Winter in the West with Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

Playing guitar and piano, and collaborating with musicians on stage, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night at these venues in early 2013:

Jan. 19 – Portland, Ore., Keller Auditorium
Jan. 20 – Seattle, Wash., Benaroya Hall
Jan. 22 – San Jose, Calif., San Jose Civic
Jan. 26 – San Diego, Calif., Copley Symphony Hall
Jan. 28 – Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Jan. 29 – Long Beach, Calif., Terrace Theater
Jan. 31 – Bakersfield, Calif., Majestic Fox Theater
Feb. 1 – Temecula, Calif., Pechanga Resort & Casino
Feb. 2 – Santa Cruz, Calif., Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Feb. 4 – San Luis Obispo, Calif., Performing Arts Center
Feb. 6 – San Francisco, Calif., Nob Hill Masonic Center
Feb. 12 – Albuquerque, N.M., Popejoy Hall
Feb. 13 – Phoenix, Ariz., Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 15 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Feb. 16 – Reno, Nev., Silver Legacy Resort Casino

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Jackson Browne Extends Tour

The previously announced summer leg of Jackson Browne’s 2012 U.S. Acoustic Tour kicks off July 14 and runs through Aug. 15.

The singer/songwriter plans to shows off songs on the guitar and piano from his entire catalog. With a total of 13 studio albums from his self-titled 1972 debut through 2008’s Time the Conqueror, Jackson will have a bunch of tunes to pick from when making up the varying set lists each night.

The good news is that Jackson will keep the acoustic tunes going into the fall, with shows booked in October and November.

Here are the new dates and venues:

Oct. 15 – Morgantown, W.Va., Creative Arts Center
Oct. 17 – Newport News, Va., Ferguson Center For The Arts
Oct. 20 – Detroit, Mich., Music Hall Ctr. For The Perf. Arts
Oct. 21 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
Oct. 23 – Springfield, Ill., Sangamon Auditorium
Oct. 25 – South Bend, Ind., Morris Performing Arts Center
Oct. 26 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Oct. 28 – Minneapolis, Minn., The State Theatre
Oct. 29 – Duluth, Minn., Duluth Ent. Conv. Ctr. Auditorium
Nov. 1 – Davenport, Iowa, RiverCenter / Adler Theatre
Nov. 2 – St. Louis, Mo., Fabulous Fox Theatre
Nov. 4 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Nov. 5 – Linden, Texas, Music City Texas Theatre
Nov. 7 – Houston, Texas, Bayou Music Center
Nov. 8 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
Nov. 10 – Catoosa, Okla., The Joint @ Hard Rock Casino / Tulsa
Nov. 11 – Wichita, Kan., Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 12 – Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater
Nov. 14 – Denver, Colo., Paramount Theatre
Nov. 15 – Colorado Springs, Colo., Pikes Peak Center

Member Review: acoustic Jackson Browne

Member PammyP writes:

Jackson Browne is a renowned pop-folk-rock singer-songwriter whose hits have been recorded by himself and other artists of note, including The Eagles (Take It Easy, co-written with Glenn Frey) and Nico (These Days), over the last 45 years.

He was also responsible for producing the early albums of the late, great Warren Zevon.

So a solo acoustic evening with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who was signed to a publishing deal when he was a mere 17 years old, held great promise as the still shaggy-haired and lean Browne - now 62 - casually sauntered on stage in black shirt and jeans.

But if Browne's obvious strength was the songs and his confidence and charisma on stage, his unadorned singing was a bit rusty at times, along with his ability to remember lyrics, and when he wasn't talking, it sometimes became a pretty static performance.

He didn't do himself any favours by staying seated and hunched over for the entire show - save for rising to his feet a couple of times during Take It Easy - even remarking at one point: "It's much cooler to stand."

And without the accompaniment of a band, many of Jackson's tunes came across more somber than perhaps he originally had intended them although he did comment: "I don't have many happy songs."

To be fair, the format of the two-and-a-half hour show, plus a half-hour intermission, was loose and laid-back as Browne worked without a set list or teleprompter, letting the rowdy crowd - who never stopped shouting out song titles - often guide him to what he was going to play next.

Backstage, he confided that he had no set list. "I enjoy going out and winging it. But, I don't want you to think I'm going to do whatever they want me to do," he joked at one point. "I do have an idea."

During the show, sometimes he would literally be seated in front of the piano, like the request he heard and change his mind, and then move over to another chair to play guitar or vice versa.

SET LIST:

The Barricades of Heaven

Farther On

Rosie

Doctor My Eyes

These Days

Giving That Heaven Away

Something Fine

The Naked Ride Home

I'm Alive

Fountain of Sorrow

Somebody's Baby

Rock Me On the Water

INTERMISSION

For Everyman

Don't Let Us Get Sick (Warren Zevon song)

Life'll Kill Ya (Warren Zevon song)

Running on Empty

Love Needs a Heart

Your Bright Baby Blues

The Pretender

Sky Blue And Black

Shaky Town

Redneck Friend

The Load-Out/Stay

Going Down to Cuba

Take it Easy

ENCORE:

Before the Deluge

Jackson Browne Goes Acoustic

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne kicks off his Fall 2009 Solo Acoustic Tour on November 1. The tour wraps on December 7. These are Browne's first solo acoustic dates since early 2008.

The stripped-down, unscripted nature of Browne's intimate solo performances can be experienced through two live albums recorded on previous solo acoustic tours in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia: the GRAMMY®-nominated Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 (2005) and Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 ('08). Both albums are available on Browne's independent label, Inside Recordings.

Rolling Stone reviewer Anthony DeCurtis wrote, "Between songs, Browne speaks about his life and music with moving candor...This is Browne at his best, engaging his audience, his own experiences and the world around him, all in songs that will not lose their resonance any time soon."

These are special performances which makes them special opportunities for BPD members.

Here's the schedule:

Sun 11/01/09 Harrisburg, PA The Forum Auditorium

Tue 11/03/09 Morristown, NJ The Community Theatre At Mayo Center For The Performing Arts

Wed 11/04/09 Scranton, PA Weinberg Theatre

Fri 11/06/09 Kingston, NY Ulster Performing Arts Center

Sat 11/07/09 Greenvale, NY Tilles Center For The Perf. Arts

Mon 11/09/09 Baltimore, MD Lyric Opera House

Wed 11/11/09 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center

Thu 11/12/09 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Sat 11/14/09 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theatre

Sun 11/15/09 Columbus, GA Bill Heard Theater

Tue 11/17/09 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Perf. Arts Centre

Wed 11/18/09 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Perf. Arts Hall

Fri 11/20/09 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall

Sat 11/21/09 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater

Mon 11/30/09 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall

Tue 12/01/09 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater

Thu 12/03/09 Linden, TX Music City Texas Theatre

Fri 12/04/09 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre

Sun 12/06/09 Salina, KS The Stiefel Theatre For Perf. Arts

Mon 12/07/09 Des Moines, IA Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

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