The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band opening for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the North Mississippi Allstars at the Cabooze in Minneapolis MN. Luther Dickinson performed with them and then members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band joined in for the final song and march off stage.
Set I
01 march out to stage 02 instramental 03 My Babe 04 introduce band > Granny Do Your Dog Bite 05 Wild Thing 06 That Train 07 Lay My Burdon Down 08 march off stage
Thee Shams return to the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis MN
Set I
01 Please Yourself 02 Something Happening 03 Can't Fight It 04 If You Gotta Go 05 Never Did Nothin' 06 Everflowing Tune 07 1-2-3-4 08 On My Mind 09 Not Gonna Make It
For our tenth wedding anniversary, we planned a trip to New York. We saw a couple broadway shows and also Bob Log III.
I shot video of Bob's show. The Towne Bike were dancing. Professor 8000 joined in on drums. Very fun night. There was another person there recording video as well.
Set I
01 intro 02 03 drum machine 04 Make You Say Wow! 05 Bubble Strut 06 07 Six Stringer Kicker 08 Wigglin' Room 09 10 Daddy Log's Drive In Candy Hoppin' Car Babes * 11 Big Ass Hard On 12 banter with audience 13 Boob Scotch 14 I Want Your Shit On My Leg 15
This is my recording. The end of the video includes the Boob Scotch video.
This was the second night of two shows for the Black Keys at the Bowery Ballroom in Brooklyn NY.
I had sent my minidisc recorder to a friend in New York who recorded these shows for me. Thanks again, Rob!
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Set I
01 intro 02 Busted 03 Stack Shot Billy 04 Hard Row 05 Thickfreakness 06 Them Eyes 07 The Breaks 08 Girl Is On My Mind 09 Act Nice And Gentle 10 Grown So Ugly 11 10 A.M. Automatic 12 Have Love Will Travel 13 No Trust 14 Heavy Soul 15 applause before encore 16 Everywhere I Go 17 No Fun
These next two recordings I had some help. I mailed my sony minidisc recorder to a friend in New York with whom I traded shows. I met so many great people through music. Rob was happy to take my gear to these Brooklyn shows and record. Thanks again, Rob!
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Set I
01 intro 02 10 A.M. Automatic 03 Thickfreakness 04 Hard Row 05 Stack Shot Billy 06 Busted 07 Act Nice And Gentle 08 Set You Free 09 Them Eyes 10 The Breaks 11 Grown So Ugly 12 Have Love Will Travel 13 No Trust 14 No Fun 15 applause before encore 16 Everywhere I Go 17 Heavy Soul
I had followed the Black Keys on this fall tour from Omaha NE to Iowa City IA to Minneapolis MN to Madison WI to Milwaukee WI and then to this show at the Metro in Chicago IL.
My brother Peter joined me and got a good spot in the balcony to watch the show and I could record. I have separate audio and video recordings.
Set I
Intro 10 A.M. Automatic Thickfreakness Hard Row Stack Shot Billy Busted Act Nice And Gentle Set You Free Do The Rump Girl Is On My Mind The Breaks She Said, She Said Grown So Ugly Aeroplane Blues No Trust Heavy Soul applause to 1st encore Everywhere I Go Have Love Will Travel applause to 2nd encore No Fun
The Black Keys performing at the Mad Planet in Milwaukee WI.
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Set I
Intro Thickfreakness Girl Is On My Mind Hard Row Them Eyes Stack Shot Billy Busted The Breaks Set You Free 10 A.M. Automatic When The Lights Go Out Grown So Ugly Aeroplane Blues I'll Be Your Man No Trust Have Love Will Travel
Encore: No Fun
Some asshole with a cigar stood right in front of Dan. Dan commented (complained) a couple times about the smoke, but this thick headed preppy fuck (as I remember) didn't have a clue.
The Black Keys at the High Noon Saloon in Madison WI Sep 22, 2004. I had seen several shows already on this fall tour, and now I was following them to Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago.
I saw Pat and Dan before the show outside the club. I had a few of the posters from the night before in Minneapolis, and asked them to sign them for me. They were personalized to myself and a couple friends. We chatted for a bit, and I asked them about the videotaping ban they recently posted on their website. Someone had been selling the New Year's Eve show. I asked them about my shooting video for that night, and they said as long as it was for my own use, it would be fine.
