Dead, Drunk, and Naked Setlist 09.04.08

Drag the River "She Used to Smile"- Chicken Demos
Blue Mountain "By Your Side"- Midnight In Mississippi
Whiskeytown "If He Can't Have You"- Faithless Street
Neal Casal "St. Cloud"- Leaving Traces: Songs from 1994-2004

Todd Snider "Fortunate Son"- Peace Queer [EP]
Todd Snider "The Ballad of Cape Henry"- Peace Queer [EP]
Wrinkle Neck Mules "Black Skies For the High & Mighty"- The Wicks Have Met
Cory Branan "Mohammed Ali (and me)"- 12 Songs

Anthony da Costa "The Devil's Won"- Typical American Tragedy
Two Gallants "The Hand That Held Me Down"- Two Gallants
Nanci Griffith "The Flyer"- The Flyer

Zach and the Red Wagon LIVE AT WUSC "Car Don't Run"

The Waifs "Highway One"- Up All Night

Zach and the Red Wagon LIVE AT WUSC "State St."
-------Zach is formerly of Due East------his solo page is here and he is also playing with a new band called Westbank,

Chis Knight "Heart of Stone"- Heart of Stone
Chris Knight "Something to Keep Me Going"- Heart of Stone
Will Kimbrough "Another Train"- Americantis
Lucero "I Can Get Us Out of Here Tonight"- Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers
-----Ben Nichols in town Nov. 16 with the Revival Tour------

Todd Mathis "This Bottle"- The USC Demos
Todd Mathis "Jazz All Day"- The USC Demos
Phil Lee "Somebody 'Oughta Do Something About That Guy"- The Might King of Love
The Hold Steady "Magazines"- Stay Positive
------Todd Mathis (of American Gun) demos are just him and guitar and not really intended for release yet, but hey if I like it, i play it---------

John Prine "Down By the Side of the Road"
Justin Townes Earle "Hard Livin"- The Good Life
Mary Gauthier "Prayer Without Words"- Mercy Now
Gram Parsons "In My Hour of Darkness"- Grievous Angel

Josh Roberts & the Hinges "Shine A Light (live)"- Live At 5 Pts. Pub, 07-12-2008
Leeroy Stagger "Lay Down Your Guns"- Depression River
Leeroy Stagger Jealous & Drunk"- Depression River
------Leeroy Stagger is fucking awesome!.....he has new solo record coming out soon, as well as a record with Tim Easton and Evan Phillips (of the Whipsaws) called One For the Ditch, which I will be playing next week---------
ESP

Leeroy Documentary type thing


Crooked Fingers "Ship to Spain"- 11 Years of Sin: Bloodshot Records
Billy Bragg & Wilco (feat. Natalie Merchant) "Birds and Ships"- Mermaid Avenue
Crooked Still "Captain, Captain"- Still Crooked
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet "Captain"- S/T

Carrie Rodriquez "The Big Mistake"- She Ain't Me
Kristen Andreassen "Like The Snow"- Kiss Me Hello
Cary Ann Hearst "The Straits of Out Love"- Dust and Bones

American Gun "Drunk Girls"- The Means and the Machine
The Daylight Hours "Only One Juliet"- How To Make A Mess Of Things
Danny Schmidt "California's On Fire"- Little Grey Sheep
Mac Leaphart "Flags, Flowers, and Bibles"- Line, Rope, Etc.
--------American Gun at the 5 Points Fountain: September 18th--------
--------Mac Leaphart at the Salty Nut (w. Joe Good Band) on Sept. 13------

Joseph Montoya "Intermezzo, Op. 116"- Recital: March 19, 2008
Andre Previn "Excursions, Op. 20"- Barber: Adagio for Strings
Leifa Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano "Road Movies"- Road Movies

American Aquarium "Come Around This Town"- The Bible and the Bottle
The Avett Brothers "Murder In The City"- The Gleam II [EP]
Anders Parker "Tell It To the Dust"- Tell It to the Dust
The New Familiars "Walkin' the Whiskey Blues"- The Storm

