Hip Bobsha

2001

1/31/01 - Gillian's Alehouse, North Kingstown, RI 
Set One 
Doc Brown, Steve's Tomb > Fork, Brer Rabbit, Cold Shot, Don't Mind, Jiminy > Slave to the Traffic Light 
Set Two 
One of Them(1), Sand > Pluto, Pumpkin Patch, Destiny, Night Marchers, Poppa Dog, Easter > Shakedown Street(2)

Colin played djembe and various percussion for show 
1 With Dave Hurst on djembe and Colin on ossi 
2 With vocal jam 

 

2/17/01 - Micky Finn's Café, Somersville, CT 
Set One 
Doc Brown > Night Marchers, The Dank Stank, St. David's Lane > The Elder > Slave to the Traffic Light, Spizz it Iz > Whole Lotta Love > Baby, Please Don't Go(1)
Set Two 
Takedown, Blues jam(2) > Fork, Brer Rabbit, Destiny, Dirt City, O 
Encore 
Sand 

The Realm opened 
1 Well, sort of 
2 With Jay P. on vocals 

 

2/28/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Destiny, Spizz it Iz, Dirt City, Easter(1), The Dank Stank, Pumpkin Patch 

Mission in the Rain opened 
1 Brian made up lyrics in the middle of the jam 

 

3/4/01 - The Skinny, Portland, ME 
Easter > Fork, One of Them(1), The Dank Stank(1), Doc Brown(1)

Show was benefit put on by WMPG. Setless and Dr. Bird also performed. 
1 With Phil Fournier on percussion kit 

 

3/26/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Stiltwalker, St. David's Lane, Pluto, Cold Shot, Fork, The Dank Stank, Tarantula, Whole Lotta Love(1)
Set Two 
Earl Greenwich > Inspector Gadget Theme, Doc Brown(2), Jervis, Sand(3), Destiny, Poppa Dog, Night Marchers > Sagittarius, Shakedown Street 

1 With "Baby, Please Don't Go" tease 
2 With "Stiltwalker" tease 
3 With vocal jam 

 

4/2/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Steve's Tomb, Spizz it Iz, Brer Rabbit, Jervis, One of Them(1), O, Pumpkin Patch(1)
Set Two 
First Tube > Dirt City, Easter > Makisupa Policeman2, Stiltwalker, Slave to the Traffic Light, Takedown 
Encore 
Poppa Dog 

1 With lyrical quotes from Shaggy's "It wasn't Me" 
2 Colin takes drum solo with two Darth Maul lightsabers; with "Lively Up Yourself" tease 

 

4/9/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam, Cold Shot, Destiny, Stiltwalker, King of the Road, Pumpkin Patch, Easter, Sagittarius, Whiskey River 
Set Two 
Jiminy, The Dank Stank(1), The Gambler > Dirt City, Jervis, Doc Brown(2), Johnny's Story(3), Get Back(2), Funky Bitch(4)
Encore 
Poppa Dog 

1 With "Putting on the Ritz" tease 
2 With "Stiltwalker" teases 
3 New HB tune about a big scoop; Keebler was playing pool, which sparked a "Keebs" chant during the jam section 
4 Brian garbles lyrics; with another "Keebs" chant 

 

4/23/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Spizz it Iz, St. David's Lane > Dirt City, King of the Road, Ride > Jam(1) > Fork, Sand, Destiny 
Set Two 
Easter > Night Marchers > The Dank Stank, Stiltwalker, The Gambler(2), Doc Brown(3), Jiminy, Pumpkin Patch 
Encore 
Get Back 

1 Brian makes up lyrics 
2 With vocal jam 
3 With "Stiltwalker" tease 

 

4/16/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Whiskey River, Pluto, Jam1, Earl Greenwich1, Jervis, Tweezer > Whole Lotta Love > Johnny's Story 
Set Two 
Cold Shot(1), Ride(1,2), One of Them(3), Slave to the Traffic Light > Steve's Tomb, Takedown, Yellow Ledbetter 

1 With John Sloan on guitar 
2 New HB tune about driving 
3 With Dave Hurst on djembe 

 

4/30/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Pluto > Jervis > Jiminy(1) > Doc Brown, Brer Rabbit, Pumpkin Patch 
Set Two 
Whiskey River, Takedown, Crocodile Dundee Theme(2) > Stiltwalker > Ride > Tweezer > Whole Lotta Love > Poppa Dog 
Encore 
Shakedown Street 

1 With "Stiltwalker" tease 
2 While Brian fixes a string, Seth makes audience guess the tune he's playing; Sean the Taper is the big winner 

 

5/7/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Easter, Sagittarius, Brer Rabbit, Destiny 
Set Two 
Jam > Ride > Smoke on the Water jam(1) > Get Back, First Tube > Jervis > Sand, Doc Brown 
Encore 
Jam(2), King of the Road 

1 With Jay Horridge on vocals 
2 Weird little thing 

 

5/8/01- The Tammany Club, Worcester, MA 
Set One 
Doc Brown, Fork, Pumpkin Patch, The Dank Stank, Ride > Get Back, Destiny(1), Shakedown Street 
Set Two 
Earl Greenwich > Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City 

