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My first show was in 94 - The Allman Brothers played on 6/22 at the World and the Dead played on the 23rd and 24th at Soldier Field - great three days. The Allman Brothers show was far better than the two Dead shows.

Yep, I did the same thing.....last time I saw the Bros...

I too hit these three shows.  If I remember correctly this was a H.O.R.D.E Festival show which also featured Sheryl Crow and Blues Traveler (with the Allman Brothers headlining).  Adding to this great weekend was Traffic who opened for the Grateful Dead at Soldiers Field.  

Some funny memories.... A group of 9 of us piled into a suite at the Ritz-Carlton that weekend for some upscale partying.  It was a wild scene as the Dead were staying there too.  I ran into Jerry in the hotel gym riding a stationary bike (which just seemed very un Jerry-like at the time), had drinks with Bob Weir and Harry Popick at the bar in the lobby after the 1st show, and shared an elevator ride with Tony Bennett who was also staying in the hotel.  Not to mention, I'll never forget the look on the valet guy's face at the Ritz when I arrived in  my rust laden 81' K5 Chevy Blazer.  Good times !

Back to the Allman's.... In my opinion this was the best 'post Duane' ABB line up.  Haynes, Woody, and Betts ...  now that's hard to beat.  The band obviously really changed when Gregg jettisoned Dickey.  Losing great rockers such as Blue Sky, Change My Way Of Living, Jessica, and (my favorite) Seven Turns was a real let down - especially since they were replaced with a slew of Gregg's blues standards.  

If you are from CT you might know Daphne Lee Martin from her country band Raise The Rent - who won the 2012 CT music award for best country band.   About a month ago she released a solo album (not country & with new band) titled Moxie which worked its way onto my Sonos playlist and is now in the regular rotation.   I recently read on her website that they were touring out to SXSW.  

Want to see/support a cool new band?  Here's your chance.

Has anyone listened to all of these? Reviews, ratings, recommendations?

 

I have 2 already (#2 Geneve, and #6 Cooperstown) and wondering if there are "must haves" within this set?

Terminal 5  &  Berkeley night 2  -  both excellent nights of rock n roll

Just a 'heads up'....

I just cancelled (@9:15a) a reservation for 2 tickets for tonight's taping of Colbert.  So anybody looking to go tonight can probably grab those from the Colbert ticket webpage.

Very happy to see Wilcobase updated. Thank you for your efforts.

Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express treated a packed Cafe Nine to a most raucous rock show this past Wednesday night. A high energy performance from start to finish - wow. I think Chuck and his band were extra amped after a 50min high energy opening set by Paul Collins' Beat during which Chuck sat in for the last number. Collins, a legend in his own right, is best known for songs "I Don't Fit In" and "Rock-N-Roll Girl". Chuck's new material sounded great live and blended into his dynamic live show seamlessly.

Here was the complete setlist, as played:

Storm Across The Sea

Balinese Dancer

Play That Song Again

Wasn't I Always A Friend

I Bow Down And Pray To Every Woman I See

Castro Halloween

The Left Hand And The Right Hand

Willie Mays Is Up At Bat

Shake Some Action [Flaming Groovies]

Doubter Of Jesus

Count The Days [stephanie Finch]

White Night, Big City

Sonny Liston Blues

Temple Beautiful

We Had It All [Waylon Jennings]

Summertime Thing

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I'm Not Talking [The Yardbirds]

You Did

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current line up

Chuck Prophet - guitar, vocals

Stephanie Finch - keys, guitar, vocals

James DePrato - guitar

Kevin T White - Bass

Kyle Caprista - drums, vocals

upcoming dates

FRI JUN 01 VOGUE THEATER SAN FRANCISCO CA

FRI JUN 08 THE PALMS WINTERS CA

SAT JUN 09 FESTIVAL OF ART, WINE, AND MUSIC NOVATO GRANT AND REDWOOD CA

THU JUN 28 MOUNTAIN AIR MUSIC SERies OURAY TOWN PARK OURAY CO

FRI JUN 29 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES LOS ALAMOS NM

SAT JUN 30 THE WALNUT ROOM DENVER CO

SUN JUL 01 SOPRIS PARK CARBONDALE CO

TUE JUL 03 FITZGERALD’S AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL BERWYN IL

