Mike Gordon: The Return of Suskind Hotel

On Saturday afternoon, I had a pang to listen to my favorite tune written by a member of Phish since the band broke up, Suskind Hotel. After rockin’ the YouTube clip of GRAB’s incredible version from PNC Bank Arts Center it made me very excited to see the whole band demolish this tune.

[Photo by Joel Berk]

Perhaps my pang was a premonition as Mike Gordon and his solo band actually played Suskind Hotel for the first time at their mini-run opener at Lupo’s in Providence on Saturday night. Mike and the boys debuted their take on Suskind in the middle of a set chock of full of tunes from The Green Sparrow. Recordings of both shows are already available and let’s check out Suskind:

Here are the setlists from this weekend’s shows via Mike-Gordon.com…

12/27/2008

Set: Another Door, Willow Tree^, Suskind Hotel, Andelmans’ Yard, Pretend, Only A Dream*, Meat > River Niger, Crumblin Bones, Dig Further Down
Encore: She Said She Said

Show Notes:
^ Scott Murawski original
* Mike original, first time played

12/28/2008

Set: Morphing Again, Rhymes, Only A Dream, Living For the City*, Voices, Cruel World, Ain’t Love Funny > Kryermaten > Ain’t Love Funny, Radar Blip, Things That Make You Go Hmm.., Jaded, Traveled Too Far
Encore: Sound, Taking It To The Streets

Show Notes:
^ Scott Murawski original
* Stevie Wonder song, first time played

Mike and his band return to the stage tonight at the Pickle Barrel in Killington, VT before concluding the brief tour tomorrow night at the Higher Ground.

• Previously on HT: Mike Gordon – Cactus Comes Clean, Picture Show – Mike Gordon’s Variety Show and Interview – Mike Gordon’s Solo Story