# Sages & Spirits at Ventura County Fairgrounds, April 19, 2023

[Ventura County Fair](https://skullandroses.com/) presents Skull & Roses 2023: Bicycle Day featuring [Sages & Spirits](https://sagesandspirits.com/)  
[Ventura County Fairgrounds](http://www.venturacountyfair.org/)  
[Seaside Park, 10 West Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Seaside+Park,+10+West+Harbor+Boulevard,+Ventura,+CA+93001+USA&hl=en)  
7:45 PM, Wednesday, April 19, 2023

[[2023-04-18|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2023|Up to the 2023 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2023#April_events|Up to the 2023 event list!]] ☸ [[2023-04-20|On to the next event!]]

## Today's Lineup

* 5:00 - 6:00 PM Wahlbangers & Beambrothers
* 6:00 - 7:30 PM Boombox with Backbeat Brass
* 7:45 - 11:45 PM [Sages & Spirits](2023-04-19)

## Set One

[7:45 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

01. [7:45 PM] _Jack Straw_ (RE)
02. [7:55 PM] _How Sweet It Is!_ (JK)
03. [8:00 PM] _Me & My Uncle_ (RE) »
04. [7:03 PM] _Big River_ (RE)  
[8:08 PM] {pause to give jay more vocals in his monitor mix}
05. [8:09 PM] _Ramble on Rose_ (JK)  
[8:16 PM] {Rob Eaton introduces the drummers to the crowd; fixing with JK's monitor mix}
06. [8:18 PM] _Cassidy_ (RE)  
[8:25 PM] {pause}
07. [8:27 PM] _Gomorrah_ (JK)  
[8:35 PM] {more band introductions}
08. [8:36 PM] _(Just Like) Tom Thumb's Blues_ (SV)
09. [8:44 PM] _Let it Grow_ (RE)
10. [8:53 PM] _US Blues_ (JK)  
[9:00 PM] {set ends}

## Set Two

[9:50 PM] {band back onstage getting things together}

01. [9:53 PM] _Feel Like a Stranger_ (RE)  
{Is everybody happy? Careful, it's only Wednesday!}
02. [10:02 PM] _Next Time You See Me_ (RB)  
[10:07 PM] {pause}
03. [10:08 PM] _Scarlet Begonias_ (JK) »
04. [10:17 PM] _Playing in the Band_ (RE) »
05. [10:26 PM] _Dark Star_: theme » [10:28 PM] 1st verse » jam » [10:33 PM] drums » {beam space with guests, the Beam Brothers} » [10:43 PM] {add JK; MS out, just watching the drummers} » [10:44 PM] {add RB, SV getting ready} » [10:46 PM] {drummers off} space » [10:48 PM] {add RE} » [10:50 PM] {drummers back} » [10:51 PM] {2nd verse} »
06. [10:53 PM] _Truckin'_ (RE) »
07. [11:01 PM] _(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew_ (JK)
08. [11:13 PM] _In the Midnight Hour_ (RE)
09. [11:22 PM] _Shakedown Street_ (JK)  
{One more band introduction}  
[11:33 PM] {set ends}  
   
**Encore**
10. [11:34 PM] _Brokedown Palace_  
[11:40 PM] {show ends}

## Performers

[Sages & Spirits](https://sagesandspirits.com/)

* [Rob Barraco](http://www.robbarraco.com): keyboards, vox;
* Rob Eaton: guitar, vox;
* [John Kadlecik](http://www.johnkmusic.net/): guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, lead and harmony vox;
* Jay Lane: drums, percussion;
* [Melvin Seals](http://www.melvinseals.com/): piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
* Skip Vangelas: bass, vox;
* [Jake Wolf](http://www.jakewolf.com/): drums, percussion.

### Special Guests: the Beam Brothers

* Armando Bejarano: congas, beam, percussion;
* Eric Mitchell: guitar, keyboards, beam, percussion.

## Notes

Post show free pizza!

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## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2023-04-18|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2023|Up to the 2023 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2023#April_events|Up to the 2023 event list!]] ☸ [[2023-04-20|On to the next event!]]