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    Going to Dad's this week for the 4th and the Turtle Lake Fair with son, DIL, and grandson.

    The 13th a friend I haven't seen in years is coming down to Cedarburg from Green Bay to spend the day with me.

    The 16th Dad is coming to Cedarburg to spend a few days.

    The 27th I have my friend's son's wedding back home by my dad's in Turtle Lake.

    In between all that, I'll be watching Miles! He's growing like a weed!

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    Another review from The Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com:

    Review: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bring both fiery roar, quiet awe

    By Ross Raihala

    rraihala@pioneerpress.com

    Posted: 06/29/2013 12:01:00 AM CDT

    Updated: 06/30/2013 01:50:31 PM CDT

    20130629__130630Petty_400.jpgTom Petty and the Heartbreakers played at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Saturday night. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) <li class=photo">See more photos

    Tom Petty proved, once again, that he won't back down, at least not when he's in front of a sold-out crowd on a Saturday night.

    More than 14,000 eager, attentive folks filled Target Center for an evening that bounced between Petty's best-known songs and lesser-known tracks from his lengthy, much-acclaimed career. The final show of his current tour, the evening found 62-year-old Petty in fine voice and eager to swap licks with guitarist Mike Campbell (who, at 63, sports dreadlocks) in the downtown Minneapolis basketball arena.

    The last time Petty and his band the Heartbreakers were here in June 2010, they played multiple selections from their then-new album, the bluesy "Mojo." Jammed together midway through the set, those fresh cuts dragged down an otherwise terrific show. This time around, Petty only revisited a single "Mojo" track -- "I Should Have Known It" -- and delivered it with a fiery roar.

    The evening opened with a cover of the old Byrds classic "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star," setting the pace for a strong first hour. (Longtime fans may remember the Heartbreakers played that song on their 1985 tour, too, and used it as the opening track for the live album "Pack Up the Plantation.") From there, they tackled "Love Is a Long Road" and "I Won't Back Down" from Petty's first solo album, "Full Moon Fever." The show hit its first peak with the one-two punch of "Mary Jane's Last Dance" and "Free Fallin'," which had the crowd singing and/or swaying

    along with glee.

    Things slowed down significantly after that, though, with Petty dipping deep into his well of singles with songs such as "Woman in Love (It's Not Me)," "Rebels" and "It's Good to Be King." The latter track was one of several the Heartbreakers appended with a lengthy instrumental outro. As he has in the past, Petty also found time to pull out a Traveling Wilburys nugget, this time the Springsteen homage "Tweeter and the Monkey Man."

    While the show felt like it lost momentum in the second half, the crowd remained in quiet awe, a rarity for an any sold-out arena show on a Saturday night. The excellent sound -- which was uncommonly great for Target Center -- probably helped matters. The ample clouds of reefer floating through the audience probably didn't hurt, either. And, as he usually does, Petty ended strong, with a run of monster hits including "Runnin' Down a Dream," "Refugee" and "American Girl."

    Petty opened the tour with a run of theater shows in New York and Los Angeles, and they must've been good for band morale, as the Heartbreakers were all smiles throughout the set. They've apparently been working on a new album while on the road, and with any luck, those good vibes will transfer onto the record.

    Perpetually underappreciated New Jersey power pop act the Smithereens opened with a tight set that included old hits such as "Blood and Roses" and "A Girl Like You."

    Pop music critic Ross Raihala can be reached at 651-228-5553. Follow him at twitter.com/RossRaihala.

    http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_23569890/tom-petty-and-heartbreakers-bring-both-fiery-roar?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com

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    Heres the review from the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

    Review: Ageless Tom Petty & Heartbreakers rock on at Target Center

    • Article by: JON BREAM , Star Tribune
    • Updated: June 29, 2013 - 11:51 PM

    He and his band thrilled packed Target Center Saturday night.

    He doesn’t have a new album to promote. He didn’t even bring any whiz-bang production with some awesome lighting and way-cool video. He didn’t even bring a particularly well-known opening act (remember the Smithereens?).

    However, on Saturday night at jam-packed Target Center in Minneapolis, Tom Petty proved why, 37 years after releasing his debut album, he is still one of rock’s most exciting statues in concert.

    How does he pull it off? Let me count the ways.