I got into the club during the soundcheck. Pat came and sat with me during the check for the Cuts. He would drink coffee before the shows. A couple nights later, in Chicago, we went to a coffee shop down the street before their show and also shopped at a used record store. Pat and Dan were always friendly. During these early years, it wasn't uncommon to see them greet fans and give autographs.
Set I
intro 10 A.M. Automatic Thickfreakness Hard Row She Said, She Said Stack Shot Billy Busted Girl Is On My Mind When The Lights Go Out Set You Free Aeroplane Blues Act Nice And Gentle Grown So Ugly Do The Rump No Trust Heavy Soul applause before encore Everywhere I Go Have Love Will Travel
There was another taper there at this show. I have his alternate recording as well.
The Black Keys played the 7th Street Entry less than a year earlier and now were moving up to the big room at First Ave.
Someone I met through the black keys website forum joined me at the show. We attended many of the same shows the next few years, and he had a habit of chatting during the music (and my recordings). He went batshit crazy a few years ago, so I don't see him anymore.
I met lots and lots of great people through trading live recordings, the black keys forums, and music in general. This was the time of myspace, and that was a terrific place for a music fan. One fellow music lover sent me this patch.
There was a poster for sale at this show and I bought a few copies. I kept one and sent a couple others to friends. I met up with Pat and Dan in Madison WI the next day and had them sign them. This was the first show poster I purchased. There have been many more since.
Setlist
intro 10 A.M. Automatic Thickfreakness Hard Row Stack Shot Billy Busted Act Nice And Gentle Them Eyes Set You Free The Breaks Girl Is On My Mind Aeroplane Blues When The Lights Go Out Grown So Ugly No Trust Heavy Soul applause before 1st encore Everywhere I Go Have Love Will Travel applause before 2nd encore No Fun audio recording only
I followed the Black Keys on their fall 2004 tour for six shows; Omaha, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. There was a show in Missouri between the Omaha and Iowa City dates, but that was just a little too much for my schedule. I could fit the Omaha show into my business travels, and then I motorcycled down to Iowa City for the one night. As I recall, I got a speeding ticket on my way south.
I went straight to the club after the five hour motorcycle ride, and Pat and Dan were finishing their sound check. I sat at the back of the club and Dan came and chatted for a bit. My recorder was running, and here's a bit of the conversation.
For some reason, I only got video for the first half hour of the show.
Set I
intro 10 A.M. Automatic Thickfreakness Hard Row Stack Shot Billy Busted Act Nice And Gentle Them Eyes Girl Is On My Mind The Breaks Set You Free Do The Rump Aeroplane Blues Grown So Ugly No Trust No Fun applause before encore Everywhere I Go She Said, She Said
I followed the Black Keys on their fall 2004 tour for six shows; Omaha, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago.
I was there for the soundcheck (see separate blog post for that recording). I watched Pat and Dan load in and load out. Their girlfriends were along for this tour and helped sell merch.
I had a moment to chat with Dan before the show. Here's a little audio clip. There was a yahoo group on the Black Keys at the time. This was before they had their own website and had a fan forum on that site.
Here's the audio recording for the Omaha NE show at the Sokol Underground. Interesting that both Gov't Mule (playing upstairs at the big auditorium) and the Black Keys (playing the Sokol Underground) each covered the Beatles song She Said, She Said that night.
Set I
Intro Girl Is On My Mind Hard Row Stack Shot Billy Busted Thickfreakness 10 A.M. Automatic The Breaks Dan says happy birthday to Lee Set You Free Grown So Ugly When The Lights Go Out Do The Rump Them Eyes Act Nice And Gentle Aeroplane Blues No Trust No Fun applause before 1st encore Everywhere I Go Heavy Soul applause before 2nd encore Have Love Will Travel
The Cuts opened for the Black Keys on their fall 2004 tour. Here's the audio only recording for the show in Omaha NE at the Sokol Underground. On this tour, I recorded six shows in Omaha, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago.
In my notes, I wrote that I had setlists, but I can't find them. I had purchased the two cds they were selling for merch. I'm guessing that most of the sets were on these cds.
The Terminals were a local Omaha band and were the first opener for the Cuts and Black Keys. I missed most of their set being upstairs at the Sokol Auditorium for to see some of the Gov't Mule show.
Here's an old interview from 2004 of the Terminals
I went to Omaha to see the Black Keys perform at the Sokol Underground. Gov't Mule was performing an early show in the big auditorium upstairs, so I was able to see their first set. I bought a hat from their merch, so I could clip my microphones onto it. I wore this for quite a few show recordings.
