# My Morning Jacket at Greek Theatre, September 25, 2021

[Another Planet Entertainment](https://thegreekberkeley.com/events/my-morning-jacket) presents [My Morning Jacket](http://www.mymorningjacket.com/), with opener [Durand Jones & The Indications](https://durandjonesandtheindications.com/)    
[William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Greek_Theatre)  
[2001 Gayley Rd., Berkeley, CA 94720 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2001+Gayley+Rd.,+Berkeley,+CA+94720+USA&hl=en)  
7:00 PM, Saturday, September 25, 2021

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## Set One: Durand Jones & The Indications

[7:00 PM] {lights down, performers out}

01. [7:01 PM] _Smile_
02. [7:05 PM] _Don’t You Know_
03. [7:08 PM] _Circles_
04. [7:12 PM] _Love Will Work It Out_
05. [7:16 PM] _How Can I Be Sure_ (AF)
06. [7:20 PM] _Long Way Home_
07. [7:24 PM] _Cruisin to the Park_
08. [7:28 PM] _Walk Away_  
{Durand off for next song}
09. [7:31 PM] _Is It Any Wonder?_ (AF)  
[7:36 PM] {DJ back onstage}
10. [7:36 PM] _True Love_
11. [7:40 PM] _Dreams_
12. [7:45 PM] _Witchoo_  
{DJ introduces the band}
13. [7:49 PM] _Sea of Love_
14. [7:53 PM] _Groovy Babe_  
[7:56 PM] {set ends}

### Durand Jones & The Indications

[Durand Jones & The Indications](https://durandjonesandtheindications.com/)

* Lola Adanna: harmony vox;
* [Aaron Frazer](https://aaronfrazermusic.com/): drums, lead and harmony vox;
* [Durand Jones](https://durandjonesandtheindications.com/): lead and harmony vox;
* Kate Mattison: harmony vox;
* [Mike Montgomery](https://www.michaelisvaramontgomery.com/): bass, harmony vox;
* ? fem ? Morales: congas, percussion, harmony vox;
* Steve Okonski: keyboards, harmony vox;
* Blake Rhein: guitar, keyboards, harmony vox.

## Set Two: My Morning Jacket

[8:30 PM] {lights down, intro music, performers out, JJ on Gibson Flying V guitar}

01. [8:32 PM] _One Big Holiday_ >  
{JJ takes off the guitar}
02. [8:38 PM] _Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2_ >  
[8:43 PM] {JJ  puts on guitar mid-tune}  
{Tune ends: JJ guitar off, cape on}
03. [8:47 PM] _Wordless Chorus_  
{JJ: cape off; Flying V on}
04. [8:52 PM] _Spring (Among the Living)_ >  
{JJ: guitar swap}
05. [9:01 PM] _Feel You_  
{JJ: guitar swap}
06. [9:09 PM] _Regularly Scheduled Programming_  
{JJ: guitar swap}
07. [9:14 PM] _Love Love Love_ >   
{CB swaps to lap steel guitar}
08. [9:19 PM] _Climbing the Ladder_  
{JJ guitar swap; CB back to guitar}
09. [9:23 PM] _Run It_
10. [9:31 PM] _Tropics (Erase Traces)_  
{JJ: swap back to Flying V}
11. [9:36 PM] _Master Plan_ >  
{JJ: guitar swap}
12. [9:44 PM] _I'm Amazed_ >  
{JJ takes his jacket off, swaps to acoustic guitar}
13. [9:48 PM] _Circuital_ >  
{JJ swaps back to guitar}
14. [9:56 PM] _Wasted_ >  
{JJ: guitar swap}
15. [10:03 PM] _Steam Engine_ > {CB swaps to tenor saxophone for awhile} > [10:16 PM] {JJ: _What a Wonderful World_ tease}
16. [10:20 PM] _What a Wonderful Man_ >
17. [10:23 PM] _Phone Went West_ > [10:27 PM] {JJ: _Everyday People_ tease}  
[10:34 PM] {set ends; feedback continues awhile}  
   
**Encore**  
{Back in a minute or two; JJ with cape & ?sampler, no guitar}
21. [10:37 PM] _Victory Dance_ >
22. [10:44 PM] _Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt 1_  
{JJ: cape off, guitar on; then long yack to the aud: Thanks, be good to each other!}
23. [10:49 PM] _Mahgeetah_  
[10:56 PM] {show ends, band offstage}  
{Feedback continues for another minute or two before lights up}


## Performers

[My Morning Jacket](http://www.mymorningjacket.com/)

* [Tom Blankenship](https://twitter.com/sometomguy): bass;
* [Carl Broemel](http://www.carlbroemel.com/): guitar, pedal steel guitar, tenor saxophone, harmony vox;
* [Patrick Hallahan](https://twitter.com/patrickhallahan): drums, percussion;
* [Jim James](http://jimjames.com/): guitars, electronics, lead vox;
* [Bo Koster](https://about.me/worldbofree): keyboards, percussion, harmony vox.

## Notes

While both acts on tonight's bill put on great sets, I was also reminded how annoying big GA shows can be: there are just too many idiots out to have a good old party instead of listening to the music.

Figuring that this would be a fairly crowded show, we headed down to the venue with a goal of getting in line about the same time as the doors opened: not psyched enough to go really hard core and wait, but willing to arrive early in order to pick our spot. This proved to be a pretty good move: it was really easy to get neighborhood parking, and the wait to get through vax & security & ticket check was tolerable.

Annoyingly, the Ticketmaster ticket transfer snafu-ed me again: Ting goes in first (of course!), using the ticket I've transfered away, then I get turned down when I try to enter. WTF?? Took a few minutes to get straightened out. Hard to keep cool when you feel like you've done things right and the system doesn't work. I guess the solution going forward is NOT to transfer tickets!

Anyways, the crowd is still pretty sparse once we enter the bowl -- certainly we're in the first 1000 tonight -- and it's no big deal to find room for the two of us in the dead center sweet spot a few steps up from the pit. I'm surprised that we don't see more people we know -- a few acquaintances are here already, but no one to set up camp with. Shoulda tried to get that together in advance!

Something from dinner has upset my stomach tonight: too much Sriracha in my soup? Or the almond milk Ting suggested as an antidote? Who knows. Ting gives me a charcoal pill, and I'm kinda unhappy for awhile, but it eventually starts to do it's thing, and we're early enough that I can go deal with it and not worry about missing the start of the show.

7 PM on the dot and the PA fires up with the walk-on music for Durand Jones & the Indications. The crowd has filled in -- the space is somewhere above half full -- and happily, most of the folks nearby seem to be into dancing and listening instead of ignoring the opener. This is a good thing, since the sexy R&B of Durand Jones isn't necessarily very loud, so I can hear yackers 20 or 30 feet away, but it's more like background buzz than an in-your-face distraction. They put on a good set 

* DJ comments
* MMJ transitions vs full stop
* sing-along

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## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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