Saw Tedeschi Trucks at the Tower Theatre on Thursday night and it was excellent. I'd never been to the Tower but it was a cool venue with tons of history and great seats from just about everywhere (I wandered around and couldn't find a bad seat). The sound was ok from 17 rows back, directly in front of the right stack, but changed dramatically as I wandered around the venue. Center seating gets the best sound while edge seating under the balcony gets the worst (duh...I think every venue has the same qualities).
Anyway, about the band. They brought a lot of energy to the Tower despite what I thought was a lackluster crowd. As the front of the theatre stood up to welcome the band on stage and they began to play, people started yelling "down in front". I really couldn't believe that most everyone planned on sitting for the whole show. It was a bit of an older crowd but cmon folks, give the band something to play for!
Tedeschi sounded great. What a voice and she can jam too! Trucks played wonderfully as usual. The brass section was surprisingly good and the dueling drummers worked perfectly together. In the "solo" section, they played as one feeding off each other and hitting accents right on time (almost like they play together every night...ha). I always wish the keys were allowed to shine a bit brighter (even though I'm a guitar guy), but I thought the levels were just right.
All in all, it was a great show. Cool venue, good seats, and a great performance. Only problem was the $13 large beers and the outrageous service charge for the tickets (my $45 ticket cost $63...ouch), but I don't go to see shows every night, so I really didn't care. I suppose that's how they get away with it.