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Jett Blasts Jamboree
from: elkodaily.com
by JARED DuBACH — Lifestyles Editor
ELKO — JOAN JETT doesn’t care about her "bad reputation," and neither did the thousands who swarmed the downtown corridor Saturday night to catch the New York rocker’s free concert.
The champion of female rockers and vanguard of old-school punk rock kicked off her concert with "Bad Reputation" and promptly followed suit with "Cherry Bomb," a classic from her days as a teenager with the all-female group The RUNAWAYS.
As a testament to Jett’s crossover popularity, the crowd featured people from just about every walk of life imaginable. Even Crystal Theatre employees seated atop the theater’s overhang spelled out "We Love JOAN JETT" in large, black letters on the marquee.
Although Jett reached back to the beginning of her career, she and the BLACKHEARTS also performed several songs from their newest album, "SINNER." The song "Riddles" addressed her opinion of President Bush and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s handling of foreign affairs.
While some who weren’t paying attention to the lyrics of the song "A.C.D.C." may have thought was about the hard rock band of the same name, it was actually about bisexuality.
Just so the concert wasn’t a total hard rocking blow-out, she did perform the slower classic "Crimson and Clover," although with the occasional sonic outburst. The responsive screaming of the crowd cleared any question as to whether or not this year’s concert was a success.
According to Jamboree Co-Chair Vicki Hinze, the concert was "fabulous." An exact figure of how many attended the concert is not known because a head count was not attempted. However, Hinze said a poll of Elko hotels more than a week ago indicated all rooms were sold for Friday and Saturday.
In another example of the grow of popularity of the Jamboree, Hinze said last year’s online registration generated 271 registrations. This year’s generated 450 in advance.
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