12/09/10 The David Wax Museum

This was an opening set they did for the Langhorne Slim show. If you like Mexican flavored Americana music, they you will like The David Wax Museum. You have to love any band that utilizes the Jaw Bone to the extent that these guys did. David Wax is a Columbia, MO native, so this was a homecoming show for most of the band. They played a solid set that included some new tracks from the forth coming album and some pretty solid work from their previous releases. They continued the tradition that the Builders and the Butchers strated for bands opening up for Langhorne Slim at mojo's, and played the last two songs off stage in the middle of the audience. I have seen a few videos of them on the internet doing this, so it appears to be a DWM live show standard. I will say that the audience songs worked well, and I got a reasonable recording of those even though I had to stand in the middle of the audience holding my mic stand over my head. Here are the details of the show recording and the setlist. Enjoy the recording.

The David Wax Museum
12/09/10 Mojo's
Columbia, MO
SBD+Aud
Set List:
1) The Persimmon Tree
2) Donkey In My Soul
3) Jalopy Heart
4) Colas
5) Beatrice
7) Carpenter Bird
8) Unfruitful
9) Yes, Maria, Yes
10) Let Me Rest
11) Night Was A Car

12/09/10 Langhorne Slim at Mojo's

Once again Langhorne Slim rolled into Columbia, and threw it down!! The singer-songwriter of the group Sean Scolnick, was in constant motion on stage at time coming into the crowd in the middle of the song with his acoustic guitar. The only problem being that he didn't have a wireless guitar, so his cord got wrapped around mic stands a couple of times, including my mics that I had on stage. That was fun having to plow through the crowd to untangle my mics and set them back up with their guitar tech in the middle of the show. Sean kept the large and appreciative crowd engaged throughout the night with engaging between song banter, sing-a-long moments, intimate slow and frantic danceable songs.

The set was a good mix of classic Langhorne anthems and a few new songs mixed in for good measure. They opened the show with Cinderella, a frantic song with a driving beat. Not the bold statement song that Cut It Down made the last time they played Columbia, but it got the crowd dancing from the first note. The dancing continued with rebel side of heaven. A pleading Colette (partially inspired by a Mojo's bartender) quieted the night down, and gave the dancers respite. The night progressed to a two new songs that were one of the highlights of the night for me. I ain't dead anymore is one of the strongest songs Sean has written in my opinion with the line "when they said I was dead, it wasn't true I was just dead to you, I ain't dead, I ain't dead anymore". What a great breakup screw you line!! Pairing this song with the pleading It's time to love your man, genius. They of course played worries, which you should recognize from the insurance commercial and is a favorite of my kids, to slow the set down and lead into a solo acoustic Take My Hand. Take My Hand ended with Sean moving away from the Mic and singing to the crowd without the assistance of amplification, forcing you to listen to each aching word that flowed from his lips. A great way to make an already attentive crowd to hang on your every word. Take My Hand lead into For A Little While, that started out slow and acoustic and exploded when the full band kicked in. This really punctuated the relationship turmoil that the line "I said I'll be good, girl I'm beggin you, just believe me, for a little while!!" implies. How do you follow this tour de force? By playing a barn stomping Mary and Cut It Down that left the crowd breathless, at least the ones by the stage, and begging for more. During Mary Sean actually hopped off the stage and lifted the stairs that lead to the stage up on the stage. Now it could be that he wanted to get a little taller for the next few songs, or he was having flash backs to the last time he played Columbia and the ladies in the audience invaded the stage during I Love to Dance. Eiher way, it was something I had never seen happen before at a show. They then rolled through Diamonds and Gold and She's gone to finish the main set for the night. The encore started with another solo acoustic number Don't Be Scared flowing into I Love You But Goodbye where he once again sang to the audience without the mic. The night ended with the full band playing I Love to Dance. An amazing show, and if I do say so myself, a great recoding.

Here is the set list and show info for the recording that I have posted on my site.

