1/22/09 - Whiskey Junction - Minneapolis

January 22, 2009
Whiskey Junction
Minneapolis, Minn.

Set:
| Spring Fever | Poet (Who Didn't Know It) | Pay the Toll to Ride the Junebug Flow | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Lady Madonna [The Beatles] | M'Lady | Place | Last Night | Good Vibes | Chosen Ones | Jumpstart My Rocket | Dead Flowers [The Rolling Stones] | Damn the Man |

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So we descended upon the great Whiskey Junction in Minneapolis for the second time in twenty days. Tonight's set was really solid and diverse. We whipped out "Place" tonight, which we haven't played for quite some time. It's a long song, so it seems we only play it when we know we have a longer amount of time alotted, which we did tonight. We also played "Spring Fever" as well as the Rolling Stones tune, "Dead Flowers." We had originally worked the latter up for our bowling alley gig, but had to cut it for time that night. So we broke it out tonight, and the rock was good. Nothin' like a little 'Stones at the end of the night to get folks raising their glasses and putting the arms around each other. But then, after that, we all damned the man together and that felt just as awesome.

Again tonight, there was very high energy and very good spirits. The crowd seemed to dig us. There were folks dancin' and groovin' throughout the show. There was great feedback after the show, folks coming up to us, telling us they liked it and such. The Junction is turning out to be an enjoyable venue to play. We rocked 'em good. I would have said we rocked you like a hurricane, but that's been done.

Tonight we opened for The Lost Marbles, a nine-piece blues-rock band. They were a lot of fun and had a real good vibe about them. We were happy to share the bill and the stage with them.

Finally tonight, there was a mini-band conference in which we tossed around the idea of shooting a DVD in the not-too-distant future. Does that whet your appetite? No promises, but we'll see what happens...

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