Photos and Review: Neil Young with Promise of the Real

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Neil Young @ the Paramount Theatre, 5/21/19
Photos by John Rudolph

Neil Young and Promise Of The Real played The Paramount on Tuesday, May 21st to a sold out, silver-fox, hippy crowd that was straight groovin’ to some ’60s tunes. The folk/rock icon wasn’t as overtly political as he was in the ’60s, but there was definitely a hint of it.  
Tuesday’s concert kicked off with Neil playing a series of songs alone, playing the piano and the guitar solo.  Young crushed 7 songs, including: “After the Gold Rush,” “Green Is Blue,” “Comes a Time,”and “Mother Earth (Natural Anthem).”  After he finished his solo, Promise Of The Real joined Neil on stage and completely rocked!  To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised how much Neil Young and Promise Of The Real could rock.  They didn’t stop for 20 songs – with 2 in the encore. 
Some fans were a little disappointed that Tuesday’s show was shorter than past shows, however, he played 3 shows in a row with 23 songs in Eugene. His show really wasn’t short for most performers, as Neil Young is known for his hours-long performances.
From start to finish, Neil was crazy energetic and he rocked the crowd as hard as any band half his age.   
Neil Young – photos by John Rudolph

Photos: NAV @ Showbox SoDo

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NAV @ Showbox SoDo, 5/28/19
Photos by Casey Brevig

The multi-talented Canadian rapper known as NAV (full name: Navraj Singh Goraya) performed at Showbox SoDo on May 28th. NAV’s a co-writer on all his tracks so far, and his second album, Bad Habits saw release just this March. As on his debut, Reckless, there’s quite the list of impressive producers: The Weeknd, DannyBoyStyles, and NAV himself. He’ll continue the Bad Habits Tour with American dates throughout June.

NAV – photo by Casey Brevig
NAV – photos by Casey Brevig