SlipBase: 2000

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

01/26/2000:   Iron Horse Music Hall:   Northampton, MA   
Set I: So Dope, Nellie Jean, Hey Worrier, Johnny's Tune, Tune in 7 (Satyricon), Moral Decay
Set II: The Lucky Dragon, Torque, Don't Foil the Mohel, Crosstown Traffic, A Crack in the Sundial, Dogs on Bikes > Joe Higley> Dogs on Bikes, Antiquity, Little Lulu
01/27/2000:   Higher Ground:   Winooski, VT   
Set I: Wolof, The Highlands, Yellow Medicine, Nellie Jean, So Dope, You Might Say, Rhythm-A-Ning, Moral Decay, Rhythm and Gold, Spice Groove > Human Nature*, Dogs on Bikes
Notes: * Michael Jackson cover.
01/28/2000:   Middle East:   Cambridge, MA   
Set I: Third Stone From the Sun^* > jam > Johnny's Tune, Cumulus, Rhythm-A-Ning, Moral Decay *
Set II: Aptos, Joe Higley*, Lucky Dragon$, Lazilee, Antiquity > Dogs on Bikes
Notes: ^ Jimi Hendrix cover. * w/ the Blue Rags. $ w/ Marco Benevento. [Craig Rich - May 3, 2021]
02/03/2000:   Bates College:   Lewiston, ME   
Set I: Ernie Mickey, Nellie Jean, Don't Foil The Mohel, The Weight of Solomon, The Highlands, Munf
Set II: You Might Say, Johnny's Tune, Techno Weirdness, Lullaby tease> Alsoa, Just A Closer Walk with Thee, Torque, Dogs on Bikes
02/04/2000:   Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Aptos* > Yellow Medicine, Don't Foil the Mohel, Johnny's Tune, Moral Decay, Cumulus^, So Dope
Encore: Rhythm-A-Ning
Notes: * 15+ min! * Brad said $8 goes towards Apeiron Foundation (environmental org.) "a really good thing...showing us how we can all live responsibly as consumers & producers of waste...a very tender earth...". "I'd also like to thank the 3 great bands that played before us...". ^ Brad on sitar. [ AUD DAT via Lynchie - Dec. 2021 (recorded by Jim Crichton ), Phrazz, cleantone, Harry McQ]
02/17/2000:   Sit 'n' Spin:   Seattle, WA   
Set I: jam > Yellow Medicine, Nellie Jean, Ernie Mickey, You Might Say, Clementine, Don't Foil the Mohel, Camp Shuey > Munf, Moral Decay, You'll Find a Home, You'll Find a Home, Rhythm-A-Ning*
Notes: *w/ Jessica Lurie on Sax. [Cleantone - 7/22/2005]
02/18/2000:   Snake and Weasel:   Portland, OR   
Set I: Catacea > So Dope, Paint Cans > Invocation, Johnny's Tune, The Highlands, Joe Higley, Cumulus (sitar)
Set II: Spice Groove, The Lucky Dragon, Dogs on Bikes, You'll Find a Home*, Yellow Medicine, Alsoa*, Jazz Odyssey :), A Closer Walk with Thee?
Encore: When Cloudy Hushes Moon, Moral Decay
Notes: *Joe Cunningham on sax. ? Kid Nikki intro?
02/19/2000:   Good Times Cafe:   Eugene, OR   
Set I: Trane-ing, Kid Nikki, Nellie Jean, Rhythm-A-Ning, Gecko, Joe Higley
Set II: The Lucky Dragon, Don't Foil the Mohel, You Might Say, Yellow Medicine, ? > Dogs on Bikes
Encore: ?
Notes: ? titles unknown.
02/20/2000:   Siskiyou Brew Pub:   Ashland, OR   
Set I: Pictures of Calysto, ??Marc tune, Cumulus, Tempus Forget It, untitled, Spice Groove
Set II: Little Lulu, Co-op City, The Highlands, ??Marc tune > Clementine, Joe Higley, Rhythm-A-Ning
02/24/2000:   Stanford University:   Palo Alto, CA   
Set I: So Dope, Nellie Jean, Spice Groove, My Room, Johnny's Tune, Gecko > Zion
Set II: Intro > The Lucky Dragon!, Yellow Medicine, The Weight of Solomon, Antiquity, Dogs on Bikes
Notes: ! fka "Esquisito". Wow! found it on OZ. [Ethan]
02/25/2000:   Palookaville:   Santa Cruz, CA   
Set I: Invocation, Johnny's Tune, Yellow Medicine > Yipiyuk, Rhythm-A-Ning, You Might Say, Dogs on Bikes
02/26/2000:   Last Day Saloon:   San Francisco, CA   
Set I: Honey Melon, So Dope, Nellie Jean, A Crack in the Sundial, Concubus (Cumulus on sitar-guitar), Little Lulu
Set II: Dark & spacey jam > Aptos > Joe Higley, Trane-ing, Moral Decay, Rhythm and Gold^, Autobody Experience
Notes: ^ Marc extended "Down by the Riverside" quote. [Hoby]
02/28/2000:   Gig:   Los Angeles, CA   
Set I: Invocation, Ernie Mickey, The Lucky Dragon, Eube, Trane-ing, Nellie Jean, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: (Jam w/ Clementine Teases) >You'll Find a Home, Aptos, Johnny's Tune, ?, Dogs on Bikes
02/29/2000:   Winston's:   San Diego, CA   
Set I: Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, Yellow Medecine, Hey Worrier, Gemini, Straight No Chaser
Set II: When Cloudy Hushes Moon, 54-46 Was My Number, The Highlands, Moral Decay, Blues for KD, Don't Foil the Mohel, ?, Co-op City, Alsoa
Encore: ?
