LOCATION: Bomhard Theater, Louisville, KY
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Mickey Grimm, Jake Bradley, Kenny Hutson
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Set list:
Born
Waste
Trouble
Roll
All I Ever Get
Here It Is
World Can Wait
If Nothing Else
The Trumpet Child
Kiddin'
Suitcase
Mary's Waltz
Northpole
Tom
When I Go
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Cruel & Pretty
New Redemption
bivester:
a beautiful show last night @ the bomhard theatre in the kentucky center
for the performing arts. a theatre worthy of what happens on it's stage,
great sightlines throughout and amazing acoustically, and juicy worked
it to perfection., the sound was pristine.
the band was in great spirits and having a lot of fun, coming off a successful west coast swing and getting in a week's rest before yesterday's shows here. the wonderful and lighthearted "WFPK live lunch" got the day started off right and the followed it up with a full-throttled gig @ the bomhard last night. the show had a great feel from the start, when a couple of songs in, karin announced that they were dedicating the "whole show" to patrick and sara. as she said "they know why" and that was good enough for her, so i'll leave it at that too.
also, since karin's birthday is today, and in an effort to surprise her...between "northpole man" and "don't wait for tom" on the setlist, linford snuck in a surprise happy birthday wish for karin, the band and audience sang happy birthday to her and i was privledged to take her cake out to her on stage to blow out the candles. (that stage, the lights, all the people, is a scary place)
the set was at times; quiet then rockin', spiritual and bluesy, funny followed by emotional. they hit all of the bases, and hit it out of the park. by far, the best show OtR show i've seen this year...and i've seen a few really (really) good ones.
jim bianco, who opened on the recent west coast leg opened and did a nice job. nice music and a very funny guy...seemed he was "enjoying" being in the heart of "bourbon" country. a lot.
PatrickLongest:
so, wow. how to describe last night? i'm still at a loss for words.
it was simply amazing, humbling, and forever memorable. it (obviously)
became my favorite OtR show of all time, with the honor k&l bestowed
on sarah (and me...that was a surprise in itself.)
if you've been around here and have had the chance to follow some of sarah's story, you'll know, too, what the show dedication was all about. i was honored that they included me in the dedication, but for me, it was all for sarah. she was shocked, and once it sunk in, was really honored and touched. she still thinks the apples are a "bunch of freaks," but she enjoyed the band, and understands why we love OtR....so she's softening on that a bit.
bill, big thanks to you for your help in arranging things. it was truly a night to remember and celebrate.
i ditto bill on the show itself...it was (beyond my own bias) probably the greatest OtR show I've seen. the band and banter were incredible, juicy knocked it out of the park (as usual) on sound, and the range of musical emotion was just perfect.
and just for a bonus, i got to finally hear "mary's waltz" live.
i'm sure that once i have another day or so to process everything, i'll do my best to reflect on my blog (link in my sig line.) but for now, i'm gonna just kinda absorb what was an incredible day and night.
thanks again, karin and linford. you made a memorable night unforgettable.