Open mike night. Set Two was only 25 minutes or so 
1 With "Stiltwalker" tease 

 

5/9/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Jam > One of Them, Jervis, Stiltwalker, Steve's Tomb > Sagittarius, Jiminy 

J Edward Orchestra opened 

 

5/10/01 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 
Jam > Easter > Slave to the Traffic Light, The Dank Stank(1) > Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City 

The Spectacular South County Jamband Review! 
Triple bill with HomeSpun and Mission in the Rain 
1 Requested by birthday boy Matt Fiore; with "Putting on the Ritz" jam 

 

5/14/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Cold Shot > Stiltwalker, St. David's Lane > Jam > Pumpkin Patch 
Set Two 
Destiny(1), Pluto(2) > O > Get Back, Holding Cell(3), Johnny's Story(2) > Shakedown Street > Poppa Dog 

1 John Sloan takes over on guitar while Brian fixes a string 
2 Unfinished, only one verse performed 
3 Brian performs solo while Colin and Seth pee 

 

5/19/01 - Rhode Island Quahog Company, Newport, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Sand > Jervis > Pluto > Doc Brown > Baby, Please Don't Go > Doc Brown, Pumpkin Patch 
Set Two 
Shakedown Street > Blues jam(1) > Takedown > Stiltwalker, Get Back > One of Them 
Encore 
King of the Road(2)

1 With Jay P. on vocals 
2 Dedicated to recent graduates, Emily and Jen 

 

5/21/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam(1) > Foxy Lady(1,2), Shakedown Street(1) > Pluto(1), Stiltwalker > Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City 
Set Two 
The Dank Stank > Night Marchers(1), Sagittarius(1), Steve's Tomb > Fork(1), Destiny(3), Doc Brown, Jiminy 

Opening act: The Pete and Dickie Duo 
1 With John Sloan on guitar 
2 Brian sings two verses of "Purple Haze" before realizing what they were actually playing 
3 With "Stiltwalker" tease 

 

5/23/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Jam > Easter > Makisupa Policeman, Takedown, Spizz it Iz, Ride > Johnny's Story 

Opened for J Edward Orchestra 

 

5/28/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Fork, The Dank Stank, Brer Rabbit, Destiny, St. David's Lane(1)
Set Two 
Earl Greenwich(2) > One of Them(2) > Drums(2) > Stiltwalker(2), Madame Butterfly(3) > Crazy Train(4), Sand(5)

1 Unfinished 
2 With Dave Hurst on djembe 
3 New HB tune 
4 With "psycho" jam; followed with chant by Seth and Brian for car bombs 
5 Brian goes to pee and lets digital delay do his dirty work; Seth makes up verse about that, as well as a verse about car bombs; reworked chorus: "If you can drink the car bomb, then you can sing the blues;" with over-the-top theatrics by Seth and Brian 

 

5/29/01 - Josh Furtado's House, Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
Jam, Jam(1) > The Dank Stank, Jam > Whole Lotta Love(2)
Set Two 
Brer Rabbit > Happy Birthday(3) > Pumpkin Patch(4), Jam(4), Jam > Makisupa Policeman > Happy Birthday(3) > Makisupa Policeman 

1 Brian and Seth jam while Colin fixes drums 
2 Police arrive, cutting song short; 45 minute break results 
3 For Beaks' 21st birthday 
4 Again, police cut tune short; there's a brief pause before set continues 

 

6/1/01 - Rhode Island Quahog Company, Newport, RI 
Set One 
Jam(1) > Doc Brown, Cold Shot, St. David's Lane > Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City, Sand > Jervis > Sand, Pumpkin Patch 
Set Two 
Jam > O, Night Marchers, Earl Greenwich > Ride, The Gambler, The Dank Stank, First Tube, Takedown 

1 With "Is there Anybody Here that Loves My Jesus" tease 

 

6/9/01 - The Station, West Warwick, RI 
Dirt City > White Wedding > Stiltwalker, Steve's Tomb 

Opened for 454 and Crossroads 

 

6/13/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
How the Wes was One(1,2), Destiny, Wings for Eyes(1), W.M.A.(3) > O, Funky Bitch 

Opened for HomeSpun 
1 New HB tune 
2 With tease of Wes Montgomery's version of "A Day in the Life" 
3 Pearl Jam cover, first time played 

 

6/20/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Jam, Boombalatti(1), First Tube, One of Them(2) > Easter, How the Wes was One(3), Stiltwalker, The Dank Stank > Get Back, Pumpkin Patch 

Lamont Smooth opened 
Tim Pyne ran lights for the first time 
1 New HB tune 
2 Unfinished 
3 With "A Day in the Life" tease 

 

6/25/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Sand > How the Wes was One, Jam > Jiminy, St. David's Lane 
Set Two 
Boombalatti, Steve's Tomb, Brer Rabbit, Jam > The Dank Stank > Jam > Johnny's Story(1) > Do You Feel Like We Do jam, Poppa Dog 

1 Unfinished 

 

