the New Orleans Radiators at Tipitina's, January 15, 2016

the New Orleans Radiators
2016-01-15
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA .
10:00 PM, Friday, January 15, 2016

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!

Doors for this show will open at 9PM and the show will begin at 10PM. And, of course, in keeping with The Radiators' tradition they will be scheduled to start at 11:11PM.

[10:01 PM lights down, introduction]

1. [10:01 PM] ? Smile and think of me / Make Hay when the sun shines
2. [10:06 PM] ? my heart starts to bleed every time it rains / baby find your way back home
3. [10:12 PM] ? travel real far / I'm a rat? Rock? / snake's bar
4. [10:15 PM] She Was Pretty (Seventh Avenue)
   [Marc dedicates the set to the memory of Jimmy Glickman]
5. [10:25 PM] ? want you to tell me / wreck your health or wreck your mind »
6. [10:30 PM] Scarlet Begonias »
7. [10:37 PM] Light's Out
8. [10:41 PM] _?_ Alabama stays on my mind, and I ain't heard about the rain
   [set ends 10:46 PM]

[10:50 PM band members getting set up; 10:59 PM lights down, all off while Ed noodles a bit; 11:02 PM dead air; 11:07 PM quorum call; 11:08 PM Welcome from Kenny; 11:09 PM Joe Perez whips up the crowd and announces the band]

1. [11:10 PM] Love Grows on Ya
2. [11:15 PM] Ace in the Hole
3. [11:20 PM] Death of the Blues
4. [11:28 PM] Boomerang
5. [11:33 PM] #2 Pencil
6. [11:46 PM] I Don't Speak Love »
7. [11:53 PM] Feelin' Alright
   [Dave & Camile thank the crowd; Dave tells us to feel each other up]
8. [12:01 PM] Stealin' a Feelin'
9. [12:07 AM] Little Sadie
10. [12:11 AM] Like Dreamers Do
    [set ends 12:17 AM]

[12:46 AM Ed back onstage, then Malone, Baudoin and Bua in short order, Reg up a minute or two later]

1. [12:49 AM] [Edlib: Crawling Kingsnake Blues]; [12:51 AM] Seven Devils
2. [12:59 AM] On Your Way Down
3. [1:06 AM] [Edlib: ?] Brickyard Blues
4. [1:10 AM] Wild and Free
5. [1:17 AM] Sympathy for the Devil
6. [1:24 AM] [Edlib: My Creole Belle] Salty Jane
7. [1:31 AM] Pass Out the Hatchets » [1:33 AM] Cold Stuff » [1:35 AM] Grow Up » [1:36 AM] Fire » [1:37 AM] Hatchets reprise
8. [1:37 AM] Lucinda »
9. [1:41 AM] Texas Chainsaw Massacre »
10. [1:44 AM] Cissy Strut » [1:47 AM] 3rd Stone from the Sun jam » [1:48 AM] Cissy Strut reprise
    [set ends 1:49 AM; 1:50 AM Kenny calls 'em back; Kul included]
     
    Encore
11. [1:51 AM] Out in the Woods (K)
12. [1:55 AM] Trick Bag
    [show ends 2:01 AM]

the New Orleans Radiators

• Camile Baudoin: guitar, slide guitar, harmony vox;
• Frank Bua, Jr.: drums;
• Dave Malone: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Reggie Scanlan: bass;
• Ed Volker: piano, keyboards, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
  with special guest
• Glen 'Kul' Sears: lead vox (s2 t14).
  
  and opening duo:
• Josh Paxton: piano;
• Marc Stone: guitar, vox.

Tonight's revelers found the weather to be mild and calm – just exactly perfect for resuming the appointed festivities! We arrived a trifle early, grabbed a parking spot on Tchoupitoulas across from the entrance, then picked up our tickets from will call and joined the line, waiting briefly before passing the threshold and establishing claim to a front and center spot on the floor. I was expecting a big step up in crazy enthusiasm tonight (Friday energy vs Thu, of course!), and Jeff Matthews supplied a major helping in that respect, jumping and raving all night long from his rail spot in front of Dave. Ting might have been mildly annoyed – hard to shoot good pics when you're being blocked by a whirlwind of arms – but I was happy to have him there to remind the band how much we love them and what they do!

The openers, Marc Stone and Josh Paxton, treated us to a respectable set of tunes. They started with a passel of originals, the dropped a choice pair of covers to try and shush the noisy crowd. I'd say the tactic worked on the fraction of folks who were inclined to listen!

Half an hour later it was time to bring on the noise, and the crowd roared in glee as the boys made their hellos, the dropped into Love Grows on Ya. Oh baby, ain't that right! And the rest of the set poured out on us like fine wine from a well-cellared bottle. Hard to resist drinking deeply, even when you get to the dregs!

The hit parade continued unabated into the second set. Wild and Free? Oh yeah I'm positively lit to be here with you! And Chainsaw? Fire 'em up! Hard to imagine having much more fun than this, but knowing that the band had to save their magic for one more show, they wrapped it all up and tucked it away in a Trick Bag to save a little for tomorrow. I'm good with that – one of the merits of old age (hah!) is feeling better able to keep everything in perspective. Gotta keep it all on an even keel, right?

Well then, let's head on to the trifecta's finale!

Plenty of pics posted by Offbeat!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!