After a bout of COVID in November of 2022 stopped Erin and I from seeing Cory Wong in San Francisco, I’ve been eagerly awaiting his next tour. He announced tour dates last August and I immediately jumped on tickets and invited friends along. It was a magnificent concert, easy to enjoy, fun, funny, thoughtful, and precise.
Cory is a musician’s musician, but straddles the line of speaking to a knowledgeable fan-base while creating music and entertainment for a broad audience. His Cory and the Wongnotes variety show dives into musical topics in collaboration with amazing musicians. His On the One series discusses details of music production and what decisions go into making a finished piece of music. Meanwhile, Wong on Ice is impressively absurd.
I’m not a huge fan of musical artists in general. I never followed anyone closely growing up, and don’t have a strong knowledge of any particular band’s discography. I don’t often go to live music. But something about Cory Wong continues to capture me, and I’ll continue to see him whenever I get the chance. I’m rooting for my fellow Minnesota boy.