It was a very loud show and I'm pretty sure I had the mic sensor on high and screwed up the recording. Plenty of other people recording that night. (much better recordings are available)
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Set I
Pygmy Tywlyte -> Blind Man In The Dark Bad Little Doggie About To Rage Perfect Shelter Fallen Down -> The Other One Jam -> Fallen Down Thelonius Beck She Said, She Said -> Tomorrow Never Knows Jam Which Way Do We Run? Thorazine Shuffle
I returned to Omaha, and the same venue I saw my first Black Keys show at the previous October. I got to town early and went to the Sokol Underground in time to see the band set up and perform their sound check. Gov't Mule was to perform that night in the big auditorium upstairs.
I had set the mic sensor on "high" in error. Very rough sound
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Do The Rump
Countdown
Stack Shot Billy
Patrick jam
Act Nice and Gentle
Jack Johnson's sixth birthday celebration at the MN State Fairgrounds. Ellie (4) and Sam (2) all enjoying Rusty's 3:30pm show. There were 5pm and 6:20pm performances as well along with Mikael Rudolph Mime Artist performing between shows (no recording of the mime).
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Set I
Quality vs Quantity Circus Bow Ten Little Monkeys Remedial Rock and Roll Pat Yourself On The Back Super Secret Spy Pogostick Of Doom London Bridge Closing Announcements
I believe this is my first Scott H. Biram show and the first time I met Scott. I used to travel to Milwaukee frequently for business. This show was at the Onopa Brewery. I don't think this venue is still there, or it has changed names or ownership.
Pupy Costello & His Big City Honky Tonk and also The Mighty Lumberhorn were the two opening bands. Joe Buck followed after Scott. I did not record Joe's show.
I'm not 100% sure on the date of this show. It may have been Aug 23 and not Aug 25.
Set I
Green Onions/Cold River Muleskinner Blues Hit The Road Freight Train Boogie There's A Higher Power Raisin' Hell Again Have You Ever Loved A Woman Someday Baby Ella Speed Black Mountain Rag Blood Sweat & Murder White House Blues Alcohol Blues Downtown Chicken I See The Light/What's His Name?
Jeff Loven has played Sunday nights at Dick's Bar in Hudson WI for many years.
Here's his first set from 2004-08-01
Set I
Stuck In The Middle With You What Would You Say Brown Eyed Girl What I Got car giveaway The Sky Is Crying Ice Cream Man Sweet Emotion Sweet Home Alabama Harder To Breathe
John Fogerty was hired by Polaris to perform for their 50th anniversary event at the MN State Fairgrounds. Big event and big crowd.
I only had 50 minutes space on my recorder, so here's the audio.
Set I
Intro Born On The Bayou Green River Suzie Q Blue Boy Up Around The Bend The Midnight Special Cotton Fields Lookin' Out My Backdoor Jambalaya Centerfield Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Who'll Stop The Rain Lodi Down On The Corner
Eric Clapton at the Xcel Energy Center St Paul MN 2004-07-18
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Robert Randolph and the Family Band opened. Robert also joined for Eric's encore. The last five minutes of this recording is the final song from Robert's opening set
Setlist
Let It Rain Hoochie Coochie Man Walk Out In The Rain I Want A Little Girl I Shot The Sheriff Me And The Devil Blues They're Red Hot Milk Cow's Calf Blues If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day Kind Hearted Woman Got To Get Better In A Little While Have You Ever Loved A Woman Badge Wonderful Tonight Layla Cocaine applause to encore Sunshine Of Your Love Got My Mojo Working
Canned Heat at the Taste of Minnesota at Harriet Island in St Paul.
Setlist (uncertain of first song(s) of show, I started recording half way through Bull Frog Blues). The slow fade in is me recording while walking about 300 yards from another stage after seeing the Violent Femmes.
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Bull Frog Blues
On The Road Again
Bad Trouble
Time Was
World Of Make Believe
Goin' Up The Country
Hey, Pretty Baby
1-2-3, Here We Go Again
Amphetamine Annie
She's A Gamblin' Woman
Chicken Shack Boogie
Let's Work Together
It's The Same All Over
At the Taste of Minnesota on Harriet Island in St Paul on the main stage. I went with my neighbor Mike. We also saw Canned Heat at a different stage called the Woodstock Stage.
