(((folkYEAH!))) presents Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, with opener, Louie Ortega
the Chapel
777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1734 USA
8:30 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2024

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[8:31 PM] {lights down, performer out; greetings and capsule bio speech}

1. [8:33 PM] County Line
   [8:37 PM] {intro to next song: about New Orleans}
2. [8:37 PM] Shattered
   [8:41 PM] {chit chat and intro about Rosa Maria}
3. [8:42 PM] Rosa Maria
   [8:45 PM] {Louie tells us that the next tune is the title track from his 1997 album}
4. [8:45 PM] In My Heart
   [8:48 PM] {tuning, yack about Salinas}
5. [8:49 PM] Georgie Baker
   [8:53 PM] {Louie says he cowrote the next song with Doug Clifford of CCR}
6. [8:53 PM] Juanita
   [8:57 PM] {Louie tells his story about being discovered by Doug Sahm in 1968}
7. [8:58 PM] Rise
   [9:02 PM] {story about being in New Orleans while touring in the Texas Tornados}
8. [9:03 PM] Rock to Zydeco
   [9:06 PM] {Writing a Grammy-winning song with Doug Sahm in Avila Beach}
9. [9:07 PM] Soy de San Luis
   [9:10 PM] {intro about Louie's wife, the rodeo queen}
10. [9:11 PM] King City
    [9:17 PM] {add James & Mike & Vicente for a rousing finale}
11. [9:17 PM] She's About a Mover
12. [9:22 PM] (Hey Baby) Que Paso
    [9:25 PM] {set ends}

• Louie Ortega: acoustic guitar, vox;

• Mike Anderson: bass
• James dePrato: guitar;
• Vicente Rodriguez: drums.

[9:35 PM] {lights down, performers out, James dePrato starts on lap steel guitar}

1. [9:36 PM] ? Money in my pocket
   {Jd swaps to guitar}
2. [9:39 PM] Same Old Crime
3. [9:42 PM] Wake the Dead
   {Alejandro Gomez swaps from keyboard to 12-string acoustic guitar; Mario Cortez swaps from percussion to melodica}
4. [9:46 PM] Wish Me Luck >
   {CP announces that the dance floor is open for cumbia; MC swaps to guiro}
5. [9:53 PM] ? “ritmo sabor alegria”
   {CP asks: how much cowbell is too much? Both MC & VR on cowbell throughout the next tune}
6. [9:58 PM] Jesus Was a Social Drinker
   [10:03 PM] {AG swaps back to Yamaha keyboard; Jd swaps to electric 12-string guitar}
7. [10:04 PM] Betty's Song
   [10:09 PM] {Jd swaps to guitar; AG swaps to 12-string acoustic guitar}
8. [10:09 PM] Give the Boy a Kiss
9. [10:14 PM] Killing Machine
   [10:20 PM] {AG swaps back to keyboard}
10. [10:20 PM] Sally Was a Cop
    [10:26 PM] {CP dedicates the next tune to Elonia AKA Trump's new wife, Elon Musk}
11. [10:27 PM] In the Shadows (for Elon)
    [10:30 PM] {CP swaps to acoustic guitar; AG swaps to acoustic 12-string guitar; CP & MC yack about the crowd singing like angels}
12. [10:31 PM] One Lie for Me, One for You
    [10:36 PM] {CP swaps back to guitar; AG swaps back to keyboard; CP announces: “It's cumbia time!”}
13. [10:37 PM] West Memphis Moon
    [10:41 PM] {CP introduces the band}
14. [10:43 PM] Sugar into Water
    [10:46 PM] {CP swaps to acoustic guitar; AG swaps to 12-string acoustic guitar; Jd swaps to 12-string electric guitar; CP says “here comes the coolest song in the world”}
15. [10:46 PM] First Came the Thunder
    [10:50 PM] {CP swaps back to guitar; Jd swaps to lap steel guitar; CP says the next tune is a dedication to the best car ever}
16. [10:n PM] Ford Econoline
    [10:54 PM] {Jd swaps to 12-string electric guitar; AG swaps back to keyboard; CP delivers his ambulance rap}
17. [10:55 PM] You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp)
    [11:04 PM] {set ends}
    
    Encore
    [11:06 PM] {CP: acoustic guitar; James: lap steel guitar; with special guest Stephanie Finch: vox}
18. [11:06 PM] It's a Good Day to Be Alive
    {drop SF; Jd swap back to guitar; add the rest of the band}
19. [11:09 PM] Wooly Bully (CP/MC)
    [11:13 PM] {all bow; CP tells us to go out there and love somebody}
    [11:14 PM] {show ends}

• Mario Cortez: güira, maracas, percussion, lead & harmony vox;
• James dePrato: guitar, 12-string electric guitar, lap steel guitar;
• Joaquin Zamudio Garcia: bass, harmony vox;
• Flaco El Jandro AKA Alejandro Gomez: acoustic 12-string guitar, Yamaha keyboard, harmony vox;
• Chuck Prophet: guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vox;
• Vicente Rodriguez: drums.

Chuck always puts on a great show, and tonight was even better than usual because it included tectonically deep dub bass from Joaquin Zamudio Garcia. I will be very eager to relisten to this when the stage-recording pops loose (fingers crossed it won't be long!).

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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