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Show 225 - The Crowd (Nashville's Party Rock Band) Concert Review - Nashville, TN - Douglas Corner Cafe - 12/09/2011
December 17, 2011 11:03 PM PST
On Friday December 9th 2011 something happened at a music club in Nashville, TN that members of the party rock band from the 80’s, The Crowd, thought would never happen… a reunion show! Two members of the Concert Blast team, Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson, were part of the rock band that began performing cover songs at parties in the early 1980s, decided to write and record a few original songs, had those originals played on the radio and began thrilling crowds at the private parties, rock clubs, colleges, and music festivals. Now in 2011 the guys returned to a rock music club in Nashville, TN, Douglas Corner Café, to perform a reunion show to celebrate their first gig from 30 years ago. Also joining the reunion on stage was Tom’s twin brother and bassist of the band, Jim Thompson, the latest lead guitarist, Gary Conn, and the original lead guitarist, Dwayne Smith. Visit Our Official Website
November 27, 2011 03:27 PM PST
Concert Blast was invited to review the Queensryche concert as the 30th Anniversary Tour stopped for a show in Nashville at the world famous Wildhorse Saloon. Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and James Downing were on hand for another podcast concert review. The Wildhorse Saloon had another packed house as the hard rock fans enjoyed a night of Queensryche performing their greatest hits. With our past Queensryche experiences, we were used to seeing a theatrical show from the Seattle based rock band. This show was completely different. This was a show celebrating their 30 years together, so that’s what we got. Songs from the various albums throughout their history. Listen to Mike, Tom, and James as they walk you through the night’s setlist and explain what was happening throughout the night. As usual, there are some live clips to enjoy as well. Visit Our Official Website
November 04, 2011 11:59 AM PDT
It was Thursday October 6th in Nashville, TN when the B-52s made their tour stop at the Wildhorse Saloon to thrill a Sold-Out crowd. The place had plenty of festive fans dressed up and ready to dance and sing along with the classic hits provided by the B-52s. Mike, James, and Tom of Concert Blast enjoyed the night as much as the rest of those in attendance. Listen to the concert review from Mike Arnold, James Downing, and Tom Thompson as they discuss each song from the setlist as well as providing live clips for the podcast. Enjoy the show… We certaintly did! Visit Our Official Website
October 27, 2011 08:56 PM PDT
Big & Rich with their friends Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy, along with a special dancing performance from Two-Foot Fred thrilled about 4,000 concert attendees at Nashville’s newest amphitheatre, The Woods at Fontanel as their Muzik Mafia Tour stopped in their hometown for their local fans (and fans who traveled in for the show). Brian Hasbrook and Mike Arnold reviewed the concert and admitted that they were totally shocked by the outstanding performance that the group of entertainers put on. This show put most rock shows to shame. They thrilled the crowd with a magnificient stage and light show, the song trangressions throughout the set, surprise covers, suprise appearances, throwing out souviniers to those in attendance, and of course getting the crowd to sing along with the hits throughout the night. Visit our Official Website
October 24, 2011 11:41 AM PDT
James Downing met up with legendary musician, singer, songwriter, Billy Burnette before his show at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, TN for an interview.
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September 20, 2011 08:45 PM PDT
James Downing had the priveldge to have an interview with Australian's top Country Music Act, The McClymonts. James enjoyed this conversation as they discussed various topics such as winning awards, being on tour, moving to Nashville, being on stage with Ozzy Osbourne, and other topics. Enjoy this podcast! Visit our Official Website!
September 06, 2011 09:25 PM PDT
It was a Hot August night in Nashville, TN as Billy Joe Shaver came to town to perform his Honky Tonk classics at one of the coolest music venues the city has to offer, the legendary Exit/In. Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and James Downing were on hand to cover the concert as Billy Joe Shaver performed songs and told stories to the packed venue. The night began later than planned, due to Billy Joe and band arriving a half hour late, and the night lasted longer than expected due to the two and a half hour set. Mike Arnold provided this concert review podcast since the show lasted so late. Mike described the show as Fun, Funny, Disapointing, and Confusing. Listen to his podcast as he described why he felt this way. Mike goes through the entire setlist of the night with commentary throughout. There are plenty of live clips of the evening to enjoy. ENJOY THE PODCAST! Visit Our Official Website!