    1. Yes, Petty barely moves onstage. OK, a little strolling around, a hand gesture here or there and tambourine on one song, but no dancing, intense body language or rock-star poses. There’s just one Tom Petty move: Sometimes, at song’s end, he stretches his arms wide, like Neil Diamond, with his eyes closed and the most satisfying smile on his face.

    2. Petty sings with passion but never gets lost in his music, never breaks a sweat, never goes over the top. (The snarling “Refugee” was the only time he raised his voice.) Laid back is his style. It suits him and his music. He opted to take some songs in lower keys on Saturday but, for instance, on “Free Fallin’,” many of the 14,000 fans provided the high harmonies on what turned into a giant singalong.

    3. The Heartbreakers are one of the best of the enduring bands in rock. Tight, forceful, spirited. There’s a good reason they’re in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Petty. Driving drummer Steve Ferrone, who joined in 1994, is machine precise. Benmont Tench provides all those keyboard fills and filigree. And Mike Campbell’s guitar defines every song.

    4. Campbell, he of the black dreadlocks, is a guitarist of many voices, moods and styles — whether it was the stinging slide Saturday on “I Won’t Back Down,” the blistering explosions on “Love Is a Long Road,” the soaring trippiness on “A Woman in Love,” the gentle moaning on “Tweeter and the Monkey Man,” the heavy bent blues on “I Should Have Known It” or the intense exchange with Petty’s guitar on “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.” Campbell elevates Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to greatness.

    5. Petty does covers that salute his influences. On Saturday, he opened with the Byrds’ “So You Want To Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star” and also did the blues chestnut “Baby, Please Don’t Go,” even adding an amusing talking portion (about his bipolar gal) that wasn’t in Big Joe Williams’ original.

    6. Petty doesn’t re-imagine his old hits the way Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young do. Petty is predictable — tried and true.

    7. With no new album, this could have turned into a two-hour greatest-hits show. That’s not for Petty, who played plenty of hits but threw in some deep album cuts, including “Cabin Down Below” from his “Wildflowers” solo disc, an acoustic “Rebels” from “Southern Accents” and “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” from his Traveling Wilburys repertoire. (Petty’s phrasing and nasally voice sounded positively Dylanesque on this tune, which he cowrote with Dylan.)

    8. Although he’s used state-of-the-art video cubes and special effects on previous tours, Petty used only a little stage fog and a red ruffled backdrop curtain on Saturday. Fans could summon their own visual extras from the many artful videos that Petty has made over the years. To be honest, it wasn’t practical for him to work with elaborate stage production on this limited 12-city U.S. summer tour, which included multi-night theater runs in New York City and Los Angeles, such major festivals as Bonnaroo in Tennessee and Summerfest in Milwaukee, and just a couple of arenas.

    9. He may be 62, but Petty looks almost ageless. He has the same hairdo (though his hair is more light brown than blond now) with a beard that is once again in style. He still opts for jeans, a sport coat and an untucked shirt.

    10. Let’s face it: Tom Petty is forever cool. He was the only younger guy whom Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne asked to join the Traveling Wilburys. Forever cool, indeed.

    For a set list, go to www.startribune.com/artcetera.

    Twitter: @JonBream • 612-673-1719

    http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/213729071.html

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    Minneapolis Set List Saturday June 29, 2013:

    1. So You Want To Be A Rock n' Roll Star

    2. Love Is A Long Road

    3. I Won't Back Down

    4. Baby Please Don't Go

    5. Here Comes My Girl

    6. Mary Jane's Last Dance

    7. Free Fallin'

    8. A Woman In Love

    9. Cabin Down Below

    10. Tweeter & The Monkey Man

    11. Rebel (Acoustic)

    12. It's Good To Be King

    13. Learning To Fly

    14. Yer So Bad

    15. I Should Have Known It

    16. Refugee

    17. Running Down A Dream

    18. Don't Come Around Here No More

    19. You Wreck Me

    20. American Girl

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    Here's the review from the Milwaukee Journal:

    Summerfest 2013 Review

    Tom Petty takes it easy, his way, at Marcus Amphitheater

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    Rick Wood

    Tom Petty takes in the moment onstage at Summerfest’s Marcus Amphitheater on Friday night.

