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We’re expanding our presence in the Bay Area with the addition of music journalist Kyle Fortinsky to the Hidden Track staff. Fittingly, Kyle’s first post is a review of ALO’s Saturday night show at The Fillmore in San Francisco.
An ALO show is the perfect atmosphere to meet the one you’re destined to be with – everyone tends to be forthcoming, social and responsive. An accidental elbow in your back turns into a hand resting on your shoulder and a grinning apology. A sip of beer and a smile becomes an intriguing conversation and, before you know it, a new connection.
Thank the band for this. Members Zach Gill (keyboards, ukulele, accordion, vocals), Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz (guitars, percussion, vocals), Steve Adams (bass, vocals) and Dave Brogan (drums, vocals) execute in a way that ensures communal, familial experiences. Their songwriting is playful and positive, their performances jovial, and their stage presence leads you to believe there’s an ongoing bet as to who can smile the longest. To the unfamiliar, ALO’s moniker, Animal Liberation Orchestra, speaks to the group’s goal of helping fans release their inner groove monster – that “animal” who’s laid dormant far too long and needs to step out for a serious, two hour dance session.
READ ON for more of Kyle’s thoughts on ALO at the Fillmore…
The Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB Tour rolled on this weekend with stops in Minneapolis on Saturday and Kansas City on Sunday. Keeping with the pattern he set at Terminal 5 last Tuesday, Big Red has been breaking out the acoustic at the end of each first set for a number of Phish classics.
[All photos of Minneapolis TAB by Joe Ringus]
Let’s take a look at the setlists from both the Kansas City and Minneapolis shows courtesy of our friends at Dog Gone Blog…
February 20, 2010
State Theater
Minneapolis, MNSet I: Last Tube, Shine, Cayman Review, Push on til the Day, Mozambique, Drifting, Night Speaks to a Woman, Tuesday, Sand, Joy*, Water in the Sky*, Bathtub Gin*, Sleep Again*, Farmhouse*, Waste*, Chalkdust Torture*
Set II: Gotta Jibboo, Valentine, Money, Love and Change, Liquid Time, Alaska, Goodbye Head, Mr. Completely, Show of Life, Black Dog
E: First Tube
* Trey solo acoustic
February 21, 2010
Uptown Theatre
Kansas City, MOSet 1: Shine, Push On, Alive Again, Birdwatcher, Mozambique, Cayman Review, Dragonfly, Night Speaks to a Woman, Valentine, Let Me Lie, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Money Love & Change, Tuesday, Backwards Down the Line*, Brian & Robert*, Back on the Train*, Sample in a Jar*, Wilson*
Set 2: Gotta Jiboo, Liquid Time, Sand, Goodbye Head > Mr. Completely, Alaska, Sultans of Swing
E: Show of Life, First Tube
* Trey Solo Acoustic
Did you hit either of these shows? Let us know what you thought…
READ ON for a full gallery of TAB photos by Joe Ringus…
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FRI 19 FRIED CHICKEN NIGHT
Harlem soul-food ace Charles Gabriel brings his act to midtown for this weekly special. Twenty-five bucks buys three pieces of fried chicken, two sides, corn bread and banana pudding. Music from honky-tonk piano player Benjamin Healy sweetens the deal. Aretsky’s Patroon, 160 E 46th St between Lexington and Third Aves (212-883-7373). 5–11pm, $25.
SUN 21 HUNGRY IN AMERICA
Join Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio at a star-studded fund-raiser for the Hungry in America Project, a multimedia campaign (including a forthcoming documentary produced by Colicchio) to raise awareness of the 49 million Americans who must struggle to get food. Rub shoulders with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore as you munch on canapés and small plates from the Colicchio & Sons kitchen. Tickets are available at thefeedfoundation.org; if you shell out a grand, you’ll be invited to an exlusive Colicchio-cooked meal at the restaurant from 6 to 7pm. Colicchio & Sons, 85 Tenth Ave between 15th and 16th Sts (212-400-6699). 7–9pm, $250–$1,000. READ ON for more happenings for foodies in NYC…