Set I
Intro Out The Window Country Death Song I Hear The Rain Blister In The Sun Prove My Love Please Do Not Go Confessions It's Gonna Rain Gimme The Car American Music I Held Her In My Arms Freak Magnet Fat God Bless America Hallowed Ground Black Girls Gone Daddy Gone Add It Up Kiss Off
Nitro The Eliminator Fish Taco House Of The Rising Sun Haji Ghost Riders In The Sky Hot Links: Caterpillar Crawl / Rumble Bring It On Home Happy Birthday Pipeline Let's Go Trippin' Mr. Peppermint Man Hava Nagila Esperanza Hey Bo Diddley I'm Coming Home Louis Armstrong Imitation False Start Misirlou Misirlou Cherry Pie Shake & Stomp Summertime Blues Smoke On The Water Belo Horizonte Mouth Sounds And Drums Amazing Grace
Some friends and neighbors organized going to this show. Our seats were pretty far back, but it was fun. A few of the Jayhawks did an opening set.
Playing with Van: John Allair, Ned Edwards, David Hayes, Matt Holland, Bobby Irwin, Martin Winning Set I Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart Have I Told You Lately Once In A Blue Moon Back On Top, It Once Was My Life Fire In The Belly, Sometimes We Cry Walking My Baby Back Home All Work And No Play In The Midnight Real Real Gone Wonderful Remark Little Village Whining Boy Moan Into The Mystic Days Like This Cleaning Windows Stop Drinking Precious Time Jackie Wilson Said Brown Eyed Girl Gloria
Don't watch this. First, it's not the Jayhawks. I think it was three of them. They just went on hiatis, and three of them opened for Van Morrison at the Northrup. It's just an 8 minute clip, and really poor audio quality. Fair warning.
The Fat Possum Records Juke Joint Caravan came to the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis MN. Paul "Wine" Jones, T-Model Ford and Spam, Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside. I think Kenny and Ced were billed as "Brown & Burnside". Tour manager, Craig "Sweet Dog" Pickering played drums for Paul.
Set I
Guess I Just Fucked It All Up I Got To Set You Straight Nobody But You Bib Bell Ringing Poor Boy Gotta Got Home Woman You Can't Help Nobody Now Don't Laugh At Me Put Your Hand Diggin' Momma's Tatters Pucker Up Buttercup
I used to get to Chicago occasionally for work, and could often schedule a trip to include a show. On This trip, I was able to see Thee Shams at the Abbey Pub. My brother Peter came along and you'll hear a little of our conversation between songs on the recording (sorry about that).
Here's a poster I took from the club.
Setlist
How I Feel You Want It Want You So Bad She's Been Around You're So Cold If You Gotta Go Never Done Nothin' ? ? Somebody In My House
I convinced Kristen to take a trip to Cleveland for this new year's eve show. We flew in. We had time to take a tour of the rock and roll hall of fame. We took a cab out to the Beachland Ballroom. I made a mistake thinking we'd get a 2am cab back to the hotel after the show, but we hitched a ride with some other fans and it all worked out.
I remember Dan's dad, Chuck, selling posters at the merch table. I was able to get mine signed by Pat and Dan.
I didn't record the opening bands, Party of Helecopters, This Moment in Black History, or Bob's Country Bunker. We did get a front of the stage spot and I positioned myself in a good spot to film. I got the countdown to midnight, but then the camera failed. I didn't know it until the end of the show. Quite disappointing, but that happens. There were several other cameras filming. I think some people were trying to sell a dvd of this, but that was shut down. The big rule for live recording is to share freely and not to profit from audience recordings.
I did have my audio recorder working. This video is a combination of my audio, my short video of the countdown and then the other video that has been posted on youtube.
Set I
01 Dan's New Year Countdown 02 Thickfreakness (no video) 03 Hard Row 04 Busted 05 Yearnin' 06 Them Eyes 07 The Breaks 08 Set You Free (no video) 09 Everywhere I Go 10 Have Love Will Travel 11 I'll Be Your Man 12 Do The Rump 13 She Said She Said 14 No Trust 15 No Fun 16 applause before encore 17 Heavy Soul/The Moan (no video)
Recording #8 Th' Legendary Shack Shakers opened up for Los Straitjackets for a holiday show at First Ave
Set I
01 intro 02 I Ain't Home 03 Bullfrog Blues 04 banter 05 CB Song 06 White Lightnin' 07 banter 08 Blood On The Bluegrass 09 banter 10 Pinetree Boogie 11 Shake Your Hips 12 banter 13 Wild Wild Lover 14 Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Recorded at the 7th Street Entry in Mpls MN 2003-11-11. Tyler Keith & The Preacher's Kids opened.