Notes: Setlist from bit torrent. Not sure about set-breaks. [ Jul 7 2005 ]
03/02/2000:   Nimbus Brewery:   Tuscon, AZ   
Set I: Intro> Ernie Mickey, Pictures of Calysto, 54-46 Was My Number, You Might Say, Camp Shuey, Nellie Jean, Little Lulu
Set II: ?, Moral Decay> You'll Find a Home, Joe Higley, Rhythm-A-Ning*, Honey Melon> Dogs on Bikes> Honey Melon
Notes: * with Marco Benevento on Wurlitzer. 1st show in Tuscon, AZ. [ cleantone - May 23 2006 ]
03/18/2000:   40 Watt Club:   Athens, GA   
Set I: ??, A Logical Path> How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Jam, My Room, Don't Foil the Mohel
Set II: Johnny's Tune, Cumulus(w/ sitar), Yellow Medicine (w/ ? and ? from Mori Stylez), Moral Decay, Dogs on Bikes
03/19/2000:   Stella Blue:   Asheville, NC   
setlist missing
03/22/2000:   Patriots Cafe:   Fairfax, VA   
Set I: Crumbed, So Dope, Cumulus (sitar), Hey Worrier, Johnny's Tune
Set II: Django's Mangos, Trane-ing, A Crack in the Sundial Don't Foil the Mohel
03/23/2000:   8x10 Club:   Baltimore, MD   
Set I: Co-op City, Rhythm-A-Ning, Nellie Jean, Johnny's Tune, You Might Say, Yellow Medicine, Joe Higley, The Lucky Dragon> The Air Is the Body tease> The Lucky Dragon
03/24/2000:   The Khyber Pass Pub:   Philadelphia, PA   
Set I: Invocation> Dogs on Bikes > Don't Foil the Mohel, Nellie Jean, The Lucky Dragon > The Air Is the Body tease >The Lucky Dragon
Set II: Yellow Medicine, Johnny's Tune > Blues for KD? ("Saints Come Marching In" tease), Moral Decay, Honey Melon
03/25/2000:   Valley Inn:   Williamsport, PA   
Set I: Clementine, So Dope, Little Lulu, Camp Shuey> The Air Is the Body tease, Alsoa, Ernie Mickey
Set II: Spice Groove, free jam> Trane-ing tease> this old man tease> (Marc), Shuey reprise, Joe Higley, You'll Find a Home*, Autobody Experience> The Air Is the Body > The Lucky Dragon (just the finishing chords), Hoc No Seh, Fungi Mama
Notes: * You'll Find a Home was formerly titled More About Me. [Craig Rich - updated Feb 2, 2021]
04/06/2000:   The Haunt:   Ithaca, NY   
Set I: Invocation, Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean, Don't Foil the Mohel, Hak No Say, Trane-ing, Moral Decay, You'll Find a Home > Dogs on Bikes*, Don't Stop**, Improv**
Notes: *w/Jared Sims of M/O. **w/all of Miracle Orchestra.
04/07/2000:   Planet 505:   Syracuse, NY   
Set I: Ernie Mickey, The Highlands, Spice Groove> Yellow Medicine> Happy Birthday to Sara and Melissa > Yellow Medicine, Yellow Medicine teases> You Might Say
Set II: The Lucky Dragon, From the Gecko> Untitled (a Marc composition, only a couple of minutes long at this point), So Dope, Honey Melon
04/08/2000:   Nietzsche's:   Buffalo, NY   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon > Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean, Tempus Forget It, Joe Higley, Trane-ing
Set II: Moral Decay, Rhythm-A-Ning, The Weight of Solomon, Tune in 7 (Satyricon), Yellow Medicine, You'll Find a Home, Dogs on Bikes> Wade in the water (spiritual)> Dogs on Bikes
Encore: Eube, Just a Closer Walk with Thee*
Notes: *walked out in the crowd with percussion for a closer walk :) ]
04/13/2000:   Higher Ground:   Winooski, VT   
Set I: Nellie Jean, Tempus Forget It, Johnny's Tune, Camp Shuey, You Might Say, Ernie Mickey
Set II: The Lucky Dragon, Driving Backwards With You, You'll Find a Home, Moral Decay, The Highlands*, Improv (w/Evil Chase Music tease)*
Notes: *w/all of M/O.
04/15/2000:   El-N-Gee's:   New London, CT   
Set I: Wolof, You Might Say, Crazy Heels, Joe Higley, Don't Foil the Mohel, You'll Find a Home, Trane-ing
Set II: Cumulus (sitar), So Dope, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, w/Pink Panther tease from Marc, Tempus Forget It, Sandman > Zion tease > Sandman, You'll Find a Home, Fast Blues
04/15/2000:   Wesleyan University:   Middletown, CT   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon, The Air Is the Body, Yellow Medicine^> Clementine, Pass It On %, A Crack in the Sundial, Johnny's Tune, Pundeya-mo
Notes: ^ Marc did some very interesting stuff in this one. % Bob Marley cover, w/Jimmy Trapella.
04/16/2000:   Brown University Spring Festival:   Providence, RI   
Set I: The Air Is the Body, Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean > Phase One (a long tease) > Nellie Jean, Spice Groove, Alsoa, Trane-ing (w/some grungy teasing, notably Smells Like Teen Spirit), Gemini (Kingdom of Light), Moral Decay, Dogs on Bikes^
Notes: ^ with quick Wade in the Water tease.
04/20/2000:   Pearl Street (Downstairs):   Northampton, MA   
Set I: Rhythm and Gold, When a Dragon Squeezes His Lucky Toe (The Lucky Dragon + Squeezy Toe), My Room, You Might Say, Nellie Jean, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Dogs on Bikes, 54-46 Was My Number% (quick Birdland tease), You'll Find a Home, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka (with brief Yellow Med teases), Improv*
Notes: % Toots and the Maytals cover. * w/all of Miracle Orchestra on stage.
04/21/2000:   Valentine's:   Albany, NY   
Set I: Aptos, Co-op City, You Might Say, Camp Shuey, Johnny's Tune, Hoc No Seh, The Highlands, Torque (hard rock finish) > Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, Moral Decay
Encore: Spice Groove (w/Andrew rap)
Notes: Was listed as 4/28, but there's another show then and Oz has photos labeled 4/21.