Dead, Drunk, and Naked Setlist 08.03.08

Jonathan Byrd "The Law and the Lonesome"- The Law and the Lonesome

Uncle Earl "Wallflower"- Waterloo, TN
Gillian Welch "Red Clay Halo (live)"- Music From the Revelator Collection
The Roches "Acadian Driftword"

Sunshone Still "The Winning of Waa-ni-Beh"- Ten Cent American Novels
Hannah Miller "So Much To Say"- Into the Black
Carrie Rodriquez "El Salvador"- She Ain't Me
Grayson Capps "A Love Song for Bobby Long"- If You Knew My Mind
---------Hannah Miller and Sunshone Still at The Watershed on Aug. 22

Drag the River "Mr. Crews"- Its Crazy.
Jesse Malin "Downliner"- Fine Art of Self Destruction
Chuck Brodsky "The Boys In the Backroom"- Two Sets (Set Two)
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit "Goddamn Lonely Love (live)"- Live At
Twist & Shout, 11.16.07
-----really into Drag the River right now, Isbell was awesome last Thursday

Adam Carroll "Elvis (live)"- Adam Carroll Live
Don Chambers + Goat "Sweetest Flower"- Don Chambers and Goat
Drive-By Truckers "Space City"- A Blessing and A Curse
Jenny Scheinman "I Was Young When I Left Home"- Jenny Scheinman
-------DBT, Don Chambers at Headliners, Sept. 17

Loch Ness Johnny "Modern Art Blues"- Evil Shenanigans
The Replacements "Achin' To Be"- Don't Tell A Soul
Mark Olson "Salvation Blues"- Salvation Blues
Anthony da Costa "Back of My Mind"- Typical American Tragedy

Todd Mathis "Drunk Girls (live)"
Todd Snider "Beer Run (live)"- Near Truths and Hotel Rooms
Sometymes Why "Let Down"- Sometimes Why
Sometymes Why "The Middle"- Sometimes Why
---------rumors abound of a Todd Mathis solo album ( I hear its gonna be composed entirely of Loch Ness Johnny covers)

Porter Wagoner "The Late Love of Mine"- The Wagonmaster
Richard Buckner "Lil' Wallet Picture"- Devotion + Doubt
Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit "Brown Trout Blues"- A Larum
Hayes Carll "Don't Let Me Fall"- Trouble In Mind

Drive-By Truckers "The Living Bubba"- Gangstabilly
--- by request, in honor of Jerry Garcia birthday

Tim Easton "Poor, Poor L.A."- Break Your Mother's Heart
Buddy and Julie Miller "The Rivers Gonna Run"- Buddy and Julie Miller
American Gun "Horses"- The Means and the Machine
American Gun "Saint of Alcohol"- Dark Southern Hearts
-------American Gun on Aug. 16th at the Art Bar

Crooked Still "Undone In Sorrow"- Still Crooked
The Avett Brothers "St. Joseph's"- The Second Gleam II
Swing Set "Empty House"- How To Make A Living Selling Yourself Short
Abbie Gardner-Anthony da Costa "Someday"- Bad Nights- Better Days

Levon Helm "Wide River to Cross"- Dirt Farmer
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals "Big White Gate"- This Is Somewhere
Uncle Tupelo "Sin City (live)"

Murry Hammond "I Believe, I Believe"- I Don't Know Where I'm Going,
But I'm On My Way
Old Crow Medicine Show "We're All In This Together"- O.C.M.S.
Otis Gibbs "Murder At the Read House"- One Day Our Whispers

Setlist 07.27.08

Dead, Drunk, and Naked does Dylan

American Gun "Moonshiner"- The Means and the Machine

The Kennedys "A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall"- Songs for the Open Road
Tony Rice "Girl From the North Country"
Steve Earle "My Back Pages"

Drive-By Truckers "Like A Rolling Stone"
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks "Ballad of A Thin Man"
Cat Power "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again"
Ramblin' Jack Elliott "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

Jim James & Calexico "Goin' to Acapulco"
Buddy Guy "Lay Lady Lay"- Bring 'Em In
Gillian Welch "Billy (live)"- Music From the Revelator Collection
Todd Snider "Knockin' On Heaven's Door (live)"- Doing Dylan

