The 2013 “Light Up The Blues” concert documentary, emceed by actor and musician Jack Black, is now on sale through iTunes and features performances by CSN, Don Felder, Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams and Stephen Stills’ son Chris, among others. Proceeds from the concert will go towards Autism Speaks’ research and advocacy efforts for families and individuals impacted by the disorder. The concert spotlights Light It Up Blue, Autism Speaks’ annual global awareness and fundraising campaign celebrated by the international Autism community during World Autism Awareness Day and throughout Autism Awareness Month in April. The Autism Speaks national board member was instrumental in getting the stars out the help raise awareness for autism.
The event was emceed by David and Leigh Koechner and featured appearance by actors Christina Applegate, Gary Cole, Dax Shepard and Dave Marciano.Īlso in attendance, Autism Speaks President Liz Feld and Executive Vice President of FX Networks Chuck Safler. The number was greeted with a standing ovation, one of many received by the night’s performers. Mayer later joined CSN to share lead guitar duty on “Almost Cut My Hair” followed by “Wooden Ships” which also featured Don Felder. The crowd of more than 1,600 – nearly all wearing the blue Autism Speaks puzzle-piece pin – were treated to an electrifying show, with John Mayer and Stephen Stills hammering out blazing guitar solos while Brandi Carlile belted the lyrics to the blues classic “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination.” Neal Katz, a non-verbal young man with autism delivered a talk via speech-to-text technology that called for more listening to individuals with special needs. The night also featured performances by artists on the autism spectrum like rapper Rio “Soulschocka” Wyles who teamed up with guest artist Watsky, cellist Adam Mandela Walden and indie-rock artist Xolie Morra.
Headlining the night were Crosby, Stills and Nash ( CSN), John Mayer, Don Felder, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stills. Its shot using high definition cameras and really has a nice, sharp quality to it.The sold-out Light Up The Blues concert to benefit Autism Speaks, hosted by Kristen and Stephen Stills, rocked The Theater at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night. The highlight of the band event was obviously Gravity, which is his best performance of that song ever! The singing, the solo, the energy! It's just perfect! So overall this is DVD is definitely worth your purchase. The instrumentation is perfect and it just goes well with all the songs he performs. The Band set is what everyone was waiting for. You also get to see a very different side of Mayer which is quite unusual, and it's most present during his solo of the blues jam Out Of My Mind. The energy between the three is just insane and they really managed to kick it up a notch after the acoustic set.
The Trio set is just drop-dead blues at its best. Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles, commonly referred to as Where the Light Is, is a live album and concert film by American musician John.
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He also introduces 2 new songs (one original and one cover) In Your Atmosphere and Free Fallin' which sounds amazing. The opening song Neon is the best version of that song I've heard him perform anywhere. This concert is categorized into 3 sections:- Acoustic, Trio & Band The Acoustic set is basically playing most of the songs that he plays the acoustic guitar on, but you'll be surprised on how different it sounds without the band. Even the guitar solos are better than the originals.
What's really interesting about this concert is that he has taken the best of his tracks (mainly from the Continuum album) and given it a whole new feel and sound. This concert is definitely one of the best concerts John Mayer has ever performed! His voice is amazing, his guitar playing's at another level, even the band has a great chemistry.