# NRBQ at the Chapel, July 2, 2017

[the Chapel](http://www.thechapelsf.com/event/1451117-nrbq-san-francisco/) presents [NRBQ](http://www.nrbq.com/), with opener [Danny James](http://dannyjames.bandcamp.com/), and DJ sets by Vetiver's Andy Cabic  
[777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1734 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=777+Valencia+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA+94110-1734+USA&hl=en)  
9:00 PM, Sunday, July 2, 2017

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## Set One: Danny James

[9:03 PM lights down, band out]

01. [9:04 PM] ? _Five Dimensions_ (unidentified tune, lyrics: "How can I know / hoping everything's alright with her")
02. [9:10 PM] ?_Combat zone_  (unidentified tune \#2, lyrics: "Another girl / we don't need any expertise / home sweet home / on my own, all alone")  
[Danny & Joel swap places]
03. [9:16 PM] _Lydia_
04. [9:20 PM] _Smelling Ghost_
05. [9:26 PM] _Tight Lipped_
06. [9:32 PM] _Boomerang Kids_  
[Danny & Joel swap places]
07. [9:37 PM] (unidentified tune \#3, lyrics: "what do they want / really let me down / clock is broken / three to three / 12 more years / it was a very busy day")  
[set ends 9:40 PM]

### Performers

* [Danny James](https://www.facebook.com/dannyjamespear/): bass, keyboards (t01-02, t07), vox;
* [Raj Ojha](https://rajojha.bandcamp.com/): drums;
* [Raze Regal](https://myspace.com/razeregal): guitar;
* [Joel Robinow](https://www.facebook.com/joel.robinow): bass (t01-02, t07), keyboards, harmony vox.

## Set Two: NRBQ

[10:10 PM lights down, band out]

01. [10:10 PM] _Keep This Love Goin'_
02. [10:14 PM] (unidentified new tune, lyrics: "All we ever talk about is who we trust and who we doubt / Lost our touch / drink too much / All you ever seem to say is who you were with yesterday")
03. [10:17 PM] _Captain Lou_
04. [10:20 PM] _Dummy_ (SL/TA)
05. [10:24 PM] _Talk to Me_
06. [10:27 PM] _Fightin' Back_ (CM)
07. [10:31 PM] _Don't Worry Baby_ (CM)
08. [10:34 PM] _Honey Hush_ (SL/TA)
09. [10:38 PM] _Do You Feel It?_ (TA)
10. [10:43 PM] _A Girl Like That_
11. [10:47 PM] _Almond Grove_
12. [10:50 PM] _Yes, Yes, Yes_
13. [11:53 PM] _Waitin' on My Sweetie Pie_  
[TA to drums, JP out front to sing]
14. [11:00 PM] _Everyone Says I Love You_ (JP)  
[TA back to keys, JP back to drums]
15. [11:02 PM] (unidentified instrumental)
16. [11:07 PM] _Ain't No Free_ (TA)
17. [11:14 PM] _My Back Pages_
18. [11:17 PM] _I Want You Bad_
19. [11:20 PM] _Green Lights_
20. [11:25 PM] _It's Not Too Late_
21. [11:28 PM] _Magnet_
22. [11:32 PM] _The One and Only_
23. [11:37 PM] _Feel You around Me_
24. [11:41 PM] _If I Don't Have You_
25. [11:44 PM] _RC Cola and a Moon Pie_  
[set ends 11:48 PM]  
   
**1st Encore**
26. [11:50 PM] _Little Floater_
27. [11:54 PM] _Remember Your Name and Address_ (TA)
28. [11:56 PM] _Ain't It All Right_  
[12:03 AM, band exits stage briefly, leaving us to hoot and holler for more]  
   
**2nd Encore**
29. [12:04 AM] _It's a Wild Weekend_
30. [12:08 AM] _Music Goes 'Round and 'Round_  
[show ends 12:12 AM]


### Performers

[NRBQ](http://www.nrbq.com/)

* Terry Adams: keyboards, harmonica, timbales, percussion, drums (t14), lead (t04, t08-09, t16, t27) and harmony vox;
* Scott Ligon: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* Casey McDonough: bass, lead (t06-07) and harmony vox;
* John Perrin: drums, lead (t14) and harmony vox;
* (unidentified roadie): maracas, cowbell, timbales.

## Notes

Holiday weekends around SF tend to the schizophrenic: either they're really quiet, or totally crazy. Happily, this one seems to have tilted towards the former: it took us barely 30 min to drive over to the Mission, and we found a parking spot only a block from the Chapel. Hoo-yah! Walked into the club at around 8:30 to find it mostly empty, but happily, a few friends were present, so we shot the breeze for a half hour until the opening act, Danny James and pals, took the stage. I'd previewed his latest album, [Pear](https://dannyjames.bandcamp.com/), so I had a good idea what to expect, and they came close to hitting that mark. Strangely, I preferred the album to the live set (something that seems quite unusual for me to write), but it's not like the set was bad in any way, only that I was darn excited to hear the mighty Q, so I was ready for the opener to finished their set after only three or four songs. At set break Ting moved up to a spot on the rail, right in front of Terry, and after deciding that the room's musical sweet spot was being filled with too many talkers, I moved up to a spot just behind her and to the outside -- still on the rail, due to the stairs coming off stage right, but directly in line with the center-aimed vocal PA rather than inside of it's broadcast fan.

And the Q? They stepped up and whacked it out of the park. Abetted by the joyous delivery and the goofy lyrics, I had more fun at this show than any other in a long while. Even slow songs, like _Dummy_ and _Remember Your Name and Address_ had me grinning and tapping my feet. Makes me think I should have been paying enough attention to see some of Terry's quartet shows over the years that NRBQ was in hibernation. I hope they come back soon!

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