Twilight Singers

[Driveway]

It was most excellent.  I could prolly list the songs but not in any kind of order.  There was one song early in the set I didn't recognize though from any of the albums.  Any idea what that was?  It was a slow one.

[grotty]

Check out this journal log from Scott Ford (the bassist):
 
 I gotta tell you, D.C. remains one of our favorite places to play in the world. When Greg says they are the best audience in the country, he's not kidding. You guys lifted us up and made us play our hearts out. We thank you for that, and you know that we'll be back.
 
 Thank you to all of the friends we made that hung out after and got drunk with us at the bar across the street, you guys know more shit about me than I do, bravo on the research.
 
 ******************************
 
 Great to have a bev with you Brennser. I hope I was not misbehaving too badly.
 
 DC9 was much fun after the show. The entire touring party was there - minus Mr. Dulli.
 
 I expected much more from After Hours. They were borderline Spinal Tap for me - sans the irony. The singer has this awful habit of spitting straight up. Now that's a concert souvenir to wear home.
 
 Jeff Klein was very good - fav moment: he opened with Pity & changed some lyrics: after "you could never leave", he added "or I'll break every fucking bone in your body." A nice tone setter.
 
 Fountain & Fairfax during the Twilight set was also a highlight for me. Also liked that they threw in a Whigs tune very early in the set & that they didn't spend a large portion of the night just pimping the new record.
 
 I thought the sound was OK. Violently loud during After Hours. The guy @ the merch table warned us. Told us the soundcheck was the loudest he'd heard there. But I actually took my plugs out during Twilight.
 
 Greg D is one of the best frontmen in rock n roll. Even with the gut.
 
 Poster of the week @ gigposters.com:
    <img src="http://www.summerskiss.com/skadmin/wp-content/uploads/ts-columbus06poster.jpg" alt=" - " />

[Random Citizen]

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
 
 I expected much more from After Hours. They were borderline Spinal Tap for me - sans the irony. The singer has this awful habit of spitting straight up. Now that's a concert souvenir to wear home.

Eww, thanks for the head's up. I'll stay towards the back of the Doug Fir during their sets.   :eek:
 
 And I love that poster. It's just perfect.

[brennser]

Dulli talks to The Independent

[lbcardoni]

They played a Twilight Singers track at the end of Rescue Me last week, which BTW, has been awesome this season!

[eltee]

Originally posted by lbcardoni:
  They played a Twilight Singers track at the end of Rescue Me last week, which BTW, has been awesome this season!

I assume "Bonnie Brae" from the  Soundtrack ?
 (Oh, and every season is good!  Haven't seen Season 3 yet...)

[lbcardoni]

That would be the song

[Random Citizen]

The first show in Portland last night was fuckin' great. Fortunately, Manuel from Afterhours didn't spit on anyone. Greg joined them on a couple of songs sung in their native tongue. I can see Grotty's "Spinal Tap" perspective of the band, but I thought they were pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing them again tonight.
 
 Greg gave his all to the crowd last night. During "Candy Cane Crawl," he dropped down on his knees and really worked that song. That's one thing I love about the guy, you may like a song on record, but once you hear it live, you love it.
 
 Lanegan came out for a handful of songs, mostly during the encore. For those who also saw him with QOTSA, it was similar to that where he just walked on, gripped the mic stand, sang, and walked off.
 
 Dulli did his take on GB's "Crazy," but no full-length Whigs songs. He did a verse from "When We Two Parted" and a lot of folks in the audience sang along. It's great to be among fans who still remember the lyrics to an album released over 10 years ago.  

[grotty]

Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
  The first show in Portland last night was fuckin' great. Fortunately, Manuel from Afterhours didn't spit on anyone. Greg joined them on a couple of songs sung in their native tongue. I can see Grotty's "Spinal Tap" perspective of the band, but I thought they were pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing them again tonight.
 