04/25/2000:   CMU Underground:   Pittsburgh, PA   
Set I: Flight of the Peruvian Dragonfly > Ernie Mickey > Nellie Jean >Johnny's Tune, A Crack in the Sundial^, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Co-op City*, Honey Melon**
Encore: Moral Decay
Notes: ^Brad narration on history of the song about mexican ruins and catholocism and being good to one another * Let us show you our ridiculous range jam ** Circle of Glow Jam ]
04/27/2000:   Philander's Pub - Kenyon College:   Gambier, OH   
Set I: Munf, Co-op City, Nellie Jean, My Room, Johnny's Tune, Spice Groove > Crazy Assets
Set II: Dogs on Bikes > Yellow Medicine > Dogs on Bikes > The Lucky Dragon, You'll Find a Home > Improv (?) > Moral Decay
Encore: Rhythm-A-Ning
Notes: Derl (Brad Serlen) <bderl at hotmail.com> - February 03, 2003
04/28/2000:   Skidmore College Fun Day:   Saratoga Springs, NY   
Set I: Dogs on Bikes > The Air Is the Body > The Lucky Dragon (finish), Don't Foil the Mohel, Cumulus(sitar) > Joe Higley(sitar), So Dope, Camp Shuey, unnamed > Trane-ing
04/29/2000:   Founder's Day, Vassar College:   Poughkeepsie, NY   
Set I: Wolof*, Honey Melon*, Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean, Yellow Medicine>Dogs on Bikes
Encore: Moral Decay
Notes: *w2 djembe players from a band that played earlier in the day from Guinea (W. Africa) ]:
05/05/2000:   Somerville Theater:   Somerville, MA   
Set I: The Air Is the Body, Trane-ing, Nellie Jean, Moral Decay, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka> Johnny's Tune, Children of Atlantis > You'll Find a Home, Pass It On, Dogs on Bikes
05/12/2000:   Wetlands Music Preserve:   New York, NY   
Set I: Driving Backwards With You, Ernie Mickey, Cumulus (sitar), Trane-ing, Moral Decay
Set II: Aptos, The Air Is the Body, Spice Groove > You'll Find a Home, Eube, Rhythm-A-Ning^
Encore: Rhythm and Gold
Notes: Joe Bergeron. ^ w/Taylor Ho Bynum from FCO on trumpet) [Joe Bergeron]
05/20/2000:   Hobart and William Smith Folkfest (The Barn):   Geneva, NY   
Set I: Spice Groove, Nellie Jean, You Might Say, Yellow Medicine, Tune in 7 (Satyricon), Moral Decay
06/03/2000:   Creekside Jamboreee (Festival):   Forksville, PA   
Set I: Munf, Nellie Jean, Aptos, Joe Higley, So Dope, Alsoa, Rhythm-A-Ning*, Dogs on Bikes,
Encore: Moral Decay
Notes: *Jonathan Grey on trumpet. Lineup included Buka Mogra, Blue Rags, Oatus, Fat Mama, Miracle Orchestra, Michael Ray and the Cozmik Krewe [Phrazz Pix]
06/22/2000:   Jammy's at Irving Plaza:   New York, NY   
Set I: It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), The Times They Are A-Changin', Don't Think Twice It's All Right
06/25/2000:   Freihofer's Jazzfest (SPAC Gazebo):   Saratoga Springs, NY   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon, Johnny's Tune, Trane-ing, Nellie Jean, Spice Groove, Moral Decay
06/27/2000:   Scullers Jazz Club:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Intro > Hoc No Seh, Ernie Mickey, Torque, Trane-ing, A Crack in the Sundial, Rustic Hop^
Set II: The Woods, Yellow Medicine> Aptos, The Highlands, So Dope, Dogs on Bikes
Encore: You'll Find a Home, Lion on a Rock
Notes: ^ Bob Brookmeyer / Stan Getz cover - 1st time played. [Phrazz - Jan 13, 2022; Phrazz Pix]
06/28/2000:   Knitting Factory (Main Space):   New York, NY   
Set I: Catacea > Invocation, intro > Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean, A Logical Path, Don't Foil the Mohel, The Weight of Solomon*
Set II: The Lucky Dragon, Spice Groove, Rustic Hop**, Gecko > Zion > Moral Decay
Encore: With or Without You
Notes: *Brad's vocal mic at the piano glitched early on so they switched to the one from front of stage. During this switch, the crowd sang the whole first section of the song as BAM played along :) ]
Notes: **This was played at Scullers as well, ending set 1. It was written by Bob Brookmeyer, a Stan Getz protege ]:
06/29/2000:   Northstar Bar:   Philadelphia, PA   
Set I: Untitled (native american influenced instrumental), Crumbed, Tempus Forget It, The Woods, Munf (Eube tease), Little Lulu, Pictures of Calysto, Sandman, You'll Find a Home
Encore: Fast Blues
06/30/2000:   Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Rhythm and Gold, Ernie Mickey, You Might Say, My Room, Spice Groove > Evil Chase Music
Set II: The Lucky Dragon > Johnny's Tune > Tomorrow (Annie tease) > Nellie Jean, Co-op City, The Woods, Moral Decay, You'll Find a Home
Encore: Dogs on Bikes
07/02/2000:   High Sierra Music Festival (Showcase Stage):   Chico, CA   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon (brief Air tease by Marc) > Moral Decay > Tomorrow (from "Annie"), intro > Nellie Jean > Gecko > Aptos, Johnny's Tune
Encore: Dogs on Bikes (Wade in the Water tease)
07/03/2000:   High Sierra Music Festival (Funk 'n' Jam House):   Chico, CA   
Set I: Flight of the Peruvian Dragonfly, Ernie Mickey (Volunteer of the Week), You Might Say, Yellow Medicine, The Weight of Solomon, Johnny's Tune> Honey Melon*
Notes: * w/ Jessica Lurie of Living Daylights on Sax (Stand by Me tease) [Craig Rich - April 23 at 7:58 AM]
07/03/2000:   High Sierra Music Festival (Late Night show):   Chico, CA   
Set I: Tinderbox*, Use Me Up!, War?, Mercy Mercy Mercy@, Co-Op City, Will the Circle Be Unbroken#, This Little Light of Mine$, Compared to What^, Pass It On%
Notes: Slipping Daylights set. * intro only, but still over 12 minutes long! ;) ! Bill Withers cover. ? cover. @ Cannonball Adderly cover? # ??? cover? $ Living Daylights song? ^ Les McCann & Eddie Harris cover. % ??? cover? Special Guests: Dave Watts (drums), possibly Steve Vidiac (Motet) and/or Mighty Dave on keys, Artis the Spoonman (spoons), Shannon Moore (vocals), possibly Jans Ingber (Motet) on vocals.
