Number Forty Two

"A moment of silence for Mariano Rivera"

-BC, 9/27/2013

Playing for one of the most beer-soaked audiences I've seen in quite a while (that's saying a lot for your usual GM crowd), Waterbury's hometown heroes played some all-out smokers with "Whale", "Baba O' Riley" and "Dragging Me Down".  But they set the bar at an all new level with Friday night's awe inspiring "Burn"(posted below). I post a lot of versions of this tune on here, and there's a good reason for that-it never ceases to kick major ass. Right around the 9 minute mark, the tune changes pace from it's usual dark and dirty to some bright and beautiful jamming. If you don't like "Burn", it's pretty clear that this is not the blog for you. There's the fucking door.

9/27/2013

The Shamrock, Waterbury, CT

Set 1

Cry(1)

Lost on Me (2)

Little Bit of Soul

Dig a Pony>

Psycho Killer>

Against Me

Without a Trace

Easy Tiger

Demon Theory

Tell My Muse

Holy Ghost

Whale (slow)>

Enter Sandman*>

Whale (slow)

Set 2

Baba O' Riley(3)

Althea

So Far Gone (4)

Burn!

Mookie Wilson

Bring it on Home

Dragging Me Down (5)

Shame

Dragging Me Down (6)

Whipping post> (7)

Hot For Teacher> (7)

Whipping Post (7)

Show Notes
*first time played. Played in honor of the great Mariano Rivera
(1) Dedicated to Modeen
(2) Featured sections of "Lion's Mane"
(3) Contained the ending section to "can't you hear me knocking?"(Rolling Stones)
(4) Alternate lyrics "I watched baseball history..." The band took a moment of silence for Mariano Rivera
(5) Aborted
(6) Contained a "Spirit of Radio" (Rush) tease
(7) Featuring Bill on lead vocals

"Enter Sandman" (Metallica) was debuted. No bass fires were reported at this show.

Bravo, Guy Malone!

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Spin Me!

Newtown's The Screw Ups

Connecticut Transit Authority

A few vids from Saturday night's performance. How is my family so talented? I'm a half-assed blogger, at best.
Thanks for a great weekend!

Listen

Lowdown

Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?

I'm in a Fall State of Mind

"We're a Guy Malone tribute band"

-BC, 9/20/2013

Waterbury's favorite sons, GM and Uncle Sonny performed at the "So Long Summer" Festival Friday night at the Ponte Club. I don't know about you guys, but as far as I'm concerned, Summer ended about 4 weeks ago. I knew Summer was really over when a student pissed all over my classroom and played around in it. But that's a blog for another time.
Some highlights from both bands can be found below. I'm lucky to know these guys.

9/20/2013

So Long Summer Fest, Waterbury, CT

Holy Ghost

Shame

Against me

Tell my Muse>

Better Than Before (1)

So Far Gone> (2)

Tush>

On the Run>

Tush

Burn>

Rant>

Ooh Child>

Burn

Show Notes
(1) Contained an "Easy Tiger" tease
(2) Contained alternate lyrics "it's 8pm, I can't find my debit card", "Michael Vick only scored me 19 fantasy points. Fucking asshole!", "I'm in a Fall state of mind"

This set was played at the So Long Summer Festival. The band shared the bill with Uncle Sonny, Lazy Way Out, Fight the Fear (when asked the name of the band, Merc replied "I think they're called "Fear my Balls, or something") and Twin Berlin. No bass fires were reported at this show.

Burn>Rant>Ooh Child>Burn

Valley of the King

Against Me

Big Grown Woman

Tush>On the Run>Tush

Don't Stop Lover

Thumbs up, Guy Malone and Uncle Sonny!

Your Crystal Ball Ain't So Crystal Clear

"I don't sing that shit. You Sing it."

-BC, to bartender's frequent "Wonderwall" requests

The artists formally known as "The Foreskins" unleashed a bevy of choice cover songs on the Brass City Wednesday night and taught us all one very valuable lesson: learning to play Oasis and Gotye songs will undoubtedly get you laid.
Highlights include the MJ classic "Black or White" (Aunt Dor's personal fav), Matty's vocal debut on "Sabotage", "Down Rodeo" (video below) and some solid jamming in "Moma Dance">"Tomorrow Never Knows" (also below). Did this band just cover Ray Lamontagne and The Butthole Surfers in the same set?

Isaac, Brett, Matt

9/18/2013

The Turf, Waterbury, CT

Set 1

On Your Way Down

Cities

Trouble

Pepper>

Loving Cup

Somebody That I Used to Know (1)

Black or White (2)

Down Rodeo

Where is My Mind?

Set 2

Fire

Down by the River>

Helter Skelter>

War Pigs>

The Moma Dance>

Tomorrow Never Knows> (3)

Manic Depression

Wonderwall (1)

Up on Cripple Creek

Sabotage (4)

Set 3

Wonderwall (1)

Somebody That I Used to Know (1)

Psycho Killer>

Mellow Mood

Shame>

Taxman

Show Notes

(1) Played by bartender request; unfinished

(2) Contained a "Split Open and Melt" jam

(3) Contained a "The Moma Dance" tease

(4) Matty's vocal debut

The Moma Dance>

Tomorrow Never Knows

Down Rodeo

"I'm Just Looking for that Beef"

"You guys make me feel inadequate"

-Guitarist from opening band, to GM, 9/7/13

Today, I sampled 12 varieties of chili, took in 2 sets of Guy Malone and 2 sets of Uncle Sonny. I'll be sure to post pics of the toilet bowl tomorrow morning, stay tuned! 

Much congrats to Dave, Becky, Jake and Liz. Very glad to have some live GM back in rotation. The Summer wasn't the same without you. Something very cool about having the little ones at the shows.

John's Camera

9/7/2013

Winding Trails, Farmington, CT

Set 1: Chili Verde

Movie Star

Cry

My Way Gone (1)

Baba O' Riley (2)

Against Me

You're the Sun

Cold Roses>

Better Than Before > (3)

Tush

Set 2: Red Chili

Shame

Wave to the Future (4)

John's Camera (4)

Frankenstein

Show Notes
(1) Contained an "On the Run" tease
(2) Contained the ending section to "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" (The Rolling Stones)
(3) Unfinished
(4) Played for John C.

This show was GM's second appearance at the International Chili Society Festival sponsored by Abilities Without Boundaries. No bass fires were reported at this show.

Dom's second chili fest!

Movie Star

Also, be sure to check out videos from UNCLE SONNY'S post-Brass City Brew Fest performance. This band gets better and better every time I see them- tonight was no exception. Brett swung by to shred on "HLB":

Crosstown Traffic

Red Head Lady

Thumbs up, GM and Uncle Sonny!