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Sigh.
Despite reports that he might, Eddie Vedder did not show up to sit in with Jerry Hannan and the Decades at their show at The 8x10 last night. Hannan left the stage for a few minutes around 11:30 p.m., and when he came back, he broke the bad news.
"I'm pretty sure he's on his bus right now on the way to Nashville," Hannan said.
Sorry for giving all you Pearl Jam fans some false hope. I'll write more about the show after I've had some coffee.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
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Comments
Hey- I went to the show at the Lyric last night and it was awesome. One of my friends went to 8x10 and Eddie was there afterwards.... I'm wondering where the mix-up was? He said he saw him play a couple songs, but not many because he showed up late....
were you there last night?
Posted by: Lindsey | June 16, 2009 8:43 AM
Lindsey, yeah, I was there for Jerry's show. I left close to 1 a.m. when it ended, and there was no Vedder. Maybe he rolled in super late -- Jerry did say he was sticking around for beers with fans. I'll check with the club this morning and let everybody know what happened.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | June 16, 2009 9:03 AM
I hope you didn't pay your "sources" too much for that info.
Posted by: Hedley Lamarr | June 16, 2009 9:10 AM
So what perk(s) did you receive for helping them sell out last night?
Posted by: jason | June 16, 2009 10:49 AM
Can I get some cool Sam Sessa swag for being right?
Posted by: Chris | June 16, 2009 10:54 AM
Perks? What are you talking about? I was just as disappointed as everybody else. Heck, I barely knew Jerry Hannan and the Decades before last night. Their set was good but not great. I definitely wouldn't have gone if I hadn't heard Vedder might be there.
And Hedley, I don't pay sources anything. Never have, never will.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | June 16, 2009 10:56 AM
Well I could have told you he wouldn't show. He is too good for the Baltimore 8x10!
Posted by: Anonymous | June 16, 2009 11:28 AM
Sam - that reminded me, your last check bounced. I'm going to need you to make your next payment in cash.
Sincerely,
Source
Posted by: JTK | June 16, 2009 11:30 AM
I'm not sure I want to know, but any update? I was there till about 1:30, and there wasn't any Eddie...
Posted by: KMM | June 16, 2009 11:48 AM
Any Pearl Jam fan would just have to wait around the Lyric the last two nights to see Ed Ved.
Posted by: Terry Allen | June 16, 2009 11:49 AM
C'mon folks. Get over it. Give the folks who run the 8x10 a break - even if a little hype was involved.
Brian and Abbie generally run a good operation - they're honest, they deliver good value, they support the local musicians' community, and they serve a harsh master (Dave Rather) who might actually benefit if they falter.
Eddie Vedder or not - Support the 8x10 - it's one of the best things about Baltimore and Federal Hill.
Posted by: ozzie | June 16, 2009 12:21 PM
Via Twitter:
@The8x10 is sorry that Eddie Vedder did not sit in with Jerry Hannan last night. We were told that he had confirmed. sometimes it just goes that way
Posted by: Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:07 PM
I heard Eddie was kissing hands and shaking babies outside the Lyric next to his tour bus.
Posted by: TS | June 16, 2009 1:11 PM
Jerry! Jerry!
Posted by: donger | June 16, 2009 1:27 PM
In case you haven't seen it, here is an update: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2009/06/its_official_eddie_vedder_did.html
Posted by: Sam Sessa | June 16, 2009 2:45 PM
Why report rumor and feed speculation only to follow it up with a misleading headline and not have a review of one of the two great performances in Baltimore by a rock icon?
Posted by: misleadingheadline | June 16, 2009 5:37 PM
If anyone went to the Sunday show, can you please tell me what happened when the stage went black and Eddie freaked a little because they were playing a recording. That whole thing was a little weird and we really could not figure out what happened. If he needed to take a break, why didn't he just take one? I haven't found any reference to this online anywhere. He even said himself "this has never happened before."
Posted by: N Silver | June 16, 2009 6:49 PM
N Silver - the song is called ARC its off Riot Act. Eddie layers vocals using a machine and creates a wall of sound that is entirely his own vocals...to do this he needs complete silence so you don't hear someone yelling when playing the layers...something completely unique. this was the first time he was interrupted during the song and couldn't finish it.
Posted by: misleadingheadline | June 17, 2009 9:48 AM
Where is the concert review?!
Posted by: Shannon | June 17, 2009 10:26 PM
OK, so, my inside source for this whole little scandal has come forward with his side of the story. Check it out:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2009/06/lets_clear_up_this_eddie_vedde.html
Posted by: Sam Sessa | June 18, 2009 1:49 PM