Langhorne Slim
12/09/10
Mojo's
Columbia, MO
Multichannel+stage mics
1) Cinderalla
2) Rebel Side Of Heaven
3) Colette
4) In The Midnight
5) Be Set Free
6) Honey Pie
7) I ain't Dead Anymore
8) It's Time To Love Your Man (False Start)
9) It's Time To Love Your Man
10) Hello Sunshine
11) Worries
12) Take My Hand
13) For A Little While
14) Mary
15) Cut It Down
16) Diamonds and Gold
17) She's Gone
18) Don't Be Scared
19) I Love You But Goodbye
20) I Love To Dance

12/09/10 Langhorne Slim at Mojo's Set List

Langhorne Slim tore it up at Mojo's for this show. I have posted my recording of the show on my site for download as proof. Here is the setlist for the show. Enjoy

Langhorne Slim
12/09/10 Mojo's
Columbia, MO
1 Intro
2 Cinderella
3 Rebel Side of Heaven
4 Colette
5 In The Midnight
6 Be Set Free
7 Honey Pie
8 I Ain't Dead Anymore
9 It's Time to Love Your Man
10 Hello Sunshine
11 Worries
12 Take My Hand (solo)
13 For A Little While (solo)
14 Mary>
15 Cut it Down
16 Diamonds and Gold
17 She's Gone
18 Don't Be Scared (solo)
19 I Love You But Goodbye (solo)
20 I Love To Dance

10/26/10 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

It was time to jump into my wayback machine with Mr. Peabody and Sherman and land myself squarely in the 1950s. That's right it's time to bee-bop with Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys like it was 1955. If you enjoy that amalgamation of western swing and bee-bop rock, then Big Sandy is the man for you. He fills the stage with his larger than life persona leading his band of wayward troubadours through the annals of early American rock music.
The band hit the stage with Joe Perez on drums, Jeff West on upright bass, Ashely Kingman on electric lead, and Big Sandy on acoustic guitar to the delight of a medium sized but enthusiastic crowd. They opened with Little Cabin Home On the Hill and the dancing started. OK that should really be that one couple did some swing dancing and a few women from "the party bus" did that dancing that girls do at rock shows. You know, stick the arm in the air and start gyrating the hips. Sandy kept the mood light and really engaged the crowd as always. He was the picture of the perfect 50's rock star with his guitar hung high on his chest and schtick well in hand. At one point in time during the show the Band took a "request" via text to show that they were thoroughly modern and embracing the new technology. The best crowd moment had to be when the most consistent dancing girl of the night gave Sandy a shot of tequila and they brought her on stage to dance while they played Tequila Calling. It was a great show that also included Jeff West singing Mad in honor of there being family memebers in the audience at the show. The only potential downer for me was the lack of Black Berry Wine in the set, but I guess you can't have everything, and they were a great warm up for Los Straitjackets.
Here is the show info.
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
10/26/Mojo's
Columbia, MO
SBD+AUD recording
1) Little Cabin Home On The Hill
2) Hey Lowdown
3) If You Fall Out Of Love With Me
4) Chalk It Up To The Blues
5) The Greatest Story Ever Told
6) Spanish Dagger
7) Mad
8) True Blue Papa
9) Good Bye Little Star
10) Don't Sweetheart Me
11) Tequila Talking
12) My Eyes are Open (But There Ain't Nobody Home)
13) I Thought It Over*
*not sure of this song title if you know it let me know.

