Thursday, September 15, 2022

REVIEW Stevie Nicks Live in Detroit Sept 13, 2022



Natalia Holtzman
September 14, 2022
CONSEQUENCE SOUND

We’re in Clarkston, MI, at Pine Knob, where Stevie Nicks is kicking off her first tour in a handful of years. It’s Tuesday, September 13th, and the air smells like roadkill.

In the parking lot and the ticket lines, and the bathroom lines and the beer lines, you can practically taste the hairspray. The man behind me bellows, “Does anyone have any mushrooms?” The women in front of me are quite literally cawing at each other, and when one of the ticket lines ends up leading nowhere — a machine has died; long live the machines — a brunette says, “It’s ‘cause men are running it,” and then her friend says, “I need a coloring book and a safe space right now!”

At last, there’s activity on stage. Vanessa Carlton opens with a few bright, pop-y tunes, though it’s hard to hear her over the noise of the crowd. Everyone’s eyeliner is already running. Every inch of the lawn has been pasted over with sleeping bags and blankets, corners peeling back like damp postage stamps. A woman clutches a tiny dog in her hands. The breeze stinks with cigarettes and weed.

Then the lights go down and the band starts appearing on stage while Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream” pounds out of the speakers. There’s someone on organ and someone on piano; others on bass and drums; a few guitars; background singers. Then, all of a sudden, there’s Stevie, center-stage, spot-lit; there she is with her mane of crimped, silver-gold curls, in heeled boots, a black velvet jacket and a tiered skirt.

Stevie opens with “Outside the Rain,” the background singers pacing out their coordinated sways and hand gestures. Her voice is as gravelly and combustible as a coal mine. She’s leaning hard into her lower registers — she always has, but her range has tightened. The background singers carry the high notes.

When the band moves into “Dreams,” the crowd loses its collective mind. “I keep my visions to myself,” Stevie sings, and I want to say something about the irony of this line performed for however many people are here, hundreds or thousands, I don’t know how to make those kinds of calculations — thousands, probably — but the thought won’t formulate, or it will but it’s too on the nose.

“I’m so glad to be here,” Stevie says. “It’s been a long time coming.” My date leans over to whisper, “She’s doing a retrospective!” And that seems accurate. Projected onto the screen behind her, old polaroids start to appear. Stevie in her youth: wide-eyed, big-haired, lips parted. She’s alternating the hits with some lesser-known tunes (“Enchanted,” “Wild Heart”) and a perfectly fine version of “For What It’s Worth,” which she introduces by saying, “If you’re a woman covering someone else’s song, better do it well or don’t do it.” Cheers.

There are moments when she fidgets nervously with the parti-colored scarves tied to the mic stand, or the streamers tied to her tambourine, and when she talks, there’s a kind of coyness, almost a shyness, that clings to her like fabric.

And while the audience skews more towards my parents’ age than my own, there’s a girl on my right who can’t be any older than 22 or 23 and who knows each and every lyric to each and every song and mouths along, one song after the next, her hands clasped over her heart.

Whatever Stevie gives them, they eat up. She pinches the corner of her skirt to twirl and bow and they go nuts. She acquires a shawl — she acquires a new shawl every few songs, because she is Stevie Nicks and she can have as many shawls as she wants — and she spreads it out like a pair of wings, and they go even nuttier.

The lead guitar is churning through some slow, creamy tones — creamy but jagged-edged, like chains dragged through butter — but he’s sticking close to the source; they all are. It’s not a night for pushing boundaries or trying crazy shit. They play the hits and they play them well; they play the hits the way the crowd knows them, the way they were recorded.

But the best thing happening on-stage is the harmonies Stevie’s stacking up with her background singers. They only do it once or twice, just possibly thrice. Each time, Stevie turns her back on the crowd to do it.

They play “Gypsy,” “Landslide,” “Edge of Seventeen.” Stevie introduces “Landslide” with a not-terribly-coherent dedication to Vanessa Carlton’s daughter? Who is maybe Stevie’s goddaughter? For whose birth Stevie was maybe present? Anyway, everyone’s singing along and weeping and I hear someone behind me sob, “This one’s for you, Mom!” and when I look back, she’s holding her phone up, taking a video, swaying tenuously back and forth. “I’m getting older, too,” Stevie sings, opening her arms.

