Jayhawks- Live At Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN, December 16, 2023

 

 

As promised, here's the rest of the Palace Theatre show with the headliners, the Jayhawks. Though this wasn't necessarily a "Christmas" concert, the on-stage set had a festive look to it. The band is tight and play a typical Jayhawks set with the usual crowd favourites and closed with the Golden Smog "cover", Until You Came Along, bringing back Dan Murphy and Steve Gorman from the Smog and Gary's wife for a festive sing-a-long. Though they didn't play Father Christmas, Run Rudolf Run or 2000 Miles, like they did last year, but they did include a couple Christmas songs, the Kitty Wells cover, Christmas Ain't Like Christmas Anymore and the Band's, Christmas Might Be Tonight. The sound is exceptional and the Jayhawks, as usual put on a great show. Get this while you can, highly recommended!

Enjoy

p.s.: For those asking, I'll try to re-seed previous shows that aren't working (downloading), specifically the Golden Smog show from 1992. Leave your other requests in the comments section. Thanks for your patience!

Please do NOT sell or profit from this recording!

Do NOT convert to lossy formats, except for personal use.

If you ever have an opportunity to see the band live, see them! If you like the band, support them and buy a CD or LP.

 

JAYHAWKS
Palace Theatre
St. Paul, MN
December 16, 2023
SBD>Livestream master
laptop> Tascam DR-07> 16 bit wav> tracksplitter> FLAC> rar

01. Jesus Christ
02. The Man Who Loved Life
03. Angelyne
04. Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces
05. Nothing Left To Borrow
06. Bitter Pill
07. Christmas Ain't Like Christmas Anymore
08. Save It For A Rainy Day
09. Tampa To Tulsa
10. Leaving The Monsters Behind
11. Waiting For The Sun
12. Sixteen Down
13. Settled Down Like Rain
14. River
15. This Forgotten Town
16. Smile
17. Kingston Girl
18. Christmas Might Be Tonight
19. All The Right Reasons
20. Dogtown Days
21. Trouble
22. I'd Run Away
23. Blue
Encore
24. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
25. Tailspin
26. Until You Came Along

 

Gary Louris- vocals, guitar

Karen Grotberg- vocals, keyboards

Marc Perlman- bass

Tim O'Reagon- vocals, drums

Kraig Johnson- guitar

 

JAYHAWKS- 2023-12-16, Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN FLAC. rar

 

Golden Smog- Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN, December 16, 2023: Happy New Year 2024!

 

 

Happy New Year!!

To begin the new year, I have an excellent concert to end 2023 with! (well, halfway through December, close enough) The Jayhawks annual (seems like it?) December holiday hometown show took place at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, on December 16th. Opening was Golden Smog, which is pretty much the Jayhawks, without Karen Grotberg and adding Dan Murphy and Steve Gorman, who is a first time Smogger. For fans that couldn't attend or couldn't get tickets, the show was also live-streamed, which is a bonus to see and hear the band up-close with exceptional sound. I had the opportunity to watch the stream and get a good audio capture of the concert. I'm of the mindset that I can watch a concert, either live or a video once or twice, but I can listen to live recordings multiple times no problem. No real surprises during the Golden Smog set with a typical setlist for a Tweedy-less lineup of the band, so obviously there aren't any songs sung by Jeff. The band closed the set with a tribute to the late, great Shane MacGowan with a cover of the Pogues', Dirty Old Town. I'll post the Jayhawks set next!

Enjoy!

 

Please do NOT sell or profit from the recording!

Do NOT convert to lossy formats, except for personal use.

Please share! If you enjoy the band, support them by purchasing their albums, CDs and related items!

 

 

GOLDEN SMOG
Palace Theatre
St. Paul, MN
December 16, 2023
SBD>Livestream master
laptop> Tascam DR-07> 16 bit wav> tracksplitter> FLAC> rar

01. Yesterday Cried
02. Won't Be Coming Home
03. To Call My Own
04. Looking Forward To Seeing You *
05. Starman
06. Ill Fated
07. He's A Dick
08. If I Only Had A Car
09. Glad and Sorry #
10. Red Headed Stepchild
11. Revolution Blues
12. Corvette
13. Dirty Old Town

 

Gary Louris- vocals, guitar

Dan Murphy- vocals, guitar

Kraig Johnson- vocals, guitar

Marc Perlman- bass

Steve Gorman- drums

Special guests:

Ava Levy- backing vocals *

Tim O'Reagon- guitar #

 

