We capped her b-day weekend at what I was calling "girls night out" at Ravinia. Thanks to WH and the MIL for the great tickets - the Donnas (Ramones-style distaff metal hair band) were a perky and fun opening act. With pavilion not yet full, I went up to the second row for a few of their songs for a "closer look."Having seen 2nd act Pat Benatar a few times before, their 90-minute hit-packed set sounded better (Ravinia’s fine acoustics) and they seemed more into it. They may have read some recent show reviews saying they were mailing it in and decided to correct that perception. Husband guitarist/songwriter Neil Giraldo looked cool as a ’60’s greaser/street rod/muscle car restorer.
Fellow New Yorkers and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Blondie took us back to the late ’70’s/early ’80’s new wave punk scene. With full original band line-up, drummer Clem Burke was terrific. Heart of Glass encore morphed into a techno version of Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop ‘til you Get Enough. I do not own any Blondie on vinyl, but I will soon.
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