(06-27-2017, 01:38 PM)SkyDiver Wrote: Yea! We took this past year off in order to see the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Will definitely be back to TSO in 2017.
I have heard fun things about the Brian Setzer Christmas shows. Last year I saw TSO and The Wizards of Winter. Definitely want to see The Wizards again (they have such a great Christmas-themed concert) but not sure about TSO. I might try to squeeze in Setzer this year if I can swing it. I'm excited that TSO chose to tour this year but not thrilled with the Ghosts show yet again.
(07-03-2017, 01:28 AM)Sabotage Wrote: I'd be quite pleased to hear of some TSO veterans being brought back into the band. Not just Bob Kinkel, who cofounded the whole mess but may have also been Paul's first protégé, but also any of the "tenured" singers they had that are still on good terms with members of the band and its managers.
Not every new performer that TSO has debuted over the past few years has been a knock out of the park, and few of the good ones they have found have been in TSO long enough to reassure the fans of TSO's continued longevity. Bart Shatto and Jennifer Cella would be a good starting point for that.
I wouldn't mind seeing those two and some others back. I get the feeling that TSO like to bring in this new (and probably cheaper) talent to achieve the look they want. And judging by the 2016 newbies, they seem to scour the international scene quite a bit lately.