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Baltimore, MD 04/17/2007; Rams Head Live
Topic Started: Sep 5 2008, 11:04 AM (287 Views)
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Hard times in the city
In a hard town by the sea.
Ain’t nowhere to run to.
There ain’t nothin’ here for free.

Oh, Baltimore,
Man, it’s hard just to live.
Oh, Baltimore,
Man, it’s hard just to live, just to live

-Randy Newman



April 17 Tuesday 8:00

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RAM'S HEAD LIVE
20 Market Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-244-1131 ( box office )

TICKETS: SOLD OUT!
General Admission


SEATING CAPACITY: 1610

HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS:

Hotel accomodations can be found anywhere in the INNER HARBOR area for close proximity to the venue. The Harbor is well worth seeing.

Rams Head Live! has three food kiosks within the venue to provide you with quick food and drink options. We don't want you to miss a moment of the show!
It’s American, Hon!

Such as:

Battled of the Bands Beef: Slow roasted pit beef on an easy to grab roll with nothin' but horseradish sauce and onions!

Hot Dog Challenge: Yes, Sabert's New York street cart dog is here in Baltimore! The best all beef dog grilled and served in a soft bun.


RAM'S HEAD LIVE:

A long history as far back as the 1700s precedes the present day Rams Head Tavern, when “a young brewer named Benjamin Fordham crossed the Atlantic and established a brewery in the new world. It was the first industry of the new provincial capital, soon to be re-dubbed Annapolis. His hand crafted beers made fresh daily slake the thirst of merchants, politicians, craftsman and sailors bustling in and out of the growing ports along the Eastern Seaboard.”

The location was turned into a premier entertainment venue when Rams Head Live opened in December, 2004. Rams Head® Live! features national acts in it's 26,000 square foot Old entertainment venue. Featuring a 160 seat signature Rams Head Tavern, 5 bars, 3 food stations and 44 monitors and screens for watching, Rams Head® Live! promises to be the region's premier national entertainment venue!

You may read more of Rams Head’s interesting history at:
http://www.ramsheadlive.com/meetings.htm


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ATTRACTIONS:

Besides the Inner Harbor, visit Little Italy or take a climb up to Federal Hill and look out over the city.


OPENING ACT: Adam Hood

“Adam Hood hails from East Central Alabama, but you’d be out of luck trying to pigeon-hole his style geographically. First picking up a guitar at age ten, by fourteen he was playing alive in church bands.”

Hood chose playing music over playing football in high school and then pursued his music at Auburn College. “Over the past ten years, Hood has become one of the most successful local fixtures in the college town of Auburn, Alabama. During that time, a soulful arsenal of original music crept through his usual covers, inspired by the song writing spirits of musicians like John Hiatt, Ian Moore, and Steve Earle.”

“Playing solo most of his life has led to a guitar-style to complement the lack of accompaniment ‘Powerful’ is just one of the words to describe the bends, twists, and minutiae that inhabit Hood’s compositions. It’s a curious blend of melodic works complemented by a tormented guitar and a patient, but very powerful, voice.”

Adam’s debut full-length studio album will be out this spring for Little Dog Records. Most shows by Hood, who has toured with Leon Russell, feature Jeremy Horton of Houston on bass guitar and Patrick Lunceford of Birmingham, who also plays with Spoonful James.

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Check out more on Adam Hood at:

http://www.adamhood.com/




SETLIST:


Soul Thing
Give Me Tonight
Hell of a Day
- The Wall ( Pink Floyd )
- I Don’t Need No Doctor ( Ray Charles)
Compared to What
- Goin’ Up the Country ( Canned Heat)
Just to Feel That Way
Heart and Soul
- Brown-Eyed Handsome Man ( Chuck Berry)
Wherever I Lay My Hat
Medicated Goo
- Harlem/Cold Baloney (Bill Withers)
The Deal
Gonna Move
Heaven Knows
The Maze
- You Don’t Know Like I Know ( Sam and Dave )
- Caravan (Van Morrison )
- Let’s Get It On ( Marvin Gaye)
The Right Place
The Runaround
- Big Boss Man (Jimmy Reed)


Encore:
Naked in the Jungle
- Dance to the Music ( Sly & the Family Stone )
- I Want to Take You Higher ( Sly & the Family Stone)



MEDIA:

From The Baltimore Sun


Taylor Hicks' soul is in it
The 'American Idol' winner from Alabama stays true to his musical instincts as he sells out venues
By Rashod D. Ollison
Sun Pop Music Critic
Originally published April 12, 2007

Soul music has always moved Taylor Hicks.