August 27, 2011 10:00 PM PDT
Concert Blast was invited to cover the dual Classic Rock Headline Tour with STYX and YES. Being fans of both bands and having been covering Styx on every visit to Nashville for the last three trips, we were looking forward to another fun night of classic rock hits at Nashville’s newest amphitheatre, The Woods at Fontanel. Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and James Downing were on hand to share the co-host podcast duties on this special night. Visit Our Official Website!
August 12, 2011 01:24 PM PDT
Our CMA Music Fest 2011 Coverage continued with the fourth and final night of the festival, the Sunday Night Stadium Concerts, thrilled packed stadium of country music fans with major headliners and a couple of surprises! On the bill that night was Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, The Band Perry, and opening the show was the JaneDear girls. There were also surprise appearances of a short acoustic set by Tracy Lawrence and an onstage guest appearance by Trace Adkins as he joined Blake Shelton to help sing their hit, “Hillbilly Bone“. Enjoy the podcast with lots of Live Clips! Visit our Official Website!
August 04, 2011 07:38 PM PDT
There were also surprise appearances by American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner up Lauren Alaina. Other surprises were short acoustic sets by Clint Black (who performed all new songs) and a couple of songs from the married duo, Thompson Square. The main surprise of the night was before Trace Adkins took the stage there was an announcement… “Ladies and Gentlemen, Big and Rich!” They performed a new song called, “Fake ID”. In the middle of the song John Rich announced Gretchen Wilson as she took the stage running out to sing along with the chorus of the song. Big Kenny really hyped up the crowd with his on stage antics… Excellent Job! Throughout the last few sets of the night, we kept receiving texts from our listeners, friends, and family members warning us about a storm coming through. We decided to leave after Martina’s set so we missed Rascal Flatts. The next night all the fans we ran into asked us where we went because the most of the entire football was dancing from one side to the other. We missed out on a good set. We left early for no reason, it didn’t rain at the stadium. Although the concerts were a lot of fun, the fans we met and our listeners that were there made the experience much more enjoyable. Enjoy the podcast with lots of Live Clips! Visit Our Official Website
July 29, 2011 10:23 PM PDT
It was Sunday night June 19th 2011, a Father's Day celebration in Nashville, TN, as classic rock landed at the Wildhorse Saloon once again. Creedence Clearwater Revisted made a Sold-Out return appearance to the Music City. Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and Tom Thompson made room in their Father's Day schedule to attend this rockin' event. Mike and Brian arrived early during the soundcheck for a scheduled interview with original Creedence Clearwater Revival members, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug (Cosmo) Clifford. Then the fun began with the CCR fans in attendance and of course the excellent concert... Which means another Concert Blast podcast! While Mike and Brian conducted the interview with Doug and Stu, Mike and Tom enjoyed getting the fans hyped up and ready for CCR to take the stage. Enjoy the concert review podcast as well as the interview in this podcast live from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. Special thanks to Creedence's publicist, Wendy Brynford-Jones for inviting Concert Blast to interview Doug and Stu as well as to review the concert... and another big thank you to Jennifer McKell of the Wildhorse Saloon for the wonderful hospitality and for scheduling everything for us! Enjoy The Podcast! Visit Our Official Website!
July 23, 2011 02:23 PM PDT
Our CMA Music Fest 2011 Coverage continues as the second night of the festival, the Friday Night Stadium Concerts, thrilled 50,000 plus country music fans with a lineup of arena headliners. On the bill that night was Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, and a couple of surprises! Each act had most of the excited fans singing along to their hits and more. There were a couple of surprises as the first one came from an announcement.. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Shania Twain”. The fans in attendance were thrilled to see her back in the spotlight, but were discouraged as she was only there to announce Sugarland to the stage. The next surprise was in the middle of Keith Urban’s set as he brought out Jake Owen to help him sing one of Jake’s songs (along with the fans). There were great performances throughout the evening as well as conversations and sing-alongs with fans on Night Two of Four of the CMA Music Fest 2011 in Nashville, TN. Enjoy this podcast provided by Mike Arnold and James Downing with closing comments from Brian Hasbrook. Visit Our Official Website
July 18, 2011 03:12 PM PDT
It was a muggy July Saturday evening in Nashville, TN, but the 45,000 rock music fans that gathered in Vanderbilt Stadium to see U2 perform didn’t seem to mind at all. Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson were there to capture the live U2 concert experience in person to bring the excitement to the fans in their audio podcast. U2 with their special guests, Florence and the Machine, thrilled the fans with their hits and popular concert tunes. Florence and the Machine performed about a 40 minute set that was well received before Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, and Adam Clayton took the stage in style and stayed there performing standards from their history catalog for about two and a half hours. Enjoy the U2 Concert Review podcast with several live clips. Visit Our Official Website
