Surprise show surprisingly bad

sara armijo took it.

The Nuts + Berries rollercoaster played something between an open rehearsal and a morgue tonight. The “little surprise show” scheduled for Quixote’s True Blue got inexplicably moved at the last minute to Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey. Madness ensued. Many fans got lost along the way. The new venue was a charming bar next to a porn shop and a block away from a Korn concert at the Fillmore. I saw no perverts or Korn fans at Dulcinea’s.

I made quick work of the hippies in the bar, driving most of the patrons out the front door by the end of the second song. And there was a large “Bitches Brew” mural by the toilets. I guess it was an OK night after all.

Thanks to Superfan Sara Armijo for being there. She got to hear this setlist: Edgar Song/The 1st Year Sex Didn’t Sell/Dayglo Cowtown/A Good Friend is Hard to Find/Feet in the Snow/Li’l Fingers/A Better Mousetrap/Meth Mouth.

“Meth Mouth” is a weird set closer but at some point you have to take the horse out behind the barn and shoot it.

The Quentin Young Band turned in a nice set, though. Their sound man amused himself by running Quentin’s vocals through about 10 seconds of delay.

Next week’s big show at the Oriental Theater should be exciting. I am prepared for anything after tonight.

Larimer show & setlist

Had a great time at the Larimer Lounge show/EP release party Thursday night. They booked me on folk night, which was an interesting choice. I was sandwiched between several banjos, dobros and acoustic guitars. I don’t think I fit in.

It was a fun night. I debuted a new song called Meth Mouth that went over nicely. The bass was so loud it felt like I was being punched in the chest onstage. I loved it, especially after spending the last few days remixing many of the songs to add more low end. Nuts + Berries is starting to sound really bouncy. Thanks to those who came.

The setlist:

Dayglo Cowtown / A Good Friend is Hard to Find / Feet in the Snow / Meth Mouth / The Edgar Song / Your Whole Garden Sprouts / Arch Deluxxx / Forgive Your Hometown / The 1st Year Sex Didn’t Sell / Flevoland

Setlist, 1/2/09

The Nuts + Berries setlist from the Friday night show at the Old Curtis Street Bar:

Mooncalf / Look at all the Progress / A Good Friend is Hard to Find/ Feet in the Snow/ Dayglo Cowtown / Arch Deluxxx / Flevoland / The Edgar Song / Your Whole Garden Sprouts / Forgive Your Hometown / The 1st Year Sex Didn’t Sell / The Boco Song