 GOLDEN SMOG- 2023-12-16 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN, FLAC. rar

 

The Posies celebrate 30 years In The Twin Cities

Last Saturday night, The Posies completed the first half of their 30th anniversary tour appropriately in Seattle, the city where the band started 30 years ago. The night before they played in Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer's hometown of Bellingham, Washington, the site of their first ever show (see the previous post). It's been a long one and a half months since the tour began in Victoria, B.C. (the only Canadian stop on the tour) as they traveled across North America. The band takes a summer break before continuing on with the second half of the tour when they travel to Europe for some of September, all of October and a bit of November. From all accounts that I have read about, heard and seen, the tour has been an overwhelming success with enthusiastic crowds and energetic shows.

I had the opportunity to see one of these concerts when I traveled to the Twin Cities to catch the Posies at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. The last time I saw the band was in 2005 at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis. This time I bought the tickets back in March for my wife's birthday with a road trip in mind as part of the present. There are many bands we both mutually enjoy, but the Posies are special. We've been fans of their music for almost 30 years and a chance to see them a third time was too good to pass up. They did not disappoint!

Regrettably, we missed the opening set by Terra Lightfoot and band, which was a shame because I heard she was great and I should be supporting a fellow Canadian (more on that later). She has opened for the Posies for most of the North American tour dates. We arrived at the show during Porcupine's set, which is noteworthy because their bass player is Greg Norton (Husker Du) who will play a significant role later in the evening.

Greg Norton joins the Posies for the Posie Du encore.

Terra Lightfoot shreds alongside Jon and Ken during the evening's finale, Flood of Sunshine.

The only way to describe the Posies headline set is epic! They played for over two hours and my gaze on the stage never wavered or was distracted, almost trance-like for the entire set and I have a hunch I wasn't the only one feeling this way. Ken and Jon spoke from the heart with interesting stories about the music industry, keeping the band together and their genuine love for what they're doing. They know how to make a connection with their audience and the appreciation was mutual. There were so many highlights during the concert, here are a few:

• Terra Lightfoot bringing a round of shots on stage for the band and was coaxed into doing Loon impersonations. Also when Terra was quizzed where the Canadian Mint was located (she guessed Ottawa), us and a small group surrounding us reminded her it was in Winnipeg. Nice shout out for the Peg!
• The last four songs of the main set. Ontario, Flavor Of The Month and Solar Sister are personal favourites (along with Grant Hart) and Burn & Shine is the glorious song live.
• The encore, YES, the encore! "Posie Du" featuring Greg Norton (taking the place of bassist, Dave Fox) and the Posies ripping through four Husker Du classics, These Important Years, Green Eyes, Makes No Sense At All and Sorry Somehow. In my mind, this musical collaboration might be the closest I might get to hear Husker Du songs live, it was a great tribute. I soaked it in with a huge smile on my face, WOW!
• The rest of the encore. Before they played the song, Grant Hart, Ken remarked, "This is so metal". This is the best version of this song I've heard live. Fast and driving with Norton on bass this was another moment of euphoria. Flood of Sunshine with Ken on "the worst" keyboard, Dave back on bass and Terra on second guitar was an exercise of endurance with expansive dual guitar solos and general mayhem. Terra and Jon were on their knees trading riffs and guitar noodling to the extreme. Broken strings and a pile of well used guitars ended the song. A perfect way to end the show. Ken announced, "By the power of Greyskull, I declare this concert awesome". and it truly was!

I'm very happy I brought my recorder state-side, because I caught an amazing concert and the unique setlist made this very worthwhile. The show sounds incredible, the vocals are clear and the music sounds crisp and balanced. Not bad for standing in the middle of the floor fairly close to the stage. I would rank this is one of my better sounding recordings. Thanks for everyone around me for not talking. The best concerts are the ones that are so good there is no time to chatter and talk...and my wife did get to meet and get a record signed from Ken Stringfellow after the show, YES, it was a great night!
Enjoy!

There are some much better written reviews and articles about The Posies St. Paul show:
http://weheartmusic.typepad.com/blog/2018/06/the-posies-at-turf-club-st-paul-26-june-2018.html
https://twincitiesmedia.net/blog/the-posies-unleash-firepower-at-the-turf-club/
https://blog.thecurrent.org/2018/06/watch-greg-norton-join-the-posies-for-husker-du-covers-at-the-turf-club/
http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/06/28/posies-greg-norton-husker-du-st-paul/ (videos)

Please do NOT sell!!
Do NOT trade this in lossy format. 
Convert to lossy for personal use only.

