the New Orleans Radiators at Tipitina's, January 18, 2025

Tipitina's presents the New Orleans Radiators; Billy Iuso opens!
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115-1546 USA
10:00 PM, Saturday, January 18, 2025

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[9:31 PM] {Billy shows his face for a moment}
[9:56 PM] {DM out to fuss with his rig}
[9:58 PM] {Billy out; Dave pretends to steal Billy's seat and mess up his pedals}
[10:00 PM] {lights down, Billy says everyone needs to spread out and take up more space; then tells us [that without his band] his set is going to be mediocre at best; says it should be easy to pace ourselves for the main event}

1. [10:01 PM] Stage Fright
2. [10:05 PM] She Moves That Way
   [10:08 PM] {Billy: thx; references Lo Faber & 90's old times: this is a tune from that era}
3. [10:09 PM] Strongest Child »
4. [10:13 PM] Blow Away »
5. [10:17 PM] My Getaway
   [10:20 PM] {guitar tuning}
6. [10:21 PM] Arkansas Girl (instrumental)
7. [10:23 PM] Waterfalls (aborts)
8. [10:26 PM] John Barleycorn
9. [10:31 PM] There's a Gentleness About Her
10. [10:35 PM] Broken Arrow
    [10:40 PM] {Billy says we need to make some noise in appreciation of the Tipitina's staff}
11. [10:41 PM] Slow Train Coming [10:46 PM] {set ends}

• Billy Iuso: guitar, loops, vox.

[10:50 PM] {Kenny Samuels working the set up}
[10:53 PM] {Cuphead upright atop the bass drum}
[10:59 PM] {Mike Skinkus & (roadie) Shane McWilliams shooting the breeze next to the SBD}
[11:00 PM] {CB at side stage; EV out to get ready}
[11:03 PM] {CB & DM out; RS right after that}
[11:05 PM] {EV noodling; KS tells us to come to ROC; FB out; RS starts on Guild; cup head back in the floor like usual}
[11:06 PM] EV: I Done Got Over
[11:06 PM] {greetings from Dave; who's here? Goofing off with the vocal line checks; DM: let's start with the first song; CB: but we did that last night}

1. [11:08 PM] Dreaming Out Loud (DM)
2. [11:15 PM] Make You Say Hot Dog (EV) [11:21 PM] {DM summons Mike Skinkus to join the revelry}
3. [11:21 PM] How Far to the Horizon? (DM) [11:29 PM] {chilling}
4. [11:30 PM] Total Evaporation (EV) » [11:35 PM] Ed lib: All Meat Off the Same Bone » Total Evaporation
   [11:37 PM] {drumsticks passed to CB for his 1940's Baby Moon hub cap}
5. [11:37 PM] Last Getaway (DM)
   [11:43 PM] {hydration break}
6. [11:43 PM] Hard Rock Kid (EV)
7. [11:50 PM] Out on the Western Plains (EV)
   [11:57 PM] {pause a moment}
8. [11:57 PM] Lila (DM)
   [12:04 AM] {pause}
9. [12:05 AM] 16 Monkeys on a Seesaw (DM)
   [12:12 AM] {pause}
10. [12:12 AM] UFOs Exactly (EV)
11. [12:18 AM] Like Dreamers Do (DM)
    [12:24 AM] {set ends}

[12:38 AM] {KS out to get ready for set two}
[12:41 AM] {GS sitting at the back corner of the stage… Ready to sing for us?}
[12:43 AM] {everybody back out; RS on new Guild}
[12:45 AM] {EV noodling; Skinkus back in his rig too}
[12:45 AM] {Kul out to start set two}

1. [12:46 AM] Out in the Woods (GS)
   [12:50 AM] {Kul off}
2. [12:51 AM] Sympathy for the Devil (DM)
3. [12:58 AM] Willin' (DM)
4. [1:03 AM] Screw Loose (EV)
   {Pause}
5. [1:08 AM] One-Eyed Jack (DM/EV) »
6. [1:13 AM] Domino (ev/DM) » [1:18 AM] Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues » [1:19 AM] Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey » [1:20 AM] Linin' Track [1:22 AM] Domino
   [1:23 AM] {pause; DM puts on a hat}
7. [1:24 AM] Confidential » [1:27 AM] Hot Lube (EV) » [1:29 AM] Confidential
   [1:31 AM] {pause}
8. [1:31 AM] Tell Me How Do You Feel? (EV)
9. [1:37 AM] Dixie Chicken (DM) »
10. [1:44 AM] Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad (EV/DM)
    [1:48 AM] {set ends}
    
    Encore
    [1:50 AM] {getting ready}
11. [1:50 AM] Edlib: ? junkers blues » Go Back (DM)
12. [1:58 AM] Rosie (EV)
    [2:01 AM] {show ends}

the New Orleans Radiators

• Camile Baudoin: guitar, harmony vox;
• Frank Bua, Jr.: drums;
• Dave Malone: guitar, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
• Reggie Scanlan: bass;
• Ed Volker: piano, keyboards, percussion, lead and harmony vox.
  ### Special guests
• Glenn Sears AKA Kul: percussion, vox;
• Mike Skinkus: percussion;

7:45 PM and we're out in front of Tipitina's, waiting in the drizzle for our 9 PM door time: crazy, huh? The things we'll do to get a good spot for the show! I'm happy to have a dry spot to sit, protected by a metal canopy overhead. Line stays pretty sparse until 8:30 when we get a couple cars making drop offs all at once. Good to have more people: makes it seem warmer. 9 PM comes, and despite losing 6-8 places to phantoms showing up to claim a front-of-line entry spot, we clear the entry gate and attain our coveted just-off-the-rail position in front of Dave's mic: perfect for balancing guitar blast from the stage with the overall mix from the PA hanging above the outside edges of the stage. Seems like it's pretty much exactly the same rail crew as the previous nights: these folks are hooked!

The audience is slower to show up tonight, and the crowd is only 4-5 rows deep at 10 PM when Billy Iuso starts his opening set, prompting him to crack a few jokes about the situation. Better enjoy the twirling space while it lasts! Billy puts on a fine set, but as it moves on towards 11 PM, it gets harder and harder to hear him over the yapping crowd. Oh well!

As we wait for the Rads, the crowd has filled in pretty well, and the scene up front seems about the same as the other nights: it's tight, but most everyone has room to shake their bones. I'm really glad that we were able to join the party this year: it's great to visit some of the same old places and share new good times with old friends!

The first set is pretty solid, and offers enough to hit my buttons that I won't complain about the selections from my 'take it or leave it' list. I'm happy that the guys are holding up and delivering the goods on night three! I think it helps Frankie to have Mike Skinkus up there adding to the rhythmic pulse. Reggie seems to be running just a little slower tonight than yesterday. I'm glad to report that he appears to be in much better health now, standing up to play all night. I wouldn't grudge him a seat if he wanted one, but none is there onstage: that tells me it wasn't even a consideration: Reg must feel like a rockin' Getuplican!

Set two starts with a guest appearance by Glenn Sears. He's clearly having mobility issues, but seems charged up for his star turn covering Leon Russell's Out in the Woods – how's that for a shout out to the early 80's? The rest of the set is a real hoot-and-a-half. The band may be losing a bit of their groove super-powers as the years run by, but how many folks in the 70+ club are ready to lay it down like that for you? Long live the New Orleans Radiators!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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