Neil Young’s remarkable return to the stage this year continued this week with the Promise of the Real at Farm Aid in Hartford and the Outlaw Music Festival in Saratoga Springs built to a crescendo with two incredible shows at the Capital Theatre in Port Chester. Two completely unique performances held over two days in front of Neil Young fanatics did not disappoint. Extraordinary does not begin to describe the band delving into Mr. Young’s catalogue with major nods  to the Tonight’s the Night album, the Harvest, Comes a Time And Harvest Moon “trilogy” and the Ragged Glory collection. The Capital Theatre is considered the east coast home base to all things Grateful Dead and Phil Lesh so it came as little surprise the jam band noodling between Love to Burn And Love And Only Love on night two, while a framed photo of Jerry Garcia watched from the side of the tiny Capital stage, seemed to be a grateful homage to the tie dye spirits in the landmark building.

Neil Young seems happy and focused as he continues these short bursts of performances and his rabid fans are happily along for the ride.

The next stop for Young his a two night solo stop on Philadelphia Sunday and Monday sans POTR.

Speakin’ Out

Rock on! 

GQ