The Icehouse Amphitheater is located in our hometown. A wide variety of events happen here each year so Jim and I make it a point to attend as many as we can.
We saw a performance of the musical Rock of Ages. Having been a teenager in the 1980s who loved hair bands, this show was totally up my alley.
This clip is at the end of a Scorpions' song.
We saw the blue grass band, Coddle Creek.
The Embers have been around for decades. They knew how to put on a show!
These guys had a beach vibe. This tune was written and is sung by the drummer.
The Hitmen are a great local cover band. They played a super variety!
The musicians and singers were very talented. Here is this amazing voice singing Proud Mary.
Lastly is a completely different venue. Oktoberfest celebrations are big in our region since many German settlers ended up here.
This was my first time seeing a live polka band. They are the Mountain Top Polka Band of Asheville, NC. The drinking songs are a blast!
Who doesn't love hearing their name in a song? I am used to hearing Amy Whinehouse's Valerie covered by local singers but I completely forgot about Valerie Valera and these guys covered it well!
I feel spoiled with the diversity of music and all the free opportunities to enjoy it in our area.
Have a marvelous day/evening (wherever you are on the clock)! ~Val
I've always meant to watch that movie "Rock of Ages" but haven't gotten around to it -- yet! And I love a good polka band every now and then. I grew up listening to that music -- polka, bavarian and oom-pa-pa bands -- because of my family's Swiss heritage. And yodeling too.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is cheesy fun! There are some serious belly laughing scenes in it too. I didn't grow up listening to polka and such but I certainly love hearing it now. It is such a happy style of music!
DeleteI would love to visit sometime, it looks so fun!
ReplyDeleteWe do live in a fun town!
DeleteThe icehouse amphitheater looks like such a blast. What a fun place to take in some live music!
ReplyDeleteWe do have a blast here! The amphitheater opened in 2016 so it is awesome seeing the young venue continuing to grow with various events.
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