10/03/07 Yonder Mountain String Band The Blue Note, Columbia, MO

This was my first time seeing Yonder Mountain String Band, and witnessing the Kinfolk in action. I have to say I was impressed, and the crowd was CRAZY about this band. this was the first show of the fall tour, so the band was full of energy and ready to play, and The Blue Note was packed to the rafters and ready to party from the first note to the last. It was pretty obvious that Jeff Austin and Ben Kaufmann front the group, doing most of the singing and crowd interaction.
The band played two solid sets of music full of covers and originals. The first set consisted of 13 songs and ended with If There's Still Ramblin' In The Rambler (Let Him Go) leading into Catch A Criminal and then back into If There's Still Ramblin' in the Rambler (Let Him Go). This mash up of songs is a Yonder tour staple from what I can tell, and they did it with another set of songs when I saw them the next year. I will say that the transition wasn't from Ramblin to Catch a Criminal was not smooth like it was the next year, in fact the blending of songs was actually done at the transition from Catch a Criminal to Ramblin, and not between Ramblin' and Catch a Criminal. Of course, when you transition between songs with a shot, that is still a good transition.
The second set had 14 songs that varied more in temp, texture, and mood compared to the first set. Ranging from the barn stomping (most of the set) to feedback laden I'd Like off, an outrageous 15 minute version of Snow On the Pines, and the rollicking Town. I think the emotional peak of the whole show happened during My Gal when the crowd stomped so hard that the balcony actually shook. I had never seen that happen at the Blue Note before, and I have been to a LOT of shows at the Blue Note. They ended the show with Crow Black Chicken, and I have to say I never felt that song was dirty until I heard Yonder play it live.
Here is the show info:
The Blue Note
Columbia, MO
10/03/07
SBD+AUD matrix
Set 1
1) intro
2) Years With Rose
3) The Bolton Stretch
4) Fine Excuses
5) Mental Breakdown
6) 40 Miles From Denver
7) Only A Northern Song
8) Ain't Been Myself In Years
9) If Lovin' You Is Killing Me
10) Night Is Left Behind
11) Kentucky Mandolin
12) If There's Still Ramblin' In The Man (Let Him Go)
13) Catch A Criminal
14) If There's Still Ramblin' In The Man (Let Him Go)
Set 2
1) Intro
2) Sideshow Blues
3) Elzic's Farewell
4) Another Day
5) Just The Same
6) How 'Bout You
7) Snow On The Pines
8) I'd Like Off
9) Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
10) Town
11) My Gal
12) Angel
13) Ten
14) Raleigh And Spencer
15) Crow Black Chicken

09/23/10 Robbie Fulks & Jenny Scheinman Mojo's

This was another great Robbie show at Mojo's. I didn't know what to expect from this show since he was bringing Jenny Scheinman along instead of a band, so I wasn't sure how the set list would go. However, since half the fun of seeing Robbie live is the banter, I wasn't too worried about the songs they were going to play. It turns out I had nothing to worry about because Jenny's songs fit in nicely with Robbie's songs.

For those who don't know, Jenny Scheinman played violin and Robbie played acoustic guitar. During sound check Robbie played banjo, but sadly, it didn't make an appearance during the set. They played 20 songs, but only 18 of those were from the normal catalogue of Robbie and Jenny shows. The musical highlights of the night for me were Cocktails, The Hangman's Reel, and I'll Trade You Money For Wine. I also really enjoyed Moses with Robbie providing a stomping beat to drive the song along.

The Robbie moment of the show had to be the proposal that happened during Little Darling. It turns out that if you need a little help popping the question to your lady, Robbie is your man. Of course his way of helping is by writing you a soliloquy that you read on stage while he plays the song of your choice. It's Romantic Gold, and hilarious! I always learn something at a Robbie show and this show was no exception. Turns out Robbie's kid isn't going to get an Ipad, and Jenny really like New Castle Brown Ale.

If you like Robbie I am sure you will love this show. I imagine this is the kind of show he been putting on at the Hideout or the Old Town School of Chicago. I have heard about these shows and it is nice to get a chance to experience the show in person. If you listen the to show and realize it is nothing like the shows at the Hideout or the Old Town School of Chicago, don't tell me. I like to keep my illusions alive.

