SlipBase: 1997

Updated: Thu Dec 14 11:43:20 EST 2023

01/22/1997:   ???:   ??, ??   
Set I: Munf, Cumulus, The Thumb, Alsoa, Fungi Mama
Set II: The Sentinel> Yellow Medicine> ?, The Cape Verdean Blues, Pictures of Calysto, Eube> One Love
Notes: [ Cleantone - 1/30/2004. Ethan - 9/2004. ]
02/06/1997:   The Red House:   Allston, MA   
Set I: Pictures of Calysto> Zion, ?, Straight No Chaser, Nica's Dream, Children of Atlantis, Lion on a Rock
Notes: Private Party. (? might be Cool #9) [ cleantone - Jun 14 2005 ]
02/07/1997:   The Living Room:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Munf, The Clap, Alsoa, Jam> Yellow Medicine, The Weight of Solomon, Autobody Experience
02/14/1997:   Choppin' Block Pub:   Boston, MA   
Set I: 54-46 Was My Number, Sea Legs, Munf, Yellow Medicine, Alsoa, Nasty Fucking Chicken Pizza, The Weight of Solomon, Dark Blue, Children of Atlantis, Honey Melon, The Clap, Hello Sunshine (w/ Liz) (Featuring Timo Shanko on Tenor Sax)
Notes: [Cleantone]
02/27/1997:   M80:   Boston, MA   
Set I: The Highlands, Children of Atlantis, Alsoa, Spice Groove, The Island of Peace, Sea Legs, The Clap, From the Gecko
02/28/1997:   Underground (Brown University):   Providence, RI   
Set I: Munf, Yellow Medicine > Human Nature > Yellow Medicine, She Caught the Katy%, 54-46 Was My Number^, Eube, Autobody Experience.
Set II: ???, ???, Honey Melon, The Clap, ???, Cumulus > The Social, Brown Eyed Women$
Notes: % Taj Mahal / James Rachell cover. ^ Toots and the Maytals cover. $ Grateful Dead cover.
03/21/1997:   The Middle East:   Cambridge, MA   
Set I: Phase One, Cumulus, The Social, Alsoa, Straight No Chaser$, Autobody Experience
Notes: $ w/ Gordon Stone (Thelonious Monk cover).
03/27/1997:   The Strand:   Providence, RI   
Set I: The Clap, Honey Melon, ... (setlist incomplete)
Notes: Providence's "Hemp Fest III". BAM opened for Richie Havens. Also, Andrew led a drum circle in the lobby after their set, which was recorded by Jason Booth. [torph - fredwtorphy AT hotmail.com]
03/30/1997:   The Western Front:   Cambridge, MA   
Set I: The Cintra, 54-46 Was My Number, Autobody Experience, The Weight of Solomon*, Munf
Notes: Miracle Orchestra opened. * Brad on guitar (not Wurlitzer). 54-min. set. [Cleantone - 6/21/2005]
04/11/1997:   Paradise M80:   Boston, MA   
Set I: From the Gecko, War, Munf, Kid Nikki > Zion, Human Nature, Yellow Medicine, Cumulus, Autobody Experience
04/13/1997:   WERS Space Jams:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Munf, Honey Melon, Yellow Medicine, Eube, Autobody Experience, Phase One, Cumulus
04/17/1997:   Karma Club:   Boston, MA    
Set I: ?, The Cintra, The Highlands, Honey Melon, Munf
Notes: Opened for Moon Boot Lover and the String Cheese Incident. [Cleantone]
04/19/1997:   Wriston Quad, Brown University:   Providence, RI   
Set I:Autobody Experience, Yellow Medicine, Wave, The Clap, Eube, War, Munf, From the Gecko, Everything's Alright, Honey Melon
Encore: Southbound*, Everything's Alright%
Notes: Brown Spring Weekend. *Allman Brothers song. % Stevie Wonder song. 1st E new Slip?
04/20/1997:   Brown University:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Drum Circle > Generation What? > (Pat Metheny song ?) > jam > Cumulus > The Social > Island of Peace, Spice Groove, 54-46 Was My Number, Alsoa, The Highlands, Wipeout, The Sentinel> Phase One (Zion - no words?), Southbound (?), Crosstown Traffic! > Drum Circle
Notes: Guessing on Generation What, Southbound, Metheny. ! Jimi Hendrix cover.
04/22/1997:   Bill's Bar:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Spice Groove, Entering Saugus, Big Black Cow(Steely Dan tune), Munf> Aborted Autobody Rhythm Jam, The Clap, Cumulus > Zion > Funky Sheep Jam > Zion > Cumulus, Alsoa (w/Timo), Tenor Madness*(w/Timo), Autobody Experience(w/Timo), Honey Melon (w/electric hodown jam)
05/05/1997:   Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Sea Legs, The Highlands, Eube, Yellow Medicine, Spice Groove, Honey Melon
Notes: Opened for Jerry Garcia Band (post-Jerry).
