Eugene, Oregon definitely was blessed with a wonderful night of music when moe. came to town on 1/29/12 to play my favorite local venue, the McDonald Theatre. This was my second consecutive night of getting the pleasure of being at a moe. concert and after the previous show in Portland, I was oozing with eagerness to see the band throw down another bitchin’ night of great tunes. I showed up early in hopes of snagging the best seat in the house to ... Read More

As promised, I am trying to get my 2012 reviews out in a more timely fashion, so here is the latest addition to my 2012 hellride. This adventure begins in the wonderful city of Potland, OR. The rain let up once I arrived down town, which is always a rarity during Portland’s winter months. I found a parking garage with ease that was close to the venue with plenty of cheap late night parking available, a definite blessing as well. After a ... Read More

The next show to be covered on my 2011 “The Lost Reviews” extravaganza is The Devil Makes Three and Brown Bird, coming to Eugene and selling out their first show at McDonald Theatre on 11/18/11. To be honest folks, this was the first time I have witnessed The Devil Makes Three play live. I had heard from numerous people that they put on a show that is not to be missed. When in Eugene prior to this show, the band used to ... Read More

Well folks, I have encountered this question many times in the last couple months, “Hey Phishbeard, why do you go to so many shows, but haven’t posted reviews to everything you have seen?”. My answer to that question is hard to truly justify. I have been without my laptop for some time now and often I am on the road for numerous days before I even get a chance to sit down at a computer. Coupled with my ... Read More

Well folks, it is that time of year, when all the crew at Concert Confessions take our best concert memories of 2011 and sum them up into the 10 best shows of the year. I must say, I have been dragging my feet on this one, even more than my tardiness of the 20 plus reviews I still must write. 2011 has been a year of many ups and downs for me and can be considered a fucking hellride ... Read More

The last time that I decided to attend a concert by myself at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR was back in 1999, when I saw an epic Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Flogging Molly show. I finally came to the conclusion that I really needed another show at the Ballroom while flying solo. November 10, 2011 was as good as time as any for that to happen and what better way to enjoy myself, than to attend a show ... Read More

Soundgarden w/ QOTSA, Mastodon & Meat Puppets 07/30/11 The Gorge - George, WA Words/Photos by PhishBeard Ok folks, I first must once again apologize for the severe tardiness of my reviews. I have had a very eventful summer to say the least and my lazy ass never got motivated enough to post my reviews. I did however post 95% of all the videos I recorded this summer on Youtube.com. Now it is time to kick back and enjoy the hellride of a summer that I ... Read More

Ween 07/02/11 Les Schwab Amphitheater - Bend, OR Words/Photos by PhishBeard   July 2nd, 2011, there was a meeting of the minds from the great states of OR, WA, and ID and they all gathered in Bend, OR. Their sole purpose was to make Bend their bitch and own that town as if it were theirs. Oh and they also came to see the band with an awesome sound… Ween. The weather was perfect and having the Les Schwab Amphitheater as the venue, made for a ... Read More

Alison Krauss and Union Station 06/29/11 Mcmenamins Historic Edgefield Manor – Troutdale, OR Words/Photos by Phishbeard Alison Krauss and Union Station blessed the Edgefield Motel in Troutdale, OR with their presence. The day started out with a nice overcast that tempted rain all day long, but fortunately it did not rain till the evening time. This weather made for a pleasant drive to the venue and the traffic on the I-5 was fairly decent for once. I met a friend of mine who is from ... Read More

Floater - The McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR 5/21/11 Review, photos and video from Phishbeard   Well folks, I am back! Got myself a new camera and will be posting many HD vids and pics for now on! On a spur the moment decision, I decided on very short notice that I would check out the Floater concert at McDonald Theater in Eugene, OR, since it was the night the Rapture was supposed to go down lol. After getting into ... Read More

String Cheese Incident at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, OR 7/29-8/1 2010 Part 2 (Saturday and Sunday) Link to Horning's Hideout Review Part 1 Review and pictures by Phishbeard Saturday started off slow as a sloth on heroin. Fortunately, mother nature gave all campers a break by allowing everyone to bask in the overcast. It was pleasant to be in the shade for once and the temperature was perfect! This was definitely a blessing for all those people who partied hard the night before and for ... Read More

String Cheese Incident at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, OR 7/29-8/1 2010 Part 1 (Thursday and Friday) Review and pictures by Phishbeard First off I would like to apologize to my fans for the tardiness of this concert review, but I have had a busy month of concerts and weddings.  Multitasking has never been a forte of mine. I am sorry that I don’t have as many pictures as I should have and that they are not of super quality, but I am in the ... Read More

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, Jace Everett 7-18-10 Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, OR Review by Phishbeard On July 18, 2010, I had the privilege of going to see Lyle Lovett and his Large Band in concert at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, Oregon. This venue is very park like and quite cozy. The Handicap accessibility, available restrooms, and food vendors were all up to par and the weather was very pleasant for the entire show as well. Many of the concert attendees brought in coolers ... Read More