They exit after “Seventeen,” but it doesn’t take much to get them back. Everyone hoists their beer in the air for “Free Fallin’” — Stevie’s been tipping her hat to Tom Petty all night, and to Prince, too — then it’s time for “Rhiannon,” and a nice gritty cover of Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll.”

That’s the end, but before anyone can argue, the lights come up, and everyone goes home happy.

Setlist:
  • Outside the Rain
  • Dreams
  • If Anyone Falls
  • Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
  • Enchanted
  • For What It’s Worth
  • Wild Heart
  • Bella Donna
  • Gypsy
  • Landslide
  • Soldier’s Angel
  • Stand Back
  • Gold Dust Woman
  • Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)
  • Edge of Seventeen
Encore:
  • Free Fallin’
  • Rhiannon
  • Rock and Roll

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

Stevie Nicks Live in Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day

Rock icon Stevie Nicks closes out 2022 JAS Labor Day Experience in Snowmass

Photos by Lynn Goldsmith
AspenTimes

This year’s version of the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience music festival concluded Sunday night with rock icon Stevie Nicks, of Fleetwood Mac fame, taking the stage at Snowmass Town Park.

Still sprightly at 74, Nicks talked about how she wrote one of the band’s most popular songs, “Landslide,” while in Aspen in 1974. Marc Broussard and Little Big Town also helped close out the experience on Sunday.

New addition to the setlist was Buffalo Springfields "For What It's Worth". 




Saturday, September 03, 2022

25 YEARS OF FLEETWOOD MAC'S "THE DANCE" - NEW HD VIDEOS

2022 marks the 25th Anniversary of the release of Fleetwood Mac's "The Dance". The live TV event and subsequent album and DVD release brought the famous 5 Fleetwood Mac members back together and back to life frankly in 1997 after struggling as a band in the 1990s. This was again sidelined by the departure or retirement of Christine McVie in early 1998 after their last commitment.

To celebrate, Fleetwood Mac and Rhino Records have been releasing HD versions of the videos from the live event. So far they've dropped on the Fleetwood Mac Youtube page "Landslide", Silver Springs and The Chain.

Can't help but think they are gearing up for a re-issue remaster of the album, hopefully, expanded with all the tracks performed and a Blu-ray or better version of the original DVD release. That would be pretty amazing. 


The Chain


Landslide


Silver Springs




Saturday, August 27, 2022

Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder Mick Fleetwood Launches Mick Fleetwood Coffee

Mick Fleetwood, the co-founder of the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, along with Gerard Marti, owner of the Robert Kidd Gallery in downtown Birmingham, and three other local investors, has launched Mick Fleetwood Coffee Co.




































The enterprise offers direct-to-consumer coffee and merchandise, and membership is available in the MFCC VIP program. Plans are to begin offering the coffee in select retail stores in metro Detroit in the near future, as well as nationally and internationally.

The company’s first market test was launched with a series of digital ads in Grand Rapids touting MickFleetwoodCoffee.com.

Fleetwood, a British songwriter and musician who is the front man for Fleetwood Mac, founded in 1967, has been living in Maui, Hawaii, near coffee bean farms for several years. Mick Fleetwood Coffee Co. uses beans grown in Hawaii, Central America, and Kenya.

The beans are shipped to Roastery in Flushing (northwest of Flint), where they are ground, roasted, and bagged for distribution worldwide. The company offers one-time purchases and a coffee club membership that allows members to choose the frequency of their coffee purchases.






































“Coffee is more than a beverage, it’s a daily ritual,” says Fleetwood. “For those who count themselves among these aficionados, Mick Fleetwood Coffee’s thoughtful selection of beans and artful approach to roasting creates a superior coffee that will be a welcome addition to their daily routine.”