It offered comfort at age 8 when his parents divorced and later informed his musical approach.



"Anybody from the South -- they know about soul," says the Alabama native, who plays sold-out shows at Rams Head Live on Tuesday night and the Birchmere on Sunday and Monday. "My musical root was Ray Charles, and it grew from there. When I heard him -- I think it was the Modern Sounds in Country and Western album when I was 8 -- I caught the bug. It was over from there."

As the unlikely winner of the fifth season of American Idol, the hefty, prematurely gray-haired Hicks won over millions with his charged, invigorating singing style.

And his sound -- reminiscent of a young Joe Cocker, another Charles disciple -- is thoughtfully showcased on his self-titled, post-Idol debut.

"The record is great, I think," says Hicks, who last week was performing in Connecticut. "It's my take on modern soul."

Unlike other post-Idol debuts (namely Kelly Clarkson's Thankful and Fantasia's Free Yourself), Taylor Hicks feels more assured. Sure, the production, overseen by Matt Serletic, is dull and calculated in spots.

But Hicks' vocals glow with personality, retaining that slightly dogeared warmth that garnered him a majority of the 63.4 million votes cast during American Idol's 2006 finale. The best cuts on the CD -- "The Runaround," "Gonna Move" and the self-penned "Soul Thing" --energetically update '80s blue-eyed soul.

Although he had worked as a performer before Idol, Hicks says competing on the show sharpened his instincts. He says he will detail his experience in Heart Full of Soul, his memoir that Random House will release in July.

"The show helps you understand performing at the highest level," says the singer, 30. "You get better each week -- you hope. You have to compete at a high level, man, and you can't worry about expectations. You put your efforts in what suits you best."

Hicks' affable, quirky personality certainly didn't hurt his appeal on Idol. And it may also explain the regular sold-out dates on his current tour.

He seemingly has no problem filling venues, but his major-label debut hasn't generated the almost-instant multiplatinum sales that other Idol winners reached with their first albums. Carrie Underwood, who won the fourth season, sold 5 million copies of Some Hearts, her country-pop debut.

But Hicks' approach is decidedly more mature, appealing to the "Soul Patrol," the mostly adult fan base that feverishly supported the singer during his stint on American Idol. More than 700,000 of those fans have bought Taylor Hicks.

"You know, this album hasn't done bad at all," says the artist. "But what I bring -- that rawness -- is better in a live setting. People are so used to a computer-driven sound. That's not what I'm offering, man."

On stage is where the music comes alive, he says. And after losing more than 20 pounds since last season's Idol, Hicks says he's even more energetic.

"If you're out here performing night after night, you gotta be in good shape," he says. "I was 215 when I was on Idol, and I've gone to 190. There's no telling: I'll probably be 105 before this tour is done. Every night, I'm doing what I call high-impact soul aerobics. It's the music, man. I just feel it and go with it."


Taylor Hicks is at Rams Head Live 7 p.m. Tuesday and at the Birchmere at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday. The shows are sold out.Hear clips from Hicks' album at baltimoresun.com/listeningpost.
rashod.ollison@baltsun.com


SOUL PATROL MEMORIES:

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1. I was at the RamsHead Live last night. The sold out venue was filled cheek to jowl with men, women, and a few youngsters. A good time was had by all. The music was top of the line, the performance was exciting and vibrant, the band was jamming and feeling the beat, there wasn't room for another person to join the crowd, Taylor Hicks believes in applauding his band and singers. He is one of the few performers who is so "Comfortable in his own skin" that he doesn't need to outshine his group. He is very appreciative of his band, his fans, and his predecessors.

I'm thinking -- based on the crowd response, that the Baltimore fans loved Taylor, loved the music, and loved the entertainment!!


2..... we were all into the concert. What a good time! At the end, Taylor returned for his encore in a Ravens #85 jersey and said "I'm from Alabama -- we appreciate a good defense"! Needless to say, the crowd loved it.

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All in all, I had a great time at an EXCELLENT concert by the best artist to hit the stage in years!! If you have a chance, catch one of the last concerts on this first tour -- you won't get a better performance at this price by the next big name in touring!

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3. This was hands down one of the best concerts I have ever attended. From the opening song the energy on stage and in the venue itself was off the hook! He totally blew me away we he added a bit of Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall' in the middle of one of his songs! By the encore the place was on fire and somehow we were taken to an even higher level....if that was possible! Had a blast!

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