THU JUL 05 EAST SIDE CLUB MADISON WI

SAT JUL 07 TASTE OF DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD IL

TUE JUL 10 THE LIZARD LOUNGE CAMBRIDGE MA

WED JUL 11 THE LIZARD LOUNGE CAMBRIDGE MA

THU JUL 12 NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS FALL RIVER MA

FRI JUL 13 CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON NY

SAT JUL 14 THE GREEN RIVER FESTIval GREENFIELD MA

SUN JUL 15 BLACK POTATOE MUSIC FESTIVAL CLINTON NJ

THU JUL 19 HI-WATT NASHVILLE TN

FRI JUL 20 NIGHTFALL CONCERT SERIES CHATTANOOGA TN

SAT JUL 21 THE EARL ATLANTA GA

MON JUL 23 THE HANDLEBAR GREENVILLE SC

THU JUL 26 PARTY IN THE PARK ROCHESTER NY

FRI JUL 27 BEACHLAND BALLROOM CLEVELAND OH

SAT JUL 28 TIP TOP GRAND RAPIDS MI

SUN JUL 29 THE ARK ANN ARBOR MI

WED AUG 01 UPTOWN GRILL LASALLE IL

THU AUG 02 WATERFEST RIVERSIDE PARK OSHKOSH WI

FRI AUG 03 SPACE EVANSTON IL

SAT AUG 04 THE CASTLE THEATRE BLOOMINGTON IL

FRI OCT 12 CONTINENTAL CLUB AUSTIN TX

SAT OCT 13 CONTINENTAL CLUB AUSTIN TX

Tuesday morning @ 7:28 / Fox Business / Imus in the Morning

Jesus, etc. - one of author Jeff Himmelman's '5 favorite songs'

http://news.yahoo.co...-144501415.html

Oklahoma foundation buys Woody Guthrie archive

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa-based foundation has purchased the comprehensive archive of folk singer Woody Guthrie's writings, recordings and artwork and plans to display the collection in a new center dedicated to the Oklahoma native.

The Tulsa World reports (http://is.gd/x69QbW ) that the George Kaiser Family Foundation will open the Woody Guthrie Center in downtown Tulsa by the end of 2012, to mark the centennial of Guthrie's birth. The four-building arts hub will feature public displays from the Guthrie archives and research space for scholars.

The foundation didn't disclose how much it paid for the collection, which includes a handwritten copy of Guthrie's anthem, "This Land is Your Land."

Guthrie died of Huntington's disease in 1967.

The archive had been housed in the Mount Kisko, N.Y., home of Nora Guthrie, the songwriter's daughter.

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Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com

no drummer riser ...

a very nice sounding stream of this great afternoon folk fest set in the 'roadcase'

Jeff Tweedy Philadelphia Folk Fest Aug 21 2010

here's the setlist from the last of the three 'Living Room' shows played this year. much thanks to our organizer, our hosts, and of course Sue & Jeff for a great night.

Sky Blue Sky

Strangers

Airline to Heaven

One Wing

Born Alone

Let Me Come Home

Panthers

When You Wake Up Feeling Old

Not For the Season

No More Poetry

Impossible Germany

Family Gardener

Promising

Either Way

You Are Not Alone

Every Little Thing

Ripple

So Much Wine

Rainbow Connection

Theologians

Wishful Thinking

Walken

Only the Lord Knows

Misunderstood

Pecan Pie

IATTBYH

Kingpin

Be Not So Fearful

Spiders

Heavy Metal Drummer

Open Mind

New Madrid

Mountain Bed

Screen Door

Kicking Television

Bull Black Nova

i believe the normal recording policy is in place for these shows : audience recordings are allowed

but i would not try snapping an unauthorized photo - that has been outlawed since March 2010

and of course shooting video of any kind is not permitted

Hey folks - I'm trying to piece together the correct set list from last night so any help would be appreciated.

Any other help or feedback would be too - I cover Wilco(and indie film in Raleigh, NC)for the Examiner:

http://www.examiner.com/sorrynotpromotingthis

Wow. How cool ! Another Wilco site - can you say "copy & paste"... I love when a setlist is taken from Via Chicago and put on another site featuring web advertising. Heck - why not throw some ads right in the middle of the setlist .... Oh, you got that covered. Any good deals on Viagra you can insert into the next set list you copy?

When did journalism become such a blatant copying of content ? In this case from from Wilco Twitter, Wilcoworld, and Via Chicago.

feedback: stick to covering indie films

Excellent show last night in New Haven, CT's coolest place to see a rock band. Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express are simply one of the best deals out there - serious bang for the buck. I leave every show with that feeling... "I just saw something awesome."

10/03/10

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Monkey In The Middle

Always A Friend

Hot Talk

Would You Love Me

A Woman's Voice Will Drug You

For You (Springsteen)

Good Time Crowd

Holding On

Sonny Liston Blues

Let Freedom Ring (solo acoustic)

Summertime Thing

Tina Goodbye

Queen Bee

Doubter Of Jesus

You've Been Gone

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Who Put The Bop....

I'm Not Talking (Yardbirds)

They drove from San Francisco in a van and are now peppering the northeast playing some great venues - so turn off the TV, get off the couch and do the right thing!

upcoming dates......

