The Coston Chronicles

Thursday, January 29, 2015

A Note About the Last Few Days

The last few days. Oh boy.

Tuesday and Wednesday, one video shoot with Benny Hinn and Sid Roth, followed by photos with the Surgeon General of the United States, followed by photos of Jeff Gordon at an Observer event. Around that, worked on photos for Clair DeLune's forthcoming book, photos for a documentary about a band I used to work with (yes, THAT one), confirmed the date for our CLT 60s Reunion concert at Neighborhood Theatre (mark June 27th on your calendar, more news soon), photos at Charlotte Ballet, and answered a boatload of interview questions for Tylerius Baum. Today, spoke to many people about presenting a music program at various area libraries, one photo shoot done on 25 minutes notice of a luxury penthouse, and photos of the Merry Widow at UNCC. On to Friday. I'm exhausted. See you on the road.
-Daniel
January 29, 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Justincase Reunion Show, Charlotte, NC, January 23, 2015

Justin Tosco
Justincase reunion show
Evening Muse
Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2015
all photos copyright 2015 Daniel Coston

Friday, January 23, 2015

Hippiefest Review For Big Takeover Magazine, 2007

Hippiefest
Atlanta, Georgia
August 2, 2007

Needless to say, the billing on this tour was pretty sweet. In one night, you get the Zombies, Turtles, Mountain, Felix Cavilere's Rascals, Mitch Ryder, Joey Molland of Badfinger, County Joe McDonald and Denny Laine. With every artist getting just three to five songs, and limited to just their "hits," the show wasn't the full-on extravaganza that some would've wished for. But for a slice of '60s pop and rock served to mainstream America, it went down better than a Time-Life CD compilation.

Highlights to the first half were Joey Molland, whose set was the first to bring the crowd to its feet, and Mitch Ryder, who can still scream like he did in the 1960s. After a set by Felix Calivere that was too long-winded for my tastes, but went over well with the audience, the Zombies breezed through an always excellent set of their best-known songs. The Turtles proved to be still a lot of fun, throwing out all of their hits with smiling gusto, while Mountain brought the show to a close that was lumbering, at best, but seemed to work for their fans.

The good to this bill was that I finally saw four or five that I've been wanting to see for years, all in one night. The distraction was that it all seemed too brief. Five songs of Felix Cavilere's jam-rock soul seemed to go on too long, while the Zombies came and left too fast. But if one has to choose between not enough of a good thing, and too much of something else, one should always leave them wanting more.
-Daniel Coston