07/05/2000:   Palookaville:   Santa Cruz, CA   
Set I: The Air Is the Body, My Room, Eube, Aptos > Nellie Jean, Joe Higley, Spice Groove > You'll Find a Home > Dogs on Bikes
Encore: jam^
Note: jam with Jessica and Dale of the Living Daylights, Andrew on Steel Drum, a smattering of Zion :).
07/07/2000:   Cafe Tomo:   Arcata CA   
Set I: Hoc No Seh, Tempus Forget It, Cumulus, Don't Foil the Mohel, The Highlands > A Crack in the Sundial, Rustic Hop^
Set II: Phase One > All Blues > Phase One, Ernie Mickey (Volunteers of the Week), Yo Yo My Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, Rhythm-A-Ning, With or Without You$, untitled@
Encore: Pass It On, Dogs on Bikes, When Cloudy Hushes Moon
Notes: ^ Rob Brookmeyer / Stan Getz cover. $ U2 cover. @ Brad solo guitar composition. [ cleantone 1/4/2006, maura - shazwankyATyahoo.com - November 13, 2003, Phrazz ]
07/09/2000:   Ashland Creek Bar and Grill:   Ashland, OR   
Set I: Trane-ing, Kid Nikki, Nellie Jean, So Dope, Pass It On, Little Lulu
Set II: A Logical Path > spacey jam > Evil Chase Music > Dogs on Bikes Jam > Yellow Medicine > The Yipiyuk^, Torque, Moral Decay
Encore: From Russia with Love
Notes: ^ Shel Silverstein.
07/11/2000:   Wild Duck Music Hall:   Eugene, OR   
Set I: Wolof, Spice Groove > Nellie Jean > The Woods > Drum Jam > Lion on the Rock^ The Highlands^*
Set II: Johnny's Tune > From the Gecko > Joe Higley, You'll Find a Home, Moral Decay > Honey Melon Reprise (chorus only!)
Encore: Fast Blues
Notes: * with Keller Williams on vocals, percussion ^ with Jordan Dann on vocals, as well as the entire club = Brad on percussion ]
07/12/2000:   Satyricon:   Portland, OR   
Set I: Hoc No Seh, Ernie Mickey, Trane-ing, A Crack in the Sundial, Don't Foil the Mohel, The Lucky Dragon
Set II: Co-Op City, Johnny's Tune*, Tune in 7 (Satyricon)%, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka
Encore: Dogs on Bikes*#
Notes: * with Joe Cunningham on sax. # with "Norwegian Wood" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" teases. ] % this show is when "Tune in 7" became Satyricon.
07/13/2000:   Raindancer:   Seattle, WA   
Set I: Dogs on Bikes, Nellie Jean>Yellow Medicine, You Might Say, Field No Further, Spice Groove***
Set II: Cumulus, So Dope, Moral Decay, Trane-ing*, The Weight of Solomon*, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka
Encore: Dogs on Bikes > full crowd rhythm jam [*w/Brett Joseph, tenor sax player from Fat Mama ]
07/14/2000:   John's Alley:   Moscow, ID   
Set I: Jam* > ?, Tempus Forget It, ?, Southbound, Don't Think Twice, It's all Right, Heard It Through the Grapevine, ?
Set II: A Love Supreme Jam, ?, ?, Summertime#, Torque, You'll Find a Way Home, I Want You Back
07/15/2000:   The Ritz:   Missoula, MT   
Set I: Blues For KD, Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, Alsoa, The Highlands, Johnny's Tune
Set II: Camp Shuey>Munf, Nellie Jean, ?, The Weight of Solomon, Yellow Medicine, The Lucky Dragon, Moral Decay
07/18/2000:   J.B. Mulligan's:   Park City, UT   
Set I: Aptos, Crumbed, Co-op City, Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean, The Air Is the Body
Notes: Cleantone.
07/20/2000:   Fox Theatre:   Boulder, CO   
Set I: Catacea > Invocation, Phase I, Spice Groove, Nellie Jean, You Might Say
Set II: Rustic Hop, Gecko, The Lucky Dragon*, Clementine, Joe Higley, Yellow Medicine, Moral Decay
Notes: Derl - bderl at hotmail.com - January 22, 2003. * Brad explains that the song fka as "Esquisito" or "Squeezy Toe" is now officially named "The Lucky Dragon." No E: due to Fox Theatre curfew scene.