July 10, 2011 08:22 PM PDT
During the CMA Music Festival 2011, Concert Blast conducted various interviews at various events and more in this audio podcast. This podcast is focused on the CMA Music Festival 2011 Events. Not the stadium concerts, but the other events. The coverage includes the Montgomery Gentry Fan Club Party, The Fan Fair Booth signings, The Celebrity Softball Game to raise money for the City of Hope Cancer Research Center, Riverfront Park Concerts, and the Wildhorse Saloon. Show Notes…
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July 04, 2011 07:41 PM PDT
When Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook of Concert Blast traveled to Memphis, TN to cover the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival, they were also invited for an escorted personal tour of the home of Elvis Presley. Brian Hasbrook and Mike Arnold received a personal escorted tour from Alicia Dean from the PR department of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Alicia not only gave us a personal audio guided tour, but loaded us with many facts that were unknown to us. Special Thanks to Kevin Kern of Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. for setting up this beautiful tour. Visit Our Official Website
June 29, 2011 01:49 PM PDT
It was our annunal return to the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN. On this first night of the Stadium concerts, Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and James Downing were on hand to cover the best event in Country Music. Special guest host Charity Taylor also joined the staff as a helper on this night of fun. Providing the entertainment on this night were; Zach Brown Band (with very special surprise guests Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Amos Lee, and others), Brad Paisley (with his special surprise guest Alabama), Jason Aldean (with special surprise guest Kelly Clarkson), Sara Evans, and Easton Corbin. Show 209 - Stella Parton Interview - Dolly Parton's Sister's New Book and CD - Tell It Sister, Tell It
June 22, 2011 10:46 AM PDT
As part of the CMA Week coverage, Mike Arnold and James Downing had the priviledge to have a conversation with the "Legendary Maverick", Stella Parton. This interview was conducted at the Parlor Studio on 16th Avenue (Music Row area) in Nashville, TN (although they met in the studio, the interview was conducted using the Concert Blast equipment). There were lots of humour and a few serious moments in this interview as Stella describes her new book, "Tell It Sister, Tell It" and the CD (with the same name) that has songs which go hand in hand with the book. Visit Our Official Website
June 17, 2011 09:56 AM PDT
On Friday, June 3rd, Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour traveled across the East Coast of America and made a stop in Nashville, TN to thrill Southern Rock/Country Music concert fans. Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, James Downing, and Tom Thompson all made an appearance to the outdoor festival. The night began with interviews with various performers of the evening. In fact every performer on the tour with the exception of Jamey Johnson and Willie Nelson took the time to speak to the media. Artists included in our coverage: Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, Lucas Nelson, and Craig Campbell. Songwriters included in our coverage: Erin Enderlin, Heather Morgan, Dani Flowers, and Russ Roberts. Enjoy the audio podcast of the Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour! Visit Our Official Website.
June 08, 2011 09:57 PM PDT
Posted 6/8/2011
May 24, 2011 12:16 PM PDT
It was a Wednesday May 11th, 2011 in Nashville, TN and the Cannery Ballroom had a Sold-Out crowd ready to be a part of the Alter Bridge experience. Alter Bridge brought out the excitement in this crowd as fists were pumping in the air and voices were singing along to nearly every song performed that night. The opener for the night, Like-A-Storm, warmed up this energetic crowd and then gave us an interview. Concert Blast had Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, James Downing, and special guest host, Ryan Stapleton on hand to provide this audio podcast. After Like -A-Storm performed their set of originals with a closer of the night, AC/DC’s “TNT”, they went to their merchandise booth to make a few sales, sign some autographs, and take photos as they posed with fans. They then went to their trailer to clean up a little and met with us outside the club for a brief, but fun interview. We went back inside for a Like-A-Storm concert Review and got ready for the night’s headliner, Alter Bridge. As a long time Alter Bridge fan, Ryan Stapleton was our expert for this show as he knew about every band member and every song. Alter Bridge performed a fun night of Hard Rock with a couple of ballads tossed in. The guitar wizardry of Mark Tremonti, along with band members, Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips, and singer/guitarist Myles Kennedy created a frenzy for the 1,000 plus enthusiastic, sweaty, rockers in attendance. Listen to our audio podcast as we take you through several live clips of the evening along with a short interview with Like-A-Storm and our review of both performances. Special Thanks to Like-A-Storm for the invitation of covering this night of rock and thanks to their publicist, Lena Wilson for all the hard work of making this happen. ENJOY! Show 205 - Memphis In May Beale Street Music Festival Part 2 of 2 - 4/30/2011
