A Great Jam Session
by fbz1 on 10/4/10Uptown Theatre Napa - NapaRating: 4 out of 5John Popper was outstanding as expected, particularly on the harmonica. He jammed during one set with a very accomplished guitar player in the warm-up band, and they really produced some amazing sounds. Popper threw several harmonicas out into the audience during the performance-nice touch. Although Blues Travelers performed here in a restored old movie house with theater seats, everyone was out of their seats dancing to the music. Popper's voice (which is truly unique and fantastic in recordings) was a bit drowned out at times by too much instrumental. His incessant cigarette smoking on stage was disruptive and caused me concern about the damage he was doing to his great lungs. His fellow band members tried to divert the audience's attention during these cigarette breaks, but Popper is really the key to the act so it did not work. Maybe a nicotine patch next time John?
