Rob Not Bob

22 minutes ago, bouche said:

Pokey Lafarge is back. yeah!

Would you vouch for his set? I am seriously inclining towards him for my first night selection.

12 minutes ago, dave-O said:

Can't believe they went all in for Molly Hatchet!!!

I reckon they are full on flirting with disaster.

I also noticed that there is only a one day break, as opposed to the 2 day break they had last year.

Ahem.

 

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rush are extremely unlikely to ever tour again, so I'd say no.

Taking Blue Rodeo off the table, who would you figure would be the most likely Canadian headliners?

I am going to predict that, by the end of it, I will be incredibly sore but have had an awesome time. Optimism!

Tom Petty!

John Wetton has passed

Not a big surprise, I know he had been dealing with cancer for a while. They might not have been a jam band as such, but King Crimson have produced a lot of great improvisational music and John Wetton's kick ass bass was a big part of my favorite period of the band. If you haven't already, I strongly encourage checking out the albums he played on (especially Starless & Bible Black and Red).

There's also that scorching take on "Isis" with Mick Ronson on guitar. Both those performances were on a bonus DVD that came with Bootleg Series 5.

Damn it, I wanted to be the first with a totally unfounded Tom Petty rumour. Sorry folks, I think I might have jinxed it. Since i was going to be in Toronto, I was figuring this would be the year they finally get Tom Petty. As it turns out, I will still be in Ottawa and likely actually going to Bluesfest this year, so it probably won't happen, just to spite me. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Downloaded this sucker ages ago, not sure where it can be found now but is always a holiday favorite with me.I have no idea who the Christmas Heritage Band are but they are awesome.

Santa's Boots
 CD 1
1 Christmas Song , Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds    , 5:37
2 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , Chris Isaak , 2:54
3 Silent Night / Xmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis , Tom Waits, 5:37
4 Winter Wonderland , Warren Zevon , 1:52
5 I’ll Be Home for Christmas , Dave Alvin & Rick Solem , 3:02
6 Jingle Bell Rock , Bruce Springsteen , 3:25
7 Go Tell It on the Mountain , Christmas Heritage Band , 6:21
8 River , Joni Mitchell    , 3:43
9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Jam , Jerry Garcia & David Grisman , 9:20
10 Christmas Must Be Tonight , Rick Danko , 3:43
11 White Christmas , Chris Isaak , 2:24
12 Run Rudolph Run , Grateful Dead , 3:18
13 Crystal Ball , Jackson Browne feat. Bruce Cockburn , 5:28
14 All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace) , Jackson Browne , 5:08
15 Blue Christmas , Chris Isaak    , 1:23
16 Merry Little Christmas , Shawn Colvin , 3:24

CD 2

1 Christmas Day , Bruce Springsteen , 6:09
2 Little Road to Bethlehem , Shawn Colvin , 3:03
3 Mary , Patty Griffin , 4:48
4 Christmastime Is Here , Stone Temple Pilots , 3:12
5 Merry Christmas, I Don’t Wanna Fight , Joey Ramone , 2:19
6 Early on One Christmas Morn , Bruce Cockburn , 4:08
7 Cry of a Tiny Babe , Bruce Cockburn , 7:49
8 A Christmas Song , Ian Anderson , 3:24
9 Christmas Twist , Syd Straw feat Los Lobos , 3:22
10 Happy Christmas (War Is Over) , John Hiatt feat. Los Lobos , 3:54
11 Angels We Have Heard on High , Christmas Heritage Band , 4:20
12 Dradle, Dradle , Chris Isaak    , 1:32
13 Pretty Paper , Chris Isaak , 2:28
14 Greensleeves , James Taylor    , 2:14
15 Love Came Down at Christmas , Shawn Colvin , 2:41
16 The Christmas Song (feat. Cesar Rojas) , Steve Berlin , 2:42
17 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , The Smashing Pumpkins , 1:13
18 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) , Bruce Springsteen , 3:32
19 River , Shawn Colvin    , 3:46
20 Merry Little Christmas , Billy Joel , 0:58

Looks like it was the same both nights, except with an on the fly alteration (it wasn't in the physical setlist) that they didn't play I Am The Slime in the main set, but instead it was done as the first song of the encore.

 

Set One

Don Preston Solo

Intro Eb Jam

Who Needs the Peace Corps?

Mother People

Montana

Debra Kadabra

Filthy Habits

The Idiot Bastard Son

Stick It Out

Big Swifty

Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder

T'Mershi Duween

Uncle Remus

Florentine Pogen

 

Set Two

Excentrifugal Forz

Apostrophe

Uncle Meat

A Pound for a Brown on the Bus

Outside Now

Who Are the Brain Police?

Any Way the Wind Blows

The Deathless Horsie

Echidna's Arf (Of You)

Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?

 

Encore

I Am The Slime

Call Any Vegetable

Andy

Too late now, but I did snag the actual setlist from Friday in Ottawa, can post it when I get home.

Miley Cyrus

12 Songs that have come and gone since this thread went into hiberation (July 3rd, 2011) 

 

1.  America! - Bill Callahan

2. Grenade - Bruno Mars 

You have to remember that these are simple farmers ... people of the land ... the common clay of the new west. You know ... morons.

She was on a comp that came with an issue of Mojo Magazine, and I was able to find a compilation CD of hers at Turning Point, love her stuff.

Right , and they got Weezer to provide the music.

Uhhh, Vanilla Fudge, Martha? I might actually take in at least one night, just to see GbV, I only got the one chance to see them and that was 15 or so years ago.

I am likely to be moving to the GTA early next year. What are the major recurring summer music festivals in Toronto? That tends to be how I plan my vacations.

The grid schedule for Bluesfest has been posted. The Tribute to Jack Bruce seems to have disappeared

What in the holy frick, world?

I'd put Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton in the legends category. Merle is distinctly irreplaceable. RIP great man.

The version of "You Don't Love Me" was available on the Dreams boxed set. The rest of the show , AFAIK, has not been officially released.