Cosmic Twang at Terrapin Crossroads Bar, November 23, 2016

Terrapin Crossroads presents Cosmic Twang featuring Ross James, Scott Law
2016-11-23
Terrapin Crossroads Bar
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
7:30 PM, Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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1. [7:50 PM] Stay All night (Stay a Little Longer) (SL) $
2. [7:57 PM] Me and My Uncle (SL) $ »
3. [8:03 PM] Bluer All the Time (SL)
4. [8:14 PM] Texas Gales (RJ)
   [drop Jason Crosby, add Mark Karan]
5. [8:29 PM] Ballad of a Thin Man (MK) »
   [add Danny Luehring on tambourine]
6. [8:37 PM] Shades Pulled Down (SL)
   [drop Danny Luehring on tambourine]
7. [8:44 PM] Jack-A-Roe (RJ) »
8. [8:54 PM] Slipknot! »
9. [8:56 PM] Sweet Jane (RJ)
   [set ends 9:04 PM]

[Jason & Holly share the keyboard rig; add Craig MacArthur]

1. [9:30 PM] (Is Anybody Going to) San Antone (SL)
2. [9:36 PM] Henry Hill (RJ) »
   [add Danny Luehring on tambourine, Jeannette Ferber: harmony vox]
3. [9:46 PM] the Music Never Stopped (RJ)
   [drop Jason Crosby, Danny Luehring moves to drums, Alex Koford to harmony vox]
4. [9:59 PM] Lonesome L.A. Cowboy (SL) $
   [drop Craig MacArthur, Danny Luehring; add Alex Koford back at drums]
5. [10:11 PM] Help on the Way (SL) »
6. [10:15 PM] Slipknot! »
7. [10:21 PM] Strokin' (SP)
   [drop Alex Koford, add Craig MacArthur, Sean Nelson]
8. [10:35 PM] Don't Let Go (CMac)
   [drop Craig MacArthur, Sean Nelson, add Alex Koford]
   [Happy BD song for Liz]
9. [10:51 PM] Sugar Magnolia (SL)
   [show ends 11:01 PM, no encore tonight]

• Holly Bowling: piano;
• Jason Crosby: keyboards (s2), 6-string violin (s1t01-04), vox;
• Jeannette Ferber: harmony vox (s2t03);
• Ross James: guitar, lead (s1t04, 06, 08, s2t02-03) and harmony vox;
• Mark Karan: guitar (s1t05-09), lead vox (s1t05);
• Alex Koford: drums (all except s2t04, 08), harmony vox;
• Scott Law: guitar, lead (s1t01-03, 06, s2t01, 04, 05, 09) & harmony vox;
• Danny Luehring: drums (s2t04), percussion (s1t06, s2t03);
• Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz: acoustic guitar, $ lap steel guitar (s1t01-02, s2t04), harmony vox;
• Craig MacArthur: guitar (s2t01-04, 08), lead (s2t08) and harmony vox;
• Sean Nelson: drums (s2t08);
• Scott Padden: bass, lead (s2t07) and harmony vox.

What an awesome night at TXR! Lots of love in the house. More or less everybody present was relaxed and ready to party … it was that mellow pre-holiday vibe! I thought the setlists were great … lots of good variety, and some really excellent surprises, such as using Slipknot! to segue from Jack-a-Roe to Sweet Jane in the first set, or the Norwegian Wood teases that popped up during Don't Let Go (Thanks Lebo!).

I'm certain that my annotations include minor goofs of omission … I wasn't always paying careful enough attention to catch all the details as they unfolded, and as far as I know now, anything that didn't make it into my notes didn't happen!

Another truly creative bit of music-making from tonight's crew occurred while Scott Padden sang Clarence Carter's Strokin' over the top of the Franklin's Tower groove in the middle of the second set. The crowd lapped it up, and it was obvious that the band members were having fun with it too. Nice to see people enjoy their work, eh?

Liz Baqir celebrated her 50th Birthday with a merry group of heads in the dining room, and the band made sure to acknowledge her with a performance of the Happy Birthday song (and a full crowd singalong) before closing tonight's festivities with Sugar Magnolia. Yay! Good choice to send everyone off with a smile!

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