LOCATION: Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Devon Ashley, Rick Plant
REVIEW BY:
kab:
Long Lost Brother
Hometown Boy
Born
Lookin Forward
Suitcase
I’m on a Roll
Entertaining Thoughts
I Don’t Wanna
<Linford’s solo>
Lifelong Fling
Trouble
Show Me
Drunkard’s Prayer
Encore 1:
Cruel and Pretty
When I Go
Encore 2:
Hush Now
The crowd -- definitely not sold out, and it was sad to see so many open seats -- was really appreciative and I was thankful for the 2nd encore. I didn't love the venue, it was chilly inside and OtR seemed so far away, esp. compared to where I sat and the level of the stage at the show on 6/8/06 at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Va. But it was worth my time and money to go up there and see another great set on another great tour.
ChuckS:
Over the Rhine:
Karin Bergquist - vocals, guitar, shaky things
Linford Detweiller - piano, guitar, bass
Rick Plant - guitar, bass
Devon Ashley - drums
Hem
Sally Ellyson - vocals
Dan Messe - piano
Steve Curtis - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Gary Maurer - guitar, mandolin, harmonica, tambourine
Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel
George Rush - bass
Mark Brotter - drums
Dawn Landes - vocals, glockenspiel (NYC only)
Heather Zimmerman - violin (NYC)
(it was a nice surprise, although in retrospect not all that surprising,
to see the last two added to the shows - some songs would not have been
as good, or even possible, without them)
The songs:
June 13
HEM
Golden Day
Rainy Night in Georgia
Fire Thief (loved this one from the first time I heard it, live before
it was released)
Lucky
Lazy Eye
Reservoir (very nice new song)
Leave Me Here (wow - I've heard this several times this year!)
Dance With Me Now Darling
Strays
Jackson
Pacific Street
Carry Me Home (always a bright spot)
Don’t Fence Me In (not sure if this is the title of this OLD song...really
liked it)
Not California (another good new song)
Half an Acre
OTR
Long Lost Brother
Hometown Boy (great howling!)
Born
Lookin’ Forward
Suitcase
I’m on a Roll
Entertaining Thoughts (an odd sort of a John Fogerty feel to this one)
I Don’t Wanna
Linford solo - Story about blind piano player>>Unspoken Requests (not
sure if that is the title to this instrumental)
Lifelong Fling
Trouble
Show Me
Drunkard’s Prayer
Encore:
Cruel and Pretty
When I Go
2nd Encore:
Hush Now