Canadian legend Gordon Lightfoot takes the stage at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury tonight. I do not think I’ve ever seen the seventy eight year old Mr. Lightfoot in concert before and none of us is getting any younger. Robbie Robertson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan are Lightfoot fans so it is time for me to check out a “national treasure” and one of Canada’s greatest songwriters live and in person myself.

If You Could Read My Mind

At yesterday’s Relix Live Music Conference, Ron Delsoner ended the scheduled day proper as a keynote speaker. The legendary promoter Mr. Delsoner and Peter Shapiro, who owns Brooklyn Bowl and the Capital Theatre as well as promoting the Grateful Dead’s Fare Ther Well 50th anniversary shows, were interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine’s writer David Fricke. With a bottle of scotch on the coffee table set up on stage, the three exchanged stories and anecdotes while seated on a leather couch and chair. Ron Delsoner has no filter making for a lot of laughs and the segment had a great loose vibe ending the conference on a high note.

It was a great, extremely informative day and I learned quite a lot about the dynamic and intricacies of the live music industry.

Agents, promoters, managers, technology, ticketing and artists collaborate to bring us the great live events that bring joy and meaning to quite a few lives. It’s a lot harder task than it looks to the average concertgoer to be sure.

Exit…Stage Left

Rock on

GQ