Mick Fleetwood Coffee Co. blends include:
  • The Hawaiian Blend, an aromatic blend of fruits, nuts, and cocoa, delivers a medium-bodied taste, low acidity, and a breezy sense of the tropics.
  • Its Signature Blend, a uniquely earthy and full-bodied blend of chocolate and toffee with just enough sweetness to bring it all home; and,
  • The Kenyan Blend, featuring almond, caramel, and a slight hint of cocoa inspires a mellow acidity (think fresh garden tomato) is medium-bodied.
  • A Restaurant Blend will be coming soon.
  • The website also features branded coffee mugs and hats. Branded t-shirts, hoodies, and other merchandise featuring the Mick Fleetwood Coffee Co. logo will be added in the coming months.

“If coffee could go platinum, this is the stuff,” Fleetwood says. “I take my coffee as seriously as I do my music. I’ve always said any coffee with my name on it has to be the finest, most savory coffee on the planet.”

Marti, a painter, songwriter, and former record producer and video director at EMI Records, has known Fleetwood for 28 years, having first met in Maui. He also is the godfather to two of Fleetwood’s daughters.

“I used to live in Maui, and when the pandemic hit, Fleetwood Mac had to cancel their world tour,” says Marti. “With the band stuck in their homes, I suggested to Mick that we start up a business and we came up with a coffee company because we both love coffee. Now I’m in the process of visiting with local stores to have our coffee available to consumers.”

Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 120 million albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in 1998. Some of the band’s most popular songs include “Dreams,” “Little Lies,” “The Chain,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Gypsy,” and “Rhiannon.”

Check out their website: MickFleetwoodCoffee.com

And look for them on Instagram @mickfleetwoodcoffee


NEW Christine McVie - Songbird (Official Music Video)

On Friday, August 26th, Christine dropped the official video for "Songbird" the orchestral version from her new solo compilation "Songbird". It's an animated video, she doesn't appear in it, but it's cool. I love the M.C. Escher influence with the birds.



Monday, August 22, 2022

Stevie Nicks Adds Halloween Alabama Show To Fall Tour

New Dated Added To Stevie's Fall Tour
October 31, 2022
Huntsville, AL - The Orion Amphitheatre

Tickets on Sale Friday, August 26th



Lindsey Buckingham Adds 17 Fall US Tour Dates

 


NEW FALL USA TOUR DATES

10/26/2022 - Bristol, TN - Paramount Center for the Arts
10/27/2022 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky Center for the Arts (Brown Theatre)
10/29/2022 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place
10/31/2022 - Eau Claire, WI - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (Pablo Center at the Confluence)

NOVEMBER, 2022
11/1/2022 - Green Bay, WI - Meyer Theatre
11/3/2022 - Nashville, IN - Brown County Music Center
11/4/2022 - Elkhart, IN - Lerner Theatre
11/6/2022 - York, PA - Appell Center for the Performing Arts
11/7/2022 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
11/9/2022 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre
11/10/2022 - New London, CT - Garde Arts Center
11/12/2022 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre New Jersey
11/13/2022 - Annapolis, MD - Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
11/15/2022 - Roanoke, VA - Jefferson Center
11/16/2022 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
11/18/2022 - Nashville, TN - CMA Theatre (Country Music Hall of Fame)
11/19/2022 - Augusta, GA - The Bell Auditorium

Tickets on sale at Lindseybuckingham.com


Tuesday, July 26, 2022

NEW Comic Book Dedicated To Stevie Nicks


 

Comic book and graphic novel publisher Tidal Wave has released the latest in its Female Force series, focusing on women who have made an impact around the world, featuring none other than the gypsy woman herself.

Written by Michael Frizell with art by Ramon Salas, Female Force: Stevie Nicks devotes 22 pages to the life of the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman and all-around badass. Chronicling her "passion and unrelenting drive to succeed as an artist," the comic book is currently available in digital, hardcover, and paperback versions.

Previous Female Force titles have profiled Dolly Parton, Kamala Harris, Tina Turner, Betty White, Michelle Obama, Barbra Streisand, Cher, and Gloria Steinem.

