One time at Amos', one of the guys from Hayseed Dixie tried

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One of my early Clemson roommates had moved to Atlanta in the mid-80s

Apr 26, 2024, 8:25 AM

and was playing drums in the Screaming Butterflies during the time the Crowes were getting off the ground as Mr. Crowe's Garden. He knew them in passing since they played the same venues and took me to see them when I was in ATL hanging out with him. The next time I saw them they were the Black Crowes, and we were at the same aforementioned roommate's wedding in ATL in 1992. The wedding was at night, so my wife and I were riding around sightseeing and wound up by Piedmont Park and realized that the Great Atlanta Pot Festival was happening. We quickly parked and went to the park for the free festival and caught The Grapes and the Black Crowes. We actually had our elbows on the stage at one point, which was cool. The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion was released about a month after we saw that show.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-black-crowes/1992/piedmont-park-atlanta-ga-2bd4b0b2.html

I've seen them three times over the years in Charlotte, once at The Ryman, and once at at The Woods Amphitheatre at Fontanel in Nashville in July 2013 with Tedeschi Trucks Band. My nephew built the Southern Living showcase house at the entrance of the Woods Amphitheater, so we got to tailgate there and then walk into the show. He got us wristbands to get backstage after the show. The Crowes hid out but we got to hang with Tedeschi Trucks a little bit, also free drinks and food.

The Crowes are as notable for bad shows every bit as much as great ones, but I've never seen one that wasn't stellar. That's all-inclusive of the original, modified, and Robinson Brothers band lineups. They're at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte next week, and somehow I managed to NOT pull the trigger on tickets this time around. Probably should have.