    By Dave Tianen, Journal Sentinel

    After all these years, Tom Petty is almost as much a part of Summerfest as smiley faces and cheese sticks.

    It's been some time since we've heard new music from Petty, so his show Friday night at the Marcus Amphitheater was a revisitation of past glories. And both Petty and the audience were clearly OK with that.

    Petty has the aura of a man at peace with himself and his musical résumé. Unlike Dylan or Neil Young, Petty is all right with playing the old hits just as the audience expects to hear them.

    That is, of course, a major asset for a performer if he chooses to use it. Two or three notes in, the crowd will jump on "Mary Jane's Last Dance" or "Free Fallin'" and turn it into an instant communal singalong. Petty has probably had more exciting nights at the Marcus, but this had to rank among his most relaxed and enjoyable visits.

    Over the course of the set, a few patterns emerged. Defiance is something of a theme with Petty. Friday night, both "'Rebels" and "I Won't Back Down" made the cut.

    But defiance with Petty cuts differently than it would with a more flamboyant or perhaps just postured artist. There's no particular sense of threat or menace with Petty — rather, just a quiet determination not to be pushed into something he doesn't want to do. The songs, of course, gain strength from the fact that this is a man who has bucked record companies, promoters and anyone else who crossed his sense of justice.

    For those who've seen the man many times, there were a few pleasant surprises. Petty mixed foundational blues and modern psychoanalysis for an update of the old blues chestnut "Baby, Please Don't Go." That gave Mike Campbell a chance to shine on lead guitar and afforded Petty the chance to have some fun with a spoken narration that went something like "She loves me in the nighttime / Can't stand me in the morning / Everything's fine at night and a mess in the mornin' / I have a feelin' the girl's bipolar and she's off her medication."

    Another minor surprise was "Melinda," a moody piece of folk rock that feels like a distant cousin of "Girl From the North Country."

    A few years ago, there were rumors of Petty's impending retirement. Those would appear to be on deep hold. The man onstage at the Marcus on Friday night seems ready for the long haul.

    On paper, the idea of having the Smithereens open for Petty and the Heartbreakers probably made excellent sense. Both bands are rooted in '60s songcraft, which in the case of the Smithereens means building off British Invasion guitar rock with a special nod to The Who. Basically, The Smithereens took that sound and added an extra layer of tough New Jersey bar band guitar.

    For many years, it worked well, and tunes like "Blood and Roses," "Top of the Pops" and "House We Used to Live In" still hold up well. The band's opener, "Behind the Wall of Sleep," was a great tale founded in fact: finding your girlfriend is actually a high-end hooker.

    But the band has aged out of its persona. Front man Pat DiNizio has grown to sumo dimensions, and that sense of Jersey tough wears poorly on a band that now just seems a little too fat and slow. Better to listen to the old records.

    http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/festivals/tom-petty-takes-it-easy-his-way-at-marcus-amphitheater-b9943759z1-213620631.html

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    Wow after following this band's live shows since 1999, I got to hear my favorite song for the first time - Rebels! Awww, it was a great show! I've always wanted to hear A Woman in Love, and it was just excellent! Benmont shone brightly on Melinda!

    I loved the concert and I loved sharing it with my boys and with so many friends from the various fanclubs! Our planned meet-up didn't work out. I give up on organizing them for Summerfest. It's too hard to have one on the grounds instead of in a restaurant. But I saw lots of people at the show that I knew.

    Summerfest 6/28:

    1. So You Want to be a Rock n' Roll Star

    2. Love is a Long Road

    3. I Won't Back Down

    4. Baby Please Don't Go

    5. Here Comes My Girl

    6. Mary Jane's Last Dance

    7. Free Fallin'

    8. A Woman in Love

    9. Cabin Down Below

    10. Tweeter and the Monkey Man

    11. Rebels

    12. Melinda

    13. Learning to Fly

    14. Yer So Bad

    15. I Should Have Known It

    16. Refugee

    17. Runnin Down a Dream

    Encore:

    18. Don't Come Around Here No More

    19. You Wreck Me

    20. American Girl

    One more show and the tour is finished. I can't believe it; it seems to me like it's been going on so long. I wish I could be at Minneapolis, but I'm glad I don't have to get up early and drive there. I'm fried. Talk to you guys tomorrow, I'm sure. Good night!

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