From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V2 #49 Reply-To: mad-mission@smoe.org Sender: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk * If you wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * mad-mission-digest-request@smoe.org * with ONLY the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * For the latest information on Patty's tour dates, go to: * http://www.spectra.net/~ducksoup/pattyg/patttour.htm * OR * go to http://www.amrecords.com/road/index.html * and fill in the blanks :) * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: mad-mission-digest V2 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Monday, February 23 1998 Volume 02 : Number 049 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Somerville Theater- 2/21/98 [Jerry Zigmont ] Re: MM: Somerville Theater- 2/21/98 [CornflkGl@aol.com] MM: NJC : NPC :Moxy Frvous @ Somerville Theatre [CornflkGl@aol.com] MM: Past Four Setlists-NoHo,Fez,Somerville [ABershaw@aol.com] Re: MM: NPC :Moxy Frvous @ Somerville Theatre [Linus Gelber ] MM: selfish suggestion [echo ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:00:47 -0500 From: Jerry Zigmont Subject: MM: Somerville Theater- 2/21/98 Hi: A great time was had by all last night at the Somerville Theater, beginning with a pre-concert dinner (thanks to Stephanie for organizing the event). It was "kicks" meeting everybody, including Eric, Rachael, Dennis, Stephanie and Kerry B.. Mr. B.B. and I made it back to CT in "one piece", narrowly missing some nasty "metal poles" as we took one of those "clearly marked", Mass Pike exits. Onto the concert....... Ellis Paul opened the first half of the evening to a packed house. Mid-way through the first half,Patty joined him (as we hopefully anticipated) on "Conversation With A Ghost" and "Deliver Me". Ellis brought Patty out once again for one of his encore numbers and performed " Last Call". Their voices just sound SO great together. After a brief pause, Ms Griffin took the stage looking absolutely radiant . (Fashion Alert: Her "signature" hair was down, but loosely tied back in a bow. She was wearing some great red, satin shoes which she informed us were given to her during he album "photo shoot" on Friday.) Her set highlights included an inspired second half, beginning with "Tony" where she "blew out" a string. With great style and panache, Patty ripped it out and unflinchingly finished the song. Other standouts included a blistering version of "Cain", a passionate "Nobody's Crying" and perhaps the best live version I've ever heard of "Every Little Bit" (and I've heard a few!). Setlist was as follows: Flaming Red Falling Down Poor Man's House Sweet Lorraine Christina You've Changed Mad Mission Tony Cain Nobody's Crying (Wishing Well) Not Alone Every Little Bit We Are Water Go Now Encore Forgiveness Mary "Flaming Red" - A Patty Griffin Website http://nw3.nai.net/~zigmont/ ------- Jerry Zigmont: zigmont@ct2.nai.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:45:12 EST From: CornflkGl@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Somerville Theater- 2/21/98 A couple of things Jerry didn't mention : last time I saw Patty ( May of 1997 ), her hair was a little over shoulder length. Tonight, it was down to her butt. I have no idea how she managed that, and at first I was thinking extenstions, but it looked too ratty and uneven and "I just haven't had the time to cut it" to be fake :). When I saw her Wednesday night, she had it up. It makes me really want to see her album pictures, because she had her hair tied off to the side for most of the show, and I'd like to see it completely down ( I know, I know, I'm a hair freak ). The second thing was that Patty did 2 encores. For the second one, she brought Ellis Paul back out. They told the audience that they didn't know any more songs they could sing together, and after whispering for a minute, they came back to the mikes and did one verse of Amazing Grace- Ellis on melody, Patty on harmony. It was very spontaneous and beautiful :). ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:55:31 EST From: CornflkGl@aol.com Subject: MM: NJC : NPC :Moxy Frvous @ Somerville Theatre Since I know many EDAs and some MMers are Moxy fans, I thought I'd pass this info on... Moxy Früvous is going to be headlining the Winter Folk Festival at the Somerville Theatre near Boston on March 7th. Moxy is a 4-part male "folk" ( not really ) group that does beautiful 4 part harmonies while singing hysterically funny songs :). I've never seen them before, but I've heard all of their albums numerous times, and I'm really excited about this show :). Other groups performing are Jim's Big Ego and June Rich. Other solo acts performing are Peter Mulvey, Kevin So, and Jess Klein. The three solo acts have all been nominated for , or have won various Boston music awards. Looks to be a great show... Please let me know if you're