Article: Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood brings solo tour to Avalon

RONNIE WOOD

At: Avalon on Thursday night.

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, the outlaw compadre and guitar foil of Keith Richards, brought his gallivanting, geezer-filled solo tour to a sold-out 1,500 fans at Avalon on Thursday. If you liked straightahead rock with a classic nod to the Stones and Faces (Wood's earlier band with Rod Stewart), there was no better place to be.

Wood went on at 8:30 ("I can't believe how early this show is!" he said), an ungodly hour given the late-night, pub-rock tone of the music. But Avalon was switching over to a dance club format later in the night, so Wood had to go on first.

He was thus slow to warm up, but once he hit his stride, he hit it hard. He ...

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