[Note for new folks reading this journal--in addition to the horsey content and a great deal of silliness, you'll find the Friday report on the Thursday night set by local Halifax band Gloryhound & the Skyhawks is a regular feature of this journal. Their CD is set for release at the end of May. We're all looking forward to it!]

After the rowdy double birthday party last week, this Thursday at Tribeca almost had to be a little quieter. Which is not to say the music was quiet. As someone commented, when Paul is away, everybody turns up everything.

And apparently turns down the lights, judging by how dark the stage was. I was worried for a minute that my eyesight was failing, until Erin and Scotty confirmed they couldn't see anybody onstage either. It sounded like Gloryhound & the Skyhawks, though...

Okay, so there weren't as many people out this week as last, but special awards should be given to the band's friend who not only showed up on the night before he had to write an exam, but brought his two study partners with him. Now that is some devotion to the cause. I hope the exam went well!

And also the other friend of the band who, possibly owing to his hat, the generally dim lighting, and the fact my eyes are really not what they used to be, kept reminding me of someone. Like, I would notice him and think, "That guy looks just like Bob Dylan!" Well, he did from a bit of a distance in bad light. Or maybe I just had Dylan on the brain because, after failing miserably in my efforts to get Cohen tickets last week, I really did not want to miss out on Dylan at the Metro Centre in May.

(And as a matter of fact I just got a pair of tickets through the pre-order, and if my leg didn't still hurt I would be doing high kicks right here in the office, but I digress!)



Set List
Set #1

Where I Lie

Out Of Hiding

Never Really There

From A Buick 6 (Bob Dylan)

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young)

Pinch My Face

"On my back"

Swingin' (Tom Petty, and the guy who was yelling for a Petty song answered way more than questions three, so he earned this one)

Bright In the Dark (I'm not sure the band noticed Erin and Scotty's fairly awesome backup dancing over at the bar, but it was impressive indeed)

Long Arm (Adam: vocals)

Break
Set #2

You Gotta Learn

Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon)

Maggie's Farm (Bob Dylan)

Bang A Gong (T-Rex)

Sure Don't Feel the Same

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan, Dave: vocals & guitar, Adam: guitar, Shaun: keys, Evan: drums)

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob Dylan, Adam: vocals, same lineup as above)

Break
Set #3

I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges)

Hey Hey, My My (Neil Young)

The Breakup Song (Greg Kihn Band)

Before You Fall

Standing Still

Flee the Scene

The Shape I'm In (The Band, Adam: vocals)

And that, for now, is that.