics from his solo career, his songs with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Crazy Horse as well as brand new material. Overall, this 17-song, 90 minute performance gave fans, both young and old, a night to remember.
Setlist*
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (Neil Young & Crazy Horse song)
AJ admitted to feeling uncomfortable in public the other day while buying his lottery tickets. (0:00)
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Meg is a dental hygienist, and called in to explain what a dental hygienist’s job is, and why they are so upset to be asked to go back to work on May 20th. Plus, Dan Slaterly from Banker’s Life was on to talk about the options that you have with your 401k. (10:15)
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Governor Lamont was on with Chaz and AJ to talk about the decision behind reopening dental offices starting in phase one on May 20th, why hair salons are now allowed to use blow dryers after being told no, and when phase two of opening will begin.
Just like many other bands, Social Distortion isn’t just sitting around doing nothing during the COVID-19 crisis. They’re busy writing new music and just last month they released special “Social Distancing” shirts where the proceeds will benefit the United Way and the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. These t-shirts can be purchased on their online store at SocialDistortion.com.
Today we look back at the last time they were in Connecticut: 2017 at New Haven’s College Street Music Hall.
Today’s Throwback Concert:
Social Distortion
Special Guest: Jade Jackson
Wednesday August 9, 2017
College Street Music Hall – New Haven
About The Tour:
Social Distortion’s spring 2017 tour took them up and down the west coast, starting in Anaheim in February and wrapping up in Tucson in April. By July they were back on the road for their summer tour, which kicked off in Salt Lake City. After a string of mid-west dates and stops in Pennsylvania and New York, Social Distortion came to New Haven and played at Colllege Street Music Hall with special guest Jade Jackson.
What Social Distortion gave its New Haven fans was a 16 song set that lasted close to 90 minutes. Mike Ness and company began the show with a selection of songs from their most recent album from 2011, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes. What followed were classic punk favorites like Ball and Chain, When She Begins and Story of My Life, plus a couple solo songs from band members Ness and Jonny “2 Bags” Wickersham. The evening was capped off with an energized cover of Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire.
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Erica the dental hygienist was on with Chaz and AJ to refute some of what was said by other dental hygienists, yesterday. Erica is not ready to go back, mostly because she doesn’t feel like CDC guidelines are being followed, and they are at an extremely high risk. (5:18)
Attorney Norm Pattis called in to attempt to defend the student of CCSU, who have started a petition to have the school return their tuition amid pandemic shutdowns. (13:48)
Comedian Will Noonan was on to talk about the crazy process trying to adopt a puppy in Boston, and why people in need of haircuts have been scooting to New Hampshire. (23:49)
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is selling his home, and has a video listed to try and entice a buyer. Johnathan Carbutti was on to talk about some of the interesting things he noticed. (31:29)
Chaz and AJ didn’t remember the double rainbow guy! Bear, the double rainbow guy has died, and so they played some of his 2010 viral video on the air. (39:33)
The last time The Doors played Connecticut, lead singer Jim Morrison was arrested on stage. That famous incident happened in December 1967 in the old New Haven Arena. Morrison would later make reference to that night in the song “Peace Frog” with the lyric “Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven.”
Fast forward to 2003. Though Morrison is longer with us, two of the original members of The Doors – organist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger – went on tour together and returned Connecticut. They went as “The Doors of the 21st Century,” a name they would later be forced to change. Today we look back at their 2003 show at Toyota Oakdale Theatre.
Today’s Throwback Concert:
An Evening with The Doors of the 21st Century
Monday April 28, 2003
Toyota Oakdale Theatre – Wallingford
About The Tour:
In 2002 Manzarek and Krieger reunited to form a new version of The Doors called “The Doors of the 21st Century” featuring lead singer Ian Astbury of The Cult. Not in the band was original drummer John Densmore. Instead it was Stewart Copeland of The Police on drums and later Ty Dennis.
The very first concert was at The House of Blues in Los Angeles on September 3, 2002. Two months later Copeland injured his left arm while bicycling and was replaced with Dennis. Meanwhile Densmore filed a lawsuit against The Doors of the 21st Century for using the name and logo of The Doors. After losing the lawsuit in 2005, the band changed its name to “Riders On The Storm,” after the 1971 Doors song.
On April 28, 2003, The Doors of the 21st Century came to Toyota Oakdale Theatre and played before a full house on a Monday night. Bringing out the band was 99.1 PLR’s Mike Lapitino, who introduced them like it was 1970 by saying, “Ladies and Gentlemen, from Los Angeles, California…The Doors!” Immediately the band went into Roadhouse Blues, much to the delight of the Oakdale crowd. What followed was a Doors set that was full of hits and classics. A memorable night, no doubt.
