This show is like a warm hug from a friend you haven't seen in years. The first set is a laid-back affair that is no worse for its unconventional selections. A standout first set cover (possibly a first for the band? Certainly a first in their released oeuvre) is "My Sisters and Brothers." Is this an innocent Charles Johnson/Jerry Garcia Band cover, or is the band entering their "Slow Train Coming" era? A series of Saltydog mainstays close out the first set in cozy fashion.
If the first set is catching up over coffee, the second set has the audience at Bent Paddle cracking open the IPAs. The intro jams lead into fan-favorite "Come Home Soon," with the easy (and yet, still tight) toe-tapping pace of the first set. There's another interesting cover in this set: "Waymore's Blues" by Waylon Jennings have the twin guitars grooving in and out with bends up and down the fret board. This cover is an excellent example of the band taking a song that is not a clear fit for them, and making it their own. "Barfly" follows on, which this author humbly submits as a masterpiece of songwriting as yet unknown to the mainstream. Perhaps it will one day be discovered and appreciated, but for now, enjoy this excellent performance.
This is a standout Saltydog performance from start to finish from their Winter/Spring 2023 era, which is admittedly overrepresented on Bandcamp as of writing. Please buy it on Bandcamp or wherever 8-tracks are sold. If you were at the show, please email bloggfather [at] goodoldsaltydog.net and I'll add your story!
Setlist
- Little Room 302
- Yeehaw
- Rock and Roll in a Hole
- One Line at a Time
- My Sisters And My Brothers
- Don't Wanna Move
- Pizza
- Cindy Drives the Bus
- Done & Done
- I Don't Mind
- Allah We Allah
- 2nd Set Intro Jam (FOTM)
- Peach
- Come Home Soon
- Easy Jim
- Waymore's Blues
- Barfly
- Play It Loose
- Make Me a Pallet on your Floor
- Sand
- Several Songs
- I Break the Law
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