My Morning Jacket "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (live)"- Bonnaroo 2005
Darrell Scott "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)"- Modern Hymns

Etta James "Gotta Serve Somebody"- Matriarch of the Blues
Mark Lanegan "Man In the Long Black Coat"
Adele "Make You Feel My Love"- 19

Paul Westerberg- 49:00
-----full album, one track- available for 49 cents on Amazon.com

The Avett Brothers "Bella Donna"- The Second Gleam [EP]
The Wailin' Jennys "One Voice"- 40 Days
Tres Chicas "Still I Run"- Bloom, Red, and the Ordinary Girl
Abbie Gardner- Anthony Da Costa "Better Days"- Bad Nights-Better Days

The Mammals "Alone on the Homestead"- Departure
Carrie Rodriquez "Rag Doll"- She Ain't Me
Red Molly "The Mind Of A Soldier"- Love and Other Tragedies
Catherine MacLellan "Emily's Song"- Church Bell Blues
---Uncle Gram really liked this set, an undercutting theme of soldiers being gone from the home.........

The Infamous Stringdusters "Won't Be Coming Back"- The Infamous Stringdusters

another of Dylan's best featured below

Dead, Drunk, and Naked Setlist 05.20.08

Dead, Drunk, and Naked Setlist 07.20.08

Drew Emmitt "Get er Rollin"- Long Road
Supergrass "Ghost of A Friend"- Diamond Hoo Ha

Hayes Carll "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart"- Trouble In Mind
Lucero "The Mountain"- Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers
Drag the River "Me & Joe Drove Out of California..."- Its Crazy.
Swing Set "My Side of the City"- How To Make A Mess of Things
Dylan Sneed "Look Inside"- No Worse For the Wear [EP]

Mac Leaphart "No Way"- Line, Rope, Etc.
Mac Leaphart "Cold Hard Truth"- Line, Rope, Etc.

Mac Leaphart "Flags, Flowers, and Bibles"- LIVE in studio
Mac Leaphart "Losing Young"- LIVE in studio

Hayes Carll "She Left Me For Jesus"- Trouble In Mind
Hayes Carll "I Got A Gig"- Trouble In Mind

TUESDAY NIGHT!!!!
Hayes Carll w/Mac Leaphart at the Handlebar in Greenville, SC

Danielle Howle "While I Miss You- Moonlight Night"- Unreleased

The Avett Brothers "Murder In the City"- The Gleam II [EP]
Buddy Guy "Skin Deep"- Skin Deep
Adam Carroll "Sacred Love"- Old Time Rock N Roll

Kentucky Shoes "Settle Down"
Chris Gervais "Spark"
Brian Wright & the Waco Tragedies "Downtime Eloise"- Dog Ears

Abbie Gardner- Anthony Da Costa "Note"- Bad Nights-Better Days
Danny Schmidtz "Girl Whiskey"- Enjoying the Fall
Don Williams "If Hollywood Don't Need You"
American Aquarium "Lover Too Late"- The Bibles and the Bottle

Jason Isbell "In A Razor Town"- Sirens of the Ditch
Jason Isbell "The Magician"- Sirens of the Ditch
Crowfield "Love Is Hell On the Lonely"- Goodbye, Goodnight, So Lone Midwestern

American Gun "Find Our Way Home"- The Means and the Machine
The Gougers "Rosaline"- A Long Day For the Weathervane
Carrie Rodriquez "She Ain't Me"- She Ain't Me

Deadstring Brothers "Sacred Heart"- Starving Winter Report
The Mother Truckers "Dynamite"- Let's All Go to Bed
Old 97's "My Two Feet"- Blame It On Gravity

Red Molly "Wayfaring Stranger"- Love and Other Tragedies
Grayson Capps "Daddy's Eyes"- Wail & Ride
Tim Easton "Troublesome Kind"- Special 20
The Backsliders "If I Was King"- Throwin' Rocks at the Moon

