Saturday, July 30, 2011

Today's Setlist: Books & Beans, Leechburg, Pa., 7/30/11

Damn you, new strings,
with your stretching out and what not...

So, tuning issues aside, this morning's set went well. Tried out a bunch of songs for the first time, or the first time in a loooong time, in anticipation of using a few at next Saturday's set at Table 22 in Murrysville. Click here to listen and download, courtesy of Archive.org:

Early set:
Dirty Business (New Riders of the Purple Sage)
Big River (J. Cash) >
Down in the Flood (Dylan)
You Can Keep It*
Breadbox (N. Buffalo)
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (G. Lightfoot)
Rain Song No. 3
I Like It* >
Jam* >
Southwest Sky*
Drag the Lake, Charlie (Drive-By Truckers) >
Dark Star (Dead) >
Built to Last (Dead)

Late set:
Fast Train (S. Burke)
The Captain*
Feelin' Alright (S. Winwood)
Little Wing (Hendrix)
She Wore a Wreath of Roses (T. Bayly, original arr.)
Quite a Night*
Friend of the Devil (Dead)
Lawyers, Guns & Money (W. Zevon)
Boys in the Barroom (R. Hunter)
Ain't No More Cane (Trad.)
On a Foggy Night (T. Waits)
Sign on the Window (Dylan) >
St. Stephen (Dead)
Wild Billy's Circus Story (Springsteen)
Friends (Led Zeppelin)

*Original

Monday, July 18, 2011

Tonight's Setlist: Zogg's, Rehoboth Beach, Del., 7/15/11

A perfect place for Jay and me to get right
for the Dark Star Orchestra later that evening...


Early Set:
New Mexican Shuffle* >
Down in the Flood (Dylan)
Rain Song No. 2*
Ramble On Rose (Dead)
Quite a Night (in Spain)*
Peggy-O (Dead) >
Leaving Louisiana (Oak Ridge Boys) >
Standing on the Moon (Dead) >
Lady with a Fan (Dead) >
Breathe (Pink Floyd) >
Pride of Cucamonga (Dead)
Candyman (Dead) >
Jimmy Olsen's Blues (Spin Doctors) >
Throwing Stones (Dead)

Late Set (Jay on rhythm/vocals, me feebly attempting lead and backup vocals):
The Weight (The Band)
Burn One Down (B. Harper)
Last Dance with Mary Jane (T. Petty)
Friend of the Devil (Dead)
Stir It Up (B. Marley)
Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show)
Old No. 7 (Devil Makes Three)
Dead Flowers (Stones)

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Barkley vs. The Diesel: Place Your Bets!


The Obscure Music Monthly Sportsbook is open! Now taking all prop bets on Barkley vs. The Diesel if there's ever an NBA again.

Odds on:

• Barkley calling Shaq a 'big dummy' on the first show — 5:1
• Barkley and Shaq getting into a phony fistfight — 2:1
• Barkley and Shaq getting into a real fight — 7:1
• Barkley and Shaq simultaneously wearing womens' clothing and/or wigs — 1:1

The potential dynamic between these two is just about the only thing that could get me interested in the first two-thirds of the NBA's regular season.

Friday, July 1, 2011

The Delaware Years: Setlists from Back in the Day

Del-A-Where-It's-At!

7/30/05, JW Pickles, Georgetown, DE

Rain Song No. 3*
Black Peter
Workingman's Blues >
New Mexican Shuffle*
Hearts and Bones
High Time
Lookin' Out My Backdoor
Magnolia
Might as Well
I Like It*
Amie
Ramble On Rose
Glendale Train
Me & My Uncle
Werewolves of London
Throwing Stones >
Not Fade Away Tease >
The Captain*

So Many Roads >
Knockin' On Heaven's Door >
A Minor Samba* >
All Along the Watchtower >
A Minor Samba* >
Knockin' On Heaven's Door >
Black Muddy River >
Quite a Night* >
Henry >
Wharf Rat >
Henry
Stagger Lee >
Friend of the Devil >
Uncle John's Band >
Brokedown Palace
Deep Elem Blues

8/6/05, Federal Street, Milton, DE

You Can Keep It*
April Come She Will
Deal
Magnolia >
Might as Well
Hearts and Bones
Scarlet Begonias
Big River >
New Mexican Shuffle*
Little Wing
Atlantic City
Bird Song
Rain Song No. 2*
So Many Roads
Big Railroad Blues
Madam, Will You Walk?
Stella Blue >
Man Smart Woman Smarter

Workingman's Blue
Dock of the Bay
Mama Tried
Row Jimmy
Friend of the Devil
Angel from Montgomery
They Love Each Other
Went to See the Gypsy
Throwing Stones >
Deep Elem Blues

8/20/05, JW Pickles, Georgetown, DE

Deep Elem Blues
Sugaree
No Expectation
Glendale Train
Rain Song No. 3*
You Can Keep It*
Mama Tried
Big Railroad Blues
I Don't Know You
Magnolia >
Might as Well
Uncle John's Band
Big River >
New Mexican Shuffle*

And It Stoned Me
Atlantic City >
Peggy-O >
Me & My Uncle
Althea
Lil' Miss Martin's Blues*
Workingman's Blues
Amie
Row Jimmy >
Quite a Night*
Friend of the Devil
Unexpected* >
Weather Report Suite, Pt. I >
Ruben & Cerise >
Easy Wind >
Stella Blue >
The Captain* >
Man Smart Woman Smarter

10/28/05, Jimmy's, Georgetown, DE

Big River
Althea
Run for the Roses
Lookin' Out My Backdoor
I Like It*
New Mexican Shuffle*
You Can Keept It*
Black Peter
Peggy-O > Jam* >
Went to See the Gypsy >
Peggy-O
Easy Wind
Amie

Good Mornin' Lil Schoolgirl
Loser
Stagger Lee
Magnolia
Alligator >
Me & My Uncle
Wild Horses
Friend of the Devil
Big Empty >
Breathe >
The Captain*
Henry >
Quite a Night* >
Wharf Rat >
Henry
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Mama Tried
Man Smart Woman Smarter
Might as Well
Scarlet Begonias
Ramble On Rose
No Expectation
Throwing Stones >
Deep Elem Blues

11/2/05, Coral Bay Bar, Georgetown, DE

???
New Minglewood Blues
April Come She Will >
Homeward Bound >
Big River >
New Mexican Shuffle*
Quite a Night*
You Can Keep It*
Loose Lucy
No Expectation
The Captain* >
Weather Report Suite, Pt. I >
Scarlet Begonias >
Ruben & Cerise

Candyman
Glendale Train
Ramble On Rose
Workingman's Blues
So Many Roads >
Friend of the Devil
High Time
A Minor Samba* >
All Along the Watchtower >
Graceland
Lawyers, Guns & Money >
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Throwing Stones >
Man Smart Woman Smarter >
Deep Elem Blues

*Original