THE POSIES
Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
June 26, 2018

Sony ECM-DS70P mic> Tascam DR-07> SD card > 16 bit Wav>
Direct Wave MP3 splitter> FLAC> rar file
AUD Master

01. Dream All Day
02. Love Letter Boxes
03. Apology
04. Any Other Way
05. I Am The Cosmos
06. Please Return It
07. Golden Blunders
08. Precious Moments
09. You're The Beautiful One
10. Suddenly Mary
11. Licenses To Hide (w/Terra Lightfoot)
12. The Glitter Prize (w/Terra Lightfoot)
13. Ontario
14. Flavor Of The Month
15. Burn & Shine
16. Solar Sister

Encore
17. These Important Years (w/Greg Norton)*
18. Green Eyes (w/Greg Norton)*
19. Makes No Sense At All (w/Greg Norton)*
20. Sorry Somehow (w/Greg Norton)*
21. Grant Hart (w/Greg Norton)
22. Flood Of Sunshine (w/Terra Lightfoot)

*Husker Du covers

THE POSIES- 2018-06-26 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN FLAC Master. rar

Laurie Lindeen- Petal Pusher Book/Concert Launch June 16, 2007

Photos: (Daniel Corrigan)

As I write this I'm packing my bags and preparing to head off on vacation for two weeks at the cabin on the lake. Yup, 8 straight hours north to the land of limited internet and no TV! This is a perfect opportunity to catch up on my music listening and book reading among the tall tree and cool wind off the lake. Actually, I'm not much of a reader during the rest of the year, but very much look forward to getting to my stockpile of books. This year I'm bringing to the cabin, Girl In A Band (Kim Gordon), Old Records Never Die (Eric Spitznagel), Here Come The Regulars: How to Run a Record Label on a Shoestring Budget (Ian Anderson), My Year Of Flops (Nathan Rabin) and Uncut: Ultimate Music Guide- The Kinks (magazine). All but the Old Records Never Die are bargain bin purchases and the Kinks magazine is a super deluxe expensive "magazine". In past years I read books about Yo La Tengo, lots of Nick Hornby, a bunch by Rob Sheffield and just about anything about music, records and movies. A couple summer ago, I finally read, Petal Pusher from Zuzu's Petals frontwomen, Laurie Lindeen. I really enjoyed the book especially since I attended the book launch/concert in St. Paul, Minnesota over 10 years ago. It makes a lot more sense now since I didn't know the context of many of the stories and characters in the book. Regardless the concert was amazing and it was a treat to see Paul Westerberg (now ex-husband of Laurie) and other favourite musicians like, Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon, Mark Olsen, Marc Perlman and the reunion of Zuzu's Petals. I wrote a much more detailed review about the concert in a post from June 22, 2007

I had a request to post this show, previously I only posted some highlights from the concert and posted my complete audience recording on Dime. This version is the FM broadcast from Minneapolis, The Current and though the sound quality is superior, it is edited to exclude a couple songs and a part of the interview. I've included the notes from the info file included with the FLAC download file I received with the disc of the show.
Enjoy!!

Laurie Lindeen
"The Current Fakebook series"
June 16, 2007
The Fitzgerald Theater
St. Paul, MN

Source: Soundboard -> FM
Transfer: FM -> CD-> FreeRip -> flac -> rar

Interview and concert recorded by KCMP 89.3 FM - The Current - St. Paul, MN
Broadcast on 6/24/07

Host - Mary Lucia
Notes: Lucia interviewed Lindeen regarding her book, "Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story". The interview was split up with performances by her Minneapolis friends that had inspired her.

Outstanding show! Highlights include Paul Westerberg's first live performance since injuring his hand and Zuzu's Petals (Laurie Lindeen, Coleen Elwood, Linda Pitmon) reuniting for 2 songs! Other guests include Mark Olson (The Jayhawks), Lori Barbero (Babes In Toyland), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Gutterball and Danny and Dusty), John Eller (Paradox, Eller & Lynch), Jim Boquist (Son Volt), Ed Ackerson (Polara, 27 Various), Marc Perlman (The Jayhawks).

Family Tree: Laurie Lindeen is married to Paul Westerberg.  Mary Lucia is Paul Westerberg's younger sister, and Laurie Lindeen's sister-in-law.  Linda Pitmon is married to Steve Wynn.  Presumably some of the other people have slept together as well.

