Sat, March 2nd, 2013 Windy City Inn – Chicago, Illinois
Set One:
Robots Are Particular > improvisation > Robots Are Particular, Cousin Sven, C. Groove, improvisation* > Down Under* > improvisation* > Down Under*, Bamboozled By Love* > improvisation* > Bamboozled By Love*, Ares’ Circle pt. 2, Lively Up Yourself** > improvisation** > Cities**
Set Two:
My Boy Elroy jam > Whip It, Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher > Tune of the Tyrant > Incidental Buttscratcher, Pygmy Twylyte > improvisation*, Have A Cigar* > improvisation* > A Go Go* > improvisation*% > A Go Go*, Word Up
E: Tom Sawyer
Notes with My Boy Elroy & Marcus Rezark (Digital Tape Machine), and Barry Brown
* with Marcus Rezak on guitar
** with Barry Brown on keys & vocals
# with “Voodoo Child” (Hendrix) teases
% with My Boy Elroy on turn-table
^ with “Somebody’s Watching Me” (Rockwell) jam
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013 The Cubby Bear – Chicago, Illinois
One Set:
Bus Ride > Cousin Sven, Robots Are Particular > improv > Robots Are Particular, Spirit of Radio [Rush], Downer’s C. Groove, Easy (Like Sunday Morning) [Lionel Richie], Incidental Buttscratcher > improv > Incidental Buttscratcher > Tune of The Tyrant > Incidental Buttscratcher, Baby You’re A Richman* > Wyllys Disco jam 1*
E: Wyllys Disco jam 2*, Twist & Shout**
Notes Wyllys Bueller’s Day Off: RamZ, BRage, & Wyllys
BRage’s set segued into Wyllys’ set
* w/ DJ Wyllys
** w/ Wyllys on lead vocals
Fri, Dec 14th, 2012 The House Cafe – Dekalb, Illinois
One Set:
Ares’ Circle pt. 2 > improv > Ares’ Circle pt. 2, F.M. [Steely Dan], Cousin Sven > Sun King > Mean Mr. Mustard > Polythene Pam > She Came In Through the Bathroom Window > Cousin Sven, A Go Go* [Scofield], Easy [Lionel Richie], Incidental Buttscratcher > improv > Silver Bells > Incidental Buttscratcher > Tune of the Tyrant, Robots Are Particular#
Notes
* w/ Brad Miller (Zmick) on guitar
# 2nd half only
Fri, Dec 14th, 2012 The Store – Chicago, Illinois
Set 1:
Ares’ Circle pt. 2 > improv > Ares’ Circle pt. 2, Cousin Sven > Cities [Talking Heads]> Cousin Sven, F.M. [Steely Dan], A Go Go [Scofield]**, I Want You (She’s So Heavy) [Beatles]** > Power of Soul [Hendrix]***, Incidental Buttscratcher > improv > Incidental Buttscratcher > Tune of the Tyrant > Incidental Buttscratcher > Bennie & The Jets^
Set 2:
Robots Are Particular > improv# > Unchained [Van Halen]# > improv#, Bamboozled By Love [Zappa]#, Bloody Well Right [Supertramp]# > improv# > Robots Are Particular#
Notes
** w/ Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey’s McGee) on guitar
*** w/ Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey’s McGee) on guitar & vocals
^ w/ Barry Brown (Jack Straw) on vocals
# w/ Marcus Rezack (Digital Tape Machine) on guitar
Thur, July 26, 2012 Jammin’ On The Wolf Music Festival – Langlade, Wisconsin
One Set: Amount of Space > improv > Amount of Space, C. Groove, Cousin Sven, Freewill [Rush], Robots Are Particular
Thur, July 19th, 2012 Whippersnap Music & Arts Festival – Rockford, Illinois
One Set: Ares’ Circle Pt.2, Cousin S’ven, Robots Are Particular > Rosanna > Robots Are Particular, Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher, Cities, Bloody Well Right
Fri, July 6th, 2012 Underground Wonderbar – Chicago, Illinois
One Set: Downer’s C. Groove, Ares’ Circle Pt.2, Incidental Buttscratcher, Have A Cigar, Cousin S’ven, I Want You (She’s So Heavy)*
Notes Jammin’ On The Wolf Pre-Party
with The New Fuse, Electric Boogaloo, and Taggart Transcontinental
* w/ Danielle Maggio on vocals
Sat, June 22nd, 2012 The Alibi – Ottawa, Illinois
Set One: Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Cities, Bennie & The Jets, Downer’s C. Groove, Young Lust, Incidental Buttscratcher (2nd half)
Set Two: Cousin S’ven, The Ocean*, I Want You (She’s So Heavy) > Power of Soul, BONES > improvisation > BONES, Bloody Well Right, Tom Sawyer
Notes
* with Jaik Willis on vocals
Fri, June 8th, 2012 Redstone Room – Davenport, Iowa
One Set: BONES, Downer’s C. Groove, Incidental Buttscratcher, Cousin Sven, Bloody Well Right > Amount of Space, Tom Sawyer
Sat, Feb 25th, 2012 Otto’s Nightclub – DeKalb, Illinois
One Set: C-Groove, Cousin S’ven, Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher, Can’t Stand Losing You* > improvisation, BONES > “Tune of The Tyrant” > BONES, Tom Sawyer, Robots Are Particular
Notes with Hasta Lumbago, A Severe Joy, and Geronimo!
