The Black Crowes 3/9/08

It's a few weeks since I've been to a show and what better band to see for the 11th time than the band I dig the most, the band I've seen the most, the band I love the most that is still together.  If you don't know who I'm talking about, then we probably need to sit down together and re-evaluate our friendship because you clearly don't know me as well as you should.  With only 5 days to memorize their new album, the first in over 7 years, I did my best to sing along through the first set, in which they played Warpaint front to back, in order.  "Evergreen" is one of my favorites off the new album that Chris described as "a botanical love song."  The new additions to the band were very impressive, especially Luther Dickinson, formerly of the North Mississippi Allstars, on slide and lead guitar.  He certainly looks the part of a Black Crow, beard and all.  The new guy tickling the ivories, Adam Macdougall, was the only one without a beard, but hey, Eddie Harsch never grew one either.  After the first break, they came back with a cover song and then played "Sister Luck" (check your voice-mail Dahli) and went on to play other covers including Joe Cocker's "Space Captain."  With the exception of the dipshit in front of me moving the chairs around to dance with a couple of cougars that couldn't have been less interested and subsequently spilling his beer all over them, D-dog, and myself, it was a stellar time at the ole Tabernacle.  I was also pleased to see the entire band drinking the one and only Newcastle Brown Ale, men after my own heart.