Well, not much else to say. The fourth and final night wih The Hip at the Phoenix. As always, the show rocked. Gord was very animated tonight. The sound was great. I think the vocals were actually the best on this night than they were on the other three. The song 38 Years Old was played for only the second time in 13 years, the first being back in June at the Fort York show. Enjoy.
Setlist:
01 The Lonely End Of The Rink
02 Three Pistols
03 In View
04 38 Years Old
05 The Drop-Off
06 Dont Wake Daddy
07 Puttin’ Down
08 Luv [sic]
09 Grace, Too
10 Bobcaygeon
11 Pretend
12 Lionized
13 The Last Of The Unplucked Gems
14 Fly
15 The Kids Dont Get It
16 Sherpa
17 Yer Not The Ocean
18 Locked In The Trunk Of A Car
19 Family Band
20 (crowd noise)

ENCORE:
21 World Container
22 Heaven Is A Better Place Today
23 Blow At High Dough

Download: tth2006-10-26.akg463.flac16.zip

Night Three. Another amazing show. Another great setlist.
Setlist:
01 Yer Not The Ocean
02 Twist My Arm
03 In View
04 So Hard Done By
05 Fly
06 Fireworks
07 Springtime In Vienna
08 World Container
09 It Cant Be Nashville Every Night
10 Luv [sic]
11 The Drop-Off
12 Gift Shop
13 Fully, Completely
14 Yawning Or Snarling
15 The Kids Dont Get It
16 Long Time Running
17 The Lonely End Of The Rink
18 Little Bones
19 Family Band
20 (crowd noise)

ENCORE:
21 Tiger The Lion
22 Pretend
23 Save The Planet

Download: tth2006-10-25.akg463.flac16.zip
Samples: One, Two, Three

The Hip’s second show at the Phoenix topped the first. Most noticeably was the crowd. It was a much more enthused crowd than that of night one. There was more singing and cheering and the general mood seemed alot lighter than Sunday’s show. To my ears the band sounded better tonight aswell. Gord’s vocals seemed alot clearer to me tonight than they did lastnight. They played the entire new album, again, as expected, but changed up the older songs. A few highlights were Pigeon Camera and Titanic Terrarium. As for the new songs, they continue to sound better each night.

Setlist:
01 Family Band
02 Courage
03 In View
04 It’s A Good Life If You Dont Weaken
05 The Drop-Off
06 Gus, The Polar Bear From Central Park
07 Poets
08 Pigeon Camera
09 World Container
10 Luv [sic]
11 My Music At Work
12 Pretend
13 100th Meridian
14 Titanic Terrarium
15 Fly
16 The Kids Dont Get It
17 Scared
18 Yer Not The Ocean
19 New Orleans Is Sinking
20 The Lonely End Of The Rink
21 (crowd noise)

ENCORE:
22 Lastnight I Dreamed You Didnt Love Me
23 Fire In The Hole

Download: tth2006-10-23.akg463.flac16.zip
Samples: One, Two, Three

Night 1 of this weeks 4 night stand at the Phoenix. The Hip are doing a short four city tour in promotion of their latest cd release “World Container”. It’s also serving as a warm up to their upcoming Canadian Winter Tour beginning in January. The show was very good and the new songs sound great live. The band played the entire new album, all 11 tracks, plus 11 favourites from over the years. The Hip played for an hour and fifty minutes. The main set included 20 songs followed by an encore of 2 songs. Gord was his usual self onstage doing his rants, random gestures, and playing with the mic stand.
Setlist:
01 The Lonely End Of The Rink
02 50 Mission Cap
03 In View
04 Lake Fever
05 The Drop-Off
06 Escape Is At Hand For The Travelling Man
07 Summer Is Killing Us
08 Bobcaygeon
09 World Container
10 Lastnight I Dreamed You Didnt Love Me
11 Nautical Disaster
12 Luv [sic]
13 The Direwolf
14 Ahead By A Century
15 Fly
16 The Kids Dont Get It
17 Wheat Kings
18 Yer Not The Ocean
19 Blow At High Dough
20 Family Band
21 (crowd noise)

ENCORE:
22 Pretend
23 On The Verge

Download: tth2006-10-22.akg463.flac16.zip
Samples: One, Two, Three

The Long Winters made their way back to Toronto lastnight. They are touring in support of their new album “Putting The Days To Bed”. The band took the stage around 11pm and played until around 1am. The mood was good and it showed. John was very talkative and was joking back and forth with the medium sized crowd of around 150 people. The sound tonight was very good throughout the whole night. What Made Milwaukee Famous and Menomena opened the show. Both bands played very good sets aswell.
Setlist:
01 Clouds
02 Seven
03 Teaspoon
04 Stupid
05 Hindsight
06 Car Parts
07 Honest
08 New Girl
09 Nora
10 Delicate Hands
11 Fire Island, AK
12 Shapes
13 (It’s A) Departure
14 Prom Night At Hater High
15 Scared Straight
16 Cinnamon
17 Pushover
18 Jam > Banter
19 Blue Diamonds
20 The Command Thinks Aloud
21 Give Me A Moment
22 Mimi
23 Ultimatum

Available here: http://www.archive.org/details/TheLongWinters

Spent the weekend in Montreal with a bunch of friends. Most of us dont remember too much, but what we do remember is The Raconteurs on Saturday night. It was my first time at the Metropolis, located on the east side of town in the “red light” area. The building looks to be quite old but inside the venue was faily nice. The floor was a decent size as well as the balcony above. The show started with Dr. Dog at 8.30pm. I wasnt familiar with the band so I dont know anything about them, but they did do an ok job. Their set lasted about 40 minutes or so. At about 9.40pm The Raconteurs took the stage. The band all seemed very happy. The crowd was into it, although the crowds here in Toronto seem to be louder. Although I cannot compare the sound with any other night at the Metropolis, to my ears (and mic’s) it was very good. The band played for 80 minutes and did 13 songs, 3 of which were covers. The two songs that stand out to me are “Bang Bang” and “Blue Veins”. Both very long renditions with the latter having some great guitar work by Mr. White.

Setlist:
01 Hands Intro
02 Intimate Secretary
03 Level
04 Hands
05 Together
06 5 On The 5
07 It Aint Easy (Ron Davies)
08 The Bane Rendition > Store Bought Bones
09 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Nancy Sinatra)
10 Broken Boy Soldier
11 (encore break)
Encore:
12 Headin’ For The Texas Border (Flamin’ Groovies)
13 Steady, As She Goes
14 Yellow Sun
15 Blue Veins

Sample: theraconteurs2006-09-30_t09.mp3
Download: theraconteurs2006-09-30spcmc8.flac16.zip