Camper Van Beethoven Tickets

This is the best live band ever. They sound very good live and they play very well. If not for CBV, we’d be much poorer culturally.

First time seeing a concert at Crystal Bay. Not too terribly long a drive from Roseville. I was initially surprised how they could create a space for a concert, but turn out there was plenty of room (and a bar) in the back area. Based on the posters on the wall, many named-artists have played there, and I'll attend again should one come up. Also a first seeing Camper Van Beethoven. never thought I'd ever catch them live, since most material was from the 80s, including my favorite "Key Lime Pie." They kicked right in with their cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men, " and filled their set with many favorites like "Take the Skinheads Bowling." All in all, very tight for a bunch of old geezers like me. Very much enjoyed it. In between sets, the mighty David Lowery performed a short acoustic number from his newest album (only 1000 copies made). Very introspective and sincere. Cracker then came out for a totally rockin' set. Dave was awesome, but the rest of the band was also spot on. Well, except for one song that miscued :) They restarted that one. I was particularly impressed with Johnny Hickman's guitar playing. Awesome licks. Of course, favorites like "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" and "Low" were included, but Cracker covered a lot of ground (and years) with this high-energy performance. I'd recommend seeing these guys if you get a chance. Hardworking, straight-ahead NorCal rock with a twinge of country.

Awesome show. David Lowery and Camper opened and proved to be still very much on their game. The guitar work by Greg Lisher was flawless and being as close as I was, you really appreciate the musicianship of this band. The violin is such an unusual instrument for a rock band and Jonathan Segel is an amazing musician in his open right. They opened with Pictures of Matchstick Men and also got Take the Skinheads Bowling out of the way early. The set list was pretty varied an covered a lot of albums. Highlights for me included Waka, Tania, Seven Languages, Sweethearts and a classic Ska jam that I believe was entitled S.P. 37957 Medley I also very much enjoyed Hippy Chix, Surprise Truck and We Saw Jerry's Daughter. The impromptu story about how this song was about seeing Jerry Garcia's daughter on a street in Santa Cruz while in college was very entertaining After a short break David Lowery returned to play a song called Plaza de Toros, 1967 from his new released solo album. Nice acoustic song with none of the typical "Irony" included (according to Lowery). Johnny Hickman and the rest of Cracker joined shortly after and I was pleasantly surprised by the keyboard player (don't know his name) whom I don't remember the last time I saw them. He was excellent. Highlights included the Grateful Dead cover "Loser," "Teen Angst," "Low," as well as "Seven Days." As with Camper, being as close to the musicians really displayed how good these guys are. Hickman is a terrific guitar player with a much different style than Lisher but equally impressive. Not sure I appreciate some of the twangy, country sound that seems to come out particularly when Hickman sings but you can't dispute he has a very strong voice. My only complaint was they did not play "Eurotrash Girl" which is my personal favorite. Right before their last song Lowery said something about - p a noise ordinance curfew, which seemed quite odd to me for a Casino. The other very amusing things was on the Tee Shirt they misspelled Casino - according the Tee they played the show on July 26th at "Crystal Bay Casion." Might want to check that a little better before you okay these to be printed and sold for $25 at the shows. Maybe it will be collectors item worth big bucks someday! Overall an excellent show well worth the drive up form Salt Lake City-please visit us soon!

Apparently there were sound issues. Band seemed more concerned with that than with connecting with their sold out audience. I felt like I was watching through a one way glass wall. Would have been nice to see them interact with us. Definitely, lacking the magic

Great show! Camper Van and Cracker were awwesome. Great mix of new and old material. The Intersection is an awesome venue. The sound quality was great and we were able to get as close as we wanted to the band.

This is by far the best live show i have seen in my 40 plus years alive. Why more people don't, or confuse them with "Uncle Cracker"; listen to Cracker and appreciate what they can do live is beyond me. The guitar playing by Johny Hickman was flawless and clean and vocals by Both David Lowery and Johny Hickman were right on. I did think their set list was a bit abbreviated and they did not play all of their standards, but what they did play was perfection. For all those who have not seen Cracker or heard of Cracker, need to pick up not only the new album and have an open mind beyond the mega hit "Low" and come to understand why this IS one of the best bands on tour now and why their live shows are so pristine.

WOW! I knew David & friends would sound good - but both Camper van Beethoven and Cracker were ON IT. The songs sounded 'right' - both bands were tight, perfectly knit together and really seemed to be having fun (and I think that's key to a good performance). Despite what he seemed to think, the slide on the guitar 3/4 of the way through PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN sounded good - he seemed to turn to the drummer and indicate he was disappointed in the sound, and CARING so much just went to show how much they wanted to entertain the crowd - and they did, and it was all DAMN good!!! So, thanks guys!!! The El Rey looks great, btw. Good venue, great sound.

It was a great show last night at the El Rey. Camper Van Beethoven came on at 8:30 and played until 10:00 followed by Cracker from about 10:20 until 12:00. If you have not been to the El Rey. It’s right near La Brea and Wilshire. It’s a very cool, small and red old theater. We were, without effort, about 20 feet from the stage. The crowd was definitely not on the young side since the music is what I would call “College Rock” conceding that I really mean college rock from 20 years ago. My husband was feeling quite svelte in the crowd. I had to point out that when you are skinny all your life of course you are going to be skinnier than the pot bellied 40 year olds. It’s all relative. Music wise, the band was really tight and still packed a lot of energy. They played all the hits including of course, for Camper Van Beethoven, Humid Press of Day, Take the Skinheads Bowling, Tania and Eye of Fatima from My Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, and a resounding set closing Pictures of Matchstick Men; for Cracker, Low, Teen Angst, Lonesome Johnny Blues, and the belovedly degenerate Eurotrash girl. They played a few tracks from their new cd (yes, I did said new cd) which were just as rocking as the old stuff. I thought about buying the cd there but realized I could just as likely download it. If I am mistaken, I am sure I can just write Dave Lowery and ask him to send me a copy (feeling of course now that I am his personal friend). I, for one, was excited to see them as the only other show opportunities I have seen over the past few years have been camp outs in the inland empire. While I do like camping, I may be a little too old for hot, dusty, rock show camping. All and all, a great music packed show well worth the price.

one hundred percent rockin goodness from davids' dualality of madness,