# ALO at the Fillmore, March 25, 2023

[Live Nation](https://concerts.livenation.com/alo-san-francisco-california-03-25-2023/event/1C005D74DD6C21CF) presents Silver Saturday Soiree featuring [ALO](http://www.alomusic.com/), with opener, [Ron Artis II](https://www.ronartisii.com/)  
[the Fillmore](http://www.thefillmore.com/)  
[1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94109-7217 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1805+Geary+Blvd,+San+Francisco,+CA+94109-7217+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Saturday, March 25, 2023

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## Set One: Ron Artis II

{Doh! We missed Ron's set, on account of [Dr. Dom's 70th BD Party](2023-03-25)!}

## Set Two: ALO

[9:32 PM] {lights down, PA, performers out}

01. [9:33 PM] _Make It Back Home_ (ZG)  
{ZG toast to the fans}
02. [9:39 PM] _Blew Out the Walls_ (ZG) »
03. [9:48 PM] _Need You Tonight_ (ZG)
04. [9:53 PM] _Keep On Giving Jane_ (EL)
05. [10:00 PM] _Try_ (Lebo) » _Lights_ » _Try_  
[10:11 PM] {ZG talk about SRA}
06. [10:13 PM] _Rare Air_ (SRA)  
[10:17 PM] {pause; Zach opens the egg}
07. [10:18 PM] _Cowboys and Chorus Girls_ (ZG)  
[10:30 PM] {ZG: Is everybody OK after that one?}
08. [10:31 PM] _Maria_ (ZG)  
[10:45 PM] {set ends}

## Set Three: ALO & Guests

[11:18 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

01. [11:20 PM] _Hot Damn_ (ZG)  
[11:25 PM] {ZG swap to ukulele}
02. [11:26 PM] _Plastic Bubble_ (ZG)  
{ZG back to keys, now wearing furry Russian hat}
03. [11:34 PM] _Sparrow_ (Lebo) + sparkle helmets  
[11:42 PM] {helmets off; add Ron Artis, II}
04. [11:43 PM] _I Wish_ (RA)  
{RA off; Lebo banter; ZG now wearing yacht cap}
05. [11:51 PM] _Rewind_ (Lebo)  
[12:02 AM] {add Nat Keefe: acoustic guitar; Eric Yates: resonator guitar; Bo Carper: acoustic guitar; Mookie Siegel: keyboards; ZG swap to accordion}
06. [12:04 AM] _Touch of Grey_ (Lebo/NK/EL/EL/EY/ZG)  
[12:12 AM] {guests off; Ezra jokes about ending the show early: y'all had enough, right?}
07. [12:13 AM] _Girl I Wanna Lay You Down_ (ZG)
08. [12:21 AM] _Barbeque_ (ZG) »
09. [12:25 AM] _Room for Bloomin’_ (ZG back in disco helmet)  
[12:36 AM] {set ends}  
   
**Encore**  
[12:38 AM] {album art presentation; ZG Greek word story}
10. [12:40 AM] _Suspended_ (ZG) »
10. [12:47 AM] _Devine Falls_ (ZG)  
[12:58 AM] {Ezra one big day speech; Lebo swap to pedal steel}
10. [1:00 AM] _Goodnight Song_ (EL)  
[1:05 AM] {show ends}

## Performers

[ALO](http://www.alomusic.com/)

* [Steven Rue Adams](http://www.stevenrueadams.com/): bass, lead & harmony vox;
* Zach Gill: keyboards, accordion, ukulele, toys, lead & harmony vox;
* [Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz](http://www.lebomusic.com/): acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Ezra Lipp](http://www.ezralipp.com/): drums, MIDI pad, lead & harmony vox.

### Guests

* [Ron Artis II](https://www.ronartisii.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, vox;
* [Bo Carper](http://www.bocarper.com/): acoustic guitar, vox;
* [Nat Keefe](https://natkeefe.com/): acoustic guitar, vox;
* [Mookie Siegel](http://www.mookiesiegel.com/): keyboards, vox;
* [Erik Yates](https://www.facebook.com/erik.yates): resonator guitar, vox.

## Notes

ALO really blew the roof off tonight, wow, what a show!!

We lucked out and made the transition from Dom's party in Los Altos to the Fillmore in SF with an absolute minimum hassle except for security seizing my empty plastic water bottle in the search at the door. It's friggin' idiotic that they do shit like that, but what can you do when the mooks have you in their claws? Heading up the stairs, the hall was vibrating with excitement from the sold-out house. We wiggled this way and that, and soon enough emerged in my preferred spot: dead center, about 10' back from the stage. As it was *packed tight*, a few of our new neighbors were slightly annoyed by our arrival, but seeing as other folks in the vicinity were happy to hear us, no one got too grumpy about it. Let's give three cheers for the lovers in the crowd!

The first set was great, and while the crowd crush made it almost impossible to dance hard, there was plenty of room for bopping inside my head. Happily, things eased up as the set wore on: I'm guessing that the less gonzo fans realized there was no reason to press forward, and that dancing in the back or on the sides was a better way to celebrate than shimmying in place like a worm on a hook.

At set break I made the rookie error of standing the whole time -- even after space opened up for sitting -- and compounded that by failing to go get water. Dumb dumb dumb. So I suffered a bit of dry mouth until the show ended and I remembered that there was water at the bar. Like I said: dumb dumb dumb!

Sit-ins? Ron Artis: double plus good! _Touch of Grey_: overcrowded!

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## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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