On a whim, I decided to record my practice session last night. I am ramping up for Friday night’s show at the Terminal Bar. We go on at 11 p.m.
Oh! And that is Sccottt‘s tiny guitar! Yeehaw!!
Enjoy!
Practice Session from Last Night (Video)
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Kirsten Dunst to Make an Appearance at Dinkytowner Tonight!
It’s been a while since I played “Kirsten Dunst” with a band. The song, which was put on tape during my run with the Speakeasy Heroes in the summer of 2000, has remained a fan favorite (and a Toby favorite) despite the fact that I only play it when I play solo at unsuspecting coffee shops and bars. Jim has been requesting it for years at shows, and, until last night, I had never dusted it off in the band setting. So, tonight at the Dinkytowner, we will be opening with it. YEAH!!!
By the way, band practice last night was fun, but it was sloppy as %#^$! I hadn’t really played guitar since I left for San Francisco 3 weeks ago, and my hands felt like rubber, bouncing around at the whim of the laws of momentum. My brain has not quite wrestled those hands to the ground yet, but when it does – watch out!
Here’s our set list for tonight (always tentative):
- Kirsten Dunst
- Inspiration
- Colleen
- Kids
- Tonight was a wonderful night!
- 2 Sisters/Monster (end on down beat after last chorus)
- Boulder
- You’re all that I want.
- Leaving L.A.
- Let’s Get Funky
- I Bombed Korea
- Quittin’ My Job
Extras:
Lookin’ Past Me
RunRunRUNRUNRUNNN!!!
Killer’s Creek
I Like to Play Guitar Really Really Fast.
Sometimes when I practice, I like to play along to a random selection of The Meat Purveyors’ tunes. That band plays upbeat bluegrass faster than any other band I have heard. Their music is great, but the way they burn through certain songs is more impressive than their songwriting.
During my time in Los Angeles, I played in Spank – a band that prided itself on playing downstrokes on the guitar faster than any other band. My right forearm was bigger during that time than at any other time in my life. I want to get back to that. There’s something cathartic about playing guitar really really fast. It’s something that not many people are able to do. While I have a lot of work to go to get to the speed I want, I think I will get there. And when I do, you can expect me to form a new, upbeat bluegrass band that blows through songs faster than a snowplow through snow on a Minnesota street.
After running through The Meat Purveyors‘ brilliant “All Relationships Are Doomed to Fail” album, I proceeded to create and play through the set list for the Valentine’s Day show:
1. Inspiration
2. Kids
3. Boulder
4. Lookin’ Past Me
5. RunRunRUNRUNRUNNN!!!
6. Tonight was a wonderful night!
7. 2 Sisters/Monster (end on down beat after last chorus)
8. Quittin’ My Job
9. You’re all that I want.
10. Leaving L.A.
11. Killer’s Creek
12. Colleen
13. Let’s Get Funky
It’s going to be a good one!!