6/26/01 - The Tammany Club, Worcester, MA 
Boombalatti, How the Wes was One, Doc Brown, The Manchild Song(1) > Earl Greenwich > Drums > Night Marchers, Character Zer0(2), Dirt City 

1 New HB tune; Manchild is introduced and babbles incoherently into microphone 
2 Last time played: 8/6/00 (44 shows) 

 

9/17/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Earl Greenwich > Jam > Dirt City > Jam(1), First Tube > Pluto(2) > Jam 
Set Two 
Takedown > Drums > Doc Brown, King of the Road, Stiltwalker > Pumpkin Patch, Night Marchers 

Second set featured shots o' plenty for the band 
1 With "Johnny's Story" tease 
2 One verse only 

 

9/24/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Pumpkin Patch > Jiminy, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City, Easter > Makisupa Policeman > Satan's Bed(1) > Pumpkin Patch(2)
Set Two 
Sagittarius > How the Wes was One(3), The Dank Stank > Jam > Poppa Dog, Pluto > Third Stone from the Sun jam(4)

1 Pearl Jam cover, first time played; Only first verse and ramshackle chorus performed 
2 First verse played again 
3 With "A Day in the Life" tease 
4 First time in a while that it has followed "Pluto" 

 

9/26/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Jam > Jiminy > Stiltwalker, First Tube > Doc Brown, How the Wes was One(1), Jam > O 

The Atlantic Caravan opened 
1 With "A Day in the Life" tease 

 

10/1/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
St. David's Lane, Ride > How the Wes was One, Sand > The Dank Stank, Brer Rabbit, Shakedown Street(1)
Set Two 
Takedown > Happy Birthday(2), We Want the Funk(3) > Groove is in the Heart(4), Pumpkin Patch 

1 Dedicated to all the new Alpha Phi girls 
2 Begun by band but ending with only crowd singing 
3 George Clinton cover, first time played; mostly instrumental 
4 With Michelle Baron on vocals 

 

10/5/01 - The University of New Hampshire, Field House, Durham, NH 
Pumpkin Patch, Sand 

Performed at UNH's Homecoming pep rally 

 

10/8/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Jervis > Slave to the Traffic Light, Pluto > Destiny 
Set Two 
Here Come the Bastards(1) > Jam > Boombalatti, Easter 

1 Primus cover, first time played 

 

10/15/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
First Tube > The Dank Stank > Sagittarius(1) > Easter, How the Wes was One, Doc Brown, Jiminy > We Want the Funk > Jiminy 
Set Two 
Jam(2), Honey Bee(3), As the Story Goes(4), Sand > Jam(5) > White Wedding > Dirt City 

1 Unfinished 
2 Colin hangs back while Dave "Reno" Hurst lays down the law on drum kit 
3 Tom Petty cover, first time played 
4 New HB tune 
5 With "Smoke on the Water" and vocal jam 

 

10/22/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Brer Rabbit, Boombalatti, Jervis, Honey Bee, One of Them > Whole Lotta Love > Shakedown Street(1)
Set Two 
Earl Greenwich > Ride, As the Story Goes > Here Come the Bastards > How the Wes was One, Poppa Dog 

1 With "Brer Rabbit" tease at end 

 

10/24/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Earl Greenwich, Pumpkin Patch, As the Story Goes, Easter, Jervis > The Dank Stank, Jiminy, Poppa Dog, Doc Brown 

Rane opened 

 

10/27/01 - Kelly's Corner Pub, Pawtucket, RI 
Set One 
Takedown, Honey Bee > The Dank Stank > How the Wes was One, St. David's Lane, Dirt City > White Wedding 
Set Two 
Shakedown Street, Earl Greenwich > Stiltwalker > Sand > We Want the Funk > Jervis, Pumpkin Patch(1)

1 With "St. David's Lane" jam 

 

10/29/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
How the Wes was One, St. David's Lane > Earl Greenwich, Destiny > Dirt City > Destiny > Stiltwalker > Destiny, First Tube 
Set Two 
Jam(1), Jam(2) > Dark Star jam(2) > Here Come the Bastards(2) > Johnny's Story(2) > Paranoid(2,3) > Johnny's Story(2) > Easter(2) > Makisupa Policeman jam(2) > Jervis(2) > As the Story Goes, Poppa Dog 

1 With Colin on bass, Brian on drums and Seth on guitar 
2 With Tammi Curtis on ashike 
3 Black Sabbath cover, first time played 

 

11/1/01 - The Ale House, Portland, ME 
Set One 
How the Wes was One, As the Story Goes, Ride(1) > O, Stiltwalker, Earl Greenwich > Dirt City > Night Marchers 
Set Two 
St. David's Lane, Sand(2), Doc Brown, Jiminy > We Want the Funk > Jiminy, Poppa Dog 

1 No lyrics performed 
2 With vocal jam 

 

11/2/01 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 
The Dank Stank, As the Story Goes, Doc Brown, How the Wes was One > Easter, Pumpkin Patch(1)

Opened for Typhoon Ferri 
1 With "Earl Greenwich" quotes 

 