07/21/2000:   Starlight Theater:   Fort Collins, CO   
Set I: Cumulus (sitar), So Dope, Trane-ing, Don't Foil the Mohel, untitled (native american influenced instrumental)*
Set II: Pictures of Calysto, Ernie Mickey> Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka**, Camp Shuey> Munf> Dogs on Bikes
Notes: *Rob Ewing sat in on trombone **with new section added ]
07/28/2000:   Hot Tin Roof:   Martha's Vineyard, MA   
Set I: Camp Shuey > Munf (Zion tease), Pictures of Calysto, Johnny's Tune, S'Debatable
Set II: Moral Decay, Spice Groove > The Lucky Dragon, Alsoa*, Dogs on Bikes
Notes: * w/Isaac Taylor on vocals. [Phrazz Pix]
08/03/2000:   Joyous Lake:   Woodstock, NY   
Set I: [radio set] Ernie Mickey, Moral Decay*, So Dope, Little Lulu
Set II: [rest of show] untitled (native american influenced instrumental) > You'll Find a Home > Johnny's Tune > Joe Higley jam > jam > Camp Shuey, untitled (african rhythm jam w/vocals), Gecko > Zion > The Lucky Dragon
Notes: *dedicated to the GOP convention by Andrew :^) ]
08/05/2000:   Mercury Lounge:   New York, NY   
Set I: Dogs on Bikes, Camp Shuey>Munf, Nellie Jean>african rhythm jam with vocals > Nellie Jean, Tempus Forget It, Alsoa, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Blues For KD, Spice Groove, Honey Melon, Johnny's Tune, Wompsett, Rhythm and Gold*
Encore: Moral Decay** [ *w/Mark Jaffe on vocals, amazing **short version due to time ]
08/11/2000:   Berkfest (Upper Lodge late night):   Great Barrington, MA   
Set I: Jam > Johnny's Tune*, Moral Decay, Dogs on Bikes
Notes: * Johnny's Tune rolling in at 29 minutes w/Marco Benevento on keys (Marc Friedman didn't play).
08/12/2000:   Berkfest (Showcase Stage):   Great Barrington, MA   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon > The Air Is the Body > The Lucky Dragon > Air Is the Body, Ernie Mickey, Cumulus (on sitar) > native american tune tease > indofrench-african vocal tune > Flood of Joyful Existence Waters > Cumulus, Spice Groove > The Highlands, So Dope, Yellow Medicine
Notes: [5/23/2005, Phrazz Pix]
09/02/2000:   JJ's Birthday:   Rehoboth, MA   
Set I: Torque, Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, Hey Worrier, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Dogs on Bikes, The Lucky Dragon, Spice Groove, You'll Find a Home, Wompsett, Joe Higley, Summertime, Nellie Jean> Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka
Encore: A Crack in the Sundial
Notes: Johnny Bahr - 12/28/2003.
09/03/2000:   moe.down (Snowridge Ski Area):   Turin, NY   
Set I: Co-op City, Johnny's Tune, The Highlands, You Might Say, Don't Foil the Mohel, Moral Decay
09/07/2000:   The Haunt:   Ithaca, NY   
Notes:Ben Swift Band opened]
Set I: Wolof, Nellie Jean > Aptos, So Dope (within or without You tease), Johnny's Tune, The Highlands, Alsoa, Rhythm-A-Ning*, Moral Decay, Dogs on Bikes > You'll Find a Home > Dogs
Notes: *w/Scott Kessell (percussion) and Dan Fox (trombone) from The Ben Swift Band ]
09/08/2000:   Nietzsche's:   Buffalo, NY   
Notes:Paradox Trio opened]
Set I: Invocation, Aptos, A Crack in the Sundial, Don't Foil the Mohel, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Yellow Medicine > Spice Groove > The Lucky Dragon > Sandman > Sweet Child O' Mine tease (Marc) > With or Without You > Gecko > You'll Find a Home > Zion > Joe Higley teases* > Moral Decay
Encore: Rhythm and Gold
Notes: *a bizarre sequence, where one drunken girl gets up onstage and starts dancing in front of Marc, calls her girlfriend onstage via Brad's mic, (actually sings lyrics about the girl in the purple dress) who starts dancing around with a dollar bill in her belt : ) It doomed the Joe Higley, but they eventually used up their 15 seconds.... ]
09/09/2000:   Beehive:   Pittsburgh, PA   
Notes:Crisis Car opened]
Set I: Wolof, Nellie Jean > Ernie Mickey, Moral Decay, Rhythm-A-Ning^
Set II: Trane-ing, Co-op City, Camp Shuey > Munf, The Highlands, Yellow Medicine > Honey Melon
Notes: ^ Thelonious Monk cover (new arrangement).
09/10/2000:   Mama Einstein's:   Athens, OH   
Set I: Don't Paint the Devil on the Wall* > Johnny's Tune^, Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, Joe Higley, Rustic Hop
Set II: Cumulus% > Spice Groove > untitled+, The Lucky Dragon, Dogs on Bikes
Encore: When Cloudy Hushes Moon
Notes: * new song (debut, only time played)? ^ slow and funky. % on Brad's sitar guitar (aka Succubus?). + new Marc tune.
09/11/2000:   Horn Gallery:   Gambier, OH   
Set I: Catacea > Invocation, Johnny's Tune > Nellie Jean > Aptos, The Weight of Solomon, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Wolof, So Dope, Gemini (Kingdom of Light), (Take a) Beetle to the Badlands, Yellow Medicine, The Air Is the Body You'll Find a Home, Dogs on Bikes
Encore: Antiquity
09/12/2000:   Happy Dog:   Cleveland, OH   
Notes:Living Sound Ensemble opened ]
Set I: Hoc No Seh, Aptos, Co-op City, Pictures of Calysto, Don't Foil the Moil, Little Lulu
Set II: The Lucky Dragon, So Dope*, Gecko*>Zion*, Moral Decay, Rhythm and Gold (ABC tease)
Encore: Dogs on Bikes > Wade in the Water tease > Dogs
Notes: *Josh Smith from Living Sound Ensemble sat in with a tenor sax ]
09/13/2000:   Blind Pig Pub:   Ann Arbor, MI   
Set I: Munf, You Might Say, Johnny's Tune>Evil Chase tease, Nellie Jean, Trane-ing, Joe Higley
Set II: Tempus Forget It, untitled (wompsett?), Moral Decay, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, Autobody Experience>Don't Call Me Whitey tease>Autobody, You'll Find a Home, no E:
09/14/2000:   Bell's Cafe:   Kalamazoo, MI   
Set I: The Weight of Solomon, Trane-ing, Johnny's Tune>Catacea tease>Aptos, Moral Decay, Watermelon Man (w/members of Ulu)
Notes: [Ulu opened]
09/15/2000:   The Note:   Chicago, IL   
Set I: Dogs on Bikes, Aptos, Spice Groove, Hey Worrier, Cumulus > Native American derived tune tease > Cumulus (sitar), Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Impressions*, The Lucky Dragon*, Moral Decay*, Don't Foil The Mohel > Yellow Medicine
Notes: * w/ Fareed Haque on 12 string fretless and acoustic guitars. Kapsalis Trio opened.
