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Ticket Stub: Moments of Love — Celebrating Valentine’s Day

Ticket Stub: Moments of Love — Celebrating Valentine’s Day

Matt Wardlaw February 12, 2011 2

With Cupid watching closely, Matt Wardlaw spent some time dissecting the Valentine's Day playlist for lovers from Wolfgang's Vault. Inside, he found Ted Nugent

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Ticket Stub: Bonnie Raitt in Massachusetts, August ’73

Ticket Stub: Bonnie Raitt in Massachusetts, August ’73

Jeff Giles January 28, 2011 1

She’s become sort of a rock artist emeritus for the chablis-sipping set, but once upon a time, Bonnie Raitt’s music was raw and direct: her first three albums featured guest appearances by Junior Wells,

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Ticket Stub: Ry Cooder in Sausalito, July ’74

Ticket Stub: Ry Cooder in Sausalito, July ’74

Jeff Giles January 12, 2011 1

I love Ry Cooder’s music in almost all of its many guises, as you may already know, so I was thrilled to find this terrific in-studio set lurking in Wolfgang’s Vault. Recorded on Cooder’s

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Ticket Stub: Sonny Rollins in New York, May ’76

Ticket Stub: Sonny Rollins in New York, May ’76

Jeff Giles January 5, 2011 0

It’s the first Hump Day of the new year, and we’re guessing that means you’re feeling a mite sluggish and worn down, so we can get away with posting a Ticket Stub set that’s

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Ticket Stub: Alabama in Alabama, February ’82

Ticket Stub: Alabama in Alabama, February ’82

Matt Wardlaw December 15, 2010 1

I’m not gonna lie, I was shocked to find out that Alabama actually played concerts outside of Alabama….that is, at least one time in Salt Lake City where they played a short acoustic set

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Ticket Stub: The Neville Brothers in San Francisco, February ’89

Ticket Stub: The Neville Brothers in San Francisco, February ’89

Jeff Giles November 9, 2010 0

In our last Ticket Stub, I pointed you at a killer Dr. John concert from 1978. Two weeks later, I’m still stuck in New Orleans — spiritually speaking, anyway. For 1989′s Yellow Moon, the

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Ticket Stub: Dr. John in New York, November 1978

Ticket Stub: Dr. John in New York, November 1978

Jeff Giles October 26, 2010 4

Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack has gone by many names over the course of his long career — Dr. John, the Night Tripper, that guy with the song in the Heineken commercial — but he’s

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Ticket Stub: Billy Squier in Santa Monica, November ’81

Ticket Stub: Billy Squier in Santa Monica, November ’81

Matt Wardlaw June 17, 2010 10

I am still living with your ghost … *interrupted thought* Oh, hi there. You’ll have to excuse me, because when I hear any mention of Santa Monica, I immediately think of, well, you know.

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Ticket Stub:  Bachman-Turner Overdrive in Chicago, March ’74

Ticket Stub: Bachman-Turner Overdrive in Chicago, March ’74

Matt Wardlaw June 3, 2010 1

They say that all work and no play makes Jack Matt a very dull boy indeed.  I can confirm that recently, this has definitely been the case, and it seems like the cruel gods

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Ticket Stub:  Dio in Philadelphia, August ’84

Ticket Stub: Dio in Philadelphia, August ’84

Matt Wardlaw May 20, 2010 4

For this week's Ticket Stub, Matt Wardlaw looks back on a face-melting Dio gig from the summer of

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