# the New Orleans Radiators at Tipitina's, January 14, 2016

[the New Orleans Radiators](http://www.theradiators.org/)  
2016-01-14  
[Tipitina's](http://www.tipitinas.com)  
[501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA .](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=501+Napoleon+Ave,+New+Orleans,+LA+.&hl=en)  
10:00 PM, Thursday, January 14, 2016

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As of 2016, January 14th is Officially 'Allen Toussaint Day' in New Orleans!

Doors for this show will open at 9 PM  
And, of course, in keeping with The Radiators' tradition they will be scheduled to start at 11:11PM.

## Set One: Alex McMurray

[10:00 PM lights down, Alex says hello]

01. [10:00 PM] _So Uptown_
02. [10:05 PM] _All My Rivers_
03. [10:09 PM] _The Get Go_
04. [10:13 PM] _Young Man's Game_
05. [10:16 PM] _The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance_
06. [10:21 PM] ? _The Day After Mardi Gras Day_ ? "she was queen for a day"
07. [10:25 PM] _Ham and Eggs_
08. [10:28 PM] _the Woman I Love_
09. [10:34 PM] _Ace of Spades_ >>
10. [10:37 PM] _The Ballad of Cap'n Sandy_  
[set ends 10:40 PM]

## Set Two: the Radiators

[11:07 PM we have a quorum! Kenny makes a few announcements]

01. [11:09 PM] _You Ain't Going Nowhere_
02. [11:14 PM] _Wrong Road_
03. [11:20 PM] _Jigsaw_
04. [11:25 PM] \[Edlib: _You Got to Move_\] >> _Bottle of Red Wine_
05. [11:32 PM] _Little Paradise_ >>
06. [11:37 PM] _Join the Circus_  
[Swap in George Porter, Jr. for Reggie]
07. [11:43 PM] _Papaya_
08. [11:51 PM] _Raindancer_  
[Swap Reggie back in]
09. [11:58 AM] _Soul on Fire_ >>
10. [12:04 AM] _Red Dress_ >>
11. [12:09 AM] _Hot Lube_ >> _Love Trouble_ >>
12. [12:14 AM] _Where Was You At?_  
[set ends 12:22 AM]

## Set Three: the Radiators

[12:36 AM lights down, 12:47 AM Ed out waiting first; 12:53 AM band back and ready, announcements from Kenny]

01. [12:54 AM] [Edlib: ?] >> the Cuckoo_ >>
02. [12:59 AM] _All Along the Watchtower_
03. [1:09 AM] _Barnburner_
04. [1:14 AM] \[Edlib: _Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out_\] >> _Never Let Your Fire Go Out_
05. [1:20 AM] _Doubled Up in a Knot_ >>
06. [1:23 AM] _Love Is a Tangle_ >> [1:28 AM] _Mountain Jam_ >> [1:29 AM] _Jessica_ >>
07. [1:30 AM] _Chevy 39_
08. [1:34 AM] _Lila_
09. [1:41 AM] \[Edlib: _Honkytonk Woman_\] >> _Let It Bleed_
10. [1:47 AM] _Nail Your Heart_  
[set ends 1:51 AM, all off]  
   
**Encore**
11. [1:52 AM] _My Gal_ >>
12. [1:57 AM] _Murder in My Heart for the Judge_  
[show ends 2:03 AM]


## Performers

[the New Orleans Radiators](http://www.theradiators.org/)

* [Camile Baudoin](http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/a/radi8/): guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Frank Bua, Jr.](https://www.facebook.com/frank.j.bua): drums;
* [Dave Malone](http://www.davemalonemusic.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
* [Reggie Scanlan](https://www.facebook.com/reggie.scanlan): bass, contrabass;
* Ed Volker: piano, keyboards, percussion, vox  
with special guest
* [George Porter, Jr](http://www.georgeporterjr.com/): bass.  
   
and opener:
* [Alex McMurray](http://www.alexmcmurray.com/): guitar, vox.

## Notes

Wow, what a night! The reunion really kicked off with gusto tonight. Alex McMurray delivered a nice forty minute solo set of mostly original tunes; unhappily, by half-way in, the din of the crowd had grown so much as to make it hard to hear him play. Heathens!

After a short break it was time for the main event. With the early appearance of the band, I was expecting an Emcee to appear and crow about today's [Lifetime Achievement Award](https://vimeo.com/151553730) from Offbeat, or the city of New Orleans' [Proclamation](http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2016/01/allen_toussaint_day_new_orlean.html) of today as Allen Toussaint Day, but strangely, all we got was Dave mugging for the crowd. Coming out a bit ahead of the nominal 11:11 PM start time, the guys seemed eager to go, and so they did, commencing the party with a rocking announcement, _You Ain't Going Nowhere_. Everybody got settled into that deep, wide Mississippi groove, and the band let their magic flow. I was especially happy to hear _Little Paradise_ pop up midway through the set -- it's such a bouncy tune full of love and light -- ("_Some people like the quiet life; Whoa baby that ain't me; They say turn that music down; It'll ruin my serenity; Whenever I see you dancing my way I say; Let that music play; Sweet music everywhere; It's good to know you're there._") -- just one example why Ed Volker ought to be held in higher regard as a songwriter by the unknowing public.

A few minutes later, Dave invited George Porter, Jr. up onstage to give Reggie a break for a few tunes. Apparently Reg has been fighting some tough health issues lately, and he spent the entire night playing from a bar stool rather than standing like the other guys. I didn't hear anything amiss in Reggie's playing, but he certainly seemed happy and relieved to have George sub in for a few songs -- "take three!" said Reggie after _Papaya_ ended, and George looked over to see whether it was going to be 'one and done' for him. Reggie returned for _Soul on Fire_ -- the sole remnant of the mid 90's _Ancient Furnace_ suite still in the band's active repertoire, and the band blazed on through a greasy run of tunes, ending up with an epic rendition of the Dave's lament, _Where Was You At?_. Whew! What a way to start the run. Firing strong on all cylinders!

The house emptied out for set break, and surprisingly, it seemed to me that the whole front-side crowd turned over except for the hardest core rail rats. Unhappily, the net result for me was a significantly more sardine-like experience during the second set, but not having much say in whether or not that was gonna happen, I took my squishing like a good fish, and simply wriggled and squirmed along with the rest of 'em. Oh, and what writhing and gyreing there was! Up through the first half, my favorite was the deeply funky _Never Let Your Fire Go Out_ -- another upbeat 'message' tune from the sagely St. Zeke -- which is not to disparage any moment of the preceding songs. I'm just emphasizing *my* favorites.

Dave and Camile did a great job emulating the twin guitar attack of the Allman Brothers as they teased both _Mountain Jam_ and _Jessica_ on the way out of _Love is a Tangle_, with Dave expertly steering the band into his hard-partying tune, _Chevy 39_. Yowza! The rest of the gig was hugely fun, and while it might have been a bit shorter than shows of yore, I have to admit that they wore me out good, and I have no complaints about the band wrapping things up at 2 AM. Senior citizens gotta take things a little easier than the young bucks, and with two nights to go, I want EVERYBODY rested and ready to rock hard again tomorrow!

Plenty of pics posted by [Offbeat](https://www.offbeat.com/news/photos-radiators-tipitinas/)!

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