EDvent/ John Mayer Concert
Quick-witted rock star was tight-lipped, heavy on guitar tracks for Rexall's best concert so far this year BY EMIL TIEDEMANN I T might've been the complimentary Bacardi & Jack's in the luxury suite. It could've been the luxury suite itself. Or perhaps it was that customary spliff I choked back before I left my Westend apartment for Rexall Place on the evening of Easter Sunday (April 4). Whatever the reasoning, the Northside arena played host that night to one of the most refreshing shows I've seen in years. That's quite a shift from when I tolerated the overpraised Motley Crue back in January. In fact, due to a string of upsetting Rexall-induced experiences of late, I nearly backed out of the John Mayer concert that night. As it turns out, that would've been a big mistake. I was a little surprised when my boss' wife answered my incessant knocking at the door to suite 114 at Rexall. It was 8PM and opening act Michael Franti & Spearhead ...