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12-14-10 — Illegal Pete’s — Denver, CO

Solo Set:

Rodgers
Gaudi
February (‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ tease)
Creeper
Mistletoe
Sunday Shoes
Orpheus
Whistle Your Blues Away (A. Winn)>
Jackpot
I Believe in Miracles (the Ramones, first time played)
Torch Song

2nd Set w/ Erin Jo Harris on vocals:

1999 (Prince, on ukulele)
It’s On>
Trouble So Hard (Vera Hall and Dock Reed, better known as ‘Natural Blues’ by Moby)
Two Lights in the Nighttime (Bonnie Raitt)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) >
Reckoner (Radiohead)>
Crazy reprise
March 1st>
Got to Give it Up (Marvin Gaye)
What I Want to Hear (Bop Skizzum)
[Erin emceed the raffle, Art played 'raffle music']
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
Sweet Little Baby Boy (James Brown)
People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)

11-24-10 — Lilly’s — Chicago, IL

Ten Years Gone* (tease)>
Solstice*>
Troublemaker*
IIWII*
Sledgehammer*
Orpheus*
I Never Dreamed You Leave in Summer*
It’s On*>
Creeper
Ketchup Tour Souls>
Bend or Break*
Jackpot*
Mistletoe
Time
Satan’s Spiderweb

* = first time played. “Ten Years Gone” by Led Zeppelin, “I Never Dreamed…” by Stevie Wonder, “Time” by Pink Floyd. Another band canceled so a second, by request, set was played later that night.

12-31-09 — Lilly’s — Chicago, IL

Set:

D.O.A. *
Set U Free * >

Time * &>
26 & High
Shouters>
Children of December * %
Let It Ride * °
March 1st >
Got to Give it Up * #
Creeper >

After Midnight * @
Each Coming Night * ^ !
Burt Naterrorist ^
Thunderbird

Notes

* = first time played
& = Pink Floyd
% = the Slip

# = Marvin Gaye
@ = J.J. Cale
° = Ryan Adams
! = Ryebread/Spinnerty, based on a sample of Iron and Wine
^ = with Ryebread on vocals

Thunderbird started at the first verse, without an intro.

11-27-09 — Lilly’s — Chicago, IL

Set:

Torch Song *>
Mind your Manners (Black Dog tease %)
March 1st *>
Lorelei &>
Creeper *
Double Negative *>

Thunderbird intro>
Gaudi
Rogers *
It’s Not Up to You *$
(Somewhere over the Rainbow tease)
After Me *>
Musical Chairs * (Ooh La La tease #)
Uke the Fridge @
The Spark that Bled *!

Perseverance of the Saints

Notes

* = first time played
% = Led Zeppelin
$ = Bjork
# = Faces
@ = played on the ukulele
! = Flaming Lips

5-09-09 — Driscoll Ballroom at University of Denver — Denver, CO

Set:

Uke the Fridge
26 & High>

Mind your Manners>
Sunday Shoes
Thunderbird 2.0

Notes:

Uke the Fridge was debuted, Manners had a tease of “Friday, I’m in Love” by the Cure and Sunday Shoes had a tease of “the Right Stuff” by New Kids on the Block. Thunderbird was cut short due to time constraints.

2-10-09 — Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey — Denver, CO

Set:

Grass is Greener (on ukelele)
Taxes>
Laws of Silence Pt. II>

Shouters
February (“You Are My Sunshine” tease)
26 & High>
Mind your Manners>
Gaudi
Better Off Without a Wife (Tom Waits)

As We Fight Our Wars…
Thunderbird
Chicago (J. Arthur)

12-15-08 — Quixote’s — Denver, CO

Set:

Laws of Silence II, III
All Night Long
Thunderbird 2.0
Bottle Rockets>
Quixotic jam

Whiskey jam>
Mind your Manners>
Gaudi
Leaving/Believing
Sunday Shoes

10-12-08 — Darkroom — Chicago, IL

Set:

I. Thunderbird 2.0

II. February intro>Satan’s Spiderweb>Trick or Treat (w/ Ryebread)

Shamrock Shakes (w/Benny)
Fixin’ for Revenge (w/Benny)
Better Off Without a Wife (Tom Waits cover)

III. Silence (w/TOC, Proscriptions cover)
Shoot to Kill (Proscriptions cover)
Lorelei (CMT cover)

All Night Long (Lionel Richie cover)

Notes:

Rusty Pipes farewell show. Everything from ‘Fixin’…’ on was played for the first time.