May 17, 2011 06:18 PM PDT
Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook of Concert Blast covered Saturday’s 2011 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival with artists; John Mellencamp, Lucinda Williams, Mumford and Sons, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hinder, and Paul Thorn. Mike and Brian also had the privledge to be in the backstage area as Jerry Lee Lewis walked out to his limo right in front of us to be escorted back home. The Mumford & Sons performance had the largest crowd we had ever seen at a single stage for the Beale Street Music Festival, and we have covered this event since 2005! Since the Mighty Mississippi River continued to rise and rain storms were coming, Mike and Brian decided to skip the third day of the festival and get back to Nashville. Last year Nashville was faced with a flood (which caused us to be stuck out of town) and this year Memphis was faced with a potential flood (we didn’t want to be stuck again). Enjoy this Festival Coverage of the second night of the 2011 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival. Visit Our Official Website
May 12, 2011 11:54 AM PDT
Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook of Concert Blast covered Friday night’s 2011 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival with artists; Stone Temple Pilots, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Cake, Everclear, Cage the Elephant, & B.o.B.. Mike and Brian also ran into Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips for a short conversation while looking out at the rising Mississippi River. There was also a portion of this show as Mike walks from one stage to another, he see’s a huge media trailer with a crowd of people gathered around it as it was showing the Memphis Grizzlies playoff game live, so Mike took the opportunity to cover the last few seconds of the game. Enjoy this Festival Coverage of the first night of the 2011 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival. Visit Our Official Website
May 02, 2011 10:42 AM PDT
This show is a popular reposted Music Discussion podcast from 2008 on songs that contain the phrase, "Rock and Roll". Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and Tom Thompson discuss various songs and artists. The guys read emails from their listeners who submitted their favorite songs, along with the Classic Rock Forum on Myspace (hey, I said it was originally posted in 2008!). Listen as the guys discuss many songs and artists including the top choices from the listeners. Artists With Top Songs (guess the song before listening)...
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Show 202 - Artists Crazy Concert Experiences – From Concert Blast Interviews
April 22, 2011 09:05 AM PDT
This podcast is a special post from Mike Arnold’s book, Concert Blast Experiences - Guest List-Backstage-VIP. This is actually an audio of Chapter 16 – Artists Crazy Concert Experiences. We are giving this to you in the format of using the recorded clips from our Concert Blast Interviews. Mike sets up each clip and then you will hear the artist tell their crazy concert experience. Over 20 music artists are telling us their Crazy Concert Experience. In this podcast you will hear stories from the following artists… Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
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April 09, 2011 09:46 PM PDT
On Friday March 18th, team members from Concert Blast were on hand to report on the Stryper concert at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. Brian Hasbrook and James Downing produced a fun audio podcast of the evening discussing the band, talking with fans before and after the show, and walking through the setlist as they discuss the concert review. Since Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson were out of town, we invited our friend and Stryper expert Ron Gibson to join in as the special guest host. Enjoy the fun audio podcast from Brian & James with special guest host, Ron Gibson. Show 200 - Winter Jam 2011 Concert Review
April 04, 2011 04:53 AM PDT
Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook of Concert Blast were on hand at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN to enjoy and review the Winter Jam 2011 concert. This was a night of various styles of Contemporary Christian music and Mike and Brian loved this evening. With ten acts performing short sets of their new and popular tunes. The acts on the Nashville tour stop were; Newsboys, Kutless, David Crowder Band, Francesca Battistelli, Newsong, Red, Sidewalk Prophets, Chris August, Jason Castro, and several guest appearances from Christian Rapper, KJ52. VISIT OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE
March 23, 2011 11:53 AM PDT
