07/30/08 Cracker at 9th Street Summerfest

This was my first Cracker show, and I have to say it was great. Cracker, and front man David Lowry, is one of those band that you can sometimes forget how great their songs are until you browse through your MP3s and realize just how many songs you actually own by this great song writer. For those of you who don’t know, and if you don’t know please get out of the box and experience the world a little bit, David Lowry was the front man for one of the best indie bands of the 80’s Camper Van Beethoven. In the 90’s he formed Cracker and put out string of great albums starting in the mid-90’s. I don’t know what the hits for the band might include beyond Teen Angst because I don’t really listen to the radio anymore, but there are some amazing classics in this bands repertoire. This show was a part of the 9th Street Summerfest put on by the Blue Note here in Columbia, MO. Performing on the night was Cracker, Dirtfoot, and The Hipnecks, all for free. This was a great eclectic night of American music. Cracker hit the stage with the least number of people, just four, David Lowery on acoustic, "Black" Sal Maida on Bass, Frank Funaro on Drums, and of course Johnny Hickman on lead guitar. The great thing about Summerfest shows is the atmosphere of being on a street surrounded by old buildings while it gets progressively darker through out the show. By the end of the night you get the added light show of the stop lights that change during the set. Cracker played a great set and high lights of the show for me included Euro-trash Girl, Movie Star, 100 Flower Power Maximum, and Camper’s Take The Skin Heads Bowling. Songs of note include a cover of Bob Dylan’s Man In Me and Happy Birthday to Me for the Bassist. A great show for any fan of the band.
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Cracker
7/30/2008
9th Street Summerfest
Columbia, MO
Multichannel SBD+AUD
Set List:
1) Intro
2) One Fine Day
3) Gimme One More Chance
4) The Riverside
5) Teen Angst
6) 100 Flower Power Maximum
7) Mr. Wrong
8) How Can I Live Without You?
9) Euro-Trash Girl
10) Man In Me (Bob Dylan)
11) Waitin’ For You Girl
12) Everybody Gets One For Free
13) Movie Star
14) Low
15) Take The Skin Heads Bowling
16) Sweet Thistle Pie
17) Get Off This
18) Happy Birthday To Me
19) St. Cajetan