The Mike Gordon Band ended their second tour last night at the Higher Ground in South Burlington, VT; where Gordon’s Phish band mate, Page McConnell, sat-in on keyboards for a rollicking version of Sugar Shack. As with most shows on this tour, the MGB played two full sets in the bassist’s hometown including a nice mix of covers and originals.
Mike Gordon Band
October 4, 2009
Higher Ground
S. Burlington, VTSet 1: Andelmans’ Yard, What Things Seem, Sugar Shack*, The Field, Swamp Music, Crumblin’ Bones, Dig Further Down
Set 2: Can’t Stand Still > Time (The Revelator), Soul Food Man > La La La > 15 Step, River Niger > Traveled Too Far
Encore: Things That Make You Go Hmm [via Mike-Gordon.com]
Mike and his band kicked off the weekend on Friday night in Toronto before crossing the border for a show in Buffalo on Saturday night. Check back tomorrow for Tammy Wetzel’s pictures from Saturday night’s show.
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Your statement that “most of the shows on tour were one set affairs” is an inaccurate report. Out of the 19 shows played, 8 of the were one set. The first 7 were one set, with the only other one set affair being the Toronto show (who can blame them). So the allusion that VT was “treated” to something unique is a bit of a stretch.
Just sayin. 🙂
Thanks for the heads up, Jeff. I’ve reworded the statement.