# Sound Summit 2021: Father John Misty at Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, September 11, 2021

[Roots & Branches Conservancy](https://soundsummit.net/) presents _Sound Summit 2021_ featuring [Father John Misty](http://www.fatherjohnmisty.net/)  
[Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing_Memorial_Amphitheatre)  
[E Ridgecrest Blvd at Rock Spring Trail, Mill Valley, CA 94941 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=E+Ridgecrest+Blvd+at+Rock+Spring+Trail,+Mill+Valley,+CA+94941+USA&hl=en)  
3:45 PM, Saturday, September 11, 2021

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Today's Festival Schedule as planned:

* \[11:15 AM – 11:35 AM] [Ray & Paul Holmberg](2021-09-11)
* \[12:00 PM – 12:40 PM] [Teal Collins Band](2021-09-11-2)
* \[1:10 PM – 1:55 PM] [Cha Wa](2021-09-11-3)
* \[2:25 PM – 3:15 PM] [Allah-Las](2021-09-11-4)
* \[3:45 PM – 4:50 PM] [Father John Misty](2021-09-11-5)
* \[5:20 PM – 7:00 PM] [Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real](2021-09-11-6)

[[2021-09-11-4|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2021|Up to the 2021 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2021#September_events|Up to the 2021 event list!]] ☸ [[2021-09-11-6|On to the next event!]]

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## One Set

[3:39 PM] {announcements from Tim Lynch; FJM out}

01. [3:41 PM] _I Love You, Honeybear_
02. [3:45 PM] _Mr. Tillman_
03. [3:49 PM] _Only Son of the Ladiesman_
04. [3:54 PM] _Total Entertainment Forever_
05. [3:57 PM] _Ballad of the Dying Man_
06. [4:03 PM] _I'm Writing a Novel_
07. [4:09 PM] _Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)_
08. [4:12 PM] _Smoochie_
09. [4:16 PM] _Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings_
10. [4:20 PM] _The Memo_
11. [4:25 PM] _Please Don't Die_  
[4:30 PM] {long digression about doing song bridges/ then sports}
12. [4:31 PM] _Pure Comedy_
13. [4:38 PM] _Holy Shit_
14. [4:42 PM] _I Went to the Store One Day_  
[4:46 PM] {set ends; words from Tim}

## Performers

[Father John Misty](http://www.fatherjohnmisty.net/)

* Joshua Tillman: acoustic guitar, vox.
## Notes

Ready to go 10 minutes early. Let's get it on folks!

I was really surprised to learn earlier this morning that Joshua Tillman was going to be playing a solo set instead of with a full band. I guess the pandemic might have led him to disband his group, and today was an experiment to see how things might work as a solo performer.

I was really impressed with the large cadre of devoted fans ready to mouth-along (or sing, in some cases) to each and every song. I was also really happy that they weren't so fanatical as to be pressing forward to crush us on the rail, and I think their support helped Tillman feel a bit more confident about this gig: his first of the post-pandemic era, and possibly first solo gig as well.

He's obviously a clever guy, and his banter was generally pretty witty: the sort of person who can't help spilling a stream of consciousness rap that's interesting rather than banal. Worked for me!

William Wayland posted a [review and picture gallery](https://thebaybridged.com/2021/09/22/review-photos-sound-summit-serves-up-summer-jams/) on the Bay Bridged, which [shut down](https://thebaybridged.com/2021/08/24/important-news-about-the-bay-bridged/) shortly thereafter at the end of September. [Sad!](https://thebaybridged.com/2021/10/01/last-call/)

Joshua Zucker posted a [review of the fest](https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/lukas-nelson-bring-musical-nourishment-during-sound-summit-2021) with the SF Chronicle.


## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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