Cover Me!

Karate - "Sever"

The Booze Wagon Rides Again

"Why wouldn't you stick it in every hole?

-Brett, 4/13/2013

The booze wagon truly brings out the best in all of us. Last night at Arch Street, the first set was marked by some of the strongest playing and improv I've seen from GM in quite a while.  The "Burn" video embedded below pretty much speaks for itself- it's a pretty damn good snapshot of what the rest of the night looked like. It's filled with some ferocious playing that left the girls in the crowd looking like this:

To put it simply, the following video is 13 minutes of pure insanity. Strap in and enjoy.

Burn

On the Run

My Way Gone

Shame> Taxman

4/13/2013

Arch Street Tavern, Hartford, CT

Set 1

Demon Theory>

Helter Skelter>

Demon Theory

Easy Tiger

Burn (1)

Shame>

Taxman*>

Without a Trace

Psycho Killer>(2) 

Will of the Working Man>

On the Run> (3)

Shine On You Crazy Diamond>

Mookie Wilson> (4) 

Against Me

Set 2

I Only Have Eyes For You(5)>

Maneater(5)>

Band Introduction(5)>

I Can't Go For That(5)>

So Far Gone (6) 

My Way Gone> (7) 

Fire>

Down By the River> (8)

Rant>

Ooh Child

Show Notes
*First time played
(1) Played by fan request. Unfinished
(2) Contained a "Hot For Teacher" (Van Halen) tease
(3) Complete version
(4) Contained "Star Wars Main Theme" (John Williams) and "Mood For a Day" (Yes) teases
(5) Featuring Jim on lead vocals
(6) Contained lyrics "I drank a bottle of Maker's Mark"
(7) Contained "Who Knows" (Jimi Hendrix) tease
(8) Contained "Day Tripper" (The Beatles) tease

This show features the debut of "Taxman" (The Beatles).  Eurisko opened.  A bass fire was reported during the Eurisko set at approximately 10:03 pm.

Bravo, Guy Malone. Bravo.

Spin Me!

Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog (2007)

The Last Supper

I've always been a fan of private party jams.  You're enjoying a beer and dessert in the kitchen when you decide to mosey your way into another room where you hear music- and end up looking like this:

3/29/2013

Private Party, Watertown, CT

Jam>

Sneaking Sally Through the Alley(1)>

Boogie On Reggae Woman

New Tune(2)>

Down with Disease>

If I Could> (3)

Lifeboy

G String

Shadowboy

Show Notes

(1) Jim on lead vocals

(2) Untitled

(3) Unfinished

This show was played at a private party and will not be included in official stats (for those of you counting at home).  No bass fires were reported at this show.

Thumbs Up, Guy Malone!

California, Rest In Peace

"Forget me not"

-Uncle Sonny, "Long Way to the Sun"

The new partnership of GM and Uncle Sonny came out on Friday to serve up plenty of jams family style throughout the night.  These family jam nights always bring a loose, laid back, "anything goes" feel (more than usual) to the crowd while still having those moments (re: Althea) that leave attendees looking like this:

Click the links below for video.

3/22/2013

Blackstone, Southington, CT

Set 1

Movie Star>

Shadowboy>

Burn>

Breed

Shame

Wave to the Future>

Holy Ghost

Baba O' Riley (1) 

Set 2

Whipping Post> (2)

Irene

Against Me

Psycho Killer> (3)

Lollipop> (3)

Where We Bleed (3)

Demon Theory (4)

Easy Tiger

Althea (5)

Set 3

Whale (Slow)> (6)

Rant> (6)

Ooh Child> (6)

Whale (Slow)> (6)

Whale Ending Jam>

On the Run>

Shine On You Crazy Diamond>

Tell My Muse

John's Camera

Let's Go To Bed (4)

Show Notes

(1) Contained ending section to "Burn"

(2) Featuring Bill on lead vocals

(3) Featuring Mike M. on keyboards

(4) Mid-song, Matt took over on guitar, Brett switched to keyboards

(5) Played by fan request

(6) Featuring Matt on guitar and Mike M. on keyboards

This show was Guy Malone's debut at Blackstone.  The band shared the bill with Uncle Sonny.  No bass fires were reported at this show.  

Demon Theory

Shame

Psycho Killer

Uncle Sonny - One Big Holiday

Thumbs Up, Guy Malone!

RJO

Cover Me!

Chris Thile and Michael Daves - "Sleep with One Eye Open"

March Madness

"You tried to pull that shit? I'll tell you I can't go for that shit!"