11/4/01 - The Blackstone, Cumberland, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich > Fork, Slave to the Traffic Light, Steve's Tomb, King of the Road, Pumpkin Patch > St. David's Lane > Pumpkin Patch, Sand 
Set Two 
Jam > Johnny's Story(1) > Get Back, Whole Lotta Love > Pluto(2), Character Zer0 

1 Unfinished 
2 With brief "Third Stone from the Sun" jam 

 

11/5/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Pumpkin Patch > Jam(1), Blues jam(2), As the Story Goes, Cold Shot 
Set Two 
How the Wes was One, Slave to the Traffic Light, Stiltwalker, Johnny's Story(3), First Tube 

1 With "LA Woman" quotes and "Spiderman" jam 
2 With Brian on vocals and local barfly Jimmy on Brian's guitar 
3 Brian and Seth chant "Can you take me higher" in response to a patron's request for Creed 

 

11/12/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Takedown > Jiminy, As the Story Goes, Jam(1)
Set Two 
Stiltwalker, Jam(2), Jam(3) > First Tube 

1 Warped little thing with Colin chanting "fungus" and other things 
2 Dubbed "I Love Pete Moss" 
3 Dubbed "Frequency Modulator" 

 

11/24/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
The Dank Stank > How the Wes was One > Jiminy, Dirt City > Stiltwalker > Dirt City, Sand(1)

Opened for Psychedelic Breakfast. With the Jazz Bastards 
1 With "First Tube" tease and "The Dank Stank" ending 

 

11/19/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Jiminy, St. David's Lane > How the Wes was One, Slave to the Traffic Light 
Set Two 
Shakedown Street > Stiltwalker, Earl Greenwich > Dirt City 

 

11/26/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Spizz it Iz, Ride > Earl Greenwich, First Tube, Doc Brown, Easter 
Set Two 
Takedown, St. David's Lane, Poppa Dog 

 

11/28/01 - The Living Room, Providence, RI 
Easter, How the Wes was One, One of Them, Earl Greenwich, Spizz it Iz, As the Story Goes, Jervis 

Gala Jive Jut opened 

 

12/3/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Honey Bee, Spizz it Iz, Night Marchers > The Elder(1) > Taxman(2)
Set Two 
Jiminy > Spiderman(3), Pluto > How the Wes was One, Yo-Yo Ma(4), Poppa Dog 

1 Last time played: 2/17/01 (44 shows) 
2 Beatles cover, first time played; in memory of George Harrison 
3 Last time played: 8/13/00 (63 shows,) First time played by entire band 
4 New HB tune 

 

12/6/01 - The End Zone, Narragansett, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich > Spiderman, Taxman, As the Story Goes, St. David's Lane, Honey Bee 
Set Two 
Steve's Tomb > Tweezer, R U Happy?(1), Dirt City(2), Shakedown Street, Yo-Yo Ma 

1 New HB tune 
2 Cut short due to Seth's technical problems 

 

12/10/01 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Doc Brown, Stiltwalker, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City, The Dank Stank > Easter, Yo-Yo Ma 
Set Two 
Jiminy > We Want the Funk > Pluto(1) > Whole Lotta Love, R U Happy?, Spiderman, Pumpkin Patch(2), First Tube 

1 With "We Want the Funk" and "Third Stone from the Sun" teases 
2 With altered/gibberish lyrics 

 

12/11/01 - Tammany Club, Worcester, MA 
Jiminy, How the Wes was One, Earl Greenwich, R U Happy?, Doc Brown, Poppa Dog 

12/15/01 - New Wave Cafe, New Bedford, MA 
Dirt City, Taxman(1) > Easter > Makisupa Policeman > Jiminy, Yo-Yo Ma > First Tube > Yo-Yo Ma 

Opened for Gala Jive Jut 
1 With "Funky Town" tease 

 

12/17/01- Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI 
Set One 
Jam > As the Story Goes, Pluto > Jam(1) > Yo-Yo Ma 
Set Two 
Jam > The Dank Stank > Easter > Tweezer, Shakedown Street(2)

1 With "Satan's Bed" tease 
2 With "Happy Birthday" teases

 2001

 
1/14/02 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI
Set One
Jam > Earl Greenwich > Jam > Doc Brown, Stiltwalker, Taxman, Jervis > Whole Lotta Love > How the Wes was One, Yo-Yo Ma
Set Two
Jiminy, Sand > First Tube, Poppa Dog > We Want the Funk > Poppa Dog

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1/20/02 - The Blackstone, Cumberland, RI
Set One
Jam, The Dank Stank > Easter, Jiminy, St. David's Lane, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City
Set Two
How the Wes was One, Slave to the Traffic Light

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1/21/02 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI
Set One
Jam > Prince Caspian jam, As the Story Goes, Pumpkin Patch, Stiltwalker, Poppa Dog > We Want the Funk
Set Two
Takedown, Spiderman¹, Doc Brown, First Tube

