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Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men: June 16, 2004 at The Outland Ballroom, Springfield, MO ($10), and June 18, 2004 at Off Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri ($15)
With the wife due to deliver our first child in two months and related travel restrictions on me soon to be in effect, I decided that I should see Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men more than once on their new tour, so I witnessed them Wednesday night in Springfield, Missouri and Friday night in St. Louis. If my buddy Jimbo Jockstrap had not gone with me to Springfield, I was going to see Dave and The Guilty Men also in Kansas City on Thursday and spend the night there at the home of Billy the Bull Kid.
Well, both nights were really satisfying and I�d like to see Dave again on this five-month tour that�s in part to support his new album, Ashgrove, on his new label, Yep Roc. The set lists (below) were similar for the two shows, but there were some interesting differences.
Jimbo and I got into his Caddy Wednesday about 5:45 to drive the 190 miles to Springfield to just turn around two miles later because his alternator was not charging. We then got into my Ford Exploder and were back on the road about 6:20. It took us exactly three hours to get to Springfield despite lots of KGB and having to slow down for one heavy thunderstorm. The area around Springfield is beautiful with hillbilly mountains and forests.
The Outland Ballroom was not nearly sold out that night; I had two tickets held at the door just in case. The St. Louis gig at Off Broadway, a few blocks south of Budweiser Central, was much easier for me to travel to, and not sold out, but I had a ticket waiting there for me too.
Dave started the Springfield show with �Ashgrove,� the title track from his new album. At the St. Louis show, something happened I�ve never seen before at the 20+ Dave shows I�ve been to: Dave was not on stage for the first number. Instead, his �right hand man,� Chris Gaffney, sang some song about Albuquerque before Dave came out. I was thinking, �does Dave think he�s one of those blues guys or mamas who needs a warn-up tune or two done by the band before he can come out?� Or was he perhaps stuck in the bathroom? Probably neither guess was true.
However, the tune �Ashgrove� was late in the show in St. Louis as a very cool second part of a medley with �Somewhere in Time� � also from the new disk. And no, this ain�t no jam band � they just like to give us unique live musical experiences.
In the St. Louis show, Dave started with one of his more popular, crowd pleasing up-tempo songs, �Out in California,� instead of a number from the new album.
Romeo�s Escape and So long Baby, Goodbye � both classics from the Dave Alvin songbook � were done as a super cool medley in both shows. At the Springfield show during Romeo�s Escape, Dave changed the lyrics to say, �the cowgirl took Dale Watson home.� In the St. Louis show, he changed the lyrics to say that �the cowgirl too Wayne Hancock home.� I thought those were pretty cool nods to some of our trad. country heroes.
Dave�s version of Rio Grande has a much different feel to it than co-writer Tom Russell�s version. That�s cool, albeit interesting.
I was quite pleased to hear Dave play �Wanda and Duane� at both gigs. He kept it to just that song both nights, but if you are really lucky, he will give you the full jaded lovers� soap opera experience by throwing in part of Mickey Gilly�s �The Girls All Look Better at Closing Time� and the Doris Day hit, �Que Ser�, Ser� to paint a graphic medley.
Mr. Alvin has a new Fender Stratocaster that I for some reason think just does not sound as bad-ass as his white early-�60s one that he used to take on tour, but maybe he�s keeping the good one behind lest anything unduly negative happen to it.
I haven�t analyzed in depth the tunes on his new album, Ashgrove, but I can tell you that most of the songs have a very bluesy groove to them.
The Guilty Men are for the most part different than the supporting musicians on the new album. Back from previous tours are the fabulous Bobby Lloyd Hicks on drums, Greg Boaz on bass, Joe Terry on keyboards, and Chris Gaffney on acoustic guitar, accordion and back-up vocals. Joe Terry did a fantastic solo on East Virginia Blues at the St. Louis gig. I don�t know why Rick Shea is not with them on Telecaster and steel guitar, but he�s been replaced by someone at least as talented: Chris Miller from Austin, Texas, who in my opinion can play blues-type of stuff with more of a bluesy feeling than Rick Shea. Rick may be better at the country leads on the Telecaster.
Crowd pleaser �Fourth of July� was part of the encore at the Springfield gig (and hour and 40 minutes overall), but part of the regular set in the two-hour St. Louis show.
I recommend that you go out and catch this band on their current tour whether you have been a fan of the Blasters and Dave Alvin for many years, or have never seen either band before. Dave�s an excellent singer, great songsmith, exciting guitarist of several styles and the overall package with sufficient poise and stage presence makes him a very capable performer. Support the bands that live and die every night in bars and nightclubs!
Ashgrove
Abilene
Sinful Daughter
Wanda and Duane
Out of Control
Little Honey --> Who Do You Love?
King of California
Rio Grande
Dry River
9 Volt Heart
East Virginia Blues (with band member intros)
Marie, Marie
encore:
Somewhere in Time
Fourth of July
Romeo's Escape --> So long Baby, Goodbye
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- "Albuquerque" song � (not sure of the name) (Chris Gaffney on vocals)
Out In California
Abilene
Sinful Daughter
Wanda and Duane
Out of Control
Little Honey --> Who Do You Love?