Here is the set list and show details:
Robbie and Jenny Scheinman
09/23/10 Mojo's
Columbia, MO
Multi SBD+AUD matrix
1) Bill Cheatham
2) Goodbye Virginia
3) Houston
4) Shanty In The Holler
5) Newspaper Angels
6) Run Run Run
7) Cocktails
8) Waitin On The New Things To Go
9) The Broken Spoke Waltz (Alvin Crow)
10) Brother
11) Little Darling-Proposal (The Diamonds)
12) The Honeymoon Song
13) Hangman's Reel
14) My Old Man
15) Satisfied
16) I'll Trade You Money For Wine
17) Moses
18) The Palms Of Maracaibo (Lionel Belasco)
19) Busy Not Crying
20) Let's Kill Saturday Night

08/26/10 Richard The Lionhearted Forrest Rose Park

Richard The Lionhearted was the second opener for Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin at Forrest Rose Park. I had never even heard of the band, much less the music, so I didn't know what to expect. They hit the stage with two guitars, bass, key boards, drums, and an extra percussionist that played things like a washboard and another tom from what I could see. All and all they played a solid set and were tight as a band, which does not always happen with the "local" opening bands. At the time of the show the most interesting part of their show were the vocals. While they did appear to have a lead singer, he almost always had at least one person in the band harmonizing with him, which resulted in a rather interesting sonic vibe. When the songs had a faster tempo the harmony gave the song more of a campfire sing along feel, which is very noticeable in the songs My, My, My, You've Heard That One Before, and O' California. The slower tempo songs actually had a very monkish feel to my ears most notable on songs like Ain't Been Straight, Son House, and Adieu. I am not sure if the change in vocal style varied depending on who was singing lead, I was back by the soundboard and it was hard to see who was leading the vocals on each song, or if the lead singer just changes his style more than most based on the tempo of the song. Even after mixing I still don't know, but I do like the variety; and I like the fact that the harmony builds up the lyrics, but doesn't make them sweet.

I left the show not sure what to think of the band. The music sounded solid, but there weren't any hooks, nothing that would grab me if I heard it on the radio. There wasn't an anthem or catchy pop rif in the mix that slapped me in the face and made me take notice. However, I left the show wondering if I saw something worth more than a good hook that gets old way too fast.

While mixing the show down I get a chance to listen to a show more and really start to digest the contents of the songs. Some shows I have loved on the night turn out to be shows that don't hold up to the light day during processing. Every so often there is a show that I am not sure about that night, but I grow to love during the mixing process where I get a chance to appreciate what the band is trying to achieve. The last time that really happened to me was Quien es, Boom! a number of years ago when they opened up for Cary Hudson. This show has creeped up on me just like Quien es, Boom!.

So now I have to try and describe the sound of Richard the Lionhearted. They say they are Rock/Folk/Country, and I definitely hear all of these components in the music. I would say they have a good Rock Country sound on some tracks that hearkens to say a CCR, but the majority of the music has a moody and textured darkness that is more 120 minutes and less Country Brunch. As I said, there are not real hooks, no chorus you are singing an hour after you listen to the music. What you do get are well crafted songs full of dark harmonies and bit of country flair that is well worth sitting down and digesting.

Here is the set list for the show:
Richard The Lionhearted
8/26/10 Forrest Rose Park
Columbia, MO
1) Ain't Been Straight
2) Anatomy Lesson
3) My, My, My
4) Son House
5) Whale Bones
6) You've Heard That One Before
7) O' California
8) Adieu
9) Ghost

