Greg Brown — Concert Reports and Reviews

Song lists from many recent concerts are available in the Concert Song Lists section. Other reports on recent concerts are in the GBrown-L message archives. General "Greg Brown's 'Freak Flag' captures America," by Andrew W. Griffin (September 16, 2011) "Not even lightning can keep Greg Brown from making music" (July 17, 2011) "Greg Brown's new album a true 'Freak' of nature," Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 15, 2011) "St. Paul's beloved Red House Records begins a yearlong 25th anniversary celebration," Twin Cities Pioneer-Press (April 10, 2008) "Greg Brown: 'between the house and pasture,'" Aspen Times (December 14, 2007) "Red House Records names new president," Country Standard Time (November 27, 2007) "Emotions run high at Bob Feldman tribute," Minneapolis Star Tribune (September 10, 2007) Review of Yellow Dog at PopMatters (August, 2007) "Greg Brown headlines N.H. Folk Festival" (interview), Seacoast Online (April 26, 2007) "Greg Brown emerges from 'trance,'" Asheville Citizen-Times (February 9, 2007) "Rebuilding the RedHouse that Bob built," Minneapolis/St. Paul Star-Tribune (February 9, 2007) "Love and death and a lying, thieving criminal or two" Mountain [North Carolina] Xpress (February 7, 2007) "Changes Coming for Folk Legend Greg Brown," Nebraska State Paper (January 22, 2007) "Best Folk [CDs] of 2006," PopMatters (December 20, 2006) Review of The Evening Call in Rambles (November 11, 2006) Milwaukee Shepherd Express Review of The Evening Call (October 12, 2006) SoundStage Review of The Evening Call (September, 2006) Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages Review of The Evening Call (September 13, 2006) Des Moines Register Interview with Bo Ramsey (September 7, 2006) Lincoln Journal Star Interview (January 21, 2005) Albuquerque Journal (January 14, 2005) Chicago Sun-Times Interview (May 9, 2004) "Midwestern Minstrel," Washington Post Article (requires registration) (April 19, 2004) Heron Dance Interview (May 2003) Mountain Xpress Interview (February 2003) New York Times Feature (January 2003) Puremusic Review of Milk of the Moon (May 2002) "Musician Greg Brown does it his own way" (Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2002) Puremusic Review of Over and Under (October 2001) Interview with Greg at Pure music (June 2001) Article on Trailer Records in the DeMoines Register (December 23, 2000) Interviews at SonicNet: Sept. 2000 March 2000 Article in Troika Magazine (2000) Profile in Rochester Goes Out (June 1, 2000) Nick Stika's Photos from Several of Greg's Shows at The Mill in Iowa City "More Than Just Plain Folk" (at Creative Loafing Network, 1998) Billboard Article on Greg and Red House Records (1997) 2011 August 31, 2011, Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, Wisconsin July 29, 2011, Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival, Madison, Wisconsin April 16, 2011, St. John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota March 4, 2011, Porter Center For the Performing Arts, Brevard, North Carolina March 3, 2011, The Handlebar, Greenville, South Carolina 2010 December 4, 2010, The Eighth Step, Schenectady, New York Photos by Jonathan Flanders October 9, 2010, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington October 8, 2010, Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon October 6, 2010, Tower Theater, Bend, Oregon September 30, 2010, The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia September 30, 2010, The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia April 22, 2010, Harlow's Restaurant and Nightclub, Sacramento, California April 10, 2010, Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton, Wisconsin March 12, 2010, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia February 27, 2010, The Lobo Theater, Albuquerque, New Mexico January 29, 2010, The Freight and Salvage, Berekely, California 2009 November 14, 2009, Napa Opera House, Napa, California November 11, 2009, Cotton Auditorium, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina October 9, 2009, Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon September 12, 2009, Lake Superior Harvest Festival and Energy Fair, Bayfront Park, Duluth, Minnesota March 27, 2009, Hugh's Room, Toronto, Ontatio, Canada 2008 October 17, 2008, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington October 16, 2008, Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend, Washington August 6, 2008, Wyoming Center for the Arts, Jackson, Wyoming July 29, 2008, Campbell's Tavern, Cloughanover, Headford County, Galway, Ireland July 19, 2008, The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia July 18, 2008, The Patterson, Baltimore, Maryland July 17, 2008, B.B. King's Blues Club, New York City June 15, 2008, Unitarian Universalist Church, Portsmouth, New Hampshire May 4, 2008, Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas April 16, 2008, La Pomme d'Eve, Paris, France April 15-16, 2008, La Pomme d'Eve, Paris, France (in French) April 15-16, 2008, La Pomme d'Eve, Paris, France Photos by Hervé Oudet April 15, 2008, La Pomme d'Eve, Paris, France Photos by Jérôme Travers April 15, 2008, La Pomme d'Eve, Paris, France Photos April 6, 2008, Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, New York April 5, 2008, The Landmark, Port Washington, New York March 23, 2008, The Gravity Lounge, Charlottesville, Virginia March 9, 2008, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, California March 8, 2008, John Van Duzer Theatre, Arcata, California (North Coast Journal) February 16, 2008, The Kent Stage, Kent, Ohio February 15, 2008, Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville, Ohio February 11, 2008, Barrymore Theater, Madison, Wisconsin February 11, 2008, Barrymore Theater, Madison, Wisconsin 2007 December 15, 2007, L2 