From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V4 #237 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 ever 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.quackquack.net/pattyg * OR * go to http://www.amrecords.com * then click "tour" 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 V4 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Wednesday, August 16 2000 Volume 04 : Number 237 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Patty in Austin - Review [Ronda ] MM: RE: Patty in Austin - Review [Gary Jacques ] MM: New Patty & Emmylou dates ["Donald Henn" ] MM: Re: PattyG-News: Patty gig in Austin TONIGHT! [Darren Daugherty ] Re: MM: New Patty & Emmylou dates ["Karla Frisco" ] MM: NPC: LRC in Boston & Rhode Island [Songbird22@aol.com] MM: RE: New Patty & Emmylou dates ["Luca, Joseph" ] MM: Boston tix ["Donald Henn" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:44:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Ronda Subject: MM: Patty in Austin - Review Alright, sit down here and close your eyes and let me speak softly and transport all of you into the little room that is Speakeasy in Austin ... I'm still buzzing (in a sober sense) from this show, so am going to do my damndest to get the set list down and give you a decent review. First, a truly heartfelt thanks to whomever it was that posted this gig on the list. In non-gloating fashion, I feel really lucky to have been able to attend. Anyhow, back to our visualization. The Speakeasy's door is in a back alley in what is likely the hippest part of downtown Austin. Big wooden door it is. Inside awaits Ms. Griffin ... She came on promptly at 8:00. No hullabaloo, no introduction; she just kinda walked out after the band was fairly set up. There were probably 100 people in the place and they immediately began to clap and cheer. She smiled in her bashful, charming way and started 'Sweet Lorraine.' She sang the first part alone and her full band came in second verse. The set list best I can remember it is as follows (and I am SURE this isn't the whole thing, but I did the best I could, friends): Sweet Lorraine Perfect White Girls Tony (which I had never seen live and was TREMENDOUS in a smaller venue) Flaming Red Little God One More Girl Carry Me Drive (????) Go Now Top of the World That Dusty S. song shes been doing (???) Mary (GOD!!!!!!!!!!!) (Encore 1) Stolen Car (Encore 2) Dream On (yes, the Aerosmith tune - it rocked!!!!) Blue Sky The crowd barely let her go at 2 encores. She was pretty well received originally, but I know the crowd really 'felt' her; the audience response was intense. I should add as a side note that I sat near Abra Moore the entire show. GOD, how I love this town!!! Best to all and come to Texas, Ronda P.S. For those of you who appreciate the detail, PG was clad in a long, orange, flowy skirt w/sort of a Native American feel to it and a black tank w/the name of a local coffee shop on it (more Native American flare). Huge platform sandals. Her hair was down the whole show. She was happy ... almost giddy, I'd say. Maybe it's the Chicks tour or maybe it's the home crowd. Either way, it was great to see. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 07:46:11 -0400 From: Gary Jacques Subject: MM: RE: Patty in Austin - Review Got to love those intimate settings for a Patty show. Had a similar experience in Philly three years ago. Your description took me back. See played the entire LWG start to finish that night. The buzz never really leaves. Sounds like a great time! Evil Gary - -----Original Message----- From: Ronda [mailto:ronda989@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 11:45 PM To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: MM: Patty in Austin - Review Alright, sit down here and close your eyes and let me speak softly and transport all of you into the little room that is Speakeasy in Austin ... I'm still buzzing (in a sober sense) from this show, so am going to do my damndest to get the set list down and give you a decent review. First, a truly heartfelt thanks to whomever it was that posted this gig on the list. In non-gloating fashion, I feel really lucky to have been able to attend. Anyhow, back to our visualization. The Speakeasy's door is in a back alley in what is likely the hippest part of downtown Austin. Big wooden door it is. Inside awaits Ms. Griffin ... She came on promptly at 8:00. No hullabaloo, no introduction; she just kinda walked out after the band was fairly set up. There were probably 100 people in the place and they immediately began to clap and cheer. She smiled in her bashful, charming way and started 'Sweet Lorraine.' She sang the first part alone and her full band came in second verse. The set list best I can remember it is as follows (and I am SURE this isn't the whole thing, but I did the best I could, friends): Sweet Lorraine Perfect White Girls Tony (which I had never seen live and was TREMENDOUS in a smaller venue) Flaming Red Little God One More Girl Carry Me Drive (????) Go Now Top of the World That Dusty S. song shes been doing (???) Mary (GOD!!!!!!!!!!!) (Encore 1) Stolen Car (Encore 2) Dream On (yes, the Aerosmith tune - it rocked!!!!) Blue Sky The crowd barely let her go at 2 encores. She was pretty well received originally, but I know the crowd really 'felt' her; the audience response was intense. I should add as a side note that I sat near Abra Moore the entire show. GOD, how I love this town!!! Best to all and come to Texas, Ronda P.S. For those of you who appreciate the detail, PG was clad in a long, orange, flowy skirt w/sort of a Native American feel to it and a black tank w/the name of a local coffee shop on it (more Native American flare). Huge platform sandals. Her hair was down the whole show. She was happy ... almost giddy, I'd say. Maybe it's the Chicks tour or maybe it's the home crowd. Either way, it was great to see. