By Ryan Reed Glide Magazine It’s probably a lingering side-effect from the 1970s — when the band permanently retreated from the stage — but it’s hard not to get butterflies every time Steely Dan announce a new tour. It’s been a whole decade since their last album, Everything Must Go, and maybe not having to promote new […]
Tag Archives | Concert reviews
Steely Dan Leaves Some Hits at Home
By SCOTT CRONICK Atlantic City Press ATLANTIC CITY — Steely Dan — the rock ’n’ roll duo comprising musical geniuses Walter Becker and Donald Fagen — never really seemed to care about what others thought about them or their music. They play what they want to play, exactly how they want to play it. […]
Review: Winwood steals Steely Dan show
By Amy Shanks Hawkes Bay Today HAWKES BAY, New Zealand — American rock/jazz stars Steely Dan were in Hawke’s Bay on Saturday for the last performance on the final leg of their world tour, but for all the hype surrounding them the atmosphere fell flat when they took the stage. Vocalist Donald Fagen, dressed casually […]
The Kings of Studios now revel in the road
Originally published on Sept. 21, 2011 By Jon ParelesNew York Times Steely Dan rested suavely on its laurels at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night. The concert was part of a seven-night stand featuring live versions of full albums, among them The Royal Scam, from 1976, performed on Tuesday and also slated for the last […]
Steely Dan in KC
By Timothy Finn Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thursday night was musician appreciation night at Starlight Theater. Steely Dan was in town, and more than a celebration of the vaunted music catalog of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, the two-hour concert before a crowd of more than 6,500 showcased the musical precision and […]
Steely Dan Reels in the ’70s: Band Jazzes it up on Tour at Foxwoods
By David Linton Attleboro Sun Chronicle MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – After touring over a half-dozen times since 2000, jazz-rock ambassadors Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have this concert tour thing down pat. The band leaders of Steely Dan, which helped define the soundtrack of the much musically-maligned 1970s, looked and sounded comfortable on the stage of […]
Steely Dan at Tanglewood
By Greg Haymes Albany Times Union LENOX, Mass. – One of the most distinctive bands on the ’70s pop scene, Steely Dan has always had a signature sound – a cool, heady, highly polished, deftly arranged brand of jazz-rock with a smooth-funk edge. And that sound didn’t change even when they came back with 2000′s […]
Cool Steely Dan Jazz-Rock on Hot Night
By Jane Stevenson Toronto Sun TORONTO — There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues maybe but Steely Dan’s concert at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on Friday night (July 22, 2011) went a long way in easing the pain of yet another excruciatingly hot and humid evening in Toronto as the city’s heat […]
Steely Dan Plays Cool Concert on Warm Night at the Bowl
By L. Paul Mann NoozHawk.com July 6 was an unusually crisp and warm evening in Santa Barbara with light Santa Ana winds buffering the hillsides above the city. It was a perfect summer evening for a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl by veteran jazz rock fusion band Steely Dan. As the sunset faded to […]
Steely Dan Brings ‘Aja’ to Vivid Life
By Robert Kinsler The Orange County Register LOS ANGELES — When it comes to performances of the best-known jazz-rock album in popular music, it’s next to impossible to imagine anything outdistancing the live version of Steely Dan‘s Aja that thrilled a capacity crowd at the Greek Theatre Friday night. For 43 magical minutes, the Dan […]
