Spitfirejoe
Cheap Audio Aficionado
March 20, 2018 - The Waiting Room Lounge, Omaha NE
The Mastersons
Steve Earle & The Dukes
The Mastersonsare the husband/wife duo or Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore. They opened for Steve and performed in his backing band. Whitmore is one helluva fiddle player and a great singer. Masterson is a good guitarist, and I think he writes most of their stuff. One highlight for me was their song "Don't Tell Me To Smile".
This tour by Steve & The Dukes is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of his album "Copperhead Road" - which they play from start to finish as the first part of the show. I don't know how many times they've performed the album on this tour - but it had a slightly "phoned in" feeling, like they were just going through the motions a bit. Still - they are a professional group and did a good job. I'd like to see a show where they aren't completely tied to one of his old albums and they could just let it rip.
I always The Waiting Room, it's a small venue - probably less than 500 people can get in. It seemed like there were twice that many at this show as the place was packed to the gills. That meant almost all the seating was taken out, and the first thirty people or so in the door got the seats. I was about 40th in line, so had to stand for the whole show. I'm guess I'm getting too old for this shit...
The Mastersons
Steve Earle & The Dukes
The Mastersonsare the husband/wife duo or Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore. They opened for Steve and performed in his backing band. Whitmore is one helluva fiddle player and a great singer. Masterson is a good guitarist, and I think he writes most of their stuff. One highlight for me was their song "Don't Tell Me To Smile".
This tour by Steve & The Dukes is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of his album "Copperhead Road" - which they play from start to finish as the first part of the show. I don't know how many times they've performed the album on this tour - but it had a slightly "phoned in" feeling, like they were just going through the motions a bit. Still - they are a professional group and did a good job. I'd like to see a show where they aren't completely tied to one of his old albums and they could just let it rip.
I always The Waiting Room, it's a small venue - probably less than 500 people can get in. It seemed like there were twice that many at this show as the place was packed to the gills. That meant almost all the seating was taken out, and the first thirty people or so in the door got the seats. I was about 40th in line, so had to stand for the whole show. I'm guess I'm getting too old for this shit...