The Foo Fighters take the stage tonight at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theatre on a steamy summer Saturday night where Dave Grohl will not have to work too hard to get a sweat working. The Foo  Fighters continue their tour this week with a couple of sold out solid dates at the recently vacated by Radiohead after four nights this week Madison Square Garden.

I went to see Radiohead at Madison Square Garden this past Tuesday where the crowd was totally into the show but the atmospheric music and crowded but low-key stage show left me flat. Then I took  a road trip to Boston to catch th last two shows of Neil Young’s six date 3018 solo tour at the beautiful Wang Theatre. 

I just saw Neil Young and the Promise of the Real a few weeks ago at the Arroyo Seco Festival in Pasadena. Mr. Young has been playing sporadic short stints with first Crazy Horse in California, warm up shows with the Promise of the Real for a couple of festival dates, and now a six show solo tour. With his guitars and banjo in a circle center stage and surrounded by three pianos, organ and Woody, Neil Young played what he felt like playing to mesmerized audiences. With the release of “Roxy”, the live Tonight’s the Night album, he broke out “Mellow My Mind” on the banjo and “Speakin’’ Out” and an extraforniary version of the title track on the original “Tonight’s the Night” piano that had been repainted tye-dye by his daughter while on a past tour. “Are You Ready for the Country” had a lyrically political twist and Neil played a variety of hits and more obscure tracks (as long as no one yelled out a request). Neil and the Real will play Farm Aid and Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival in Saratoga Springs in September. What will happen between now and then and beyond is anyone’s guess but be sure to check his tremendous Archives website regularly for any presale information.

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Rock and Roll Roll Will Never Die

At least while Neil Young and Dave Grohl are still around

Rock on!

GQ