reason why it's never good as the first time: p-bingo with punch brothers at the living room. not sure if it's because word is getting out about this unique residency, but last night didn't live up to their first set last month. special guests sometymes why added a feminine touch but not enough to win me over. it just made me miss sara.
notable set covers and happenings:
- chris spilling whiskey on his mandolin before even starting the set
- chris' balkan dance moves
- pickles covering a prince song that i can't remember the name of
- mozart to end the first set
- chris rockin' his mandolin like a fender on a cover of a welsh punk band's song
- final song cover of fiona apple's "fast as you can". chris must of learned it on the nickel creek farewell tour when fiona openned for them.
- happy birthday pickles.
apologies that this post is kinda not detailed, but maybe others (ahem virginia, cough karen, psst julia) will comment to help fill in the blanks or i'm sure the punch bros will post a blog soon here.
best late night non-bingo event: punch brothers hosting p-bingo at the living room. fun indeed was had at the first, of hopefully many shows, for their new residency at the living room. i came by to support the greatest mandolin player of our generation, chris thile. we have chris of nickel creek, but the watkins remain mostly on the west coast. sigh, i miss nickel creek.
the boys were merry and full of good cheer. they came prepared with both third and fourth movements of "the blind leading the blind". (there's a good session of blb on daytrotter - second song) i thoroughly enjoyed the new material of a yet to be titled song, which had the bewitching chorus that rang, "these girls, these girls get a room behind us." banjo player noam (pickles) pikelny "sang" weezer's "hash pipe" with lyric book in hand.
the flyer, which you will see if you click on "p-bingo" above, stipulates radiohead and d'angelo material. violinist gabriel (the judge) witcher tackled d'angelo's "one mo'gin" with the help of mr. thile's backup vocals. gabe's falsetto was tribute to d'angelo's soulful voice in my book.
here is chris covering radiohead's "faust arp"
reason why it's never good as the first time: p-bingo with punch brothers at the living room. not sure if it's because word is getting out about this unique residency, but last night didn't live up to their first set last month. special guests sometymes why added a feminine touch but not enough to win me over. it just made me miss sara. 