# Melvin Seals & JGB at the New Parish, December 19, 2013

[the New Parish](http://www.thenewparish.com/event/412071-melvin-seals-jgb-oakland/) presents [Melvin Seals & JGB](http://www.jgbband.com/blog/); [Pat Nevins](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pat-Nevins-Fan-Page/129007263778866)  
2013-12-19  
[the New Parish](http://www.thenewparish.com/)  
[579 18th St, Oakland, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=579+18th+St,+Oakland,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, December 19, 2013

## Set One

[9:35 PM lights down, announcements]

01. [9:38 PM] Cats Under the Stars (levels down ~2-3dB at ~2 min)
02. [9:48 PM] They Love Each Other
03. [10:03 PM] Lay Down Sally  
[10:14 PM pause to mess with Hebert's rig]
04. [10:16 PM] Run for the Roses
05. [10:23 PM] Evangeline
06. [10:29 PM] Dear Prudence
07. [10:42 PM] Neighbor, Neighbor >>
08. [10:48 PM] Expressway to Your Heart  
[set ends 11:01 PM]

## Set Two

[11:22 PM lights down, noodling]

01. [11:23 PM] ? (inst) Finders, Keepers
02. [11:32 PM] See What Love Can Do
03. [11:41 PM] Tears of Rage
04. [11:50 PM] Midnight Moonlight
05. [11:58 PM] I'll Be With Thee
06. [12:04 AM] My Sisters and Brothers
07. [12:09 AM] Ride Mighty High  
[set ends 12:17 AM, no encore tonight]


## Performers

[Melvin Seals & JGB](http://www.jgbband.com/blog/)

* [Dave Hebert](http://www.daveabear.com/): guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Pete Lavezzoli](http://www.peterlavezzoli.com/): drums;
* [John Paul McLean](http://johnpaulmclean.wordpress.com/): bass;
* Cheryl Rucker: harmony vox;
* [Melvin Seals](http://www.melvinseals.com/): keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
* Shirley Starks: harmony vox.


## Notes 

[[2013-12-19-1|Pat Nevins]] opened the show.

Another night of quality entertainment from Melvin and the band. As at other shows by this group from the past couple years, I was completely bowled over by how happy it made me to hear this repertoire performed with such vigor and gusto. Guess I'll have to try harder to fit these guys into our schedule more often.

On the bitch and moan side of the equation, I was kind of surprised how short the second set was -- under an hour and no encore? -- and I also wish Melvin had taken time to introduce the band -- particularly new bass player comes from Santa Cruz. Likewise, I was hoping to verify the ID of the two backup singers, as they seem to change from time to time. Oh well. Sometime you gotta settle for ignorance!

{{tag>music Melvin_Seals_&_JGB the_New_Parish Dave_Hebert Pete_Lavezzoli John_Paul_McLean Cheryl_Rucker Melvin_Seals Shirley_Starks}}

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