Jim 3/9/2013

Patrons of Waterbury's Shamrock were introduced to GM and their band of traveling weirdos Saturday night. The cover heavy, amps-to-11 show had us GM regulars looking like this:

Which, of course drew these facial reactions from the rest of the crowd:

Videos from Saturday night below:

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Won't You Come Home?

Baba O' Riley Jam

3/9/2013

The Shamrock, Waterbury, CT

Set 1

War Pigs

Irene

Dig a Pony

Against Me

Easy Tiger>

Demon Theory

So Far Gone

Cold Roses

Set 2

Movie Star

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window^>

Golden Slumbers^> 

Carry That Weight^> 

The End^

Fire^

Lost Little Girl

Pity with a Vengeance>

Won't You Come Home?

Shine on You Crazy Diamond>

On The Run>

I Can't Go For That#^>

Maneater#>

Where We Bleed^#

Whipping Post^

Frankenstein (1) 

Burn

Baba O' Riley

Show Notes
^ Featuring Bill on Lead Vocals
# Featuring Jim on Lead Vocals
(1) Contained "Unsane" tease

This was Guy Malone's debut show at The Shamrock.  Uncle Sonny opened. No bass fires were reported at this show.

Thumbs Up, Guy Malone!

Spin Me!

David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant (2012)

Cover Me!

All-Star Saturday

"You are all against me."

The first show of 2013 featured a band that has fully realized the breadth of their vast song catalog.  GM treated fans to a ton of bust-outs that kept us on our toes like a midget at a urinal.  We can only hope that the band will continue the trend of breathing new life into old favorites- it will certainly make for some exciting setlists and playing.  It was quite gratifying to see songs like "Little Bit of Soul", "Bloodshot and Blue", and "Tell My Muse" dusted off.  The start of "Big Ol' World" had myself and others looking like this:

2/16/2013

Triple Play, Watertown, CT

Set 1

Happy Birthday Kim

Lost on Me

Little Bit of Soul

Shame>

Psycho Killer

Fire (1)

Althea

Wave to the Future

Against Me*>

Enemy>

Breed>

Irene> (2)

Will of the Working Man>

The Impression

Set 2

Frankenstein

Lower

Burn> (3)

On Your Way Down

Baba O' Riley (4)

Whipping Post> (1)

Holy Ghost>

Cry

Bloodshot and Blue>

Tell My Muse>

Better Than Before

Big Ol' World>

Whale (Slow)

Where We Bleed (Hey La)

Show Notes
*First Time Played
(1) Featuring Bill on lead vocals
(2) Contained "Geppetto's Lament" tease
(3) Contained "Desert Rose" (Sting) tease
(4) Contained the ending section to "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" (The Rolling Stones)

This show featured the debut of "Against Me".  No bass fires were reported at this show.

Thumbs up, Guy Malone!

Spin Me!

Muse - "Origin of Symmetry" (2001)

Woodshed

Will the new album be completed by year's end? Nothing is black or white...

My ideal album track listing:

Disc 1- "Fuck"

Cry

Third Personality

Althea

My Way Gone

Fuck! Suck!

Demon Theory

Wave to the Future

The Er

Poe's Song

Better Than Before

Disc 2- "Suck"

Irene

Easy Tiger

Will of the Working Man

Lost Generation

Got a Grip

Shame

Big Ol' World

Holy Ghost

Fuck! Suck! (Reprise)

Cover Me!

2012 Leftovers

Hello Friends,

Left over pictures and videos are presented below for your enjoyment and review.  I wanted to send much, much thanks to the band and all friends and family for an unforgettable year.  The music and experiences produced by this band and our traveling circus have become some of my most cherished memories. I, for one am extremely grateful to have these folks around to share in those experiences. Here's hoping your 2013 is happy, healthy, and abundant with Whales of various tempos.

Fuck your ass, 

cp

2012 Leftovers

Side Street

Bachelor Party Jam

Bachelor Party Injury

 Harvest Party

 

No Can Do.

Boru's

 

 Dom's First Show! Beans and Pasta strictly prohibited

 Ramble

 Shoenice!

 Block Party

 Hot Coco 5k 

 

Outer Space

 Arch Street

All the left over videos newly added to the arguyves:

Cry (Harvest Party)

The Lady (Harvest Party)

Irene (Arch Street)

Holy Ghost (Arch Street)

Third Personality (Arch Street)

I Can't Go For That (Arch Street)

The Lady (Arch Street)

Wave to the Future (Hot Coco 5k)

Shadowboy (Outer Space)

Drive (Outer Space)

Shame (Arch Street)

Holy Ghost (Arch Street)

Demon Theory (Arch Street)

Happy New Year to all! See you in 2013!