Michael Nesmith

[DIFFERENT DRUM LOOP] The Monkees visited Clark County in August 2011, thankfully affording fans the chance to see Davy Jones before his untimely demise, but missing Mike Nesmith, who’s wealthy enough to shun the oldies circuit. So Monkees fans (like me) welcome this solo visit eagerly, though with a little anticipatory cringing, too: Reviews of a recent London concert tell of a stage festooned with MacBooks on which Nesmith attempted to, as he said, “create sonic landscapes and movies of the mind” from the raw materials of his song book, accompanied by narrated “vignettes.” The results, it seems, were as awkward as all that sounds. It remains to be seen whether his current tour repeats that scheme, or lets audiences simply “Listen to the Band.”

Where: Aladdin Theater
Phone: 234-9694
Address: 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Website: www.aladdin-theater.com