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Review 1 for Leo Kottke
Variety Playhouse @
- Atlanta @
, GA @
- Sat, Mar 12, 2011 @
Favorite moment: That slow song I dont know. @
Posted 03/14/2011
by rossharrell
Location:Buckhead
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You'll never see a show like this ever in your life. Leo tells it how it is with refreshing honesty, humility, and humor throughout the show. The songs I knew were okay, but the slower pieces I've never heard before almost brought me to tears.
Variety Playhouse @
- Atlanta @
, GA @
- Sat, Mar 12, 2011 @
Favorite moment: That slow song I dont know. @
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Review 2 for Leo Kottke
Leo was awesome!
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Posted 04/29/2013
by GrishnakhToo
Leo did an incredible job. His voice was a bit better 10 - 15 years ago, but his stories are still incredible. He also seemed to tailor his playlist to my preference, even including one of my all time favorites Pamela Brown. I will definitely go again next time he comes to the DC area!
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
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Review 3 for Leo Kottke
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Story about Whitey, band mate from the 7th grade, and the mindblowing encore. @
Posted 04/27/2013
by readybob
Location:Alexandria,VA
Leo Kottke is a great combination of amazing guitar playing, great story telling, and soulful singing. The Birchmere is a great venue, with good food, not a bad seat in the house, and excellent staff. The combination made for a wonderful evening.
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Story about Whitey, band mate from the 7th grade, and the mindblowing encore. @
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Review 4 for Leo Kottke
Vintage Leo, updated.
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Favorite moment: A lovely, thoughtful, aesthetically rich version of "Ojo", and an absolutely gorgeous version of "Wonderland by Night." @
Posted 04/27/2013
by Taylor12
Leo played a wonderful set that featured a generous helping of vocals, from "Julie's House" to "Rings" and "Louise." The instrumentals emphasized early work, but Leo's stylistic choices varied from a beautiful rendering of "Little Martha" as he would have played it twenty years ago or more, to slower, more meditative versions of some of his great early songs from the 60s. Of course, the evening was salted with some of Leo's familiar amusing oral digressions about his songs and his life on the road, past and present. He knows what his audience wants and he cheerfully delivers, as an artist and, in some sense, as a familiar, welcome friend who's stopped in for the evening. A good time was had by all.
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Favorite moment: A lovely, thoughtful, aesthetically rich version of "Ojo", and an absolutely gorgeous version of "Wonderland by Night." @
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Review 5 for Leo Kottke
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Posted 04/24/2013
by Anonymous
I love this guy's sense of humor... and of course he's a virtuoso. Leo is a born entertainer and I'll watch his show every time it comes to town.
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
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Review 6 for Leo Kottke
Very Impressed!
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Posted 04/24/2013
by BonBon958
Location:Fairfax, VA
I was not familiar with Leo Kottke when I went to the concert. I thoroughly enjoyed his music and his wit!!! Very entertaining!
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
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Review 7 for Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke - ten fingers, twelve strings
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Favorite moment: I was totally lucky and was able to go backstage after the concert and meet Leo "in the flesh". @
Posted 04/24/2013
by joethevoter
Location:Northern Virginia
There is nothing better than when you get a combination of a "best on the planet" artist like Leo Kottke and a best in class venue like the Birchmere in Alexandria VA.
Leo mesmerized the audience of nearly 500 with so many of his classics. His trademark wit and humor were in full force; and his new story (new to me anyway) about playing the Zoo was to die for.
I've followed Leo from his earliest days, and already can't wait for him to come to town again.
Birchmere @
- Alexandria @
, VA @
- Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @
Favorite moment: I was totally lucky and was able to go backstage after the concert and meet Leo "in the flesh". @
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Review 8 for Leo Kottke
Just gets better!!!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
Posted 03/24/2013
by Rockheadd
Location:Uptown Theater, Napa
I've seen Kottke six or more times over the years. First it was to go whiteness his unparalleled guitar playing. Now its because he's become so damn entertaining. He's kind of a curmudgeonly midwestern satirist and a bit of Gary Larson with his twisted sense of reality. His delivery and comedic timing is right up there with his musical timing. And he's still one hell of a musician!
I'll keep going as long as he keeps playing!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
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Review 9 for Leo Kottke
Another amazing evening with Leo!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
Posted 03/23/2013
by Petpamperer
Location:Napa CA
Gewerbegebiet!!! I've seen Leo every chance I could get since my first concert with him in the mid-70's in Santa Barbara, and he never fails to amaze and amuse me. You could hear a pin drop while he's playing as everyone is mesmerized by his astounding guitar playing, and peals of laughter when he wanders into story-telling mode. Thank you Leo for another wonderful evening!!!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
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Review 10 for Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke: Gettin' older but better!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
Posted 03/23/2013
by KurtK
Location:Concord, CA
Still the premier acoustic guitar virtuoso on planet, and hilarious to boot. Sadly, the crowd was small an appeared to all be over 40. Too bad younger music fans aren't catching on.