8-29-08 — Folsom Street Coffee House — Boulder, CO

Set:

Ambulance
February
Bottle Rockets>Quixote jam
Sunday Shoes

Dartboard
Laws of Silence II & III
26 & High
Leaving/Believing
Chicago*

Thunderbird 2.0

* – with Dave Paulik

Notes:

The set was scheduled to be 120 minutes but was cut to 60 due to a double booking.

8-14-08 & 8-15-08 — Lilly’s — Chicago, IL

Set 1 — Thursday, 8/14

Two Trains (Little Feat)>
Fine Time (Robert Palmer)>

Mind your Manners
Beach Ball>I Gotta Get Drunk (Willie Nelson, 1st verse only)
Laws of Silence Pt. I & II
Thunderbird 2.0
Whistle your Blues Away>
Grass is Greener>

Whistle your Blues Away
26 & High
Shouters> Spiders (Kidsmoke) (Wilco)
Satan’s Spiderweb>Trick or Treat (3rd verse and chorus)
As We Fight Our Wars…

Notes:

Two Trains, Fine Time, Beach Ball, Laws of Silence, Thunderbird 2.0, Whistle your Blues, Grass is Greener and 26 & High were debuted. There were sound problems throughout the set…

Set 2 — Friday, 8/15

Laws of Silence Pt. I & II
Thunderbird 2.0 (Bustin’ Loose by Chuck Brown tease)
Book Return Bottle Rockets>

Quixote jam
Cabells/Baby Makin’ jam
February (June remix)
Chicago (J. Arthur)
26 & High
Little League World Series

Sunday Shoes (Basket Case by Green Day tease)
I’m Cool (Reel Big Fish)
Mind your Manners (Friday I’m in Love by the Cure tease)
Day is Done (tease)>
As We Fight Our Wars…
Grass is Greener (1st verse only)

Sulk (Radiohead)*

* – with Peter Celauro

Notes:

February (June remix) was debuted. Sebastian Hoyos flew in from Colombia to see the set.

5-24-08 — Martyr’s — Chicago, IL

Set:

It’s the End of the World (Proscriptions tease)
Shouters>
Spiders (Kidsmoke), (Wilco)>
Ambulance
Waits (intro)>

Mind Your Manners>
Satan’s Spiderweb>
Manners reprise>
Perserverance of the Saints>
Brakes jam>
Spiderweb reprise>

Perserverance of the Saints outro (“Holiday,” Madonna tease)
Dartboard
Sunday Shoes**
Leaving/Believing
As We Fight Our Wars…
Chicago (Joseph Arthur)

Isn’t This the Day?

** – featuring Ryebread

Notes:

Comedian Kevin McCaffrey opened.

3-22-08 — Abbey Pub — Chicago, IL

Set:

Dartboard (tentative title)
Chicago (J. Arthur)
Shouters
Book Return Bottle Rockets

As We Fight Our Wars…
Last Thoughts on April Fool’s Day
Leaving/Believing

Notes:

‘Dartboard’ and ‘As We Fight Our Wars…’ were debuted. ‘Leaving/Believing’ had a new outro. The show was presented by Mid-Night Standard Revue; Catch a Tiger, The Tallest and Dirty Rooks were also on the bill.

1-29-08 — Underground Lounge — Chicago, IL

Set:

Thunderbird Shuffle>
Cabells Arrissats>Shouters>

Perfect Drug tease (NIN)>
Ambulance>
Untitled Outro>
Mind your Manners (Disco Breakdown)>
Friday I’m in Love tease (the Cure)>
80′s Manners Reprise>

Satan’s Spiderweb>
Knights of Cydonia tease (Muse)>
Little League World Series
Scars and Medals
Day is Done tease > Burt Natarrorist*
El Scorcho tease (Weezer)>&

Children of Tomorrow tease (Scorpions)>&
Learnin’ to Fly tease (Tom Petty)>&
Three Wisemen&#

* – with Ryebread on vocals

& – with Benny Twohats (Rusty Pipes) and Timothy O’Connell (CMT) on vocals
# – with Sujay Kapadia, Dan Clarin and Andrew Beer on vocals

Notes:

Art joined Children’s Masterpiece Theatre later in the evening on guitar for ‘Flesh of Lost Summers,’ guitar/vocals for ‘Taxes,’ and trumpet on ‘The Butcher’s Pupil.’

