Bob Dylan The Saturday concert at the Powers Auditorium arrives in the middle of the persistence of “a complete unconnom”, the film of 2024 on the first days of his career.
The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including the best film.
He did not take a single Oscar, but it is a great representation of the first part of the artist’s career. It starts with his arrival in the New York Folk Music Foyer and continues through his ascent to glory, ending with the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, when he was famous “become electric”.
Each real fan of Dylan knows the story back and forward and has probably learned nothing new from the film. But as a faithful biopic, “unknown” is an important part of the Dylan archives. And it reveals a little more with each vision.
Dylan, 83, is still on tour. He played for the last time at Youngstown in 2012 and 2018, the twice at Covelli Center, and he played the Akron Civic Theater in 2023. He will play the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh on Monday and will be in Blossom on June 21 as part of the Outlaw music festival with Willie Nelson.
The current show promotes the album “Rough and Rowdy Ways” of 2020, which means that the set on Saturday goes a lot of its last two appearances in Youngstown.
According to his recent sets lists, the concert will include each song of “Rough and Rowdy Ways”, more about eight other years, including “It Ain’t Me, Babe” (1964) and “It’s all over now, Baby Blue” (1965).
By the way, the concert on Saturday in Powers is exhausted.
For people who know little Dylan but bought a ticket after seeing the film, be informed that what you saw on the screen happened a long time ago. Dylan’s voice has long been evolved into a gravelly groan and – as most people now know – it changes arrangements and melodies on its songs to the point that you may not recognize them.
Fans who have tickets should also know that it will be an experience without a phone. The use of mobile phones, cameras or recording devices will not be authorized in the seating area.
Upon entering the powers, all phones will be secured in Yondr sachets which will be opened at the end of the event while each boss leaves the building. Customers will maintain possession of their phones and will be able to access it at any time during the event in an area designated.
Anyone who saw a mobile phone during performance will be escorted outside the site.
The promoter also encourages customers to provide a bank card or a credit card for purchases inside powers.
Ben folds in the Robins
This week is exceptional for music lovers of Mahoning Valley. He will end with Dylan, and he started with a Sunday evening solo concert by Ben folds at Robins Theater.
The folds played a very appreciable audience, and he made the enthusiasm, connecting with the crowd between the songs by telling stories.
It was just him and a tail piano on the stage, but the public helped music. The people of the seats knew the words of each song – as well as the three -part harmonies. The folds noticed, at some point, saying that there must be many music singers or choir in the house.
Even if it was a solo program, the songs packed the same punch as if there was a full group on stage. It is the power of a pianist like the folds.
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In the photo at the top: Bob Dylan.