The Current edited several bits of the performance.  Curse words are bleeped and "God" from "Goddamn Angel" is removed. The 2 Rolling Stones' songs that Eller and Westerberg jammed on after the intermission are not included.  People were still out in the lobby when Paul and co. came to the stage and he said something like "we were asked to kill some time".  And finally, the dialogue about Babes In Toyland and the performance from Lori Barbero is completely absent. :(

tracks:
01. Laurie Lindeen interview - "growing up"
02. STEVE WYNN * - Still Holding On To You [The Dream Syndicate]
03. interview - "musicals"
04. JOHN ELLER @ - 'Til There Was You [from "The Music Man", The Beatles version]
05. interview - "moving to Minneapolis"
06. MARK OLSON & MARIA RUSSELL - Five Cups Of Coffee [The Jayhawks]
07. interview - "first gigs, early Zuzu's Petals"
08. ZUZU'S PETALS - God Cries
    -intermission-
XX. PAUL WESTERBERG # - Mother's Little Helper [The Rolling Stones]
XX. JOHN ELLER # - Loving Cup [The Rolling Stones]
09. interview - "touring England" & "meeting Paul"
XX. LORI BARBERO $ - Dogg [Babes in Toyland]
10. PAUL WESTERBERG % - I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face [from "My Fair Lady"]
11. PAUL WESTERBERG - Goddamn Angel
12. interview - "Zuzu's Petals 2nd album and later stages"
13. ZUZU'S PETALS - Love Bullet
14. interview - "Laurie reading excerpt from her book"
15. FINALE ! - Daydream Believer [The Monkees]

* Steve Wynn-vocals & guitar, Ed Ackerson-guitar, Mark Perlman-bass, Linda Pitmon-drums
@ John Eller-vocals & guitar, Mark Perlman-bass, Paul Westerberg-drums
# Paul Westerberg-lead vocals & guitar, John Eller-lead vocals & piano, Ed Ackerson-guitar, Jim Boquist-guitar, Mark Perlman-bass, Linda Pitmon-drums
$ Lori Barbero-vocals & drums, unknown guitarist
% with acting assistance from Jim Boquist
! John Eller-lead vocals & piano, Paul Westerberg-guitar, Steve Wynn-guitar, Ed Ackerson-maracas, Marc Perlman-bass, Linda Pitmon-drums, Laurie Lindeen-vocals, Coleen Elwood-vocals, Lori Barbero-vocals, Jim Boquist-vocals)


LAURIE LINDEEN & FRIENDS- 2007-06-16 Fitzgerald Theatre, St. Paul, MN FM FLAC. rar

The Replacements at Midway Stadium- September 13, 2014

Back in late April, when it was announced the Replacements would play their first show in Minneapolis/St. Paul in over 23 years, I thought this was too good to be true. A while back I had written a blog post where I listed the reunions I would love to see. I think my #1 choice was to see the Replacements (...half the original band) get back together to play some shows. It's been a year since they first stepped back on the stage together in Toronto during Riotfest and sporatically since at multi-band music festivals. Not only would the show in the Twin Cities be a return to their hometown, but it would be their first true headlining non-festival full set concert.

The first time I heard the Replacements was back around 1986 (circa. Tim) when a friend gave me a mix tape of music he thought I might enjoy. I can't remember exactly was on the tape, but I think there were groups like, the Jazz Butcher and Beasts Of Bourbon, but the songs that stuck with me the most were the Replacements tracks. I know for sure, Kiss Me On The Bus, Waitress In The Sky and Lay It Down Clown were on the tape. I tracked down the album, Tim later that week and I bought Pleased To Meet Me at Record Baron as soon as it was released a year later. On my next trip to Minneapolis, I snagged copies of their first four albums (Sorry Ma, Stink, Hootenany and Let It Be) from the long gone, Northern Lights Records on Hennepin. Their final two albums, though slightly disappointing, still was better than anything else on the radio at the time. My interest in the Replacements was renewed a few years later when I read a series of articles in a magazine/fanzine I subscribed to, Tapers Quarterly about collecting the Replacements (video, live recordings and outtakes/demos). It was an excellent article that intrigued me because the band's live shows were unpredictable with setlists that were never the same, with unlikely covers and wonderful spontanious moments that would either fly high or flop badly. Since that article I have gone on to collect a large number of Replacements shows through tape trades and fellow fans that have shared their recordings. I definitely have more Mats shows than any other band in my collection of concert recordings and any one of them I could throw in the tape deck (or CD player) and experience a unique Replacements show that I would never tire of.

