The Mavericks - Amarillo, Texas - 9/21/23

Submitted by JtC on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 6:27pm

Last Wednesday wifey and I trekked up to Amarillo to catch a Mavericks concert on Thursday the 21st of September. The show was at the beautiful Globe-News Center Performance Hall in downtown Amarillo.

This was one of the best shows I've seen, and I've seen a lot of them. It was high energy, excellent musicianship, and must I say, great vocals from frontman Raul Malo.

Anyway, I recorded some of the show for your viewing pleasure, along with some photos. You may get a feel for the excitement that reverberated through the auditorium, both from the band and the audience. We were seated center stage, 5 rows back, 20 feet from the band.

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The stage pre-show.

Here's the video I took, apologies for the slight jerkiness, I couldn't help but dance and my arms felt like they were going to fall off holding the camera up for so long. They're best viewed in full screen mode.

Rancho Grande/Rolling Along & As Long as There's Loving Tonight
13:47
Dance in the Moonlight & All Night Long
12:29
All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down (Encore performance)
8:14

I thought that maybe you Mavericks fans would appreciate a little taste of this outstanding show. It's Sunday evening and my head is still buzzing from the greatness of it all.

Enjoy!

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Raul Malo - Bass Guitar
Eddie Perez - Lead Guitar
Jerry Dale McFadden - Keyboards
Percy Cardona - Accordion
Max Abrams - Saxophone
Julio Diaz - Trumpet
Lorenzo Molina - Trumpet and Congas
????? - Drums (I didn't catch the name of the temporary replacement for Paul Deakin who is recuperating from a heart attack.)
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Submitted by JtC on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 6:51pm

the next day, after the show Thursday night, I took a quick trip up to Colorado to score some provisions. Biggrin

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Submitted by QMS on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 10:39am

Can get the feel of the excitement by your vids.

Thanks!

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 1:21pm

to go see them again, you would!
I bet $2.00.

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Submitted by JtC on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 1:30pm

@on the cusp
I would will.

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Submitted by QMS on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 2:38pm

@on the cusp @on the cusp

or is it your bettors?
language is funny
they both sound the same
cheers!

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 4:07pm

@QMS

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Submitted by Sima on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 5:26am
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These videos are great! THANK YOU!

I love the Mavericks. Have since they started, have not been able to see them live for years. So this is such a blessing. THANK YOU!

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Submitted by Sima on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 1:05am
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Yes, Raul's oldest son. I found out by sneaking on FB and checking out their page and looking at the older posts. So, a bit of sleuthing! Then I found this link to a podcast about Dino! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feeding-the-senses-episode-36-dino...

I am dancing around the room to the last video, AGAIN. THANK YOU!!!! Smile Smile

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Submitted by JtC on Sun, 10/01/2023 - 5:25pm

@Sima
you are correct. I did a little more searching and found this:

The Mavericks, State Theatre. With singer Raul Malo now playing bass and his son Dino Malo subbing on drums (Paul Deakin had heart surgery), the refreshingly retro yet forward- thinking group was as swingin' as ever. Not only did they play an array of remarkable originals, evoking a pre-Beatles era, but Raul did three solo acoustic numbers including his slow, lonely version of Jimmy Buffett's "misinterpreted" "Margaritaville." Suddenly, there was pin-drop silence in a roomful of temporarily seated baby-boomer dancers.

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Thank you for that tidbit of information.

PS - We have tickets for a New Years Eve party with The Mavericks at Gruene Hall, near Austin. It's a small venue and ought to be a blast!

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