Justin Townes Earle "Turn Out My Lights"- The Good Life
Uncle Earl "I May Never"- Waterloo, TN
Dan Bern "Black Tornado"- New American Language

The Whigs "Right Hand On My Heart"- Mission Control


---------Anthony Da Costa is my new favorite artists, check out this video below, great, funny, song

Anthony da Costa - Poor Poor Pluto (live)
Music Videos at www.yallwire.com

Dead, Drunk, and Naked Setlist 05.13.08

The Return of "Dead, Drunk, and Naked" Setlist

Jason & the Scorchers "If You Got the Love (I've Got the Time)"- Midnight Roads & Stages Seen
Jason & the Scorchers "Absolutely Sweet Marie (live)"- Midnight Roads & Stages Seen

Shovels & Rope "Gasoline"- EP
Shovels & Rope "Mother's Scorn"- EP
The Felice Brothers "Radio Song"- The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers "Whiskey in My Whiskey"- The Felice Brothers

----saw Shovels & Rope yesterday, great act straight up country rock with only an acoustic guitar, tambourine, and boot stompin' percussion

Susan Tedeschi "Don't Think Twice"- Wait for Me
Susan Tedeschi "You Got the Silver"- Hope and Desire
Ben Sollee "A Change Is Gonna Come"- Learning to Bend
Ben Sollee "A Few Honest Words"- Learning to Bend

------love all these covers, Ben Sollee is a really cool cello player with an R&B like voice that is wholly unexpected, but really, really good

Hayes Carll "Beaumont"- Trouble In Mind
Hayes Carll "She Left Me For Jesus"- Trouble In Mind
Mac Leaphart "White Line Mercy"- Rope, Line, Etc.
Mac Leaphart "Confederate Roses"- Rope, Line, Etc.

------ Mr. Leaphart will be doing an in studio with us next week, so be sure to tune in for that.....he and Hayes Carll have a gig the following Tuesday in Greenville- not to be missed

The Waybacks "Lowdown"- Loaded
The Waybacks "Beyond the Northwest Passage"- Loaded
American Gun "This Old Town"- The Means and the Machine
American Gun "Man vs. Nature"- The Means and the Machine

-----The Waybacks are at Headliners on Wed.----American Gun is just awesome (they can't help it)

Sometymes Why "I'm Trying to Remember Which City I Know You From"- Sometimes Why
Sometymes Why "Seasick Dawn"- Sometimes Why
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet "A Fuller Wine"- S/T
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet "Great Big Wall In China"- S/T

-------saw both these acts at Bonnaroo, both were very good, but Sometymes Why was a suprise....their performance was one of the most intimate all week (despite Death Cab's intusion)---their S/T record is very good and highly recommended, but you must see them live......

Emmylou Harris "Hold On"- All I Intended To Be
Emmylou Harris "A Broken Man's Lament"- All I Intended To Be
American Aquarium "Betting Man"- Bones [EP]
American Aquarium "Bigger In Texas"- Bones [EP]

------American Aquarium Tuesday 22 at Trackside Tavern

Abbie Gardner- Anthony da Costa "Spent"- Bad Nights- Better Days
Abbie Gardner- Anthony da Costa- "Red Barn"- Bad Nights- Better Days
Abbie Gardner- Anthony da Costa- "Crazy In Love"- Bad Nights- Better Days
Abbie Gardner- Anthony da Costa- "Let Me Die In Your Arms"- Bad Nights- Better Days

------quite possibly my favorite record released this year....as Uncle Gram put it to me this afternoon "da Costa does Ryan Adams better than Ryan Adams does"

The Daylight Hours "Old 7"- How To Make A Mess of Things
The Daylight Hours "Try To Understand"- How to Make A Mess Of Things
Todd Snider "Waco Moon"- New Connection
Todd Snider "Play A Train Song"- East Nashville Skyline

Crooked Still "Captain, Captain"- Still Crooked
Crooked Still "Tell Her to Come Back Home"- Still Crooked
Old 97's "Here's to the Hacylon"- Blame It On Gravity
Old 97's "Color of the Lonely Heart Is Blue"- Blame It On Gravity

