The Decemberists Cover Heart

Portland based The Decemberists recently covered Crazy on You in concert at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO. The crowd sure seemed to love it. Here is a brief review taken from the Back to Rockville Blog:

At the end of “Valencia,” Worden and Stark snuck back onstage as a single spotlight focused on Meloy playing a familiar Spanish-tinged solo on his acoustic guitar. Suddenly the stage lit up and the rest of the band hit the riff to Heart’s “Crazy On You.” Worden and Stark threw themselves into their new roles as Ann and Nancy Wilson, showing off some great rock and roll pipes.

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Mistral Wind Video

5/23/09 Little Rock, Arkansas

See more videos from the show here.

Here is a brief review of the show by Tracy Crain of Tulsa Today.

Heart performs for more than an hour to a packed, standing room only crowd. All-time favorites such as Wild Child, Alone, Never, and Magic Man are among the many songs heard.

Unpretentious and as beautiful as ever, Lead singers of Heart, Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy, deliver a high quality show. Their voices are smooth--resonating tones as clear as a cd compilation, from start to finish. At the end, an encore performance of “Crazy on You” concludes the event with tremendous applause.

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Barracuda at Riverfest Video

Reports say there were about 30,000 people at Riverfest!

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Heart at Riverfest Video

You Wreck Me (Tom Petty Cover)
5/23/09 Little Rock, Arkansas

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Just for a few

I am busy with real life work right now and have some personal things to focus on. I am still hoping to cover the rest of the tour on here if all works out. I usually like to give full coverage from video, pics and interviews, so would rather post worth while blogs than have big gaps in posts. This blog is almost a small Heart archive since it has been around. The readers are great and we all share the love and Ann and Nancy's music. So just a small break while I get things back on track. I will try to keep this site up since I do love following Heart and sharing it with all the Heart Mongers. Happy Memorial Day!

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Seneca Niagara/Caesars Windsor Reviews

With Ann Wilson’s voice a wonder to behold, Heart hits the jackpot

By Jeff Miers

NEWS POP MUSIC CRITIC

NIAGARA FALLS — Overheard at Saturday’s sold-out Heart gig in the Seneca Niagara Casino, from a dude who appeared to be roughly 40 years old: “They don’t make music like this anymore.”

Well, technically speaking, some people definitely do make music this adventurous, virtuosic and frankly rockin’. But we’ll concede the man his point.

It was fitting that Heart played a casino, for seeing them was like winning a jackpot of sorts. Strong songwriting, dynamic and incredibly hot band, killer live performance, sublime sound. Thank you very much, I’ll be cashing out now.

Flanked by her guitarist sister Nancy, Ann owned the gig, though she did so with subtlety and grace. Routinely referred to as the “female Robert Plant,” Ann might more properly be called Jeff Buckley’s feminine half. Nailing the highest notes during “Magic Man” with no apparent effort, and appearing to be truly digging guitarist Craig Bartock’s sinewy, snaky fills during the song’s midsection, Ann did the seemingly impossible — tackling a style of singing long held to be both masculine and macho, and making it all feel deliciously female. Seriously, what is up with that? Who else can we say the same about?

Soulful, dynamic, exciting, exquisitely played, and pushed forward by one of the finest voices rock has ever known, Heart’s show was a joy to behold.

Read the entire review here.

Photo:Dan Janisse, The Windsor Star

Heart beat still strong
Ted Shaw
The Windsor Star

A generation removed from their Seattle and Vancouver origins, the Wilson sisters made the years vanish Friday with an in-your-face rock revue at Caesars Windsor's Colosseum.

It has come to this -- rock's little queens performing for middle-aged rockers and greying casino high-rollers in a 5,000-seat auditorium.

But, hey, if Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson -- 58 and 55, respectively -- can find inspiration in the moment, then who are we to argue?

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Seneca Niagara Casino Video

Crazy On You /Going to California
5/16/09 Niagara Falls, NY
*not the best sound but great footage!

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Rare 2003 Concert Photos

I found some great photos from the 2003 Alive in America Tour. I find it interesting how Heart changes through the years and from tour to tour.

HEART
ALIVE IN AMERICA TOUR
FRAZE PAVILION
KETTERING, OHIO
JULY 15, 2003

More here.

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Tour Updates

Heart and Journey will be playing Manchester, NH on September 12th.
Venue:
Verizon Wireless Arena
555 Elm St, Manchester, NH

Tickets go on sale to the general public via ticketmaster 5/14

Heart and Journey will also be at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on September 2nd.
Venue:
Saratoga Performing Arts Center - SPAC
108 Avenue of the Pines
Saratoga Springs, NY

Tickets go on sale to the general public via Livenation on 5/16

Heart management announced a new bass player for the rest of tour.
"This summer we have a new bass player. Ric will continue to work with the band, but his personal musical commitments have made it impossible to join the band on the road. Ric introduced us to a young talent, that he's been producing, and has taken over the bass playing on tour this summer. Many of you have already experienced his talents on stage already this year.
His name is Kristian Attard. Kristian is an Aussie (yes from Australia!) and is the youngest member of the band (and crew!). This is his first big tour, and has been a great addition.We all love him, and hope you do to.Soon - we will post photos an a bio of Kristian... and we hope you will embrace his cool energy on stage as we do!"

Here is a photo of him on stage with the band, found on his Myspace.

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Listen to the ASCAP Show!

LISTEN KYOU ASCAP "I Create Music Expo" HammondCast Special #1. HammondCast KYOURADIO ASCAP "I Create Music Expo" special, with award winners Ann & Nancy Wilson HEART "Crazy On You", STEPHEN BISHOP, WENDY WALDMAN with MIETEK SZCZESNIAK, GARY BAKER, JACK TEMPCHIN with their stories and hit songs, enjoy!

Listen to it here.

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Barracuda Article

More than words: Who is Heart's Barracuda?
Sarah-Jayne Couhault
SF Rock Music Examiner

Have you ever loved a song to the point of ridiculousness but no matter how hard you try, you just can’t understand the lyrics? What was the artist thinking when writing your favorite tune? More Than Words, a weekly column, will help to delve a little deeper…(read on)

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