Check it out on Amazon

Stevie Nicks announces second leg of her 2022 Live in Concert tour

 


Stevie Nicks will kick off her new tour dates on Sept. 13 in Clarkston, Michigan

The Queen of Rock and Roll is hitting the road this year — again. On Monday (July 25), Stevie Nicks announced the second leg of her 2022 Live in Concert tour, adding 12 new American dates to her already scheduled festival appearances.

Tour dates are below.

Sept. 13 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre 
Sept. 19 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center 
Sept. 22 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheatre 
Oct. 3 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 6 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion 
Oct. 9 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 12 - Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 
Oct. 16 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater
Oct. 19 - Charleston, SC - Credit One Stadium
Oct. 22 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
Oct. 25 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Oct. 28 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Tickets for all tour dates with Vanessa Carlton go on sale this Friday, July 29 at 10 AM. Visit stevienicksofficial.com for all the info




Wednesday, July 06, 2022

CHRISTINE MCVIE Interview with BBC Radio Scotland on 'Songbird'

Christine Mcvie was interviewed by: Nicola Meighanon on BBC Radio Scotland and talked about her new solo collection 'Songbird'.



Monday, July 04, 2022

Heartbreak and Harmonies - Christine McVie Interview in UNCUT

From the Birmingham blues scene to Hamburg’s Star-Club, communal living, and the world’s arenas, CHRISTINE McVie brought elegance and propriety – as well as considerable songwriting expertise – to FLEETWOOD MAC. 

But will a new compilation showcasing her solo work provide a suitably graceful cap to her storied career? “This may be my swan song,” she confides to Michael Bonner





Taken from the August, 2022 Magazine "UNCUT"


Thursday, June 23, 2022

Stevie Nicks performs to 23,000 fans in Noblesville, IN June 21, 2022


Recap: Stevie Nicks performs to sold-out crowd at Ruoff Music Center
Photos by Lora Olive 

The rock ‘n’ roll legend played a career-spanning set of hits in front of the 23,000 fans on hand.

Following a headlining appearance on Sunday, June 19 at Bonnaroo, Stevie Nicks made her way to Ruoff Music Center on Tuesday, June 21, in Noblesville on what was a steamy night in Central Indiana.

Over the course of her 16-song set, Nicks touched on standout selections from her time in Fleetwood Mac as well as her solo career. A prime example of this came with the concert’s opening pair of tunes, as Nicks and her band smoothly transitioned from “Outside the Rain” (from Nick’s 1981 solo debut Bella Donna) into “Dreams” (from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours).

Known for her patented cape, Nicks shared with the audience that the first cape she wore on stage at Ruoff Music Center was the original one she bought back in her solo Bella Donna days.

At the age of 74, Nicks proved time and time again that her voice has aged like the finest of wines, with one chilling vocal performance after the next.

Despite being an otherworldly rock god to some, Nicks brought her show back down to earth a few times throughout the night, often sharing personal anecdotes in the fashion of an endearing aunt.

Nicks’ performed several standouts from her first two solo records. One particular solo Stevie sequence that really stood out in the set came when Nicks and her band played “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” followed by “Enchanted.”

“I know when I see 23,000 gypsies,” Nicks said at one point of the night, commenting on the sold-out crowd on hand at Ruoff Music Center.

Nicks made sure to touch on all of iconic Fleetwood Mac gems she played a big part in. Perhaps the most memorable of these instances came when Stevie and her band performed a towering rendition of the classic Rumours song “Gold Dust Woman.”

In what she referred to as the night’s lone “serious” point, Nicks performed her 2011 song “Soldier’s Angel” in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Nicks closed out her initial set with her classic song “Edge of Seventeen.” Throughout this performance, photos of Prince also scrolled across the stage’s backdrop, subtly referencing how “Edge of Seventeen” inspired Prince to write his timeless classic “When Doves Cry.”

Upon returning to the stage for their encore, Nicks and her band got right to work, paying tribute to Tom Petty with their cover of “Free Fallin’” followed by another Fleetwood Mac classic in “Rhiannon.” To cap off the show, Stevie gave Ruoff Music Center one final display of her vocal prowess, belting out Led Zeppelin’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll” before sending fans out into the night.