1 Ended early

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1/28/02 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI
Set One
Jam > Dirt City, How the Wes was One, As the Story Goes, Easter > Makisupa Policeman > Yo-Yo Ma
Set Two
Sand > Jiminy¹, Pluto, Shakedown Street, Earl Greenwich¹
Encore
Taxman

1 Followed by Brian appeasing crowd with his short version of "Every Rose has its Thorn"

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2/4/02 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI
Jam, Jam¹, Jam², Doc Brown > We Want the Funk > Doc Brown, Stiltwalker, Pumpkin Patch > The Dank Stank > O

1 Funky
2 Brian makes up lyrics

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2/11/02 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI
Set One
Jam¹, Jam¹, Earl Greenwich > Jervis, How the Wes was One > We Want the Funk¹ > How the Wes was One
Set Two
Jam > Dirt City¹, Jiminy, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Dank Stank²

1 With Tammi Curtis on percussion
2 With "Tweezer" quotes

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2/18/02 - Bobby G's, Wakefield, RI
Set One
Jam, Poppa Dog, Takedown, Easter > Taxman
Set Two
Jam > Earl Greenwich¹, Jam² > Sand^1,3, Pumpkin Patch, First Tube¹

1 With Tammi Curtis on djembe
2 Colin and Seth jam while Brian takes care of personal matters and obtains shots o' plenty
3 With vocal jam

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2/21/01 - The Alehouse, Portland, ME
Set One
Jam > How the Wes was One, Pumpkin Patch, Earl Greenwich, Dirt City
Set Two
Sand > Tweezer > Jam > Takedown > Jam, First Tube

Entire show with Thad Ayazides on saxophone

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3/29/02 - The Bon View, Narragansett, RI
Jam > Earl Greenwich, Exhibit A¹, Picklehead¹

Triple bill with Turning Blue and Gloucester 45
1 New HB tune

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5/17/02 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI
Jam > Takedown > Jam > Doc Brown, Jam, Picklehead, Sand

Opened for Planet Groove

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5/30/02 - The Blackstone, Cumberland, RI
Jam, How the Wes was One, The Dank Stank, Jiminy, superjam¹

Atlantic Caravan opened
1 With Eric Nicastro on guitar & vocals, Black Pete on bass, Ben Schomp on keys, Jay Nicastro on djembe & vocals and Dave Hurst on djembe

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6/29/01 - The Century Lounge, Providence, RI
Jam > How the West was One, Jiminy¹, Poppa Dog, Jam, Picklehead

Part of the Rhode Island Summerfest; Over 30 bands performed
1 With "We Want the Funk" teases

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10/5/02 - Port Side Cafe, East Greenwich, RI
Set One
Jam > How the Wes was One > Takedown, Pumpkin Patch > We Want the Funk > Pumpkin Patch
Set Two
The Dank Stank, Stiltwalker

 

 

 2003-2004

1/14/03 - UMass Dartmouth Student Union, Dartmouth, MA
Set One
 
Jam > Dirt City > Jam > Wings for Eyes¹ > Jam
Set Two
Jam > One Thing > Jam > Earl Greenwich, How the Wes was One, Bluegrass Jam²

1 Unfinished
2 With Takedown teases
 

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3/4/03 - The Wheel House, Galilee, RI
Set One
The Elusive Figure¹, Spizz it Iz > Dirt City, How the Wes was One, Boombalatti, Jam > Jiminy
 
Set Two
First Tube > Pluto, The Dank Stank > Picklehead, Earl Greenwhich, Jam > We Want the Funk

1 New HB tune

 

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3/11/03 - The Wheel House, Galilee, RI
 
Set One
Dirt City, Boombalatti, Easter, R U Happy?, Spizz it Iz, Yo-Yo Ma¹, Jiminy
 
Set Two
The Elusive Figure, As the Story Goes > Takedown > As the Story Goes, Picklehead, Doc Brown

1 With new lyrics inspired by a local "poet" 

 

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3/18/03 - The Wheel House, Galilee, RI
 
Set One
The Elusive Figure, Doc Brown > Third Stone from the Sun jam, Pluto > Doc Brown, Spizz it Iz > Jam, As the Story Goes > Takedown
 
Set Two
Dirt City, Easter > How the Wes was One > Easter, R U Happy?, Poppa Dog, Slave to the Traffic Light¹

1 With "Third Stone from the Sun" tease
 

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3/25/03 - The Wheel House, Galilee, RI

Set One
Jam > Earl Greenwich, How the Wes was One > R U Happy?, Pluto, Jiminy
 
Set Two
Dirt City > The Dank Stank > Jam > Sand¹

1 With unwanted vocal jam
 

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4/12/03 - Black Point Bar & Grill, Narragansett, RI
 
Dirt City¹ > Easter > The Dank Stank, First Tube > How the Wes was One, Chester², Jiminy¹

The Rank Strangers opened
1 Without vocals due to PA crapping out right before show
2 New HB tune
 

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4/28/04 - The Wheelhouse, Galilee, RI
 
Jam > Poppa Dog, Easter, Earl Greenwich, Johnny's Story

Entire show with Matt Fiore on turntable

2006-2007

Part of the fabled Lost Era of Hip Bobsha, most setlists are gone and lost to the Ether. There was a weekly gig at the Garden in Newport during the cold winter months, we know that much. Few archives remain however... 