12-21-07 — The Note — Chicago, IL

Set:

Intro>
Leaving/Believing
Ambulance
Heartbreaker tease (Led Zeppelin)>

February
Little League World Series>

Satan’s Spiderweb>
Little League reprise
Last Thoughts on April Fool’s Day

Notes:

mPshows Presents:
Team Band
Will Phalen

Dubious Moniker

“Last Thoughts on April Fool’s Day” was debuted.

11-23-07 — Lilly’s — Chicago, IL

Set:

Taxes>
February

Ambulance

Chicago (J. Arthur)

Satan’s Spiderweb

Mistletoe

Leaving/Believing

Notes:

Art solo acoustic. Art joined CMT later in the evening for “A Red Boy and His Girl,” “Butcher’s Pupil” and “Drift.” “Satan’s Spiderweb” and “Mistletoe” were performed for the first time.

Covers: “Chicago” by Joseph Arthur
Special guest: Detroit darlings and CMT mentors Noman.

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8-11-07 — Ashbary Coffee House — Chicago, IL

Set:

Taxes*>
February*>
Little League World Series*>

Leaving Believing>
Sulk

The Boy with a Cookie Heart^

Sunday Shoes^

Roses are Free*

Perseverance of the Saints^

Ambulance

Notes:

‘The Boy with a Cookie Heart’ was debuted.
Covers: ‘Roses are Free’ by Ween and ‘Sulk’ by Radiohead.

* – with Timothy O’Connell (guitar and keys)

^ – with Nate Winter (keys)

7-27-07 — Abbey Pub — Chicago, IL

Set:

Chicago (J.Arthur)>Leaving/Believing
Gotta Make that Train
Mind your Manners
Taxes>*

February>*
Little League World Series*

* – with Timothy O’Connell

Notes:

Chicago’ by Joseph Arthur was debuted. Leaving/Believing and February sported new, extended outros. Dan Patrevito sat in on guitar and keys.

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7-03-07 — Thom and Lucette’s Bar and Grill — Oak Brook, IL

Set:

Book Return Bottle Rockets
Sunday Shoes (patriotic vocal jam outro)

Born in the U.S.A. tease>
Mind your Manners*
Gotta Make that Train>jam*
Taxes&>
The Star Spangled Banner tease>
Little League&

* – with Dan Patrevito

& – with Timothy O’Connell

Notes:

DM and CMT played at Art’s parents’ house before the annual Oak Brook fireworks.
Art sat in with CMT for ‘Bubblegum Pop goes Handguns’ and ‘Flesh of Lost Summers’ on guitar and vocals. Dan Patrevito made his first guest appearance with the band on two songs including an extended take on the new ‘Gotta Make that Train.’ The Sunday Shoes outro included snippets of ‘Livin’ in America’ (James Brown), ‘Coming to America’ (Neil Diamond), ‘American Woman’ (Guess Who), Battle Hymn of the Republic (Howe) and more, sung by Pete W. and Art.

6-28-07 — Martyr’s — Chicago, IL

Set:

Ambulance
Medley of Doom (Mind your Manners > Thunderbird > Jam >
Perseverance of the Saints > Taxes > Perseverance > Mind your Manners outro*)

February
Gotta Make that Train
Day is Done$
Burt Natarorrist & the Chicken Parmageddon$*

Encore: Sunday Shoes$

$ – RyeBread on vocals
* – Nate ‘the Natrix’ Winter on keys

Notes:

Taxes, Gotta Make that Train and Burt Natarorrist and the Chicken Parmegeddon
were debuted. Nate Winter made his first guest appearance with the band on the ‘Medley of
Doom,’ which began and ended with Mind your Manners.

5-07-07 — Subterranean — Chicago, IL

Set:

Little League World Series
Ambulance
Perseverance Disco
Sulk

Sunday Shoes
Book Return Bottle Rockets

Notes:

Full-band acoustic set in SubT’s downstairs lounge before the weekly open
mic. Sunday Shoes featured a “Super Mario Brothers” theme bass solo.

04-07-07 — Double Door — Chicago, IL

Set:

Ambulance>Perseverance of the Saints>Thunderbird>PotS Reprise&
Day is Done&
Isn’t This the Day*
February>Little League World Series>Leaving Believing>Sulk

Notes:

& = with RyeBread (Melodic Scribes) on Vocals. * = Art solo acoustic. Nick Zepp, Life #9 and
Rusty Pipes opened. ‘Ambulance,’
‘February,’ ‘Isn’t this the Day’ and ‘Sulk’ by Radiohead were debuted.