 Greg gave his all to the crowd last night. During "Candy Cane Crawl," he dropped down on his knees and really worked that song. That's one thing I love about the guy, you may like a song on record, but once you hear it live, you love it.
 
 Lanegan came out for a handful of songs, mostly during the encore. For those who also saw him with QOTSA, it was similar to that where he just walked on, gripped the mic stand, sang, and walked off.
 
 Dulli did his take on GB's "Crazy," but no full-length Whigs songs. He did a verse from "When We Two Parted" and a lot of folks in the audience sang along. It's great to be among fans who still remember the lyrics to an album released over 10 years ago.      

Love the 2nd night setlist:
 
 TWILIGHT SINGERS
 
 intro
 iâ??m ready
 esta noche
 hyperballad
 bonnie brae
 underneath the waves
 king only / babe iâ??m gonna leave you (Led Zeppelin)
 66 / little red corvette
 teenage wristband
 all you need is love / love
 annie mae
 thereâ??s been an accident
 candy cane crawl
 letâ??s get it on (Marvin Gaye)
 papillon / the joker / all along the watchtower / if i were going /
 martin eden
 forty dollars
 â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??-
 iâ??m on fire
 the killer
 roses
 crazy (Gnarls)
 too tough to die
 live with me (feat. Mark Lanegan)
 where did you sleep last night (feat. Mark)
 black is the color of my true loveâ??s hair (feat. Mark)
 deep hit of morning sun (feat. Mark)

[Random Citizen]

Yeah, the second night was insane. It was everything  great about the first night x 50.    So fun seeing Dulli behind the drumkit again.
 
 During "Let's Get It On," Dulli brought up a young hottie from the audience to dance with him.
 
 Hearing "66" made the crowd, or at least those in the first couple of rows, go batshit. Everyone was dancing their asses off.
 
 People started showing up earlier for Friday's show. By the time Afterhours hit the stage, it was pretty packed.
 
 It took a long time for me to fall asleep after Friday's show. I hope when they tour in the fall, TS returns to Portland for two nights again!

[burning6down]

I made it to the NC show at Cat's Cradle. It WAS loud but I still took my earplugs out for Twilight. It was my first time seeing Dulli in concert (unfortunately) and he is amazing. Bobby, the drummer, too is absolutely crazy. The band hung out after the show and seemed very cool and personable, Greg even shook my hand. I don't think he's doing coke any more but he definitely still smokes and drinks....and there was a familiar sweet smell coming from their tour bus...

[burning6down]

I made it to the NC show at Cat's Cradle. It WAS loud but I still took my earplugs out for Twilight. It was my first time seeing Dulli in concert (unfortunately) and he is amazing. Bobby, the drummer, too is absolutely crazy. The band hung out after the show and seemed very cool and personable, Greg even shook my hand. I don't think he's doing coke any more but he definitely still smokes and drinks....and there was a familiar sweet smell coming from their tour bus...

[Random Citizen]

I was up front for both shows at the Doug Fir with earplugs and things sounded great. I go to too many shows to chance not wearing any protection.
 
 There's a really good interview/article in the July/August issue of FADER with Greg Dulli. Great photos, too. It talks about TS, his addictions, and what's to come.  
 
 If you download their free podcast from iTunes, you get the full issue.

[grotty]

Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
  Yeah, the second night was insane. It was everything  great about the first night x 50.        So fun seeing Dulli behind the drumkit again.
 
 During "Let's Get It On," Dulli brought up a young hottie from the audience to dance with him.
 
 Hearing "66" made the crowd, or at least those in the first couple of rows, go batshit. Everyone was dancing their asses off.
 
 People started showing up earlier for Friday's show. By the time Afterhours hit the stage, it was pretty packed.
 
 It took a long time for me to fall asleep after Friday's show. I hope when they tour in the fall, TS returns to Portland for two nights again!

me so jealous. looks like i'm gonna need a tour extension if i'm to see them again this year.

[eltee]

Jeff Klein is officially part of the band, Twilight Singers.