Music News for Week Mar. 11-Mar.17

No Worries...The Crescendo has got you covered on where to get your Live Traditional Irish music fix on St. Patrick's Day in the Evansville, Indiana area.

Check Out the Ri'Ra Irish Pub for Live Music Tonight March 17, 2011


Jim Staley 6pm
Irish drinking and rebel songs

Rowan Tree 8pm

Irish Traditional music from the Heart of Southern Indiana

Here's a video from Youtube of the Rowan Tree:

Six Hills Grant 10:30pm

Versatile and fun, these guys will create the soundtrack to your weekend

The Ri'Ra' is an authentic pub with all of the interiors being salvaged and restored in Ireland before being shipped to Evansville, Indiana.  

The lst level of the pub capture the traditional 'shop pub'.  Upstairs you can enjoy great views of the Ohio river and great food.  Dine inside or al fresco over-looking the river from the upper-level patio and deck.

Hmmm...sounds like a good place to hit up for St. Patrick's Day.  Well, if you go enjoy your time and drop a comment below to let me know how it went.  If you don't go...I hope you still have happy and safe St. Patrick's Day!!! :)  And if you want you can still drop comment below and let me know what else you did on St. Patrick's Day, like if you went to any other cool venues for live music.

The Ri'Ra's Address:  701-B NW Riverside Drive
                                      Evansville, Indiana
                                      47708

The Ri'Ra's Phone #:  812-426-0000





Here's My St. Patrick's Day Song Pick:  Reckless Kelly ~ Seven Nights in Erie

Vinyl Still Lives!!!

Vinyl isn't dead!  It LIVES!  Vinyl album sales grew by 14% in 2010, according to Nielsen Soundscan. (Sales figures in parentheses).

Top 10 Vinyl Albums in 2010

1) Abbey Road- The Beatles (35,000)
2) The Suburbs- Arcade Fire (18,800)
3) Brothers- The Black Keys (18,400)
4) Contra- Vampire Weekend (15,000)
5) Thriller- Michael Jackson (14,200)
6) High Violet- The National (13,600)
7) Teen Dream- Beach House (13,000)
8) Valleys of Neptune- Jimi Hendrix Experience (11,400)
9) Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (10,600)
10) XX- The XX (10,200)


Convenience may lie with MP3s and CDs, but nothing beats the sound quality of an old record.  Vinyl not only sounds better, but it looks better.  It can be kept for years as a treasured keepsake.  

So, don't get engulfed into the digital world of downloading music try to go old school once in a while and buy a record.  You can't go wrong with vinyl! :)