planning on attending so we can see you there :). The show starts at 7 PM. Tickets are $16 advance & $15 reserved. Seniors & students get a $2 discount, and tickets are available at Ticketmaster ( in Boston at 627-931-2000 ) or at the Somerville Theatre/ Songstreet ( 627-628-3390 ). Songstreet's ( the production company ) web site is http://www.tiac.net/users/thirdshf/songstreet.html Rachel ( I learned how to make a ü !! ) :D ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 15:34:02 EST From: ABershaw@aol.com Subject: MM: Past Four Setlists-NoHo,Fez,Somerville Hi all, Great turnout last night at the Somerville Theater! Nice to meet a few new folks & to see so many familiar faces. Sure was a lot of faces from San Diego Thanksgiving, too. :-) Sorry we couldn't hang for the afterhours party. Hope you carried on til the wee hours in true D Harris fashion in our absence. ;-) Since the Fez setlists have not yet been posted, what follows is all the setlists from the previous 4 shows in one handy place for those interested. Please post any additional setlists from this tour as you get em. Jerry Z would like to add the info to his online Patty Chronology at The Flaming Red Website so any help is appreciated. Hope to see y'all again soon! Alan ****************************************** Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton,MA 2-18-98 Flaming Red Poor Man's House Christina Sweet Lorraine Youv've Changed Mad Mission Tony Better Way To Say Goodbye Cain Nobody's Crying Not Alone Every Little Bit Go Now encores Forgiveness Mary ****************************************** FEZ,NYC early show 2-20-98 Flaming Red Poor Man's House Christina Sweet Lorraine You've Changed Mad Mission Tony Better Way To Say Goodbye Cain Nobody's Crying Not Alone Every Little Bit encores Go Now Forgiveness Mary ****************************************** FEZ,NYC late show 2-20-98 Cain Poor Man's House Christina Sweet Lorraine You've Changed Mad Mission Tony Better Way To Say Goodbye Flaming Red Not Alone We Are Water Every Little Bit encores Go Now Long Ride Home Forgiveness Mary ****************************************** Somerville Theater,Somerville,MA 2/21/98 Set one:Ellis Paul (only duets with Patty Griffin listed) Conversation With A Ghost Deliver Me Last Call Set two:Patty Griffin Flaming Red Falling Down Poor Man's House Sweet Lorraine Christina You've Changed Mad Mission Tony Cain Nobody's Crying Not Alone Every Little Bit We Are Water Go Now encores Forgiveness Mary Amazing Grace (acappella duet w/Ellis Paul) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 15:04:44 -0500 (EST) From: Linus Gelber Subject: Re: MM: NPC :Moxy Frvous @ Somerville Theatre On Sun, 22 Feb 1998 CornflkGl@aol.com wrote: > Moxy Früvous is going to be headlining the Winter Folk Festival at the > Somerville Theatre near Boston on March 7th. Moxy is a 4-part male "folk" ( > not really ) group that does beautiful 4 part harmonies while singing > hysterically funny songs :). I've never seen them before, but I've heard all > of their albums numerous times, and I'm really excited about this show :). > Other groups performing are Jim's Big Ego and June Rich. Other solo acts > performing are Peter Mulvey, Kevin So, and Jess Klein. The three solo acts > have all been nominated for , or have won various Boston music awards. Looks > to be a great show... Just to chime in: wish I were going to be in Boston that weekend! Moxy is nothing short of amazing; Jim's Big Ego is a delightful band as well, full and innovative. June Rich I've seen only once, and they are terrific; Peter Mulvey is also wonderful. Don't know the others, but with a lineup like this you CAN NOT GO WRONG. Be there! New Yorkers on March 7 can check out Mark Stewart at Lincoln Center with the Bang on a Can All-Stars, playing their new release of Brian Eno's "Music for Airports." Ciao - Linus Linus Gelber > Home Office Records -- Total Music linus@panix.com < Please visit us at http://www.web-ho.com boss@web-ho.com > Next HO Night 2/21 at CB's Gallery (NYC)! cyrano@nycbeer.org < w/Polygraph Lounge, Jimmy Lee and more!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 16:28:24 -0400 (EDT) From: kartalst@HUGSE1.HARVARD.EDU Subject: MM: last night/Someville Theatre I am nowhere near recoupperated from this past weekend, and I know that it will take a long time for me to be feeling back to normal so to speak (especially since my voice is completely gone, I now have a fever of 102, and I have a horrible cold...) Yesterday was fun. I spent a good deal of the day with some good ol' friends of mine from the Jewel List, and I got to see even more friends and meet still more friends at dinner and the concert! Dinne was at Pizzeria Uno's...I felt almost like I was at some medieval banquet sitting at a table long enough to fit 24 people. I was happy to be sitting close to my friend Alan, an amazing guy who I had not seen since a