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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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8-18-07 -- U.S. Beer Company -- Chicago, IL

Set:

Little League World Series*
Leaving/Believing
Mind Your Manners
Cheers to George
Interlude (the former)
Book Return Bottle Rockets
Sunday Shoes (Don't Worry be Happy)
I'm Cool^
Thuderbird Jam
Artist's Lament>
Interlude (the latter)>
Perseverance of the Saints
Taxes*
Up on Cripple Creek&

* - with Timothy O'Connell
^ - Art solo
& - performed by the Tyranny Belles

Notes:

Tyranny Belle Records Label Showcase. This show was George Manolis' final performance with Dubious ... for now. Art performed with CMT on "Flesh of Lost Summers" during their set. Dubious played the "Life Intimidating Art" EP in its entirety. Tim O'Connell joined Dubious for "Little League World Series" and "Taxes." "Cripple Creek" was debuted, with guest vocals by Gypsey Davey and Benny Twohats of Rusty Pipes and Timothy O'Connell of CMT. Various instrumentation provided by the Tyranny Belles.


Covers: "Cripple Creek" by The Band, "I'm Cool" by Reel Big Fish.
Special Guest: Sebastian A. Bach.

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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' beginning and ending 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.




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