Tonight, Bruce Hornsby live in Illinois. Been waitin’ for this show since it was announced the first of the year. Bruce will be performing a solo show tonight, just him and the piano. I have a live recording of one of his solo shows and it’s awesome. Going to be some amazing piano work going on in Skokie, IL tonight.

Then on Tuesday I get to see Bruce again. This time in Milwaukee with his band The Noisemakers. This will be another amazing show. I’ll be meeting up with a Twitter buddy of mine, Joe (aka The RockandRollGuru). Go check out Joe’s site at RockandRollGuru.com he’s a pretty cool cat that loves to share his knowledge of rock and roll.

I’m expecting it to be a little emotional for me tonight and Tuesday. The last concert Tammy and I went to was Bruce Hornsby in Reno. That was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been too. I still get a little teary when I hear songs that he played that night, so I’m sure some tears will flow at these two shows. Especially if he plays my request. (Bruce doesn’t use set list for his shows. Instead the set is composed of request from the audience and what he feels like playing. So every show is unique.)

Here’s a video of Bruce doing a solo performance of his song Spider Fingers. If you’ve never seen Bruce live, this will give you a good example of how great his playing is.