--------two really good new releases

Josh Roberts & the Hinges "The True and the Obscene"- My War Cry Is Amor
Josh Roberts & the Hinges "The Hardest Part of Winter"- My War Cry Is Amor
Red Molly "Honey On My Grave"- Love and Other Tragedies
Red Molly "Witchia"- Love and Other Tragedies

Slobberbone "Haze of Drink"- Barrel Chested
Slobberbone "Little Drunk Fists"- Barrel Chested
Alejandro Escovedo "Sensitive Boys"- Real Animal
Alejandro Escovedo "Sister Lost Soul"- Real Animal

Bonnaroo In Review Day 1

Thursday, it seems like every year I forget that at some point driving from Columbia, SC to Manchester, TN I gain an hour by moving into the Central Time Zone. Always a nice surprise, so after 7 hours of driving we finally arrive at the beginning of the long line of cars lined up on I-24 awaiting entrance to the festival. And we go past them. For about 15 miles we pass cars lined up bumper to bumper waiting in the heat for the entrance to paradise.

We on the other hand are heading to will call. After picking up the will call tickets and selling away one of our extras, we got in line coming from the other direction and avoiding the interstate line. Though our line wasn't 15 miles long, it probably took just as long to make it the ticketing area (about an hour and a half). This year, Bonnaroo had a nice staff/volunteer guy stop us right before the entrance and ask is if we had anything prohibited in the car (glass, firearms, drugs, illegal immigrants, etc.). We responded "no" and he responded "we'll if you have anything you don't want the cops finding, you can give it to me now, no questions asked".----Rumor has it the volunteers/staff were gonna have a huge party Monday night, once the patrons were gone.

Anyway, I practically ran over the volunteer whose job it was to park me as close as possible to the car next to me (sorry buddy, but I wanted to you know, be able to open all the doors). We quickly got out, erected our canopy, and staked in our tents. Then we unloaded the booty, 2 handles of whiskey and enough Yuengling to drown a small horse (oh, yeah plus we brought food and water and stuff). Seriously though, this was my most prepared Bonnaroo yet, he brought hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and salsa, pancakes, bacon, and did I mention whiskey?

After chowing down some burgers, we headed out for the stages. While companions charged ahead to try and get into the comedy tent, I hung back to check out Superdrag. Not really familiar with their work, I was pleasantly surprised as they provided some meaty rock n roll in the form of elegantly crafted punk/power pop style. The crowed seemed really into it and I snapped a couple of pictures.

Next, I joined my compatriots in line for tickets to the midnight comedy show featuring Zach Galifanakis, Reggie Watts, and John Mulaney. This ticketing line seemed to last forever, so I entrusted the ticket procurement to them and headed off to see The Felice Brothers.

Having just gottin' into the Felice Brothers, I wondered how they would do live. My one real complaint with their recently released self-titled record was it failed to really rock out much. I had no need to be worried, they certainly brought it to Bonnaroo. I mean these guys had both and accordion and a washboard (on most songs). The Band comparisons are certainly on target. They even look like The Band. Main vocalist/guitarist= Robbie Robertson, accordion/keyboard player= Garth Hudson, bass= Rick Danko, drummmer/guitarist= Levon Helm, washboard/violinist= (okay so he doesn't really look like Manuel). Anyway I showed up just in time for two of my favorite songs, "Ruby Mae" and "Whiskey in My Whiskey". They worked together very organically and seemed to really enjoy attacking their instruments with fury. The drummer in particular had huge stage presence, acting out the lyrics standing atop his stool and even leaving his post to harass his bandmates during the intro to a couple of the songs. For his trouble, the frontman/guitarist kicked over the entire drum set during the finale. The drummer would trade instruments with the lead guitarist/vocalist for a great vocal on "Radio Song". The song also featured O.C.M.S. guitarist Willie Watson on tambourine and background vocals. I would later catch the Brothers set at the Sonic Stage the next day and was able to snap some pictures.