It was Friday March 11, 2011 when Rick Springfield made his yearly appearance to the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN to perform his energetic rock set for the fans who came in from various cities on the east coast. Mike Arnold and James Downing of Concert Blast were on hand to record a concert review audio podcast on the evening. Since Brian Hasbrook and Tom Thompson were out of town, they invited one of their friends to join them as a special guest host, singer/songwriter/performer Donna Frost. During the concert review discussion, long-time Concert Blast friend Sue Street joined them for the discussion. Rick Springfield gave the house full of fans a night of Rock and Roll fun as he performed most all of his hits along with songs from his latest projects. Rick led the crowd in sing-alongs, walked through the crowd on top of the tables, invited children on stage to sing with him, and destroyed dozens of roses (given to him from the fans in the crowd) as he used them during his whirl-wind guitar strum. On the encore, his former drummer of over 30 years, Jack White (now a Nashville resident), joined Rick on stage to sing the classic hit, ”Mustang Sally”. After the show, Jack also came by to say hello to Concert Blast. Enjoy the Rick Springfield concert review audio podcast from Concert Blast! Show 198 - Music Discussion: Time Songs
March 10, 2011 11:39 AM PST
Written by Mike Arnold The concert touring season seems to run from the middle of March through the begining of December. While we wait for the artists to hit the road or the Festivals to crank up the music for the large crowds, I decided this would be a great time to re-post our most popular Music Discussion Podcast – Time Songs from October of 2007. Brian Hasbrook brought the idea to Tom Thompson and me, so we individually collected songs from our memory bank and our research then came together to record our podcast to discuss the songs we found and to remember stories of the artists of the songs. Our idea, find songs with the word “TIME” or has to do with time on a clock or time of day. If you think about it, there are several. I know, I know, we will definitely forget the obvious songs. In fact, the songs on the intro are some we forgot. If you have an idea for a Music Discussion podcast, send us an email – concertblast @ gmail.com
Artists with Song Clips…
February 28, 2011 05:37 AM PST
A Salute to Black Artists (Podcast 197) Written by Mike Arnold
In this podcast we discussed our opinions of the artists, the concerts we’ve attended, and some facts from our researcher, James Downing. We had a great time recording this show and discussing the artists as we walked through the history of the Mississippi Blues, through the Motown Sound, the dance groups, the disco era, and the various Rock and Roll styles. In this podcast we discuss the following artists…
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December 03, 2010 09:51 PM PST
It was Thursday, November 18th 2010 when one of the most energetic girls of Country Rock, Stacie Collins, celebrated her new CD release, Sometimes Ya Gotta…, with a fun packed-house party at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, TN. Mike Arnold and James Downing were on hand to host a podcast while celebrating this event. In this podcast, Mike and James take you through each song of the evening describing the details of the concert. Stacie Collins began the night wearing a long coat and cowboy hat, but it didn’t take long for her to shred both as the “Queen of the Harmonica” led the enthusiastic crowd into most of her energetic new CD. Stacie’s night consisted of rock songs with a touch of a southern sound that would classify her in the rock category in some songs, southern rock in others, pure country in a few, an Americana flair in most, and a classic party rocker with a few cover tunes. Throughout the night Stacie showed everyone her harmonica skills, but the skills of her backup band led by her husband, Al Collins, shined through as well. At one point in the night Stacie brought out her softer side by playing a couple of acoustic ballads that proved her songwriting skills and vocals are well rounded. Special guest musician and friend, Mike Webb, joined Stacie for a few numbers by playing electric piano and the accordion. The night’s set ended with Stacie in the first couple of rows on top of the tables singing and playing the harmonica, but when the song ended, the loud excited crowd demanded more and they got it as the band kicked in an encore of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top!” Mike and James enjoyed the night and we hope you will enjoy this podcast as you will hear studio clips, live clips, and a short conversation with Stacie Collins. ENJOY! Show 187 - Concert Blast Thanksgiving Special 2010
November 25, 2010 09:57 AM PST
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM CONCERT BLAST!
Listen to the various answers from many different artists to find out what they are truly thankful for. Some of the artists answer with “Life” and/or “Family”, but some of them elaborate on their answer. Here are the artists telling us what they are thankful for…
Enjoy the podcast and Happy Thanksgiving from Concert Blast!
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Podcast SummaryWELCOME TO CONCERT BLAST! A Weekly Podcast of 3 guys who grew up together (Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and Tom Thompson) in the Nashville, TN area. Concert Reviews, Interviews, and Music Discussions. JOIN US! About CONCERT BLAST!A Weekly Podcast with hosts (Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and Tom Thompson) based in Nashville, TN. Concert Reviews Recorded From the Show, Interviews with Artists and Fans, and Music Discussions on Various Topics. Logon to the official website: http://www.concertblast.com Email: concertblast @ gmail.com Followers
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