05/06/1997:   Bill's Bar:   Boston, MA   
Set I: improv@, The Highlands, unknown?, Alsoa, From the Gecko^, jazz tune*
Notes: @ sounds like improv for about 14 minutes...Brad starts off scratching strings, starts off very spacey & mellow, Marc playing harmonics on bass, slow drums, builds up gradually (might be an actual song). ? "We sampled that from The Roots' Brad said, then for the next, "This song is called Alsoa...it's in a strange tuning". ^ accidentally played in Alsoa guitar tuning. * not The Cape Verdean Blues, not sure what this is. Hour set. Opened for the Fully Celebrated Orchestra. [Cleantone - 6/21/2005, updated Feb 20 2022]
05/08/1997:   M80:   Boston, MA   
Set I: The Highlands, Munf, Song of Solomon, The Clap> War, Eube, Happy Birthday, Yellow Medicine > Phase One > Yellow Medicine, Autobody Experience
05/21/1997:   Club Passim:   Cambridge, MA   
Set I: Slow Lament*, Rhythm and Gold+, Through the Iron Gate, Lazilee+, ?> Straight No Chaser, Children of Atlantis# > Island of Peace
Notes: *Acoustic with Andrew on Guitar. + Acoustic with Andrew on Tabla. # with Issac (?) [m8e12 at aol dot com - 1/20/2004]
07/05/1997:   Ho-down:   Wendell, MA    
Notes: Photos from J.Booth archive on Oz. Slip were 2nd band, played 1:02 set. [Jeff]
07/10/1997:   Harpers Ferry:   Allston, MA    
setlist missing
Notes: 70 min (Jamie list, DAT missing) [Cleantone - 6/21/2005]
07/11/1997:   Met Cafe:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Autobody Experience> Zion, Spice Groove, Honey Melon, Yellow Medicine, Cumulus> The Social, Who the Hell is This Guy?> Munf, Alsoa, The Clap, Lion on a Rock.
Notes: Various Teases of Zion, War, and FCO throughout the night. CD Release party for From the Gecko. Abdoul Doumbia opened (Master drummer from Mali).
07/19/1997:   Phoenix Coffee House:   Cambridge, MA    
Notes: 90 min. set. Info from Jamie Fordyce's DAT list (tape missing, Booth rec.).
07/26/1997:   The Living Room:   Providence, RI   
Notes: info from Jamie Fordyce's DAT list but tape is missing. SBD recording came out distorted and DAT is missing. [Cleantone - 6/21/2005]
07/27/1997:   The Living Room:   Providence, RI   
Set I: ?, ? (cut), Munf> Zion, The Weight of Solomon, Kid Nikki, Happy Birthday*, The Air Is the Body* > ?*, Entering Saugus, Cumulus
Notes: * w/ El Chapman on Alto sax. Solomon and Saugus w/ Brad on keyboard. [Cleantone - 6/21/2005]
08/01/1997:   The Middle East:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Generation What?, The Weight of Solomon, Yellow Medicine, Cumulus, Kid Nikki, Gecko>Zion, Straight No Chaser
09/13/1997:   Choate Rosemary School:   Wallingford, CT   
Set I: Gecko > Zion, Yellow Medicine (with floor pounding fun), The Serious Dog (?) > Antiquity, Autobody
09/20/1997:   Choppin' Block Pub:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Setting Up Groove, The Clap, Cumulus, Munf, Lion on a Rock, The Thumb (Wes Montgomery), Spice Groove
09/21/1997:   House of Blues:   Cambridge, MA    
Set I: Munf, Sea Legs, Spice Groove, Fast Blues, The Weight of Solomon*, Antiquity(?)&, Steel drum Zion ->??, War, Who The Hell Is This Guy?
Notes: NEW SETLIST. * Brad on Guitar!!! (No keys). & Marc on upright, maybe on other tunes, too. Timo Shanko played entire show [ Ethan - December 07, 2003 ]
09/24/1997:   Libby's:   Durham, NH   
Set I: 54-46 Was My Number, Pictures of Calysto, MustaMust Jam, Zion
09/26/1997:   The Living Room:   Providence, RI   
Set I: (setlist incomplete)
Notes: Date gleaned from torph note below (9/27 show).
09/27/1997:   YMCA (outdoor):   Barrington, RI   
Set I: Tempus Forget It, Cumulus, Ernie Mickey (Volunteer of the Week), Amazing Grace (setlist incomplete)
Notes: I videotaped this show, but have since lost most of it (help Moshe?). Day after a sick Living Room show. Andrew played on the (unknown) opening band's drum kit. [ torph - Dec 19, 2003 ]
09/27/1997:   Tabor Academy:   Marion, MA   
Set I: Spice Groove, Dark Blue, Cumulus > Zion > Cumulus, Eube, The Clap, Yellow Medicine, "Calypso Tune"?
