Shuffle #117 (August 17, 2019)

All Day And All Of The Night – The Kinks

Red Streamliner – Little Feat

Your Song – Elton John

Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – The 5^th Dimension

Watershed – Indigo Girls

Pipeline – The Chantays

Rolling In The Deep – Adele

Destroyer – The Kinks

It’s The Nighttime – Josh Rouse

Stray Cats w/ The James Hunter Duo – Wolf Trap, 8/13/2019

Row J, Seat 45  

 

Wolf Trap has a well-earned reputation for having appreciative but not wildly enthusiastic crowds. This was definitely not the case Tuesday evening, with the first clue being the two pre-show lines to buy merchandise, which were the longest I can remember in my years of Wolf Trap concert-going. (They do have a really cool logo.) At least half the crowd was standing for their opening song, and most were on their feet for a number of others (“Stray Cat Strut”, “Gene And Eddie”, their cover of Dick Dale’s “Misirlou”, “Sexy + 17”, and of course “Rock This Town”, as well as their three-song encore). Those who only know their hits would be surprised at the depth of their repertoire; “Lust ‘N’ Life”, which I hadn’t heard before, is now one of my favorites. (And it wasn’t just a nostalgia trip, as they threw in 5 songs from this year’s reunion album, 40.) Visually, Setzer certainly had his moments, although much of his flash consisted of his flying fingers on guitar. Drummer Slim Jim Phantom and upright bassist Lee Rocker were the most physical of the trio, with the latter also taking a share of the lead vocals. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable show.

 

Setlist 

 

James Hunter, along with Myles Weeks on upright bass, opened with a 30-minute set that was a trimmed-down version of his show in Annapolis last week – 3 covers, 3 new songs, and 3 previously-recorded originals. Somewhat surprisingly, given the length of the merch lines, most folks were in their seats for his set and seemed to appreciate it, with a fair number of us standing at the end. I was afraid he might lose the crowd permanently by trotting out the old chestnut “September In The Rain” as his second number, but any diminished enthusiasm was regained a couple songs later with his cover of Sonny Boy Williamson’s “Step Back”.

 

Setlist 

Looking back at the 1994 baseball strike

This article’s a must-read for every baseball fan.

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27161035/oh-my-god-how-do-oral-history-1994-mlb-strike