08/26/10 Someone Still Loves You Borris Yeltsin at Forrest Rose Park

This was a free outdoor show at Forrest Rose park beside Mojo's in Columbia, MO. It was a nice night for a show, but the temporary outdoor setting resulted in an interesting show. First, since it was an outdoor show we got a shortened set without an encore. Second, there were technical difficulties like the original subwoofers didn't work and I think the replacements did not give as much bass to the live mix than i would have liked, and a piece of equipment powered down for a minute at the beginning of the set resulting is a significant drop in sound level. However SSLYBY ripped through a fast set with minimal crowd interaction and managed to play a 16 song set in an hours time, not bad. They did mix in quite a few songs off the new album including let it sway and All Hail Dracula (which I enjoy purely for the fact that it's a vampire song). The best banter of the night was when they talked about their new album and then told people that they could go by the merch table now and steal the album since they are their own merch people and no one was watching the table while they were on stage. They then proceeded to have a quick discussion of whether they would go over and steal they album if they had the chance. I let you listen to the show to find out the results of the discussion. I have to say you don't often have such moral/ethical discussion from the stage, and it gave me a true laugh for the night. They played a solid version of Modern Mystery and Darn Right, so the rest was really just cake for me. If you like SSLYBY, then you should really enjoy this set. I will say the vocals on the recording are a little less clear than I like, part of the problem with temporary outdoor show recording, but over all it is a nice recording that captured the moment well.
Recording details:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
08/26/10 Forrest Rose Park
Columbia, MO
SBD+AUD matrix
Set List:
1) Banned (By the Man)
2) Everlyn
3) Heers
4) Pangea
5) The Beach Song
6) Made To Last
7) Glue Girls
8) Think I Wanna Die
9) House Fire
10) Back In The Saddle
11) Sink/Let It Sway
12) Dead Right
13) In Pairs
14) My Terrible Personality
15) Modern Mystery
16) All Hail Dracula

08/10/10 JBM at Mojo's

This is my second JBM opening set this year, which is crazy because I have only been to two shows this year! This was the first stop on the tour he is currently on with AA Bondy, but he seemed more at ease than he did during his opening set for the Rouge Wave show. He played a total of 8 songs, two of which he also played a kick drum and cymbal during. He opened the set witht he first two songs (Years and Cleo's Song) on his new album Not Even In July. Years is an instrumental that flows very nicely into Cleo's Song. After that he flowed through a nice set of music hitting many of the same songs that he played the last time he came around. He did play a song that I can't identify from the album or anything I can find on the web, so if you can help me identify that song in the set I would really appreciate it. He also interacted with the audience this time a little bit syaing hi, thanking AA Bondy for taking him on tour, and telling us about his new CD. He ended this set with one of my favorite songs of his From Me to You and You to Me. The use of looping really expands the songs depth beyond his solo presence on stage. His live show vascilates between a wisper and a scream, and it is worth the time to investigate the wispers while letting the sonic blast flow over your ears. You can download this show from my site, and I hope you take the time to learn about JBM. Here is the set list.

JBM
08/10/10 Mojo's
Columbia, MO
opening for AA Bondy
1) Years>Cloe's Song
2) Going Back Home
3) Winter Ghosts
4) Swallowing Daggers
5) In A Different Time
6) ?
7) From Me To You and You To Me

08/10/10 AA Bondy at Mojo's Set List

I have figured out most of the setlist for the AA Bondy show. Here are the details of the show, and of my recording. If anyone can help with the song I can't ID that would be great. I will not be posting the 24/48 flac files to the site, but will post 16/44 FLAC and MP3 to the site as soon as possible.

AA Bondy
08/10/10 Mojo’s
Columbia, MO

Multi Channel SBD+Mics (Studio Projects C4) On Stage>FA-101>Laptop (Tracktion)>24/48 files>Cool Edit Pro for mixdown etc.>CD WAV to split tracks>FLAC Front End level 6 compression

Track List:
1) To The Morning
2) Low And Slow
3) Another Country
4) Mightiest Of Guns
5) There’s A Reason
6) Black Rain, Black Rain
7) ?
8) When The Devil’s Loose
9) A Slow Parade
10) Of The Sea
11) Killed Myself When I Was Young
12) Encore Start
13) Suicide Doors
14) Oh The Vampyre
15) I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Sr.)

