Live music review: Widespread Panic at ACL Live at the Moody with live FB stream
The incredible Moody Theater at the W Hotel downtown hosted Widespread Panic Tuesday and Wednesday for two nights of Southern, jam rock as the seminal band from Athens, Georgia marks 25 years of entertaining music fans worldwide. In one of the first pay-per-view live streams hosted on Facebook, ACL Live partnered with Stageside Productions to show the concert on Facebook for $5 or 50 Facebook credits. The buzz about the stream notwithstanding, Widespread played an impressive three hour set with a short intermission.
We watched the feed Wednesday from our desk and the production values were excellent although we had a bit of trouble smoothing out the feed at 7pm when most fans were attempting to log into the site en masse. The concert, however, outshone the video on our computer monitor with an original, improvised light show to accompany guitarist Jimmy Herring's extended solo sections and John Bell's guitar and vocals.
A highlight was the drum trio near the end of set two with drummer Todd Nance, percussionist, Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz and a special guest of Ortiz. Ortiz appeared to lead the trio, establishing a frenetic beat on congas as Nance held the tempo on his kit. The crowd was spell-bound. It was a captivating moment during a concert that featured plently of noteable moments.
Here is the setlist from Tuesday's performance. Cover, "Smokestack Lightin'" was especially good.
06/14/11 The Moody Theater, Austin, TX 1: Jam > Driving Song > Disco > Driving Song, C. Brown, Jaded Tourist, Impossible > Smokestack Lightning, Gimme, Stop-Go, Walk On 2: Cotton Was King, Rock, Holden Oversoul > Christmas Katie > Radio Child, Barstools and Dreamers > Machine > Drums*, Flicker > Pilgrims > Climb To Safety E: Don't Wanna Lose You > Bowlegged Woman
* with Phil Bass on percussion
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