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:44:42 GMT From: "Nancy Micciulla" Subject: MM: npc: ride to lrt? hey everyone. . .it's nancy again . . . i was just wondering if anyone out here in the pittsburgh area could possibly maybe perhaps pretty please with a cherry on top give me a ride to the living room concert on saturday night? there's a chance one of my friends out here will be able to go, but he's still working on getting off work (hehe. . .that sentence was pretty funny if you think about it). okay. . .gotta go. . . talk to all of you later :-) nancy Hey everyone! Check out Nancy Micciulla's web site! Sound clips, lyrics, pics and more! http://www.paperwings.de Not quite finished, but adding more all the time. Sign the guestbook and let me know what you think. Thanks! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:46:47 -0400 From: "Donald Henn" Subject: MM: New Patty & Emmylou dates MMers , I just found new dates for Patty on Pollstar. After an hour or so of looking for details , I was disappointed to find that she was just opening for Emmylou.I'll be going to Greensburg anyway. I don't know about the rest. October 10 - Greensburg Palace Theater Greensburg , PA www.thepalacetheater.org 724-836-800 Tickets on sale app. 6 weeks before date October 14 - The Birchmere Alexandria VA www.birchmere.com 800-551-7328 Ticketmaster On sale Aug 19 10AM October 17 - Berklee Performance Center Boston MA www.berklee.edu 617-747-2261 On sale NOW October 18 - State Theater New Brunswick NJ 800-766-6048 On sale Aug 25 10AM Good luck! I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you Alvin Lee "I'd Love to Change the World" Performed by Ten Years After Don ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:55:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Darren Daugherty Subject: MM: Re: PattyG-News: Patty gig in Austin TONIGHT! Just wanted to pass along some details from the show last night. I heard about it through the grapevine at about 5pm yesterday and my wife and I drove down there to catch the show. It was incredible. We've seen Patty about 6 or 7 times now and I this was the best show so far. They played several new songs. And they were excellent. I can't wait until the new cd comes out. BTW, she mentioned that it wouldn't be out until January. That may be old news but I thought it was supposed to be Sept so I was disappointed. Anyways, in case you're interested, here's the setlist: Sweet Lorraine Perfect White Girls Tony Flaming Red Driving Boston Little God One More Girl Carry Me Dusty Go Now Top Of The World Walk Away Mary 1st Encore ??? some Ann Peoples?? song Dream On (Aerosmith cover) 2nd Encore (said they had to redeem themselves after the Aerosmith attempt) Blue Sky Anyways, it was an incredible show. The band was very loose, cracking jokes and having a great time. Maybe 200 people there. But they were all very into the show and pretty darn loud and appreciative for such a small crowd. I guess that basically covers the highlights. Hope you enjoyed. - -Darren (lucky to be in Austin) On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Robin K Hall wrote: > I just got off the phone with Troy Campbell, Patty's friend. He wanted y'all > to know that Patty will be doing a gig tonight in Austin at a club called > the Speakeasy. She and the band will go on at 8:00 PM. They are listed as > the Flaming Red. This is an unadvertised, surprise gig. Be there! (Wish I > could) > Robin Hall > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 18:35:02 -0400 From: "Donald Henn" Subject: MM: Patty in Boston MMers , When I called the Berklee box office , they told me that the tix were in sale now , but when I went to Ticketmaster on the net , they have the on-sale date as tomorrow at 10AM. Something as simple As boys and girls Gets tossed all around And then lost on the world Patty Griffin "Mother of God" Don ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:16:46 EDT From: "Karla Frisco" Subject: Re: MM: New Patty & Emmylou dates Hi all, I am not quite sure if this is old news or not, I haven't really looked at the list emails lately, personal tragedy has eaten all my time. One of the reasons why the Fantastic Ms. Griffin is opening for Emmylou is because Patty has new management. The new management manages Emmylou also. Hopefully I am not sounding like a dummy and telling you all old news. I am really looking forward to the Keswick show, hearing Patty and meeting alot of the list members. I am willing to bet that Patty will sing with Emmylou, not just open. Yours in Patty, Karla ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:35:30 EDT From: Songbird22@aol.com Subject: MM: NPC: LRC in Boston & Rhode Island Hey guys, Since everyone else is talking LRCs ... ;) If anyone is interested, I'm doing two Living Room Shows this weekend... I've done a bunch over the past few years but these are my last for awhile as I'm playing w/ a band now and moving on to bigger clubs... I hope some of you might be able to make it out. I'm playing with a phenomenal singer/songwriter named Kyler (www.kylerengland.com) from Boston on Saturday. Sunday I play solo--both shows should be interesting considering I've developed several carpel tunnel syndrome. Woohoo! Any musicians dream! :) Anyway, here's the details and please rsvp to either me or the host directly if you'd like to attend. Thanks, guys!!:) Aug 19th 2000 - Allston, MA - Living Room Show hosted by Seb (jeweleda21@aol.com) -- please rsvp to him asap as spaces are filling quickly!! 