08/10/10 AA bondy and JBM Mojo's Columbia, MO

I went to this show last night, which was the first show of this tour, and it was a good time. I wouldn’t call it a rockin’ good time, but I would call it a moody and sonically layered good time. The show started with JBM, who played a solid set of music that was very similar to the set he played when he opened for Rouge Wave a couple of months ago. He seems to be more comfortable in front of an audience this time around compared to last time, and he actually had a little banter with the crowd. I really enjoyed his set, especially the last song From Me to You and You to Me, during which he does some nice looping (is that what it is called when they record a part of a song on stage and then loop it while they play another part over the top?) work. If you haven’t seen him he for a couple of songs he becomes a one man band playing guitar, kick drum, and cymbal, and it is these songs that really makes me hope he will be able to add a few band members in the future to fill out his songs live. He did have his new album with him, and I hope to pick that up in the near future to see what he does in the studio. This was my first time see AA Bondy live, and didn’t really know what to expect. He is touring as a 3 piece, not sure if that is what he normally does, and he had a drummer that also played steel guitar and a bassist that also played keys. For the show they meandered through a nice set of songs that cycled from whisper quiet to wall of sound. At the end of the show bondy left the stage and out the back door (Mojo’s doesn’t have a backstage, just a back door leading to the parking lot where the band parks the van). While he was outside there was confusion as to whether there was going to be an encore or not, the other two band members didn’t know and neither did the new sound guy, so they actually put on the house music and the sound guy started “undoing the board”, much to the disappointment of the crowd. However, Bondy came back in and the rest of the touring crew scrambled to get ready for the 3 song encore. The final song of the encore was AA Bondy solo doing Hank Williams Sr. I’m So Lonesome I could cry for a girl in the audience. All and all, not a bad way to spend a Tuesday night. Also, this was about the most respectful audience I have seen at Mojo’s for a quieter show like this. The crowd was engrossed in the show, and there was very little chatter, even for JBM. Here is the set list (as written, not full titles) according to the paper I snagged off stage. I will have to confirm with my recording when I get it done, but I am pretty sure these are just the songs they wanted to play, and not the order. I will be posting the recording to my site for free download as soon as they are done.

AA Bondy
Mojo’s
Columbia, MO
Suicide Doors
There’s A Reason
Of The Sea
Devil’s Loose
Jazz Waltz
Low N Slow
Another Country
To TH Morning
Killed Myself
Black Rain
Slow Parade
Pines
Gunz
Motown
Put Out The Light
And for sure played:
I’m So lonesome I could cry (hank sr.)

10/22/08 Yonder Mountain String Band The Blue Note

This is my second time trapsing down the Yonder mountain path, and once again they brought the festival blue grass to the Blue Note. The played two sets again, like last time, but this time they were at the end of the tour instead of the beginning. I am not saying they put on a bad show, because they didn't, but you could tell by the faces that they were wearing down a little bit. They made mention of sickness tearing through the bus, so that might have had something to do with the tired looks from the band. So you could say that despite being worn down and wrung out, they played over two hours of great music with energy to spare. I am not familiar enough with the touring of YMSB to tell if there were any "OMG they haven't played that in years" moments, but I will say that for the night 2 hits and the entire last half of the second set. The setlist below was taken off of a setlist site that I think the soundguy for YMSB posts, since it has all the setlists for all the shows and I know that he keeps his set list. However according to my recording they did not play half moon rising. Now it could be that I just didn't catch the transition between instrumental songs, but it sounds like the same song to me all the way through. I have posted my recording on my site Lovin Live Music for download in MP3 or SHN formats. Enjoy


Set I:
Little Maggie>
Sometimes I've Won>
Little Rabbit,
Bloody Mary Morning,
Don't You Lean On Me,
Spanish Harlem Incident,
California Zephyr,
Hill Country Girl,
River,
Darkness and Light,
Picture In A Tear,
Easy As Pie,
Half Moon Rising (I don't think they actually played this song),
2 Hits and The Joint Turned Brown>
Casualty
Set II:
Dawn's Early Light>
Cuckoo's Nest>
Fingerprint,
Steep Grade Sharp Curves,
What You're Selling,
Night Out,
Rain Still Falls,
Fastball>
Mother's Only Son,
Rambler's Anthem,
Midwest Gospel Radio>
East Nashville Easter>
Follow Me Down To The Riverside>
East Nashville Easter

