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Permalink This Saturday in Grand Rapids, MI: The Concussions, the Madeira & the Troubadours!

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If you're anywhere in the vicinity of Grand Rapids, MI this Saturday, come wallow in a whole night of guitar instrumental goodness with the local heroes the Concussions, the Madeira from Indianapolis and the Troubadours (my dad's and my Shadows tribute band) from Indiana! Gonna be a GREAT night!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1785531815078520/

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-concussions-the-madeira-the-tip-top-deluxe-bar-tickets/7717145?pl=tiptop

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Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

Great poster!! Bet that will be an awesome show! You're going to post some more videos from it, right? RIGHT?! Yes

Skins for The Delstroyers

Wow, I sure wish I lived closer.
This will be an amazing show.
Have a great time!

Cheers,
Jeff

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This will undoubtedly be a great show. Wish I could be there too. I love all 3 of those bands!

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Oh boy! Let's see, as the crow flies,,,, well it's still too far. Hope you all have a good show. Smile

I will be there, great bands, great venue and its gonna be great! Being a big Shads fan I'm looking forward to seeing the Troubadours.

bripaw wrote:

I will be there, great bands, great venue and its gonna be great! Being a big Shads fan I'm looking forward to seeing the Troubadours.

Jealous; have a great time. If not committed I would make the drive in a heartbeat around the Horn, especially to see MR. Pongracic (his kid's band is a pretty good bunch of guys too). Laughing

Looks like a terrific evening, have a wonderful time.
Cool

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

Thank you, all! Hopefully some good videos will emerge from the show.

Doing some practicing today, here's my rig for Saturday:

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I'll be using my Vox AC30 with both bands - and it's VERY rare that I use it live with The Madeira. Actually, Patrick will also be using a Vox AC30 - and both of us using AC30s at the same show will be a first! Can't wait, it's gonna sound amazing!

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

Awesome lineup! Wish I could be there.

Four String Fender for The Delstroyers & The Woodhavens

Practicing...

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

"Vox Machina!" Sounds great. Cool

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

We had an AMAZING time on Saturday night - the show was SOLD-OUT!! Around 150 highly enthusiastic people there, just an amazing vibe! The Concussions were powerful and tight, and simply a blast! What a great band, and a great, GREAT group of guys! We love playing with them! Big thanks to them for the invitation and for the amazing show.

It's been quite a while since the Madeira played with the Troubadours, and it was wonderful to be able to do that again. Those classic '60s Shadows instrumental hits are the perfect lead-in for the Madeira's high-energy modern surf music, and the audience loved it - especially seeing Ivan Pongracic Sr. and Kenny Morris rocking out like teenagers! (Oops! The rest of my post got cut off earlier - here it is now.) Tommy Schichtel of the Concussions even dedicated the Shadows' "Theme for Young Lovers" to Ivan Sr. and Ana Pongracic (who was in attendance), which is both 'their song' from the time they started dating in '65, as well as a Concussions' favorite.

Overall, this was truly one of most fun and special shows we've played in a while! Here's hoping we get to do it again soon. BIG thanks to Tip Top Deluxe for being such a musician-friendly venue, and especially to all the Grand Rapids music fans that came to the show - we really appreciate your enthusiastic reception We hope to see you all again soon. (Thanks to Dave Stanton and Ted Smith for the below photos.)

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Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

Last edited: Dec 12, 2017 08:29:22

Glad you had a great time - but it seems like it would've been hard not to. Hoping someone caught some Troubadours video.
Smile

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

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