Setlist: Mike Gordon @ MHoW

Phish bassist Mike Gordon and his solo band kicked off their September tour at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last night with a show that included a number of songs from The Green Sparrow as well as Mike’s other solo offerings. The bassist also performed a number of covers, a few new tunes, an original penned by lead guitarist Scott Murawski and more.

Set: Dig Further Down, Radar Blip, Swamp Music*, What Things Seem**, Can’t Stand Still**, Voices, The Field^, Couch Lady, Somaila#, Intensified^^ >, Traveled Too Far

Encore: Andelmans’ Yard > 15 Steps*** > Andelmans’ Yard >

Show Notes:
First night of the band’s 2009 Fall Tour
* Lynyrd Skynyrd cover
** Mike original, first time played
^ Scott Murawski original
# Craig Myers original, with Craig on N’goni and Joe Russo on drums (Todd on percussion) & Marco Benevento on organ (with Tom on Keyboard)
^^ Desmond Dekker cover, with Joe Russo on drums (Todd on percussion) & Marco Benevento on organ (with Tom on Keyboard)
*** Radiohead cover, first time played [via Mike-Gordon.com]

Marco Benevento opened the show and later joined Cactus for the Craig Myers original Somaila and a cover of Desmond Dekker’s Intensified. Marco’s duo partner Joe Russo also sat-in with the Mike Gordon solo band for those two songs. Did anyone catch last night’s show? What did you think?