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Uber Weekend Exposed: Music Meccas of the South
Well, here it is. Not intended for the faint of heart or short on time. My
three page rambling account of what went down Over the Rhine-wise here in the
south...You'll either love me or hate me for this one. Anyway, guaranteed to
shut the list down for a few days, here it is.
I had the extreme good fortune of seeing the band perform three separate times
this weekend. We had planned on kicking off the “fun-quest” with the Ashville
Show on Friday, but it didn’t happen. On the way down to Atlanta, we counted
up the number of Over the Rhine shows we’ve seen and discovered that if we
could make it to Nashville on Sunday, I’d be “legal” (a sort of coming of
age--Over-the-Rhine style). Yep, 21 shows under the old belt for me, and 18
for my friend and traveling companion, Kyria. And it was a nice surprise when
Karin announced my 20th from the stage at the Echo Lounge (btw if anyone has a
recording of that show, I’d be interested in a copy).
So without further ado, here are the highlights:
Borders 10-17-2003 2 p.m. (no set list) An acoustic set with just Linford and
Karin.
A nice two level Borders with a café in the second floor corner which is
flanked with windows on both sides of the would-be stage. The only thing
flawed in the design of this place is that the cappuccino machine is too close
to the live music. Karin even gave an “oh well” kind of smile when the ice
grinding could be heard over her sultry rendition of Summertime. The set went
like this:
---What I’ll Remember Most: Linford said they hadn’t worked up a full band
version of this song yet, but damn, they sounded good acoustic style.
---Suitcase: a lovely soft version close to what’s on the CD.
---Fever: They dusted this song off due to being in the south and the “100
degree temperatures.” 70 probably feels like 100 if you’re from the north-eh?
Linford accompanied Karin on his Lowden, and reminded her that she was the
percussion. Turns out Will gave Karin a little wreath of bells that she used
to keep the beat with. It was a nice touch.
---My Love is a Fever: This was a combination of the old and new versions that
we recently heard about a year ago—I think there was an MP3 of the month that
closely resembles this version.
---Seahorse: They “slayed” the sound system (twice) during this song. Linford
said it was from their “high powered rock –n- roll.” They were great sports
about the whole thing. It was priceless to see Linford sneaking around behind
Karin while he simultaneously played guitar and slowly crouched down to reset
the amp that was in the floor behind her. I only wish I’d gotten a picture of
him in his cat-like sneakiness.
---Summertime: I finally got to hear this one live. It’s great to hear Karin
take a song like this and make it her own. “And your mama is so...good
lookin'.”
---Show Me: Rocked even as an acoustic duo.
The band gave away about five copies of the LP for those who could answer
trivia questions about the band. They even gave away one for a wrong
answer—someone thought there had been 13 CDs instead of 10. I got my copy for
knowing Willow’s name, and Bill Ivester (HI BILL) got his copy for knowing one
of Paul’s nicknames ("Smoky," which I used to think was a reference to his
guitar playing, but now I believe it’s more a reference to his cigarette
habit). Either way, it fits. And yes, the performance was crowded. There
seemed to be a few official people there (from Paste I think), and I did get to
Meet the aforementioned Bill from the list and Drew’s ™ message board. After
the show, K and L signed any and everything for those so inclined. They gave
away posters and signed our LPs. It took about 20-30 minutes to sign
everything. I actually enjoyed Borders just as much as the actual full band
show later on.
Echo Lounge Atlanta GA 10-17-2003 12:30 a.m.
Excellent commentary already posted by Chris, so I’ll just list the set-list
as snatched from the stage—my comments in parentheses ().
After what seemed like an eternity of waiting through experimental cover bands
and legitimate openers, OtR took the stage and the first word from the crowd
was “finally!” Karin retorted that she couldn’t agree more. I think the
actual set was shortened just a bit due to waiting so long to go on. Here’s
the set.
Bothered
Show Me
New Orleans
She
Nobody Numero Uno
Long Lost Bro
BPD
All I Need
World (can wait)
When I GO
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Cruel (and Pretty)
Changes (come)
Latter Days (not on set-list)—A guy in the audience got into some good stage
banter with Karin and promised to wear leather chaps if they played this song.
If you wanted the full story, you should have been there! :)
12th and Porter, Nashville TN 10-18-2003 10 p.m.
This show was similar in set-list to the Coney Island show of Aug 30, but not
as loud. Before they went on, I heard someone guessing about how the band
might sound. This guy was guessing that from the incense and the oriental rugs
and the people sitting on the floor up near the stage, that it would be a
mellow show. I laughed under my breath at that.
Anyway, here’s the set-list that I pulled from the stage. It had “K-Dog”
written on the top. Yes, it’s been confirmed. I snagged Karin’s set list; one
of the hardest ones to get since hers always go first. I think it’s Hunter
Kelly’s number eleven shoeprint that’s permanently embossed into the actual
paper—complete with a little Nashville sidewalk dirt and everything.
Karin started off the show with the greeting “Hi everybody!” and a girl over in
the far left yelled out “Will Sayles” It turned out this was the night of
friends and family. Will, Paul and Hunter all had friends etc. present. Both
Hunter’s and Paul’s parents were there, and I saw Wade Jaynes and who knows how
many other musicians were hiding in the dark crowded bar. Being Nashville,
anything’s possible. One thing, it was very crowded. Out of all the shows
I’ve seen this tour, this room was the most packed. Here’s the set-list as I
found it once again, my comments in ().
Spinning (with sitar)
Bothered
Long Lost Bro
Show Me
She
Nobody #1: (Karin said this is how white girls rap in Ohio)
Suitcase: (dedicated to the parents in attendance)
Fling (with Ain’t No Sunshine—dedicated to “Dave and Michelle” I have no idea
who they are, but they got a good song. Filled with "I knows” and that funky
bass-line)
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Ohio
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All I need: (it’s so fun to watch an audience come alive when GDBD songs are
dusted off)
World (can wait—Man has Paul made this song his own or what? Gives me a whole
new appreciation for it.
When I Go
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BPD: (Karin came back first, then Rick and Will, followed by Paul and Linford—I
love it--dedicated to Wade Jaynes—Karin said it was an unusual dedication, but
that he would understand—it seemed pretty heartfelt—in fact the whole show had
a sort of “homecoming” feel to it.
Cruel (and Pretty)
Changes (come) This is going to sound humorous, but you know the way Snoopy
dances in Peanuts with his head tilted all the way back and all you can see is
his chin and his ears flopping around? That’s just the way Paul looked during
this song. I mean you could really tell he’s into this song, and after he
started playing toward the end, he put his head all the way back and sort of
thrashed around the stage that way with is dreds flopping. I couldn’t get the
sound of Schroeder playing that toy piano out of my head the rest of the night.
This Nashville show was IMHO a tad bit better than the Atlanta show the night
before. Which is interesting since Karin seemed waaay more relaxed in Atlanta.
Chris has already mentioned watching Linford watching Karin, and I was going to
mention this first, but he beat me to it. Damn my laziness! I can’t figure
out which is more fun, actually watching Karin, or watching Linford watch
Karin. I’m going on memory, but it seems that Linford has really loosened up
on stage in the last year or so. Sometimes he seems like he’s doing so little
on the keys, but the sound he gets is phenomenal. And then other times he
looks like he’s wrenching the life out of that Hammond. It’s one of the best
visual parts of the show now. He looks like someone with a fabulous secret
that he’s just dying to tell, but instead he just milks every bit of sound he
can get out of that organ.
Well, that's all for now. Make sure to attend more shows and write about them
here!
Mark
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