![]() Everything else seems to fall into place. First order of business: scratching the band's collective itch. Without falling back on the crutches of untz-rock, two-chord funk or (God forbid) hippie-dippie bullshit, the music on Friday doesn't really even ask to be liked, but is highly likeable nonetheless (for the right type of listener). I couldn't help but think of this exchange from the "Homerpalooza" episode of The Simpsons. It's confident, patient communication that needn't be dressed up in anything to smack the listener right in the sweet spot. Their look is profoundly uncool - so much so that it's kinda cool. Yes, this is a jamband, almost archetypically so.īut while 21st century jambands can often slip precariously into groan-inducing stylistic choices, Spafford just retreats into the music. Despite the inconvenience of two seperate admissions and the emptying of the room in between (somewhat charming in its uniqueness), Spafford managed to deliver well over five hours of music without repeating songs, with plenty of room for the jams. Luckily, this is the type of band who can rise to the occasion. To make a case to not only enjoy them, but to help spread the word. ![]() I sense many daytime festival slots, late night after parties and opening gigs in the band's future, but over the course of four sets on a tiny stage in Chicago, Spafford would have to give everything they had - to demonstrate the potential of their enterprise. They will establish the next beach-head for the band as they look to branch out further and spread their gospel. More than a few interested parties were shut out, creating an even greater sense of anticipation.įor a band who has built a career largely on word-of-mouth, these will be the folks that will have to be won over. It didn't draw curiousity seekers - the folks that sold out the Tonic Room had to be on the ball, as tickets were snatched up with hours of their onsale annoucement. While many of the stops on the Break Out itenerary fell on weeknights, or in relative backwaters, Friday's gig in a cozy room in the big city was the showcase. But, SoundCloud and Mixlr know no geographical constraints - and there is something about their improvisations that can't be contained, regardless of the physical distance between their homebase and a host of potential fans who have been captivated by their recordings. Tucked away in the wide-open expanses of the southwest, it's been physically difficult for the four-piece to "Break Out", which happens to be the name of this tour, their first east of the Mississippi. Hope this helps.It was a Friday night at Chicago's Tonic Room, but also probably the important show in the career of Prescott, Arizona's Spafford. You can find most if not all of these on I highly suggest catching some of them, and if afterwards your still not interested, well at least ya tried, I am the same way with phish, never got into them but i tried really hard. I thought this show would be your typical wsp city festival show, but they sounded amazing, best I have seen them in a long time. The Disco>Diner>Tall Boy opener is fantastic. Second set opens with a Yer Blues into Low Riderġ1-20-2001 Johnson City TN- Schoolgirl>The Waker>She caught the katy>Gimmie second set closer with encore of chunk of coal is fantastic and will get your bones shakingġ1-08-2013 Asheville NC- Night one of two with a killer Slippin into darkness with Karl Denson, and a Dream Song>Take Out> Porch song encore (rare stuff right there)Ħ-7-2014 Chattanooga TN- Riverbend festival set earlier this year, panic tends to play "greatest hits" at things like this, much like the dead use to do and much like phish does at a jazz fest or the like when your playing to fans and people who have never seen you before. Encore of Can't Find My Way Home is incredibleĢ-7-1996 Jackson Hole Wyoming- Take Out>Tall Boy>C.Brown>Chilly H2O opener is to die for. The Diner>Porch Song>Pleas second set opener is fire. Huge widespread fan and these shows are the ones I usually suggest for folks trying to get into widespread:Ĥ-3-1996 Huntsville Alabama- Always bring the heat in Huntsville. ![]() Widespread is and always will hold a special place in my heart, my mom was really close to those guys when they were first getting started, and my uncle chris is good buddies with john bell, and to top it all off, i was born in a hospital room with space wrangler playing. I am just seeing this, idk if you are a member of cuddle puddle collective on facebook but they have tons of free wsp to download from there.
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