camping trip in the middle of July. I also got to meet Jerry...what an amazingly sweet, kind, guy! Interesting as all hell, and really nice to talk to. I also got to meet Elaine, Jessa, and a bunch of other cool people... the concert... I was in heaven. How often is it that you get to see two of your absolute favourite singers perform together...perform in top form indvidually and let the amazing energy of their friendship feed their shared performances? I swear, I could SEE the energy encircling both Ellis Paul and Patty Griffin... ...for those of you Ellis fans, he was, as usual, energetic, enthused, poised, powerful, and passionate throughout his set. The audience responded so well to him, too...this guy is definitely a favourite in the Boston area! when he brought Patty out to perform "Conversation With a Ghost" and "Deliver Me" with him, there was some sort of divine, mystical presence in the room...never before have I heard two people harmonize and perform together so beautifully, so intensely, so passionately, and so perfectly. For you Jewel and Steve Poltz fans, yes...Ellis and Patty sound better together than even Steve and Jewel!for those of you Ellis fans who have never seen him perform, if you think that the product of his album is beautiful, wait till you hear him live! He totally fills up the stage. Patty's set was nothing short of amazing. Each song was so raw, so complete, so intense...she performed with every ounce of soul inside her. It was an incredibly personal experience for me...perhaps sometime i will elaborate further...sometime... Patty got two encores...amazing... As you all know, she brought Ellis Paul out with her for the second encore...it was almost comical how they had to figure out any sons they both knew... ...and it seems fitting, especially in relation to the passion in the lyrics and artistry of the music of each artist, that they sang "Amazing Grace." Many times have I thought I knew what sounds Paradise would be filled with...after hearing Amazing Grace, I knew, for sure. I did get a chance to talk to Ellis for a little while after the show ended. I had asked him, since Patty has done vocal work on all three of his past albums, if she will be included in his up coming album. Unfortunately, he said that he didn't think she would be collaborating with him at all...since both artists have been recording at the same time...in different parts of the country...(Ellis at the Bearsville Studio in New York State, and Patty down in Nashville, TN). One thing that is interesting, however, is that Patty's album is due to be released a month before Ellis's...Patty in June, Ellis in July. I wonder if there might be any shared tour dates? The posibility is probably too much of a dream come true, but after being propelled to heaven for the duration of the show, I know that there would be no tour as amazing or as beautiful as an Ellis-Patty tour. They sold out the Somerville Theatre two weeks before the show...Dee Carstensen-Tara MacLean did no sell out the theatre...Jane Siberry-Deanna Kirk did not sell out the Somerville theatre...Muzsikas did not sell out the Somerville Theatre...imagine how SUCCESSFUL a Patty Griffin-Ellis Paul tour would be? (hee hee hee to further the fantasy, bring Troy and bring Ellis's dear friend, another explosively powerful folk musician...Jon Svetky...along!) i look forward to seeing all of y'all sometime soon... yay mad-mishers! yay Ellis! yay Patty! i love you all stephanie Stephanie Maria Kartalopoulos We should be very greatful to have a kartalst@hugse1.harvard.edu limited body...like mine or like The Greek Poet Chyck yours. If you had a limitless life it would be a real problem for you. What makes a desert beautiful is -Shunryu Suzuki that soemwhere it hides a well. -Exupery ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 16:49:10 -0500 (EST) From: shoes Subject: MM: Patty tapes (fwd) me too!!!! i'd love anythign!!! and i'd be willing to send blank tapes, return postage, anything.. etc!! :) chris - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Does anybody have any Patty tapes that they could copy for me??? Also, is anyone going to the show at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Wednesday?. Please email me in reply to either questions! JIM ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 23:42:20 -0800 From: echo Subject: MM: selfish suggestion hi i feel sorta bad making this suggestion considering my inability to help: i was wondering if a tape tree could be set up so that everyone could get some live patty. it worked quite well on the jewel list a year back w/ the JewelStock tapes. unfortunately i have no recording devices so i feel a bit guilty for asking... thanks everyone adam yu177211@yorku.ca ps:i guess we would have to make sure patty was cool with it... ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V2 #49 ********************************