 

Yes, these are the clearest and least blurry of the dozens of photos I took.

When tickets went on presale on May 1, I was determined to one of the lucky 15,000 or so fans to get tickets. And I did! The presale and the following public ticket sales sold out almost intantly with many Twin Cities natives stunned tickets disappeared so quickly. A road trip to Minneapolis is always exciting especially with an event such as this as the highlight. My brother and his friends were also lucky enough to come through with tickets, but I travelled with my wife and daughter. Personally, this would probably have to be the most anticipated concert in my life. I've waited a long time for this moment and I feel bad I missed out the first time around in the 80's. Just as a whim on the week of the concert, I entered a "Pleased to meet and greet" contest on The Current (MPR) website after filling in my picks for their Top 30 Replacements songs poll. Imagine my surprise (or should I say shock!) when I received an email on Thursday saying I won. The prize included two tickets to the show and a special meet and greet with the band...HOLY CRAP!

I was able to sell my previously bought tickets (at list price) when I came to Minneapolis (thanks Helen! hope you enjoyed the concert!) and then it was off to Midway Stadium. We arrived just before doors opened and after collecting our VIP after-show passes and tickets we grabbed a spot on a massive tarp in front of the stage and between the sound tent. We shifted closer to middle and closer up during the first two bands (Lucero and The Hold Steady) and wound up in good position in the middle of the mass for the Replacements. It was increasingly frustrating to have more and more people shove their way towards the front and squeeze their bodies smack dab in front of my face. There was lots of shoving and pushing, jocking for position and I was stuck directly behind three of the tallest guys in the crowd, of course! This is not the ideal recording situation, first, it's an outdoor venue and sound can be affected by wind and secondly, I was surrounded on four sides by taller people so my mics were blocked and pushed into the back of the person in front of me. This resulted in muffled sound and it didn't help that the guy directly behind me sang along with almost every song directly in my ear (and mics). I swear during Skyway, I couldn't hear Westerberg at all, only the American Idol wannabe behind me. To top it off, my SD card in my recorder malfunctioned and I had to switch cards on the fly. I ended up missing 3 songs, ouch! Fortunately, I figured this show more than any other show on the tour would be recorded by other tapers and luck would have it there are at least three other recordings posted online. The band's extended setlist (compared to the festival shows) provided all the highlights I was hoping to hear. I've seen Paul Westerberg solo on two occasions and he's played a handful of Mats songs, but it was amazing to hear the Replacements live renditions of Bastards, Left Of the Dial, I Will Dare, Alex Chilton, Skyway...aw, too many great moments...and to close the show during the second encore, Unsatisfied. Westerberg and Stinson sounded and looked good and the support from Josh Freese on drums and Dave Minehan on guitar was stellar. The concert was crazy good, the sound was decent and I technically was close enough to see the band clearly (peeking between heads, bodies and foam fingers), so I feel very fortunate to have been there for this once in a lifetime moment.

Everything after the concert seemed surreal. My wife and I along with the other contest winners (I think 8 plus guests) were led past security behind the stadium fence and through the backstage area past a tent for family/friends and crew members to a building where we would meet the band. We lined up on the steps outside the building and in pairs met, shook hands (Tommy hugged/wrestled me), briefly chatted and posed for photos with Tommy and Paul. And for a gift we received an autographed poster from the show! I know bands probably have to go through this kind of fan interaction every show through promoter committments and whatever, but the guys were soft-spoken and seemed genuinely sincere to meet us. I can now say I've met three of my true music heroes (Scott McCaughey, the other) and it was a thrill and an experience I will never forget.

Pleased to meet and greet with Tommy and Paul!

Due to the sub-par quality of my recording, I've posted a recording I downloaded from Dime. Perks has given permission to post that recording here to share. The sound is really good and considering the conditions of an outdoor concert (listed above), this is an excellent document of the show. It really has that "just like being there" feel to the recording. Thanks Perks!
Enjoy!

The Replacements
September 13, 2014
Midway Stadium
St. Paul, MN

Source: Schopes MK41's > active cables > Nbox > Edirol R-05 @ 24/48.
Transfer: Emtec 16GB SDHC Card > Dell PC > 24bit WAV > Sony Sound Forge 9.0e > CDWave Editor > Trader's Little Helper > FLAC16.

Recorded and transferred by perks.