2/1/06 - The Garden, Newport, RI 
Set One 
Data lost 
Set Two 
Earl Greenwich, Frequency Modulator > Evenings of Sound > Wings for Eyes, Run for the Hills > DOODLY-DOO > Tweezer > Fork > Tweezer > Jam1 > How the Wes was One, Doc Brown 

1 Brian adlibs with Crazy Train lyrics and "O" tease 

 

2/8/06 - The Garden, Newport, RI 
Set One 
Jam, Dirt City, Alligator Legs, One Thing > Easter 
Set Two 
Jiminy, Stiltwalker > Evenings of Sound > Stiltwalker, Fork > Stone in the River, Prince Caspian 

 

2/15/06 - The Garden, Newport, RI 
Set One 
Jam > Stone in the River, Stiltwalker > Evenings of Sound, Earl Greenwich > Frequency Modulator > Earl Greenwich 
Set Two 
First Tube > Sand, Doc Brown, One Thing > One of Them, Poppa Dog 

 

9/29/07 - Seth's House Party, Charlestown, RI 
Set One 
Jam > How the Wes was One, Special Haircut, Takedown 
Set Two 
Jam1 > Pluto1 > Jam1 > Boombalatti, King's Ransom > Stone in the River 

1 With Angus on second bass

2009-2010

7/21/09 - AS220, Providence, RI 
Jam > Doc Brown, King's Ransom > Stone in the River, Alligator Legs, Poppa Dog(1), Takedown, Picklehead, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City 

1 With Boombalatti teases 

 

6/11/09 - Tazza Cafe, Providence, RI 
Jam > Earl Greenwich > Jam(1) > St. David's Lane > Frequency Modulator > Dirt City, We Want the Funk(2), The Dank Stank > One Thing 

1 With impromptu lyrics by Brian 
2 With Tom the Bomb on bass for 24th birthday jam 

 

9/17/10 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI 
The Rope Climber, Evenings of Sound, King's Ransom > Photograph, Run for the Hills, Doc Brown 

Opened for Riders on the Storm 

 

10/30/10 - The Wheel House, Galilee, RI 
I'm Bad I'm Nationwide(1), Fearless(2), The Rope Climber, Caution(3), Special Haircut, Funky Monks(4) > Earl Greenwich, King's Ransom > Breathe(2)

 

Opened for Full Atoms 
1 ZZ Top cover, first time played 
2 Pink Floyd cover, first time played 
3 Bob Marley cover, first time played 
4 Red Hot Chili Peppers cover, first time played 

 

12/17/10 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
Evenings of Sound, Handshake Drugs, Jiminy, Alligator Legs, How the Wes was One, Dirt City 
Set Two 
Second Set lost to the Ether...

2011

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2/24/11 - The Wheelhouse, Galilee, RI
Set One
Evenings of Sound, Handshake Drugs, The Last Revival, Your Own Device, How the Wes was One, Run for the Hills, Poppa Dog, Steppin'
 
Set Two
Special Haircut, The Rope Climber, The Wellspring¹, King's Ransom > Stone in the River

1 New HB tune

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4/02/11 - The Wheelhouse, Galilee, RI
Steppin'¹, Run for the Hills, Takedown, Sand, Doc Brown, Empire Blues², Jiminy

 

The final Wheelhouse show.  Full Atoms and the Attic also performed
1 Soulive cover, first time played.  Stopped and started due to technical problems.
2 New HB tune

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5/14/11 - Osyrusfest, Coatesville, PA
The Rope Climber, Run for the Hills, As the Story Goes, Evenings of Sound, One Thing > Your Own Device, Picklehead, Earl Greenwich, King's Ransom, Handshake Drugs, Jiminy

Performed as original three piece sans Jay
 

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6/17/11 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI
Your Own Device, Steppin', Evenings of Sound, Can't Stop a Woman¹, As the Story Goes, Pluto > Run for the Hills, The Rope Climber

Opened for Turbine
1 New HB tune

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8/12/11 - The Raven, Worcester, MA
The Raven, Can't Stop a Woman, Funky Monks > Earl Greenwich, Alligator Legs, Evenings of Sound, Your Own Device, Doc Brown
 

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9/9/11 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI
Fork, Empire Blues, Destiny > Evenings of Sound, Special Haircut, King's Ransom, One Thing > Your Own Device, The Rope Climber, Poppa Dog, Jiminy

Spogga opened

2013-2014

5/12/13 - The Spot Underground, Providence, RI 
Run for the Hills, The Rope Climber, In the Treetops, King's Ransom, The Evenings of Sound 

 

8/2/13 - The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 
Steppin', The Rope Climber > Pusherman(1), Empire Blues, One Thing > Handshake Drugs, Jiminy

Opened for Badfish 
1 Curtis Mayfield cover; first time played 

 

8/4/13 - The Spot Underground, Providence, RI 
The Evenings of Sound, Empire Blues, Dirt City, The Rope Climber > Pusherman, King's Ransom 

 

1/10/14 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Setlist lost to the Ether of Time 

 

3/30/14 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Setlist lost to the Ether of Time 

 

5/09/14 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Setlist lost to the Ether of Time 

 

7/11/14 - Greenwich Hotel - East Greenwich, RI 
Setlist lost to the Ether of Time. I'm guessing Earl Greenwich was played. 