Church, Denver, Colorado October 20 (7 p.m.), 2007, Old Town School of Music, Chicago, Illinois October 20 (7 p.m.), 2007, Old Town School of Music, Chicago, Illinois October 13, 2007, Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon October 13, 2007, Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon September 14-15, 2007, John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort, Reno, Nevada September 2, 2007, Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, Wisconsin: Photos August 25, 2007, Perry Event Center, Perry, Iowa: Photos July 12, 2007, Main Street Park, Driggs, Idaho July 7, 2007, Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa: Photos April 22, 2007, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, Iowa April 20, 2007, Performing Arts Center, Cambridge, Minnesota 2006 December 1, 2006, Revolution Hall, Troy, New York (Albany Times-Union) November 5, 2006, Irving Plaza, New York City October 23, 2006, The Nightlight Lounge, Bellingham, Washington October 21, 2006, Capitol Theatre, Olympia, Washington September 15, 2006, Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota September 15, 2006, Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota July 29, 2006, Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, Wisconsin July 8, 2006, Snowbird Ski Resort, Snowbird, Utah May 6, 2006, Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa April 24, 2006, Ramshead Tavern, Annapolis, Maryland April 23, 2006, The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia 2005 December 2, 2005, Camden Opera House, Camden, Maine November 19, 2005, Temple Theatre, Viroqua, Wisconsin: Photos by Jeremy Lopez November 18, 2005, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, Illinois November 3, 2005, Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont October 28 & 29, 2005, Louisville, Kentucky, & Nashville, Tennessee: Photos by Ian September 10, 2005, Irving Plaza, New York City June 24-26, 2005, Kate Wolf Festival, Laytonville, California: Photos by Kris Reiber June 24-26, 2005, Kate Wolf Festival, Laytonville, California June 4, 2005, Luther College Center for Faith and Life, Decorah, Iowa April 29, 2005, Kent Stage, Kent, Ohio April 22, 2005, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, Iowa February 4, 2005, The Buskirk-Chumley, Bloomington, Illinois: Photos by Kevin Atkins January 12-14, 2005, Arizona (3 venues) 2004 July 23-25, 2004, Falcon Ridge, Hillsdale, New York: Photos by Debi Friedlander/Church House Concerts January 11, 2004, The Lensic Theater, Santa Fé, Nuevo Mexico January 9 and 10, 2004, Buckhorn Theatre and Opera House, Pinos Altos, New Mexico January 7, 2004, Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, Arizona January 7, 2004, Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, Arizona: Photos by Ken Paul Chernock 2003 June 27-29, 2003, Kate Wolf Memorial Concert, Sebastopol, California: Photos May 1, 2003, Yakima Valley Museum, Yakima, Washington: Photos March 28, 2003, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Photos by Rudy Malmquist 2002 October 15, 2002, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa: Photo by Randy Gehl July 28, 2002, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, New York: Photos by Debi Friedlander July 28, 2002, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, New York: Photo by Debi Friedlander July, 2002, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, New York: Photos by April 2001 October 6, 2001, 12 Corners Coffeehouse, Rochester, New York February 11, 2001, The Ark, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2000 January 29-30, 2000, Corvallis, Oregon March 8, 2000, Madison, Wisconsin (with Ani Di Franco and Gillian Welch) March 10, 2000, Duluth, Minnesota (with Ani Di Franco and Gillian Welch) March 20, 2000, New York City (with Ani Di Franco and Gillian Welch) March 20, 2000 - Newsday Review Tour photos at gillianwelch.com April 27, 2000, Haverhill, Massachusetts (review at Foster's Online) September 9, 2000, Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, Connecticut October, 2000, Report by Richard Davis November 10, 2000, The Independent 1999 January 16, 1999, The Majestic Theatre, Corvallis, Oregon May 22, 1999, 12 Corners Coffeehouse, Rochester, New York June 19, 1999, Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, Wisconsin July 24-25, 1999, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, New York 1998 June 27-28, 1998, Kate Wolf Memorial Concert, Sebastopol, California: Photos July 24-26, 1998, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, New York 1997 January 18, 1997, Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, Minneapolis March 21, 1997, Be Here Now, Asheville, North Carolina March 22, 1997, The Handlebar, Greenville, South Carolina March 23, 1997, Down Home, Johnson City, Tennessee April 12, 1997, Peterborough Town House, Peterborough, New Hampshire April 19, 1997, New Moon Coffeehouse, Haverhill, Massachusetts May 2-4, 1997, Three Concerts in Ohio and Michigan May 16, 1997, Clinton Street Theater, Portland, Oregon May 17, 1997, The Backstage, Seattle, Washington May 18, 1997, The Palms, Davis, California May 23, 1997, Carlsbad Community Cultural Arts Center, Calsbad, California June 7, 1997, Dubuque, Iowa: Photos by Nick Stika June 27-29, 1997, Three Wisconsin Concerts July 6, 1997, Bear Valley, Calif.: Photos by Chris McCarn 1996 October 28, 1996, Tyrone Gurthrie Theatre, Minneapolis December 14, 1996, The Pump House, LaCrosse, Wisconsin December 27, 1996, The Edgewater Inn, Bellevue, Iowa Alan Kellman's Review of Further In

Greg and Bo in Rochester, N.Y., June 4, 2000 photo by Hal Schuler (Click for larger photo.)   Greg at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 25, 1999 (Photos by Paul & Kris Casucci)

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