09/19/2000:   Elk's Lodge:   Missoula, MT   
Set I: untitled (vocal tune in Nellie 8/5) > Flood of Joyful Existence Waters > The Air Is the Body tease > Spice Groove > Nellie Jean, Trane-ing, You Might Say, Rustic Hop^
Set II: Herbie cover > Cumulus% > Crazy Heels > Moral Decay > Johnny's Tune, The Highlands
Notes: ^ w/ ABC tease (Jackson 5). % sunburst, unfinished.
09/21/2000:   Tractor Tavern:   Seattle, WA   
Set I: Flight of the Peruvian Dragonfly, Django's Mangos, Don't Foil the Mohel, River Time, Johnny's Tune > Spice tease > Nellie Jean, Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Set II: untitled, Let the Music Take Your Mind, Aptos, The Highlands, Dogs on Bikes
Encore: Honey Melon
09/22/2000:   Reed College (Student Union):   Portland, OR   
Set I: Catacea > Invocation, Ernie Mickey > Yellow Medicine > Spice Groove, Tinderbox, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Trane-ing, The Lucky Dragon > The Air Is the Body% > With or Without You$, Johnny's Tune, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, Moral Decay, You'll Find a Home > Dogs on Bikes > Wade in the Water tease > Dogs on Bikes, Aptos
Notes: % w/ Thriller teases. $ U2 cover. [Cleantone 6/14/2006.]
09/23/2000:   Wild Duck Music Hall:   Eugene, OR   
Set I: Camp Shuie>Munf, You Might Say, My Room, So Dope, 54-46 Was My Number, Wolof*, Moral Decay#
Set II: Aptos, Nellie Jean^, Spice Groove, Alsoa
Encore: Dogs on Bikes
Notes: * A Love Supreme tease # partial ^ "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing" tease ]
09/24/2000:   Ashland Creek Bar and Grill:   Ashland, OR   
Set I: free jam > Louis Collins, Trane-ing, Torque, Pictures of Calysto, Little Lulu, Don't Foil the Mohel > Andrew jam, The Woods, The Cape Verdean Blues
Encore: Clementine
Notes:Pete Pidgeon opened]
09/26/2000:   Cafe Tomo:   Arcata, CA   
Set I: Trane-ing, Nellie Jean > jam, Johnny's Tune
Set II: Tinderbox, Yellow Medicine, ??*, Lucky Dragon*
Encore: Moral Decay
Notes: * with Marco Benevento. [ maura (thanks to Carl in Arcata) shazwanky at yahoo - Oct. 15, 2003 ]. Nucleus opened.
09/28/2000:   Great American Music Hall:   San Francisco, CA   
setlist missing
Notes: Animal Liberation Orchestra opened.
09/29/2000:   Palookaville:   Santa Cruz, CA   
setlist missing
Notes: The Mermen opened.
10/01/2000:   The Edge:   Santa Barbara, CA   
Set I: Tempus Forget It, Hey Worrier, Don't Foil the Mohel, Ambrosia, Ernie Mickey > e*, Eube%
Set II: Trane-ing, The Lucky Dragon, Just a Closer Walk with Thee > Happy b'day tease > Walk, You'll Find a Home, Moral Decay$
Notes: * contained a Miracle Orchestra song tease. % w/Marco Benevento, gets a "best ever" from Pete :^). $ "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'" jam. Leslie Helpert opened.
10/02/2000:   Vinyl:   Los Angeles, CA   
setlist missing
Notes: Leslie Helpert opened.
10/03/2000:   Victor's on the Bay:   San Diego, CA   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon, Ernie Mickey, Nellie Jean, Spice Groove, The Weight of Solomon, Johnny's Tune, New Tune (Vocal), Yellow Medicine
Encore: Honey Melon, Cumulus*
Notes: Leslie Helpert opened. * shut down by cops due to lateness/noise (how silly!).
10/04/2000:   Mat Bevel Institute:   Tucson, AZ   
setlist missing
10/05/2000:   The Lucky Dragon:   Tempe, AZ   
Set I: Wolof, Pictures of Calysto, Ernie Mickey, My Room, You Might Say, Rhythm-A-Ning
Set II: Aptos, The Lucky Dragon, Johnny's Tune$, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, So Dope, Alsoa, Moral Decay
Encore: Autobody Experience > The Pancake Song? > With or Without You^
Notes: $ slow and funky. ? is this a cover? ^U2 cover. Leslie Helpert opened.
10/06/2000:   The Alley:   Flagstaff, AZ   
Set I: Co-op City, Nellie Jean, Spice Groove, The Highlands
Set II: Trane-ing> Moral Decay> Johnny's Tune, Ambrosia, Dogs on Bikes
10/07/2000:   Golden West:   Albuquerque, NM   
setlist missing
Notes: Brad sick and did not play, Marco sat in the whole show on Fender Rhodes. Leslie Helpert opened acoustically due to power/PA issues, Andrew on percussion.
10/08/2000:   San Juan Room:   Durango, CO   
Set I: Afternoon at the Hillside^, A Logical Path, So Dope, Johnny's Tune%, Nellie Jean# > Ne Parlez Pas > Flood of Joyful Existence Waters > Nellie Jean
Set II: Intro > Crazy Heels, Ernie Mickey, Yellow Medicine
Encore: Rhythm and Gold
Notes: ^ Bill Frisell cover. % with Mercy, Mercy, Mercy tease. # with crazy Heels tease in intro. Leslie Helpert opened. [Cleantone, Phrazz]
10/11/2000:   ???:   Steamboat Springs, CO   
Set I: untitled tune in 9 > new untitled vocal tune, Kid Nikki, Ambrosia, Don't Foil The Mohel, You Might Say, Little Lulu
Set II: Skaatalites Cover%, Johnny's Tune%, Rhythm-A-ning% > From the Gecko > Island of Peace, Honey Melon
Notes: Leslie Helpert opened. % with Marco Benevento on Hammond M-1. [Cleantone - May 2021]
10/12/2000:   Avogadro's:   Fort Collins, CO   
Set I: new instrumental, Camp Shuie, Munf, Nellie Jean^ > Aptos, Joe Higley, French-African jam$ > Flood of Joyful Existence Waters, ???