 

7/26/14 - Phil & MJs Wedding Reception - Pownal, ME 
Setlist lost to the Ether of Beer 

 

8/09/14 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Setlist lost to the Ether of Time 

 

11/21/14 - The Wheelhouse - Galilee, RI 
The Resurrection of the Wheelhouse! Setlist lost to the Ether of Time

2015

1/30/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Setlist lost to the Ether of Time 

 

3/20/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, God Save the Governor1, Embers1, The Late Greats, Holiday, Western Skies, Burning and Looting, The Mystic, Railroad(1 )
Set Two 
Sand, The Arrow, Window, The Wellspring, The Rope Climber, Trustafari(1), Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream(2), Empire Blues, Handshake Drugs, Jiminy, King's Ransom, Evenings of Sound 

1 New HB tune 
2 Tom Petty cover; first time played 

 

4/10/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
The Mystic, Your Own Device, God Save the Governor, Embers, The Late Greats, The Wellspring, Railroad, Burning and Looting(1), New Pollution, Trustafari 
Set Two 
Western Skies, Sand, The Arrow > Window, Life During Wartime(2), Holiday, Black Dog > Empire Blues, The Rope Climber, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream 

1 Bob Marley cover; first time played 
2 Talking Heads cover; first time played 

 

4/11/15 - Newport Sportsman Club - Newport, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Trustafari, Burning and Looting, The Wellspring, New Pollution, The Rope Climber, Handshake Drugs(1), The Late Greats1 
Set Two 
Western Skies, Life During Wartime, King's Ransom, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Shakedown Street, Jiminy 

1 Played for Wilco fan Diane in honor of her birthday 

 

4/17/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, The Mystic, Western Skies, The Late Greats, God Save the Governor, Your Own Device, Trustafari, Holiday, Blues Jam > Burning and Looting 
Set Two 
Sand, The Rope Climber, The Wellspring, Life During Wartime, Special Haircut, Slave to the Traffic Light > Breathe > Immortality(1) > Slave to the Traffic Light, The Arrow > Window, Makisupa Policeman(2), How the Wes was One > Shakedown Street, Jiminy 

1 Pearl Jam cover; first time played 
2 By request from the heady folks 

 

5/14/15 - The Parlour - Providence, RI 
Earl Greenwich, Western Skies, God Save the Governor, Trustafari, Life During Wartime, The Rope Climber, The Wellspring, Burning and Looting 

Opened for Green Tea 

 

5/29/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, The Mystic, The Wellspring, Black Dog, Empire Blues, Embers, God Save the Governor, After the Rest 
Set Two 
Railroad, The Arrow, Windows, Trustafari, Burning and Looting, Shakedown Street, Holiday, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Evenings of Sound, The Rope Climber 
Encore 
Life During Wartime 

 

6/5/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Western Skies, Embers, Handshake Drugs, God Save the Governor, The Rope Climber, The Wellspring, New Pollution, Trustafari 
Set Two 
Sand, After the Rest, The Mystic, The Evening Dance, Railroad, Shakedown Street, Empire Blues, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Jiminy, Life During Wartime 

 

6/12/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
The Mystic, Western Skies, Embers, Empire Blues, Black Dog, Your Own Device, After the Rest, Burning and Looting 
Set Two 
Earl Greenwich, Trustafari, The Arrow > Window, Sand > Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Shakedown Street > We Want the Funk > Shakedown Street, Life During Wartime 

 

7/24/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
The Mystic, Railroad, The Wellspring, New Pollution, The Last Revival, God Save the Governor, Embers, The Arrow, Trustafari > Life During Wartime 
Set Two 
Western Skies, The Rope Climber, Empire Blues, After the Rest, Burning and Looting, Sand > Run for the Hills > Sand, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Jiminy 

 

7/31/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Western Sky, The Wellspring, From the Treetops, Empire Blues, Burning and Looting, Embers, God Save the Governor, Trustafari 
Set Two 
Shakedown Street, Pusherman, The Rope Climber, After the Rest, Black Dog > Life During Wartime, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream 

 

8/14/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
The Mystic, Your Own Device, Holiday, The Ship, Evening Dance, Black Dog, One Thing > Handshake Drugs, The Last Revival, Trustafari 
Set Two 
Western Skies, Earl Greenwich > Fade to Black(1), Burning and Looting, Pusherman, D'yer Mak'er(2), Evenings of Sound, Shakedown Street(3)
Encore 
Life During Wartime 

1 Metallica cover; first time played 
2 Led Zeppelin cover; first time played 
3 With "War Pigs" teases 

 