Then the comedy. Zach Galifanakis, Reggie Watts, and John Mulaney, easily the best comedy show I've seen at Bonnaroo (and that includes Lewis Black and Chris Rock). Mulaney did a great bit on Law & Order (the TV show. Reggie Watts could have been a musical performer at the Roo (but still f*cking funny), he has great a great voice and can rap. Galifanakis was as funny as expected and did a great routine at the end that ended with him holding up an Obama '08 sign (a theme that would be repeated on many stages throughout the weekend). Its tough to really review comedy (at least for me). So, I'm gonna leave you with some video clips.


Reggie Watts

Galifanakis

American Aquarium- The Bible and the Bottle & Bones [EP]

American Aquarium is from Raleigh, NC. And yes, every review you read about them will compare them to Whiskeytown. But, to their credit, American Aquarium embraces the comparison on their second full length, The Bible and the Bottle. Skillet Gilmore (drums for Whiskeytown) does the artwork. Caitlin Cary (founding member Whiskeytown) contributes background vocals to a couple of tracks. Greg Elkins (produced Rural Free Delivery for Whiskeytown) is at the controls.

But, for those of you haven’t heard of American Aquarium Whiskeytown meets Lucero is an adequate comparison. Fueled by the vocal phrasings and sharp lyrics of frontman BJ Barham, the band combines the alt. country stylings of Whiskeytown with the intensity of Lucero. Barham’s lyrics are worthy of either Nichols or Adams, favorite lines of mine include “she takes her coffee one sugar one cream/ she takes her coffee just like me” and “when I’m sober I pray to Jesus/ when I’m drunk thats when I talk to god/ well the bible and the bottle both deceive us/ into thinking we’re something we’re not”. American Aquarium as a musical force is a combustible force in its own right, keyboards, organ, violin, acoustic, electric, and lap steel guitars come together behind Barham in a typical, yet commanding alt. country fashion.

However, the sound of the album does not quite capture the live energy of the band. Such is the case with “Telling A Lie”, a strong song that is signature tune of American Aquarium’s live show that fails to truly take off here. That being said, The Bible and the Bottle is a strong record that should bring the band to the attention of the entire alt. country community (and perhaps beyond).

American Aquarium has made a GREAT record though, and it is the recorded live to tape EP, Bones. Recorded in a friend of the band’s living room, straight to tape with no overdubs, the six song EP not only captures the band’s soul, but also features some of Barham’s best writing. Written in the wake of a recent break-up, the six songs feature a familiar theme of Barham’s, the women that either got away or did him wrong. This is the kind of record that legends are made of.

Bones begins with a minamalist almost R&B like electric guitar before the lyrics settle in with “lonely ain’t easy/ lonely ain’t kind/ lonely won’t leave me/ she’s a good friend of mine”. The song, “Lonely Ain’t Easy” expands to include mandolin and violinist Sarah Mann’s background vocals. Next up is “Emelia”, a song that features a great arrangement particularly the piano parts supplied by Zack Brown. Followed up by “Bigger in Texas”, sounding like Lucero’s Ben Nichols, Barham has several great lines in the song including “the boys they’re running on empty/ my pockets they’re doin’ the same/ that second hand bar in ARKANSAS is the only thing I can blame” as well as “these bar stools are where I spend most of my nights/ the ghosts of dead cigarettes/ these beautiful girls with their strings of pearls/ no good to help me forget/ back home I got a lover/ lover thats too good for me/ these late night calls from the bathroom stalls/ no help……”. The next two songs, “Betting Man” and title track “Bones” would both fit nicely onto Bob Dylan’s classic Blood on the Tracks. The closing track “Good Fight” is the only true rocker on the record and the kind of song that Ryan Adams hasn’t written since Heartbreaker. Lyrics like “Why would you ask for the truth/ truth’s something you don’t understand/ I don’t know why I asked you to stay/ you’re so damn good at walking away/ you’re so damn good at walking away, hey” finnish the EP with a song that’ll leave you singing the chorus well after your cd (or mp3) is over. Bones is a little rough, but a masterful stoke by the band.

check out their myspace for tour dates and tracks from the record(s)

http://www.myspace.com/americanaquarium

they are touring all the way out west right now, before swinging back through the southeast…....