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
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Review 11 for Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke was fantatstic!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
Favorite moment: the whole concert @
Setlist: Mostly new material we had not heard and loved! @
Posted 03/23/2013
by jason231
Location:Uptown Theater
Had not seen him in 30 years. He is still a great unique musician and great storyteller!
Uptown Theatre Napa @
- Napa @
, CA @
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 @
Favorite moment: the whole concert @
Setlist: Mostly new material we had not heard and loved! @
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Review 12 for Leo Kottke
Uptown Theatre @
- Napa @
, CA @
- 03/21/2013 @
Favorite moment: Played one of my all time favorites: Last Steam Engine Train. @
Posted 03/22/2013
by Anonymous
Because the event was poorly advertized and on a Thursday evening, the audience was relatively small allowing us to gather in close, as in a less formal setting. His re-pore with the audience was great and I liked the fact that it was a one man show with no drums or backup to cover for mistakes etc. It was just Leo, never missing a beat. It demonstrated, to me, how great a talent he truly is. Loved it!
Uptown Theatre @
- Napa @
, CA @
- 03/21/2013 @
Favorite moment: Played one of my all time favorites: Last Steam Engine Train. @
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Review 13 for Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall @
- Ponte Vedra Beach @
, FL @
- Sun, Feb 24, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Leo's story of "raisin jack". @
Posted 02/26/2013
by Leonut
The concert was great. The hall was excellent. The seats were fantastic, great view.
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall @
- Ponte Vedra Beach @
, FL @
- Sun, Feb 24, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Leo's story of "raisin jack". @
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Review 14 for Leo Kottke
awesome
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall @
- Ponte Vedra Beach @
, FL @
- Sun, Feb 24, 2013 @
Favorite moment: His story about the German couple giving him an old picture of (probably) a relative (Kottke is a German name, we found out). @
Setlist: Old and new tunes! @
Opening act(s): A young man playing direct-to-disk records on a vintage player - great music from the 20's and 30's. @
Posted 02/26/2013
by Waldkfld
Location:St. Augustine
We attended Leo's concert last Sunday night. To say we were delighted and impressed is a severe understatement. This is the fourth time I have seen him in concert and he just keeps getting better. The audio mix at the Ponte Vedre Concert Hall was perfect and there was a very tasteful lighting effect. His artistry is something one must experience to appreciate-words do not do his performance justice. He is also a very funny man and had the audience in stitches throughout the show (well, while he was tuning or retuning, nobody laughed while he was playing). He his an artist of the highest caliber!
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall @
- Ponte Vedra Beach @
, FL @
- Sun, Feb 24, 2013 @
Favorite moment: His story about the German couple giving him an old picture of (probably) a relative (Kottke is a German name, we found out). @
Setlist: Old and new tunes! @
Opening act(s): A young man playing direct-to-disk records on a vintage player - great music from the 20's and 30's. @
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Review 15 for Leo Kottke
Leo and Loudin amazing
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/22/2013
by Anonymous
Location:Denver, CO
Both Leo Kottke and Loudin Wainwright came to play and they both did. Amazing story tellers and artists.
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 16 for Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke was phenomenal!
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Opening act(s): Fantastic! @
Posted 01/22/2013
by Molhebek
That was a phenomenal evening of guitar music. Leo Kottke is even better than I remembered from college.
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Opening act(s): Fantastic! @
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Review 17 for Leo Kottke
disappointed Kottke fan
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/22/2013
by wildwmn
Location:Denver
Came to hear great guitar playing. Didn't get much of that. Kottke played a song "I'll kill you on Christmas day". That was the deciding factor that lead us to leave at intermission. Wanted more blues got sophomoric frat party songs and dog stories. The worst performance I have ever been to.
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 18 for Leo Kottke
Seeing a Master
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/21/2013
by MegG6
The show at Ellie Caulkins was amazing. It was a great gift to see a master artist. Excellent venue.
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 19 for Leo Kottke
Amazing Guitarist
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Anytime he played the 12 string @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Gmoyer
Location:Highlands Ranch, CO
Leo Kottke's stories are really strange, his vocals are not so good but he is an amazing guitarist.
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Anytime he played the 12 string @
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Review 20 for Leo Kottke
Kottke is an artist!
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Opening act(s): Loudon Wainwright @
Posted 01/21/2013
by DrDimento
Like all of us in attendance, he has aged. But man, he can still play!!
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Opening act(s): Loudon Wainwright @
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