* first time played (The Police)
“Tune of The Tyrant” (first time played; original)
Sat, Feb 25th, 2012 Pine Hills – Ottawa, Illinois
Set One: I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Sun King intro > Mean Mr. Mustard > Polythene Pam > She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Cousin S’ven, Power To Love [Hendrix], Freewill, Point Of Connection, Cities
Set Two: Incidental Buttscratcher > Word Up > Incidental Buttscratcher > Pure Imagination jam > Incidental Buttscratcher, Bamboozled By Love, Robots Are Particular, Are’s Circle pt.2
Notes with Afternoon Moon; alternating sets
Fri, Feb 17th, 2012 Otto’s – DeKalb, Illinois
One Set: Workin’ The Shape-Shift, Cousin S’ven, Amount Of Space > Kashmir* > Incidental Buttscratcher, Freewill [Rush]
Notes other acts included Brothers Past, The Employees, and The Mutts
* with special guest Joe on vocals
Sat, Feb 11th, 2012 Cabin Fever Indoor Camping & Music Festival – Peoria, Illinois
One Set: C-groove, Are’s Circle pt. 2, I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Cousin S’ven, Rocket Man, BONES, Incidental Buttscratcher
Fri, Feb 4th, 2012 Abbey Pub – Chicago, Illinois
One Set: Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher, Cities* [Talking Heads], new song #1*, Limelight [Rush], Workin’ The Shape-Shift, Robots Are Particular, War^ [Bob Marley], BONES
Notes Digeometric and Afternoon Moon
* with Jacob Barinholz (The Coop) on Octopad/perc
^ with Jordan Daniels (Afternoon Moon) on Moog
Fri, Feb 3rd, 2012 The House Cafe – Dekalb, Illinois
One Set: Amount Of Space > Point Of Connection* > Incidental Buttscratcher >
“Pure Imagination” improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation #1 > Incidental Buttscratcher, F.M. [Steely Dan] > jam^, new song #1, new song #2, Rocket Man [Elton John], Are’s Circle pt.2, Robots Are Particular
Notes opening for The Coop
* mid-section only
^ with Danny Biggins (The Coop) on guitar
Sat, Dec 16th, 2011 Festivities Unlimited – Ottawa, IL
One Set: Robots Are Particular (1st half) >improvisation > Cities, Incidental Buttscratcher > improvisation > Incidental Buttscratcher, Have A Cigar > improvisation, War Pigs > Carol of the Bells jam, Are’s Circle pt. 2, Rosanna, Robots Are Particular (2nd half)
Notes BRage Holiday Bash; other acts: The Homewreckers, Afternoon Moon, The Coop
Sat, Nov 5th, 2011 The Rave Bar – Milwaukee, WI
One Set: Are’s Circle pt. II, Incidental Buttscratcher, F.M., Robots Are Particular
Notes pre-Umphrey’s McGee, Eagle’s Ballroom
Sat, Oct 29th, 2011 The House Cafe – Dekalb, IL
–7th Annual Halloween Extravaganza–
One Set: Fly By Night, Passage To Bangkok, The Spirit Of Radio, Freewill, Jacob’s Ladder, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ
Notes performing as RUSH; The Spirit Of Radio [video]
Sat, Sept 3rd, 2011 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
One Set: Incidental Buttscratcher, Young Lust, I Want You (She’s So Heavy) > Power To Love [Hendrix], Robots Are Particular > Romp-Stomp > Robots Are Particular, Limelight, Mario Bros 2 medley*, Pygmy Twylyte > improvisation, Cities
Notes post-North Coast Music Festival;
* included “Character Selection Screen Theme > Underworld Theme”
Sat, July 30th, 2011 The Blarney – Ottawa, IL
Set One: Workin’ the Shape-Shift > improvisation > Baby You’re A Richman, Incidental Buttscratcher > Romp-Stomp, Cities > Incidental Buttscratcher, War > Robots Are Particular > Mean Mr. Mustard > Polythene Pam > She Came In Through The Bathroom Window > Robots Are Particular, I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
Set Two: Homewreckin’ Jam*, Vienna^, The Ocean, Are’s Circle pt. II, Rosanna > Word Up, F.M. > improvisation, Bamboozled By Love, Bennie & The Jets, BONES, Young Lust, Easy (Like Sunday Morning), Africa, Lord of This World
Notes The Homewreckers’ set-break set segued into the 2nd set;
* with The Homewreckers
^ Howard solo piano
Thurs, April 29th, 2010 Otto’s Niteclub – DeKalb, IL
One Set: BONES > improvisation > BONES, Driven To Tears [The Police], Are’s Circle Pt. I, Amount Of Space > improvisation, Robots Are Particular
Note opening for Strange Arrangement & The Hue
Fri, Feb 26th, 2010 Otto’s Niteclub – DeKalb, IL
One Set: Amount Of Space, Robots Are Particular, BONES
Notes first Brothers Rage show