1. Crowd/Tuning
2. Favorite Thing
3. Takin' A Ride
4. I'm In Trouble
5. Don't Ask Why
6. I'll Be You
7. Valentine
8. Waitress In The Sky
9. Tommy Got His Tonsils Out > 3rd Stone From The Sun
10. Take Me Down To The Hospital
11. I Want You Back
12. Going To New York (with Tony "Little Sun" Glover)
13. Color Me Impressed
14. Nowhere Is My Home
15. If Only You Were Lonely
16. Achin' To Be
17. Kiss Me On The Bus
18. Androgynous
19. I Will Dare
20. Love You Till Friday > Maybelene
21. Merry Go Round
22. I Won't
23. Borstal Breakout
24. Swingin' Party
25. Love You In The Fall
26. Can't Hardly Wait
27. I Don't Know > Buck Hill
28. Bastards Of The Young
29. Skyway
30. Left of The Dial
31. Alex Chilton
32. Unsatisfied
33. Crowd

The Replacements- 2014-09-13, Midway Stadium, St. Paul, MN FLAC. rar

Minus 5/Baseball Project/Steve Wynn IV Live At The Turf Club

Photo of Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey taken by Tay-lo

It's been over a week since I returned from a short and sweet trip to Minneapolis, but the memory of the Minus 5/Baseball Project/Steve Wynn IV show (On Thursday September 10th) is still fresh in my mind. In the past decade I have made the 7 hour trip from Winnipeg many times, sometimes specifically to see a particular concert, other times I went there for something else and it was just good timing. This trip revolved around the Minus 5 show, as I bought tickets well over a month ago and planned to be in Minneapolis no matter what, to see this show! In Minneapolis, I've seen many shows at the famed First Avenue club as well as the 400 Bar, Fitzpatrick Theatre (St. Paul), the Guthrie Theatre (The original location in the Walker Art Gallery), but this was my first time at the Turf Club. What a great venue to see a band! Nice sightlines, good sound and generally a nice vibe.

The show was amazing, the band played two sets that mixed up the catalog of both Scott McCaughey and Steve Wynn which meant lots of Baseball Project, Minus 5 and Dream Syndicate. To finally hear the Dream Syndicate's best songs live was a big thrill and to see Scott perform in any of his bands (Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows, REM etc.) is always a treat. The encore (set 3) went on for almost 40 minutes with random covers and a looseness that can only be described as inspired. They opening their encore with a tribute to the Beatles, Ballad Of John And Yoko followed by Good Guys Don't Wear White (not sure who did that originally). The band huddled up to discuss what to play next and they decided on two more Baseball songs, Fernando and I Dream Of Willie Mays, followed by an impromptu version of the Replacement's, If Only You Were Lonely. Next was Jackie's Lament, then Steve started Born On A Bayou which frantically segued into Neil Young's, Time Fades Away. The final song was the Sonic's (according to Scott, the greatest band ever!), Strychnine alway a great closer for both the Minus 5 and the Fellows. A truly magical evening, one of the best shows I've been to in a long while, maybe ever! Something about being so close to the stage, in a small club and being able to talk to the band afterwards, is something special. All four members of the band made themselves available after the show for autographs, posing for pictures and chatting with fans just like regular people. It makes such a difference to see a band that connects with their fans, not only during the show, but after as well. I got the whole band to sign the tour poster pictured at the top and the back cover of the Baseball Project CD. Scott, Steve and Peter are all genuinely sincere nice guys, real music fans with no hint of arrogance or pomp. I really liked talking to Linda, (she is such a cool chick!) she was amazed we drove down just for the show and said they were talking about Winnipeg as they drove from Seattle and were entering into Minnesota. As a tribute they played a double CD of Guess Who Greatest Hits in their van and Steve said to me he would try to play Winnipeg soon...

I recorded the show and uploaded it to Dimeadozen last week. If you are a member you can try to download it here: Baseball Project/Minus 5/Steve Wynn 2009-09-10.
For those without memberships, here are the mp3 .rar file links:
set 1
set 2
set 3 (encore)
setlist
(please DO NOT sell these recordings)

Other shows from the tour on Dime:
2009-08-28 Lake Arrowhead Village Center Stage, Lake Arrowhead, CA (set 1)
2009-08-28 Lake Arrowhead Village Center Stage, Lake Arrowhead, CA (set 2)
2009-08-29 The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
2009-09-11, Marytr's, Chicago, IL

Some of the above shows are on Internet: Live Music Archive, which require no membership and you have the option of streaming, FLAC or MP3.

If you want visuals, someone posted a couple of videos on Youtube from the Turf Club show in St. Paul:
Days Of Wine and Roses
Teenage Head