King of California
Rio Grande
Dry River
Somewhere in Time --> Ashgrove
East Virginia Blues
Fourth of July
Marie, Marie
encore:
9 Volt Heart
Sugar Bee (with band member intros) (Chris Gaffney on vocals)
Romeo�s Escape --> So long Baby, Goodbye
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| polksalad69 |
Thank you sir. I don't think an idiot could write that. |
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| WildBillGrover |
quote:
polksalad69 wrote:
Thank you sir. I don't think an idiot could write that.
Muchas gracias! |
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Dates from Yep Roc's website:
TU 06.22.04 The Pour House Raleigh, NC
WE 06.23.04 Poe's Pub Richmond, VA
TH 06.24.04 Ram's Head Annapolis, MD
FR 06.25.04 IOTA Cafe Arlington, VA
SA 06.26.04 IOTA Cafe Arlington, VA
FR 07.02.04 Birdy's Indianapolis, IN
SA 07.03.04 Fitzgerald's American Music Festival Berwyn, IL
SU 07.04.04 Fitzgerald's American Music Festival Berwyn, IL
TU 07.06.04 Oneida Bingo & Casino Green Bay, WI
TH 07.08.04 Billy's Bar Grand Rapids, MI
FR 07.09.04 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
SA 07.10.04 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
MO 07.12.04 World Cafe Philadelphia, PA
TU 07.13.04 Stone House Music Club Englewood, NJ
WE 07.14.04 Revolution Hall Troy, NY
TH 07.15.04 Montage Grill Rochester, NY
FR 07.16.04 New York State Rhythm & Blues Syracuse, NY
SA 07.17.04 Ottowa Blues Festival Ottawa, ON
SU 07.18.04 Toronto Star Blues Festival Toronto, ON
WE 07.21.04 The Dame w/ Los Straitjackets Lexington, KY
TH 07.22.04 Southgate House w/ Los Straitjackets Newport, KY
FR 07.23.04 Rex Theater w/ Los Straitjackets Pittsburgh, PA
SA 07.24.04 Little Brother's w/ Los Straitjackets Columbus, OH
MO 07.26.04 The Depot w/ Los Straitjackets Greensboro, NC
WE 07.28.04 Birchmere w/ Los Straitjackets Alexandria, VA
TH 07.29.04 The Trocadero w/ Los Straitjackets Philadelphia, PA
FR 07.30.04 Paradise Rock Club w/ Los Straitjackets Boston, MA
SA 07.31.04 Bowery Ballroom w/ Los Straitjackets New York, NY
FR 08.06.04 Troubadour Hollywood, CA
SA 08.07.04 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
MO 08.09.04 Hacienda Reno, NV
TU 08.10.04 Hacienda Reno, NV
WE 08.11.04 Midtown Bend, OR
TH 08.12.04 Oregon Zoo Ampitheatre w/ Ellis Hooks Portland, OR
FR 08.13.04 The Tractor Seattle, WA
TU 08.17.04 Palms w/ Amy Farris Winters, CA
WE 08.18.04 Palms w/ Amy Farris Winters, CA
TH 08.19.04 Los Robles Lodge w/ Amy Farris Santa Rosa, CA
FR 08.20.04 Moe's w/ Amy Farris Santa Cruz, CA
SA 08.21.04 Slim's San Francisco, CA
SU 09.05.04 Long Beach Blues Festival solo show w/ Little Milton Long Beach, CA FR 09.10.04 Ala Carte Event Pavilion
Tampa, FL
FR 09.17.04 Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA
TH 09.23.04 2004 Americana Music Conference: Mercury Lounge
Nashville, TN
FR 09.24.04 Handlebar Greenville, SC
SA 09.25.04 Visulite Charlotte, NC
SU 09.26.04 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
FR 10.01.04 Sons of Hermann Hall Dallas, TX
FR 10.08.04 Plush w/ Johnny Guitar and the Thousandaires Tucson, AZ
SA 11.06.04 Old Town School of Folk Music (two shows) Chicago, IL
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i am definitely going to try and catch this show... |
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quote:
mac_daddy wrote:
i am definitely going to try and catch this show...
Daddy, which city do you live in or near?
Here's a link to another review:
http://www.novogate.com/board/2891/196707-1.html#2771079
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dave is a hometown boy...
hell, i have even been to the ashgrove.
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oh, and this is now circulating, too...
Dave Alvin (mostly solo, acoustic)
Cactus Cafe
Austin, TX
April 1, 1995
Source: Soundboard>??>CDR>WAV>FLAC
File: FLAC
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Setlist
King of California
Bus Station
Barn Burning/Long White Cadillac
Andersonville
Marie Marie
Border Radio
Fourth of July
Okie from Muskogee
Tulare Dust
Kern River
A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
Beyond Blues
Haley's Comet
Here at Home 'til Closing Time
NOTES: This is a great sounding Dave Alvin show. Mostly solo acoustic. Has a few on stage guests.
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