Experience Hendrix

[Ed S]

Went to see the Experience Hendrix show at the UB Center for the Arts yesterday (4/1/14)

I bought my whole family tickets as a Christmas gift so it was my wife, my two boys and their cousin/my nephew.

Really nice show. They played before a sold out and enthusiastic crowd. The likes of Billy Cox, Dweezil Zappa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Eric Gales, Ana Popovic, Doyle Bramhall and a host of others paid tribute to Hendrix. It was a really fun time with some great playing throughout.

We heard all of the classic Hendrix tunes plus some I'm not familiar with - as I have to admit that while I enjoy Hendrix, I'm no expert. The guy next to me, though, seemed to be a fanatic and was quite pleased with all of the obscure (to me)stuff as well.

Highlights of the evening were Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd who each stretched out on some extended solos.

Just a really fun time made more so by the fact that I was able to spend some quality time with my now late teen aged sons and their step-mother.