Donald Fagen Band US Tour - Tix On Sale Today

[kmh364]

FWIW, If you're a Dan Fan like me, this should be a good show. I just got my tix for NJ...I got in on the schmaltzy Five-Star VIP offer...up-front tix, sound-ck access, pre-show party, etc. Reg tix go on sale this weekend. Here's the email text I got:
 
Heads up that special VIP Ticket Packages for Donald's shows below  
are going on sale today.
 
Follow the links from http://www.donaldfagen.com In the case you get  
this at the last minute . the password you will lneed is probably  
morph no quotes but get one on your own if you have time in  
advance, just to be sure.
 
Depending on venue, prices vary from $130 to $350 + fees/taxes, where  
applicable. NYC shows are the most expensive; NJ and Chicago are  
among the cheapest.
 
Note to Chicago fans; it appears there will be no WXRT pre-sale.
 
Of course remember, these are the VIP tickets; regular tickets go on  
sale this Saturday or Monday for these same shows. Check  
http://www.donaldfagen.com for more info.
 
jim
 
 
March 01, 2006  
New Brunswick, NJ  
January 19, 2006, 02:00PM ET
5 Star / 4 Star
State Theatre
 
March 07, 2006  
New York, NY  
January 19, 2006, 01:00PM ET
5 Star / 4 Star
Beacon Theatre
 
March 09, 2006  
Boston, MA  
January 19, 2006, 03:00PM ET
5 Star / 4 Star
Opera House
 
March 18, 2006  
Chicago, IL  
January 19, 2006, 03:00PM ET
5 Star / 4 Star
Chicago Theatre
 
March 27, 2006  
Los Angeles, CA  
January 19, 2006, 05:00PM ET
5 Star / 4 Star
The Wiltern LG

[pas]

I like Donald Fagen's music, but at $130.00 - $350.00 a pop, I'll listen to my vinyl/cd's.  Prices like that...seems like a Rock & Roll swindel to me.

[bigredbass]

OK . . . where's Walter?  What happened?
 
J o e y

[kmh364]

Paul:  
 
Those are the premium tix prices, not the regular seat prices. Concerts ain't cheap these days...come to think of it, neither is anything else, LOL!
 
Joey:  
 
They're both doing the solo thing this year. The Fagen thing should be cool...a new solo cd is imminent and between Nightfly and Kamakiriad tunes and some Dan stalwarts, this promises to be cooler than the NY Rock and Soul Review.
 
http://walterbecker.com/
 
http://www.donaldfagen.com/
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

[flaxattack]

thats a side jack through a bass boost switch...
naaah

[bigredbass]

Well, as usual, BOTH of their damn websites are cryptically oblique (my what an elegant phrase . . .).  Walt standing there with his Sadowsky Jazz reminded what a fine bassist he is, THEN he turns around and plays the nicest leads and fills.  One of these days, Joey, you've got to work up 'Gaslighting Abbie' . . . but I suppose this ain't the day.
 
J o e y

[kmh364]

Well, the Dan have always been eccentric, to put it mildly. When I think of Messrs. Fagen And Becker, I think of that horrible '80's pop ditty by Huey Lewis (and HIS News, LOL!): Hip To Be Square, LOL! Gotta love 'em though.  
 
Too bad Becker doesn't play Alembic. Well, in all fairness, neither did any of the stellar sidemen that contributed to the Dans recorded legacy, to my knowledge. As a consolation, I imagine it wouldn't be the same for Jon Herrington to try to do justice to Larry Carlton's parts without his Gibson CS-336/356 (Custom Shop Version of the ES-335/355).

[kmh364]

Joey,
 
Try Steely Dan's Website...it's also a hoot.  
 
http://www.steelydan.com/siteguide.html
 
They do put on a great show...great vibe...sort of like being in the presence of Jazz/Rock Royalty, LOL!

[kmh364]

Flax:
 
HUH?
 
LOL!