Encore:
Let Me Fall

10/15/2008 Old97's and The Spring Standards

The Old97's took 7 years to come back to Columbia, and it was worth the wait. Now I will be the first to admit that I have not warmed up to much of the last two albums, however the first 4 albums the 97's put out contain some of the best music recorded in the last 15 or so years. Now I first saw the Old97's play in Columbia at the Down Under Bar back in the mid 90's. The down under bar no longer exists, and they have played the Blue Note and Mojo's many times since then. Now the band has changed a lot since the days of the Down Under Bar (marriage, kids, age, solo careers, Lasik, etc.), but Rhett still shakes his hips for most of the show and does that hand circle thing when he strums the acoustic guitar fast, and Murry is up to three songs in the set list now. If you remember the 97's of old the show is not much different, just a little less twang and a little more pop. I got a really good recording of the show and have posted it on my site. Here is the set list for the 97's

Set List:
The Fool
Lonely Holiday
Melt Show
No Baby I
Crash On The Barrelhead (Murry)
Designs on You
I Will Remain
The New Kid
Doreen
Color Of A Lonely Heart Is Blue (Murry)
Question
Niteclub
Indefinitely
Victoria
Smokers (Murry)
My Two Feet
Early Morning
Barrier Reef
Rollerskate Skinny
The Easy Way
Encore:
Stoned
Won't Be Home
Dance With Me
Timebomb

The Spring Standards was the opening band, and I have to say the surprised me! They play some fun acoustic/folk/country/pop music. It was a nice way to open the night of music. This was yet another interesting percussion band the three piece members of the band (two guys and a gal), play guitar, bass and keyboards as well as different parts of the drum kit. One guy would play a cymbals bell set up, another guy plays the kick drum, and the girl plays the snare and high hat. They played a great set of music, and it turns out that Rhett Miller produced their latest EP, which must be how they got the opening spot for the Old97's for this stretch of the tour. I missed most of the set on my recording due to a technical issue with the software. Turns out a "button" I never press got pressed while I was using the mouse pad on the old laptop causing the software to go into loop mode. I didn't notice until 2/3's of the way through the set. Therefore, I only have a partial show and partial set list for this band. Here is what I have:

1. Reply (most of beginning cut)
2. Premonition
3. Trouble
4. Your Lie
5. Little Bug

I have now posted the shows for download on my site Lovin Live Music. Enjoy

09/17/2008 The Avett Brothers, Backyard Tire Fire, Ha Ha Tonka shows posted

I have now posted my recordings of the Avett Brothers, Backyard Tire Fire, and Ha Ha Tonka 9th Street Summerfest shows. The details are below. Here is the link for my site Lovin Live Music. Enjoy.

09/13/2008 Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles

I have finally posted my recording of the 09/13/2008 Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles on my site Lovin' Live Music. This is a multichannel SBD+AUD matrix recording. I don't have a setlist for the show, so if someone can help me out that would be great. Enjoy the recording.

09/13/08 The Builders and The Butchers Setlist and show download

I have posted my recording of the 09/13/2008 The Builders and The Butchers show at Mojo's in Columbia, MO on my site Lovin' Live Music. Here is the setlist for the show:
The Builders and The Butchers
09/13/08
Mojo's
Columbia, MO
Multichannel SBD+AUD matrix
1) Red Hands
2) Short Way Home
3) Bottome Of The Lake
4) Down In This Hole
5) Devil Town
6) Raise Up Them Weary Hands
7) In The Branches
8) Teh Coal Mine Fall
9) Black Dresses
10) When It Rains
11) Bringing Home The Rain