Set II: 54-46 Was My Number, Honey Melon, Munf, Generation What?
Notes: ? Is "Calypso tune" actually Pictures of Calysto?
10/03/1997:   House of Blues:   Cambridge, MA    
Notes: Supposedly, a Miracle/Slip show happened on this day (probably Boston area, maybe House of Blues?). [Cleantone - Jul 2, 2005]
10/05/1997:   WERS Space Jams:   Boston, MA   
Set I: The Weight of Solomon, Yellow Medicine, Space Jam, Studio C Jam
10/05/1997:   The Middle East:   Cambridge, MA   
Notes: with The Miracle Orchestra. (maybe this is what 10/3/97 actually is. This comes from Jim C's DAT list.) [ cleantone - Jul 2 2005 ]
10/10/1997:   Somerville Theater:   Somerville, MA   
Set I: Sea Legs, Honey Melon, Munf, Cumulus, Gecko > Zion, Who the Hell is This Guy?
10/24/1997:   Met Cafe:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Phase One > Yellow Medicine, Cumulus > Kid Nikki > Clap Groove > Pictures of Calysto, Munf > ? > Munf, The Weight of Solomon, 54-46 Was My Number, Evil Jam > Dedication To Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Antiquity, Autobody Experience > Zion, E jam
10/31/1997:   MIT Dungeon:   Cambridge, MA   
Set I: Gecko > Thriller > Autobody Experience, Alsoa, The Highlands, The Clap, Yellow Medicine
11/01/1997:   The Living Room:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Kid Nikki, The Highlands, Alsoa, Gecko > Zion, Cool #9*, The Weight of Solomon
Notes: * with Otiel Burbridge on Bass. Opened for Aquarium Rescue Unit.
11/21/1997:   Choppin' Block Pub:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Marc's little delay box > jam$#, Kid Nikki, Pictures of Calysto, Yellow Medicine
Set II: Eube, Antiquity, Spice Groove, Rhythm and Gold, From the Gecko, Third Stone from the Sun (outro)%.
Notes: $ jam goes into early versions of In Death You Were the Ocean (In Life You Are the Rain), w early lyrics. # w/ Zion tease. %Jimi Hendrix cover.[Craig Rich - Feb 4, 2021]
11/29/1997:   Met Cafe:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Ceremony of the Gecko/FPD!, Johnny's Tune!, Sea Legs, The Weight of Solomon > Munf, The Thumb, Steel Drum Zion, Brad Interlude, Gecko> outro jam (think 1/23/1998 gecko)
Encore: Alsoa
12/13/1997:   Common Ground:   Brattleboro, VT   
Set I: Untitled, Mahna Mahna, (A song by some guy named Thaddeus), Munf
Set II: Yellow Medicine, Cumulus (new version), Calypso Tune, Pictures of Calysto, Autobody Experience, Kid Nikki > Dedication Groove
Encore: The Thumb, Antiquity, Children of Atlantis, War
12/16/1997:   The Red House:   Allston, MA   
Notes: [ Cleantone - July 2, 2005 ]
12/29/1997:   The Wetlands Preserve:   New York, NY   
Set I: Sealegs^, Yellow Medecine, Honey Melon, Munf*, Zion%
Notes: ^ Brad says "This is our first time in New York...thanks to those who came. Is there any duct tape in the house?" * "Is there still lightning happening outside; is there still enlightenment happening inside?" % "Our friend, special guest" Adam Deitch on drums, Andrew on steel drum. w/Moon Boot Lover and Michael Ray. [Phrazz - Sept. 1 2003; John Kuckens ]
12/31/1997:   Zor's Luminum Particle, Planet of Gorktie Forktoe, District 216 (The Red House):   Allston, MA   
Set I: Cool #9, Cumulus > The Social > Southbound! > The Social > Bell Jam > The Social > Dedication > Yellow Medicine, Fungi Mama
Set II: Chanting > ??? (new years jam), Alsoa > jam (1:30) > Band Introductions > 54-46 Was My Number (Assumed: Listen to the party next door> Lion on a Rock > The Clap > ) Hug Jam > The Clap > Hug Jam > Munf > Pie Jam > Fake ending of the show. And then: "We're all going to stay in this place until the sun rises, no one is allowed to leave, those doors back there..locked from the outside..", Good Bait, The Big Hug > By the Rivers of Babylon > Bluegrass Jam (w/ Andy Hall), Sweet Chariot (to the melody of When the Saints come Marching home) > Hug Jam > Sweet Chariot > Fly away Home (w/ Dan Rockett) Ceremony of the Gecko, Fine Day (Dan and Andy), Hell's Kitchen (Dan and Andy), rolling down the hills, Rebecca Crow (solo), Isaac Taylor (solo), Antiquity, ??, Rhythm and Gold
Notes: ! Allman Brothers cover.

46 total shows for 1997

1 setlists missing for 1997 (2.17%)