LOCATION: Cornerstone Festival, Bushnell, IL
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Jake Bradley, Kenny Hutson, Todd Bragg
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Afternoon Set:
Latter Days
I Want You To Be My Love
Etc. Whatever
I'm On A Roll
Johnny and June
Who am I Kidding?
Oh Yeah, By The Way
Jack's Valentine
Evening Set:
Born
I Don't Want To Waste Your Time
Trouble
Drunkard's Prayer
Laugh of Recognition
Undamned
Trumpet Child
Professional Daydreamer
BPD
Only God Can Save Us Now
Don't Wait For Tom
All I Need Is Everything
All My Favorite People Are Broken
On Friday, I got not one but two concerts by Over The Rhine, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The band spread their material out over the two shows and I don’t think played the same song in either set, which was impressive. The afternoon set was a little more familiar, but they threw in a new song or two. For the festival appearance, they picked up Caedmon’s Call drummer Todd Bragg which was like two of my separate worlds colliding. The afternoon show was a fun preview of their traditional midnight appearance.
By the time Over the Rhine returned to the stage for their midnight performance, it really did feel like an “encore” show as there had been so much great music all day. Over the Rhine was the cherry on top. Karin Bergquist and husband Linford Detweiler let us in on a couple more new songs as they are wrapping up the recording process of their newest album.
vapspwi:
Over the Rhine’s first set was a relaxed, mostly-acoustic set that
featured a number of songs from Good Dog Bad Dog, an album they recently
performed in its entirety in a special concert, and a handful of new songs
from an album they recently finished recording. The performance was
great as always, and it was a nice way to ease into the afternoon.
Over the Rhine closed the night with their traditional midnight (well, 11:30 this year) Gallery set. The second set wasn’t greatly different in tone from their first in style, but was a completely different set of songs. New songs again featured prominently in the set, and from what we’ve heard of their new material, it’s not a large departure from what they’ve been doing for the last couple of albums. It sounds funny to say about a band that’s as low-key as Over the Rhine, but the set seemed a little subdued compared to their sets of the last few years. There were some great moments throughout the set, though, including the opener “Born,” new song “The Laugh of Recognition,” and oldie “Professional Daydreamer.” Unfortunately, the set ended kind of awkwardly – the band left the stage and the house lights and music came on, even though there was a 3-song encore listed on the set list. Not sure what happened there, but more Over the Rhine is always a good thing.
YouTube:
I Want You To Be My Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90ZWJtmnNU
Jack's Valentine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIFWj3VllA0
Born/I Don't Want To Waste Your Time - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scTubmSb-LM
Trouble - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thJGLHOQ_ZE
Laugh Of Recognition - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-UrcV9aybg
Undamned - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjZf-F3jmB4
Professional Daydreamer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HJ6Y5d4JLk
BPD - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ8OMJlOews
Only God Can Save Us Now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmEc1rmON3w