My Morning Jacket-Louisville Homecoming

From all accounts, the hometown concert by My Morning Jacket was a smash success. Three of the members of the band call Louisville home, and the band was started here. On the Great Lawn, the sprawling park along the banks of the Ohio River, under a full moon, MMJ returned to their hometown as conquering heroes. Even though the mayor referred to them as "Our Morning Jacket" (intentional or not?) they ran through a 3 hour set that covered both new material from the latest cd, "Evil Urges" along with tracks from their days of playing the 'Ville back in the 90's, MMJ showed why they are fast garnering a reputation of being one of the best live bands on the scene. I, unfortunately, had to work and couldn't make it. I have heard nothing but positive reviews of the show however. The local Courier Journal had nice writeups both pre- and post-concert. www.courierjournal.com