The 16th installment of ALO’s Tour d’Amour finished up in Seattle on April 1st, and saw the group celebrating its 25th year together as a band. The night before, on March 31st, ALO stopped at Portland, Oregon’s Doug Fir Lounge and treated fans to some songs off of their fresh release, Silver Saturdays, including “Growing Your Hands Back” and “Sparrow,” along with some old favorites such as “Wasting Time” and “Girl, I Want To Lay You Down.”
There were a number of special guest on hand. The Rainbow Girls, who opened the show, came out to sing a couple of songs. Matt Butler (Everyone Orchestra) added percussion on some tunes, and Sean McLean (World’s Finest) and Leon Cotter (Reb and the Good News) played saxophone on “Lady Loop.” Bill and Jillian Nershi, Jason Hann and Scott Law came out for a run through Gram Parsons’ “Ooh Las Vegas.” Law stayed on through the end of the show, which featured “Sparrow” and an abbreviated version of “Barbeque,” which was cut short due to the curfew. In all, the band played one set that clocked in at just under two hours.
ALO, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, Oregon, 2023-3-31
Growing Your Hands Back, Push, Blew Out The Walls, Cool Winds (W/ Rainbow Girls), Staying Alive (W/ Rainbow Girls), Wasting Time, The Rain, Baby Blindspot -> Lady Loop (W/ Sean McLean & Leon Cotter on Saxophones), Girl I Wanna Lay You Down, Ooh Las Vegas (W/ Scott Law, Bill Nershi, Jillian Nershi, Jason Hann), Sparrow (W/ Scott Law) -> Barbeque (W/ Scott Law)
