Monday, May 22, 2017

The Harvester Center

We recently went to The Harvester Center in Rocky Mount.  This is a small town on the south side of Roanoke.  They took a building in the center of town and turned it into a music venue.

Up until this concert, we had only gone to the ones in the Roanoke Civic Center, renamed the Berglund Center.  We have gone to some really great concerts there: Brad Paisley; Carrie Underwood; Toby Keith among others.  The problem there is the acoustics.  It is a fairly small venue and these act usually perform at huge places.  I don't know if it is the band's sound people, the venue sound people or my old age, but I have resorted to taking foam ear plugs.  If I don't, I come out with my ears ringing, sometimes for hours.  This is not good.

I decided to quit going to inside concerts there, unless it is an orchestra.

We had heard good things about The Harvester  They are attracting some good artists and I decided to take a chance on seeing a musical program there.  But, I took a couple of ear plugs, just in case.

  

We saw Christopher Cross.  The sound was a bit loud for me, but there was no ringing in my ears, so that was good.  He played some songs I knew and some I didn't.  My favorite Christopher Cross song is Sailing.  It was released shortly after I got a sailboat and lived on it in Marina Del Rey.  I love that song.

a terrible picture with my phone
The Harvester Center earned my ear's seal of approval.  The acts that will go to Rocky Mount won't be the same ones that will play bigger arenas, but the parking is easier and the crowds are smaller, so I am OK with that.  It is a long drive for us, but I would rather do that than return to the Berglund Center.  We'll go back.

6 comments:

  1. I don't know why concerts must be so loud. The volume is usually way above what it needs to be, for anyone's comfort. Glad you enjoyed this one.

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    1. When I lived in California there were a lot of outdoor venues nearby. Loud is ok then. Or maybe I was just younger and didn't care if I lost hearing. I did enjoy the concert. It was just long enough and with more than one great musician.

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  2. I also remember Christopher Cross and have a CD with some of his hits. Glad you enjoyed the show and I also would not like a loud performance.

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    1. My daughter didn't know the name. I told her she probably had heard the songs, but just didn't realize who was singing. I didn't know he wrote most of his material. I'm glad we went.

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  3. Yeah, I don't like deafening concerts either.

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    1. The musicians have all wised up and they wear hearing protection from their own music! I wish they would turn it down for the rest of us. I really like it when they do an acoustic set

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