Set II: You'll Find a Home, Dogs on Bikes, ???, Moral Decay, When Cloudy Hushes Moon
Encore: Just A Closer Walk with Thee
Notes: ^ unfinished. $ a capella. Leslie Helpert opened.
10/13/2000:   Gothic Theatre:   Englewood, CO   
Set I: Phase I tease > Aptos, ???, ???
Notes: setlist incomplete. The Slip opened for Deep Banana Blackout.
10/14/2000:   Fox Theatre:   Boulder, CO   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon, Nellie Jean, Johnny's Tune, Yellow Medicine, ?
Encore: Rhythm and Gold
Notes: Living Daylights and Leslie Helpert opened. Several songs missing.
10/18/2000:   The Firehouse:   St. Louis, MO   
Set I: ?, Nellie Jean, Ernie Mickey, My Room, Hey Worrier, You'll Find a Home, Aptos, Rustic Hop
Set II: Co-Op City > Gecko > Cumulus, Dogs on Bikes
Notes: The Firehouse closed in March 2001.
10/19/2000:   Martyr's:   Chicago, IL   
Set I: Johnny's Tune, Tinderbox!, The Highlands, Wolof, Nellie Jean > Tune in 7 (Satyricon)# > Nellie Jean, Rhythm-A-Ning*% , Yellow Medicine > The Yipiyuk > Yellow Medicine, Dogs on Bikes
Notes: ! Tinderbox was fka "Untitled (tune in 9)". # tease, w/ sitar guitar. % w/ short Dogs on Bikes Tease. *w/Fareed Haque. [Cleantone]
10/21/2000:   University of Chicago:   Urbana, IL   
Set I: Untitled (native american tune first played 6/29), Don't Foil the Mohel, Pictures of Calysto, A Crack in the Sundial, Johnny's Tune> brief Zion tease
Set II: Ernie Mickey, Yellow Medicine> Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, You'll Find a Home, jam> Sandman> jam> Moral Decay (Brad on the frequency analyzer early> The Highlands finish
10/22/2000:   Beachland Ballroom:   Cleveland, OH   
Set I: Co-op City, Trane-ing, Crumbed (w/ wipeout tease), Torque, Spice Groove> Aptos*, Antiquity
Encore: Flight of the Peruvian Dragonfly
Notes: Birth opened. * w/ Josh Smith from Birth
10/26/2000:   Higher Ground:   Winooski, VT   
Set I: Munf, Tinderbox*, Phase One > All Blues (disco version :)) > Phase One, The Lucky Dragon > The Air Is the Body > The Lucky Dragon
Set II: Rustic Hop, Johnny's Tune > Sorry (new Marc tune) > (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands, Dogs on Bikes, Alsoa, Moral Decay
Notes: * Tinderbox was fka as "Untitled (tune in 9)" [cleantone]
10/27/2000:   Iron Horse Music Hall:   Northampton, MA   
Set I: Trane-ing> Johnny's Tune (slow intro) > Nellie Jean > Camp Shuey > (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands, So Dope, You'll Find a Home, Tinderbox, Rhythm and Gold, The Lucky Dragon^
Encore: Dogs on Bikes*
Notes: * short due to curfew, with Marcus from Wycliffe Gordon Quintet on trumpet. ^ played last, not sure if E: [ Joe Bergeron - joeber519 at aol - Jan 20, 2004 ]
11/02/2000:   WERS 88.9 FM:   Boston, MA   
Set I: Intro > The Lucky Dragon, Aptos*, ???^, Yellow Medicine, (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands
Notes: *inspired by Otis Redding, ^ Brad comments on the beauty of the studio's floor.
11/03/2000:   Somerville Theater:   Somerville, MA   
Set I: work in progress intro > Wolof, Tinderbox!, Don't Foil the Mohel > Ambrosia, Jimmy's Tune*, Fast Blues
Set II: Autobody Experience > Dogs on Bikes tease > The Lucky Dragon, (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands, Yellow Medicine, Andrew's new Steel Drum song%
Encore: 54-46 Was My Number#
Notes: ! Tinderbox was fka "Untitled (tune in 9)". * Jimmy Trapella wrote the lyrics and sang them. % w/drums, trumpet and trombone from John Brown's Body. # Toots and the Maytals cover. [Cleantone, Phrazz]
11/04/2000:   Valentine's:   Albany, NY   
Set I: Ernie Mickey, From Russia with Love, You Might Say, Trane-ing, The Weight of Solomon, Johnny's Tune, Wompset > Tomorrow tease > jam > (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands*
Encore: Moral Decay!
Notes: * w/Shaggy Dog lyrics. ! Brad on drums for several minutes!
11/07/2000:   Lucy's:   Austin, TX   
Set I: Yellow Medicine
Notes: Setlist incomplete
11/08/2000:   Continental Club:   Houston, TX   
Set I: Camp Shuey > Munf, Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, The Woods, S'Debatable
Set II: Cumulus, A Logical Path, (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands, Eube
Encore: The Highlands^
Notes: ^ with "La Grange" teases.