Set I
1. Intro - Silver String 2. Clover 3. This Ship Is Sinking Fast 4. 5. Everybody Knows My Name 6. Beautiful Dream 7. All I Want 8. 9. East St. Louis 10. - unknown new instrumental - 11. All My Brothers, Sisters Too! 12. Streets and Lights 13. Got My Soul 14. 15. Goin' Down South (R.L. Burnside cover) 16. Easy Living 17. Rhythm Bound 18. Well, Well, Well 19.
I saw T-Model Ford open for Johnny Winter at the Cabooze in early 2003. That turned me on to Fat Possum Records and I started following many of their bands. Here's Tyler Keith (also of the Neckbones) opening for 20 Miles.
After driving to Omaha, then Iowa City, I made my way back home and to Minneapolis to 7th Street Entry to see Thee Shams and the Black Keys for the third night in a row. Halloween Oct 31st, 2003. My friend Mike joined me for the show. He's been to all the Deep Blues Fests and we've seen a lot of bands together. After videotaping Thee Shams and the Black Keys, I gave Mike my camera to get a photo of Dan and I on the 7th Street Entry stage. We stood there and I had my arm around Dan, and Mike fiddled with the camera for a couple minutes. Never got the photo.
Here's the video of the show.
Set I
01 intro 02 Busted 03 Yearnin' 04 Countdown 05 Hard Row 06 Thickfreakness 07 Them Eyes 08 The Breaks 09 Set You Free 10 The Moan 11 Have Love Will Travel 12 Everywhere I Go 13 She Said She Said 14 No Trust 15 No Fun 16 Heavy Soul 17 I'll Be Your Man
This is the third and final night of following the Black Keys. Each night, Thee Shams opened. There was probably another opener for each of these shows, but I didn't record. Spider John Koerner opened this show Oct 31, 2003 at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
Here's Thee Shams and my first videotaped show.
Set I
You Want It On My Mind She's Been Around Somebody In My Home You're So Cold Can't Stand Up If You Gotta Go Be Coming Home Outta My Mind In The City Milkcow Blues
Recording #3
This was the second night of three that I followed the Black Keys from Omaha to Iowa City to Minneapolis.
Gabe's Oasis was a club in Iowa City Iowa on the second floor of an old building downtown.
Set I
01 intro 02 Hard Row 03 Thickfreakness 04 She Said She Said 05 Busted 06 Yearnin' 07 Them Eyes 08 The Breaks 09 Set You Free 10 Do The rump 11 Have Love Will Travel 12 No Trust 13 Everywhere I Go 14 No Fun 15 I'll Be Your Man 16 Heavy Soul/The Moan
Recording #2
I saw Thee Shams open for the Black Keys the day before this in Omaha NE. I introduced myself to Zach and told him I enjoyed his set. I asked him if he minded if I recorded their shows in Iowa City and Minneapolis. He didn't care. I told him I'd bring a video camera to Minnespolis and try to film the show too.
Here's the audio from Iowa City 2003-10-30
Set I
01 You Want It 02 On My Mind 03 She's Been Around 04 Can't Stand Up 05 Somebody In My Home 06 ? 07 Outta My Mind 08 If You Gotta Go 09 Milkcow Blues
Recording #1
I first heard of the Black Keys sometime early in 2003. The record Thickfreakness had just been released on Fat Possum Records and I also purchased their first album The Big Come Up from Alive Naturalsound Records. They had a tour scheduled through the midwest in late October of 2003, and I made plans to attend the shows in Omaha, Iowa City and Minneapolis. Their website stated that audience recordings were allowed, and I decided to purchase some equipment. I found a small Sony minidisc recorder and some binaural microphones.
Thee Shams were the opening band. There may have been another opener, but I don't recall.
I bought a vinyl copy of Thickfreakness. I believe Pat and Dan's girlfriends were running the merch. I had Pat and Dan sign the album after the show.
setlist
Hard Row Thickfreakness Busted Yearnin' Them Eyes The Breaks Have Love Will Travel The Moan Set You Free She Said She Said Everywhere I Go Do The Rump No Trust No Fun I'll Be Your Man Heavy Soul