02-15-07 — The Rave — Milwaukee, WI

Set:

Book Return Bottle Rockets

Sunday Shoes&
Mind your Manners
Thunderbird
Perseverance of the Saints&

Notes:

Opened for G. Love and Special Sauce. & = with RyeBread (Melodic Scribes) on Vocals.

02-04-07 — Abbey Pub — Chicago, IL

Set:

Bear Down Chicago Bears
Sunday Shoes&

Leaving/Believing
Day is Done&
Perseverance intro>PotS>Thunderbird>PotS Reprise&
Super Bowl Shuffle 2007&*

Notes:

& = with RyeBread (Melodic Scribes) on Vocals. * = with Tim O’Connell on
keys. Townes, Mer, and Catsplash also played.

01-19-07 — Lilly’s — Chicago, IL

Set:

Mind your Manners
Cry on Demand
Little League World Series>Leaving Believing

Pictures of Lilly
Perseverance Disco&
Day is Done&
Sunday Shoes&*
Roses are Free*

Thunderbird*
Book Return Bottle Rockets

Notes:

DM Headlined. ‘Pictures of Lilly’ is by the Who and was dedicated to the bar’s owner: Lilly. Perseverance was dramatically re-worked. & = with RyeBread (Melodic Scribes) on vocals. * = with Tim O’Connell on keys. The Wiitala Brothers and Backroom also played.

01-13-07 — Harvey’s on the Mall — Kalamazoo, MI

Set:

Little League World Series
Perseverance of the Saints
Book Return Bottle Rockets
Cry on Demand

Leaving/Believing
Mind your Manners
Sunday Shoes
Roses are Free
Thunderbird

Notes:

Opened for Abraham. Sunday Shoes through Thunderbird featured Tim O’Connell on keys.

01-06-07 — Double Door — Chicago, IL

Set:

Perseverance of the Saints
Book Return Bottle Rockets

Cry on Demand
Leaving/Believing
Sunday Shoes
Roses are Free
Thunderbird
Little League World Series

Notes:

The bands first headlining gig, the Wiitala Brothers, Sleeper Car and John
Wassem were also on the bill. Sunday Shoes through Thunderbird featured Timothy O’Connell
(CMT, Proscriptions) on keys. ‘Cry on Demand’ by Gomez and ‘Roses are Free’ by Ween were
debuted.

11-30-06 — Abbey Pub — Chicago, IL

Set:

Thunderbird > Mind Your Manners

Book Return Bottle Rocket
Sunday Shoes
Little League World Series > Carol of the Bells > Leaving Believing
Perseverance of the Saints > Thunderbird Reprise

Notes:

Performed with Division and Honore, Farkus, GTXPress. The show was filmed
for a local music show called ‘Da Chicago Rock Klub’ and broadcast throughout Chicagoland.

9-27-06 — Double Door — Chicago, IL

Set:

Know Know
Little League World Series

Leaving/Believing
Book Return Bottle Rockets
Sunday Shoes
Mind your Manners
Untitled #2

Notes:

DM performed with Hello Stranger and Nous Non Plus. The
band was introduced by Rocco from Fearless Radio. ‘Sunday Shoes’
featured a verse from RyeBread of the Melodic Scribes, who was stricken
with vertigo at the time. ‘Know Know,’ from the original Dubious Moniker
EP recorded in 2002, was performed live for the first time.

8-30-06 — Phyllis’ Musical Inn — Chicago, IL

Set:

Little League World Series

Leaving/Believing
Book Return Bottle Rockets
Untitled #1
Mind your Manners
Sunday Shoes
Untitled #2 (later renamed ‘Perseverance of the Saints’)

Kali Yuga
It’s the End of the World

Notes:

The band performed at a label showcase with Rusty Pipes
and the Proscriptions. ‘Sunday Shoes’ featured a verse from RyeBread of
the Melodic Scribes. ‘Kali Yuga’ and ‘It’s the End of the World’ were
performed with (and written/recorded by) the Proscriptions.

8-30-06 — Fearless Radio — Chicago, IL

Set:

Little League World Series
Sunday Shoes medley

Notes:

DM appeared live in-studio at Fearless Radio on the
‘New Music Binge’ show with host Rocco for one hour to promote the show
at Phyllis’ later that night. The ‘Sunday Shoes’ medley contained
‘Happy Birthday’ (dedicated to CiCi, who was born 23 years prior)
and ‘In the Garage’ by Weezer.