11/09/2000:   Tipitina's Uptown:   New Orleans, LA   
Set I: Wolof, Ernie Mickey, Nellie Jean > Tune in 7 (Satyricon) teases > Aptos, The Weight of Solomon, Johnny's Tune
11/10/2000:   Cowhaus:   Tallahassee, FL   
setlist missing
11/11/2000:   Brandy House:   Atlanta, GA   
setlist missing
11/12/2000:   Athens Music Factory:   Athens, GA   
Set I: ??, Ernie Mickey, ??, Trane-ing, ??(vocal), The Woods
Set II: Cumulus, So Dope, The Weight of Solomon, The Cape Verdean Blues, You'll Find a Home, Johnny's Tune
Encore: Dogs on Bikes
11/13/2000:   Asheville Music Zone:   Asheville, NC   
Set I: Camp Shuey > Munf > Tomorrow tease > Nellie Jean > The Air Is the Body, (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands, Trane-ing
Set II: Johnny's Tune, The Weight of Solomon, Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, Rhythm-A-Ning, The Highlands > With or Without You
11/14/2000:   Geno's Lounge (High Country Inn):   Boone, NC   
Set I: Kid Nikki, Johnny's Tune, Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, Tinderbox, My Room> Take a Beetle to the Badlands, Jam> Yellow Medicine* > Jam? > Yellow Medicine > The Yipiyik
Notes: * Shel Silverstein. ? go into an old familiar. [ Gonzo 10/11/2005; Cleantone - Fri Sep 16 11:33:30 EDT 2005 ]
11/15/2000:   Cat's Cradle:   Carrboro, NC   
setlist missing
11/16/2000:   Visulite Theatre:   Charlotte, NC   
setlist missing
11/17/2000:   8X10 Club:   Baltimore, MD   
Set I: Johnny's Tune, Nellie Jean> The Air Is the Body, Rhythm-A-Ning, The Weight of Solomon, Spice Groove> Fields of Gold> Spice Groove> Honey Melon> Wolof tease(Marc)> Camp Shuey tease> Honey Melon, Dogs on Bikes
11/18/2000:   The Wetlands Preserve:   New York, NY   
Set I: Cumulus (sitar), The Lucky Dragon, Tinderbox, Spice Groove, Nellie Jean, (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands
Set II: Camp Shuey > The Air Is the Body tease > Munf*, Yellow Medicine, Moral Decay, Johnny's Tune > The Social > Johnny's Tune
Encore: The Weight of Solomon, Just a Closer Walk with Thee%
Notes: *w/Mark Holmes from Actual Proof on vox. % w/Marco Benevento on keys, walked thru crowd with percussion at the end.
11/19/2000:   WMRQ:   Hartford, CT   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon^, You Might Say, Trane-ing, Dogs on Bikes, Rhythm and Gold
Notes: ^ with Santa Claus is Coming to Town and The Woods teases by Marc.
11/24/2000:   Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel:   Providence, RI   
Set I: Intro (w/Tune in 7 (Satyricon) teases) > French/African tune > Flood of Joyful Existence Waters tease > French/African tune, The Lucky Dragon, Johnny's Tune, Intro (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) > Nellie Jean > Tune in 7 (Satyricon) teases on sitar > Nellie Jean
Set II: Honey Melon% > Yo Yo Ma Little Brown-Eyed Babushka, The Weight of Solomon, So Dope, (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands > Sorry > (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands$
Encore: Moral Decay (w/ Dogs on Bikes teases)
Notes: % with Native American song tease. $ reprise. [Phrazz Pix]
12/01/2000:   Goodrich Hall (Williams College):   Williamstown, MA   
Set I: Untitled (native american inspired tune), Don't Foil the Mohel, The Highlands, Trane-ing, untitled (Afro-French tune)> Flood of Joyful Existence Waters (incomplete)
Set II: Johnny's Tune> Pictures of Calysto, So Dope, Hey Worrier, Spice Groove, Rustic Hop (Nellie Cane tease)
12/02/2000:   Donovan's Pub (Colgate University):   Hamilton, NY   
Set I: The Lucky Dragon, Ernie Mickey, Nellie Jean> Aptos, Moral Decay, Yellow Medicine> Johnny's Tune> Zion tease> You'll Find a Home, Dogs on Bikes
12/10/2000:   Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel:   Providence, RI   
Notes: [ Cleantone - June 30, 2005 ]
12/17/2000:   Astro Hall:   Tokyo, JP    
Set I: Catacea> Wolof, Nellie Jean> Aptos> Johnny's Tune, The Weight of Solomon
Set II: Spice Groove> Honey Melon*, Rhythm-A-Ning#%
Encore: Dogs on Bikes**
Notes: *someone sits in with a didg. # Marc adds a Santa Claus is coming to Town tease. % Daisuke (from Phat) on sax, played with BAM on Gecko. ** Keller on fluegel [ Keller Williams and Phat opened ]
12/22/2000:   Last Day Saloon:   San Francisco, CA   
Set I: Invocation > Nellie Jean > Don't Foil the Mohel, Ambrosia > (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands > Torque tease > (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands
Set II: The Lucky Dragon*, Yellow Medicine, Johnny's Tune*, Moral Decay
Notes: *w/Scott Amendola on talking drum
12/29/2000:   Wetlands Preserve:   New York, NY   
Set I: Trane-ing> Wolof, Nellie Jean, Aptos, You Might Say
Set II: Joe Higley, Pictures of Calysto, The Air Is the Body> The Lucky Dragon, Alsoa, Spice Groove, Moral Decay, Ashland
Encore: Fast Blues
Notes: [Phrazz Pix]
12/30/2000:   Iron Horse Music Hall:   Northampton, MA    
Notes: Show canceled due to weather.
12/31/2000:   Somerville Theater:   Somerville, MA   
Set I: Camp Shuey > Munf, Johnny's Tune, A Crack in the Sundial, The Highlands, The Air Is the Body
Set II: Phase One > All Blues > Phase One, You'll Find a Home, My Room, defeat of the robot creatures through the singing of the perfect note (middle c), Hallelujah#*, Honey Melon^, Jumping Jack Flash% > Dogs on Bikes
Notes: # Leonard Cohen cover (first time played). % Rolling Stones cover (1st time played? ...mentioned that it was an old favorite before playing it). * with members of Thamusemeant and Leslie Helpert, perhaps others. ^ with brief Auld Lang Syne near the end.

125 total shows for 2000

10 setlists missing for 2000 (8.00%)