In Detroit, they'll play some things they haven't done in a while. Geils Band from which to choose, from the early 'blow your face out' days, into the '80s monster pop hits such as 'Freeze Frame' and 'Centerfold.' Geils Band party time, and they have decades of music and several iterations of the J. Those, of course, will call for a shorter set, as they open the show.Īt the Fillmore, it's two-plus hours of pure J. They will also be on 15 dates with Bob Seger, including Dec. (Founding guitarist Jay Geils sued the band and is not part of the group at this point.) The band, comprising original members Wolf along with keyboardist Seth Justman, bassist Danny Klein and harmonica player Richard 'Magic Dick' Salwitz, is augmented by guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry and drummer Tom Arey. The band blew the roof off the old Cinderella Ballroom in Detroit in 1972, as evidenced in their live album 'Live Full House.' Anyone who was there is still recovering. When the Woofer Goofer and troupe go on stage, 'I'm not going to compare it to James Brown at the Apollo,' he said, 'but.' Yes, we know. 'Two nights in Detroit, that's like doing a triathalon,' Wolf said by phone from Boston. Geils Band and Detroit - how many love affairs that started in the Coleman Young era still endure? And how many frontmen still stalk the stage with the bone-cracking intensity of Peter Wolf?ĭetroit will renew its old flame tonight and tomorrow night, as the Boston-bred band premieres its 'House Party 2014-'15' tour here in its second hometown.

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