THU NOV 04 THE LIZARD LOUNGE CAMBRIDGE MA

FRI NOV 05 THE LIZARD LOUNGE CAMBRIDGE MA

SAT NOV 06 NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS FALL RIVER MA

SUN NOV 07 BAYSIDE BOWL PORTLAND ME

MON NOV 08 RAM’S HEAD ANNAPOLIS MD

WED NOV 10 UNION HALL BROOKLYN NY

THU NOV 11 THE BOWERY ELECTRIC NEW YORK NY

FRI NOV 12 WORLD CAFE LIVE PHILADELPHIA PA

SAT NOV 13 CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON NY

I went to the NLCS game 1 last night in Philadelphia (Phillies v Giants). When a Phillies player was walked (and there were 3) they would play the following snippet from Walken over the PA ...... "I'm walking, all by myself"

too scary. rest up and get better. hope to see you in march.

Chuck Prophet

Cloud Cult

Liam Finn

Does anybody have a copy of this unique documentary ? I saw it on IFC years ago and have been trying to find a copy ever since. Used copies sell on Amazon for $80 and I saw a new copy on Ebay for $300 !@#$%?

It is the story of Dan Cleveland and his heavy metal band Dark Horse.

No magic for the Mets tonight.

Bernie Madolf's season tickets to opening night - $7,500

Citi Field - new ballpark - $632,000,000

The 'Amazin's' choking in the opener - priceless

I just saw the photo of the two 'bobbleheads' and it made me laugh. Both times I met Harry he was wearing a light colored sports coat and the signature white loafers. A classic style that I hope to pull off someday (when I am retired in Florida).

ESPN's video tribute:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4064793

ESPN is such a joke. To open the 11pm Sports Center (which has sucked for years) with NBA just is not right.

Wow - we lost Mark 'the bird' Fidrych today as well.

As a life long Phillies fan and season ticket holder this news hit me hard today. Harry's voice has been a staple in my life as long as I can remember. As a kid, before the internet, I remember huddling in the kitchen with my father listening to Harry's call of the Phillies games. Despite living in CT the Phils station back then - WOGO has a 50,000 watt transmission and everynight around 8pm we could pick up the games. Radio waves can travel insane distances at night especially over water. This is an extremely sad day in the world of sports broadcasting. Harry had one of the greatest voices ever to broadcast over the air. You did not have to be a Phillies fan huddled around a radio (or more recently a computer) to get a taste of his voice - he was also the voice of NFL Films and more recently Campbells Chunky Soup. Everyone should listen to his call of Mike Scmidt's 500th home run or the Phil's first world championship in 1980. I worked with his son, Todd, at WFAN in New York in the early 90's and got to meet Harry twice. He was a sweet man who was happy to talk Phils baseball with anybody. He will be very much missed.

There is a short, but nice tribute to Harry Kalas on the Phillies website:

http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/...sp&c_id=phi

"that ball is OOOUUTTTTAA HERE ! "

Another solid set by Cloud Cult at the well known club in the middle of the Yale campus. Toads rock club could use a little TLC. However, the after some recent tuning PA was sounding better than it has in years - steps in the right direction are being made. The band is hitting its mid-tour stride. The set lists below are pretty close. The first band, Ice Palace, also impressed. I missed the last 15 minutes of the Margot set.

Ice Palace- 35 min

Phonebook Pillow

Coliseum

Devils Tower

Pirate By 30

Outside the Gates

Slow Motion Fall

Nuanced & Spark

Thought Facts

Cloud Cult- 60 min

Hope

Grandson

When Water Comes to Life

Pretty Voice

Brain Getaway

What Comes at the End

Million Things

Clip Clop

No One Said it Would Be Easy

2x2x2

Intro

Outside Your Skin

Journey of the Featherless

Chain Reaction

Take Your Medicine

Tornadoes

Everybody Here is a Cloud

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What a great night! Aside from being in an IHEG venue - which I try to avoid. Three solid bands in the club room at Pearl Street : Ice Palace, Cloud Cult, and Margot & the Nuclear So and So's. I mainly went to see Cloud Cult but was pleasantly surprised by the entire bill.

some highlights from Cloud Cult's 60 minute set:

No One Said It Would Be Easy

Pretty Voice

Tornado Lessons

2x2x2

Take Your Medicine

If you get a chance you should go check out this show...Boston and New Haven next.

My recording from the Higher Ground was also ruined by cell phone hits. There are hits through the first few minutes of each song that were caused by the phone wielding crowd - texting, twittering, and calling their friends to let them know each song as it was played. Between the phone cameras, people texting & sending messages, phones ringing during the performance - it is my opinion that this marvel of modern technology -the cell phone - is doing its best to ruin the concert experience.

I might have to start traveling with my cellphone jammer. Can you imagine the masses of hipsters that would be lost without cell service during the concert?

Two out of three are trashed - keep your fingers crossed that third source is clean.