8/28/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Can't Stop a Woman, The Last Revival, Embers, Black Dog, The Wellspring, Fade to Black 
Set Two 
Shakedown Street, Sand, Trustafari, After the Rest, Burning and Looting, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream 

 

9/19/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Can't Stop a Woman, Embers, Black Dog, God Save the Governor, Your Own Device, The Rope Climber 
Set Two 
Trustafari, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Stiltwalker > Evenings of Sound > Stiltwalker > Burning and Looting, Rearviewmirror(1), Shakedown Street 

1 Pearl Jam cover; first time played 

 

10/17/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
Western Skies, Can't Stop a Woman, Earl Greenwich, Embers, Black Dog, Empire Blues, Valley of Speed1, Window, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City 
Set Two 
D'yer Mak'er, Holiday, God Save the Governor, Burning and Looting, The Last Revival > Shakedown Street, One Night Stand(1) > Trustafari 

1 New Hip Bobsha tune 

 

12/11/15 - The Malted Barley - Westerly, RI 
Set One 
Earl Greenwich, Western Skies, Can't Stop a Woman, Embers, Valley of Speed, Window, Pusherman, Waves(1), Burning and Looting 
Set Two 
Life During Wartime > Sand, Holiday, The Wellspring, Window, Special Haircut, Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City, Shakedown Street, Jiminy 

1 New Hip Bobsha tune 

 

12/26/15 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI 
Set One 
The Mystic, Sand > Western Skies, Embers, Railroad, The Wellspring, The Arrow > Window, Holiday, The Last Revival, Burning and Looting 
Set Two 
The Other One(1) > Pluto, Fade to Black, Breaking the Girl(2), Valley of Speed, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, Yellow Ledbetter(3)

1 Last time played 8/24/00 (125 shows) 
2 Red Hot Chili Peppers cover; first time played 
3 Last time played 4/16/01 (102 shows)

2016

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1/15/16 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Set One
Earl Greenwich, Breaking the Girl, The Mystic, Can't Stop a Woman, The Arrow, Window, Western Skies, Gumbo¹
 
Set Two
King of the Road², Embers, Valley of Speed > The Other One, After the Rest, Waves, Life During Wartime, Sand, The Gambler³, Your Own Device, Handshake Drugs, Jiminy

1 Phish cover; first time played
2 Last played 11/4/2001 (74 shows)
3 Last played 6/1/2001 (93 shows)

 

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2/5/16 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Set One
The Mystic, Your Own Device, King of he Road, Holiday, Can't Stop a Woman > The Other One, Western skies, Black Dog, Trustafari
 
Set Two
Earl Greenwich > Fade to Black, Evenings of Sound, Burning and Looting, After the Rest, Gumbo > Valley of Speed, Sand, Breaking the Girl, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream

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3/4/16 - The Malted Barley, Westerly, RI
Set One
Earl Greenwich, Western Skies, Embers, Valley of Speed, Black Dog, Jiminy, Trustafari
 
Set Two
Can't Stop a Woman, Breaking the Girl, The Other One¹ > Dirt City > White Wedding > Dirt City, Shakedown Street

1 With "Day in the Life" tease
 

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3/17/16 - Mary Murphy's - Wakefield, RI
Set One
The Mystic, The Arrow, Windows, Embers Western Skies, One Thing > One of Them, Can't Stop a Woman, Trustafari
 
Set Two
Burning and Looting, Holiday, Valley of Speed > The Other One > Valley of Speed, Breaking the Girl, Black Dog > Life During Wartime ¹ > After the Rest, Shakedown Street

1 Unfinished
 

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4/29/16 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Set One
Earl Greenwich > The Mystic, Can't Stop a Woman > Western Skies, Embers, Burning and Looting, King of the Road, The Arrow > Window, Black Dog > Trustafari
 
Set Two
The Other One > Valley of Speed, Holiday, Dirt City > White Wedding > The Other One > Pluto, Sand > Life During Wartime, Evenings of Sound

 

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7/22/16 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Set One
The Mystic, Earl Greenwich, Embers, God Save the Governor, Western Skies, King of the Road, Holiday, Black Dog > Life During Wartime, The Arrow > Window
 
Set Two
Valley of Speed > The Other One > Fade to Black > The Arrow Reprise > Handshake Drugs, Sand > Can't Stop a Woamn, Burning and Looting, Doc Brown > Running Down a Dream, The Last Revival > Makisupa Policeman, Shakedown Street > We Want the Funk > Shakedown Street

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 11/4/16 - Tara's Family Pub - Matunuck, RI
Set One
Jam > Young American Beast¹ > Your Own Device, The Mystic, The Ship, Embers > Black Dog, Trustafari > Life During Wartime
 
Set Two
Can't Stop a Woman >Psycho Killer² > Can't Stop a Woman, Western Skies, One Night Stand, King of the Road, Holiday, Arrow > Window, The Other One > Earl Greenwich > Valley of Speed, The Last Revival > Handshake Drugs > Jiminy

1 New HB tune, first time played
2 Talking Heads cover - Half-assed version, first time played as requested by John the plucky Irishman
 

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12/3/16 - The Met - Pawtucket, RI

Setlist unknown