7:30 pm w/ Boston-based (amazing!!) singer/songwriter Kyler (www.kylerengland.com) $5 cover August 20th 2000 - Tiverton, RI - Living Room Show hosted by Nicky (knicky 3116@aol.com) -- at a cottage on the water!! 2:00 pm $5 cover Jess www.jessicaweiser.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:32:04 -0400 From: "Luca, Joseph" Subject: MM: RE: New Patty & Emmylou dates Howdy-- I just called TicketBastard; they say that the Boston tix won't be on sale until 9/9. But it's something to look forward to... Ciao, Joe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:09:38 -0500 From: Todd Handley Subject: MM: Trip Report-Patty in Austin Wow! Thanks to Robin Hall I got to see Patty live for the first time last night. THANK YOU ROBIN! Robin's email hit my mailbox about 4:00 and the fun began. First up, deciding whether to make the two hour drive from my little suburb of Houston. That took about three seconds. Quickly check the Internet to find out more about The Speakeasy. Time's a wastin' if I'm gonna make it by 8:00. Next, on the phone to friends trying to dig up someone to ride along. Wimps! No one would commit. Oh well, this wouldn't be the first time I've road tripped to Austin alone to hear some great music. Quick trip to the house to grab some CDs and I'm off. Arrive in the general vicinity of The Speakeasy about 7:45 and finally find a place to park. The parking attendant points out the entrance to the club which is halfway down a dingy alleyway and only 30 yards or so from where I had parked. What luck. Based on the information I had gotten, I figured I would spend 30 minutes just looking for the place. The name certainly seemed to fit as I walked up to a pair of beautiful wooden doors set into the rear of what appeared to be a shabby brick building. Inside, the club is really nice with subdued lighting, lots of easy chairs and a general speakeasy type feeling. The floor in front of the stage is packed but I spy a stairway and head to the next level where I'm able to settle in on the rail of the balcony right over the stage. Five minutes later, Patty comes out and the show begins. What a show! A few minor technical difficulties added a personal element to the show early on as Patty struggled with her ear monitor and a stubborn guitar plug. She mentioned that we were all gonna be guinea pigs for songs on the new album to be released in January. A good mix of old and new songs followed and Patty covered the gamut from full tilt rock and roll to smokey cabaret singer. She seemed to be having a good time and I think she was glad to be away from the Dixie Chicks arena gig for a bit. It turns out that the night's show was a benefit to raise money for the SIMS organization which provides funding for mental health care for musicians. See www.sims-foundation.org for more info The hat was passed for donations and it appears there was generous crowd. After the final encore, I wandered around back to see about getting a CD signed. I noticed a pair of gorgeous ladies had already arrived and one seemed to be having an animated conversation with Patty. Her friend called out and I heard the name "Amber". Turns out it was our own mad-missioner, Amber Bass-Patterson, with whom I had corresponded briefly in the past. Nice to meet ya' in person Amber! Always good to put a face to a name. A little CD signing and picture taking later and the night was done. I was walking on air at having finally seen Patty live. Despite her proximity to Houston, she seldom plays here. Not counting opening for The Dixie Chicks last Sunday, I can only remember one other Houston appearance in the last few years and I believe that was with Lillith Fair. After the obligatory cruise down 6th Street to see what was new and the mandatory stop at Waterloo Records to drop some cash, it was time to hit the highway. Gave the radar detector and stereo a good workout and arrived home at 2 AM, tired but happy. Once again, I'd like to thank everyone responsible for the notice being posted yesterday. In fact, since I'm in digest mode, I'm not sure how I happened to get the single email advising of the show. Ordinarily, I would have gotten it in the digest at 12:35 and then been kicking myself all day at having missed the show. Serendipity to be sure. I've seen a tag line on a motorcycle list that I subscribe to that says "Never buy a motorcycle that doesn't have an Internet mailing list". Same thing applies here. I'm glad Patty Griffin has an Internet mailing list. 'Nuff said. Partial set list (don't know the names of some of the newer songs, definitely not complete): Sweet Lorraine, Tony, Flaming Red, Drivin', Little God, One More Girl, Carry Me, Don't Forget About Me (Randy Newman), Walk Away (Ann Peebles), Mary, Stolen Car, Dream On (Aerosmith), Blue Sky. Todd Handley Katy, TX kmtv@compuserve.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:02:59 -0400 From: "Donald Henn" Subject: MM: Boston tix Just checked the Ticketmaster web site again , & it still says tickets onsale 8-17-00 at 10AM. Don Patty & Emmylou dates > Howdy-- > > I just called TicketBastard; they say that the Boston tix won't be on sale > until 9/9. But it's something to look forward to... > > Ciao, > > Joe > > > ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V4 #237 *********************************