07/29/2008 Dr. Dog Setlist and download

After a long break in the action I am about to start posting some new shows on the site. The first to hit the site is the Dr. Dog show from July.
You can download the show from my site: http://lovinlivemusic.googlepages.com/home
Here is the set list:
Dr. Dog
07/29/2008 Mojo's
Columbia, MO
Set List:
1) The Way The Lazy Do
2) The World May Never Change
3) The Old Days
4) Ain't It Strange
5) The Breeze
6) Oh No
7) Today
8) The Girl
9) From
10) My Old Ways
11) Easy Beat
12) The Rabbit The Bat The Reindeer
13) Livin' A Dream
14) My Friend
15) I Hope There's Love
16) I Know I Tried

09/13/2008 Langhorn Slim with The Builders and The Butchers

This was a fun night of music, and a great way to lead into my 36 Birthday. The night started with The Builders and the Butchers, a five piece out of Portland, OR. They played with a lot of energy and reminded me of a tighter Felice Brothers. The lead singer played acoustic guitar and various tambourine type instruments; there was another acoustic player that also played banjo; a bass player that looked like Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) from Spinal Tap; one percussionist that played a pair of toms with what looked like tambourines attached; and another percussionist that played two bass drums (one laying on the floor that he just pounded), piano, trumpet, harmonium (I think that is what it's called), and mandolin. Obviously they had a lot going on up on the stage, it was like being at a hootenanny and I rather enjoyed the unique percussion section. Interestingly I found that some of their songs had a flamenco-mariachi band flare. There were some obvious fans in the audience that danced and sang each word throughout the set, and the band fed off the energy of the crowd. They ended the show by playing a song unplugged in the middle of the crowd. The passed out various percussion instruments to the crowd and it ended up like a campfire sing-a-long. My recording of this song is crap but I kept it as a record of what happened that night. I would highly recommend seeing these guys if you get a chance.

The B&B set the bar high for Langhorne Slim, but the crowd was primed and ready for the band hit the stage. While The B&B brought a frantic energy to the stage, Langhorne Slim brought more of a swagger. By the by, the show was listed as a Lanhorne Slim show, but I think this would actually be a Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles show since it was a full band. The band consisted of Sean Scolnick (Langhorne Slim) on acoustic and lead vocals, Paul Defiglia on upright bass, and Malachi DeLorenzo on drums. The stage was set up with the drums and bass pushed to the back and right of the stage, giving Sean plenty of room to move about with the music. I would compare the show to perhaps a Johnathan Richman or Chuck Prophet show. It rolled through songs about women and love, and like these artist it is the lead singer that moves the show along and sets the pace. It was interesting to me to see the crowd going wild and dancing like crazy to music that did not match pace of the frantic dancing. However, at least they were having a good time and letting the band know they appreciated the show. I have two highlights of the show, and both were a result of audience interaction. The first was during what I think is honey pie the lyric asks if you like Macy's or JC Penny's, and then a guy yells "I like Target", and Sean sings "Targets Nice Too". Classic off the cuff banter in the middle of a song. The second was during the song about dancing with women when a couple of older (compared to the drunk 20 somethings that were at the show) came up on stage and started dancing unbeknownest to Sean. When he turned around it gave him a jolt and he said it scared the hell out of him. Fun times. Sadly this incident also led to the most pathetic moment of the night as well. One of the drunk 20 somethings came up on stage with the other two dancing ladies, not a problem right, wrong. It turns out that the drunk 20 something felt that because she was on stage and got to talk with Sean, they were establishing some kind or rapport. After the song it took her forever to get off stage, then she came back on stage after the next song to share a shot Sean, and stayed on stage for way to long, even after they started the next song. Finally Sean had to tell her that she needed to disappear for a while. Quite the nice way to say get your ass off the stage and let me work. It's a sad thing when people refuse to respect the sanctity of the stage. All in all it was a great night of music and I got a couple of pretty good recordings from the night. I will post setlists when I finish mixing the shows and get them posted on my site. Tonight I am off the Back Yard Tire Fire, Ha Ha Tonka, and the Avett Brothers. Here's to hoping for another night of great music and great recordings.

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.
Come on over to my site to download the show.

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