George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at Sweetwater Music Hall, July 21, 2018

Sweetwater Music Hall presents George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, with opener, 7 Come 11
Sweetwater Music Hall
19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 USA
9:00 PM, Saturday, July 21, 2018

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[8:00 PM lights down, band out]

1. [9:00 PM] Nobody Wins
2. [9:05 PM] Light It Up
3. [9:10 PM] Comin' for Ya
4. [9:14 PM] ? Zombie
5. [9:22 PM] ? Rainbow People
6. [9:28 PM] Moby Dick
7. [9:32 PM] ? Sandwich (maybe Sasquatch?)
8. [9:38 PM] Star Child
   [set ends 9:45 PM]

7 Come 11

• Scott Keller: drums, vox;
• Gianni Staiano: Hammond XK2 with full pedal set, Highness Clarinet D6, keyboards, effects, vox.

[10:29 PM lights down, band out]

1. [10:31 PM] ? »
2. [10:42 PM] Funkify Your Life
3. [10:49 PM] Cissy Strut »
4. [10:52 PM] Nice Very Nice >
5. [11:01 PM] What'cha Say >
6. [11:08 PM] He Bite Me (The Dragon) »
7. [11:15 PM] Body and Fender Man
8. [11:23 PM] Eyes of the World
   [set ends 11:33 PM]

[11:57 PM lights down, band out]

1. [12:00 AM] Runnin' Partner
2. [12:06 AM] ? Look aside >
3. [12:17 AM] Happy Song >
4. [12:23 AM] I Get High »
   [add Eric McFadden]
5. [12:29 AM] (Turn On Your) Lovelight »
6. [12:36 AM] Them Changes »
7. [12:44 AM] Purple Haze (EM) >
8. [12:50 AM] Smokestack Lightning
   [set ends 12:56 AM]
   
   Finale
9. [12:59 AM] People Say
   [show ends 1:12 AM]

George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

• Terrence Houston: drums;
• Michael Lemmler: keyboards, harmony vox;
• George Porter, Jr.: bass, vox;
• Brian Stoltz: guitar, harmony vox.

• Eric McFadden: guitar;

• 7 Come 11 got things off to a high energy start with a killer set that had the early crowd skankin' and hoppin' like frogs on a frying pan.
• As it was a sold out show, things got pretty tight for the start of the main act, but happily, the scene loosened up after a couple tunes. My guess is that folks realized it was better to exhale and enjoy a little more dancing space than to squeeze up front against the stage.
• George and his pals seemed to be enjoying themselves throughout, and the show had a happy, feel-good vibe.
• I was surprised to hear Eyes of the World as a cover choice, and for a moment wondered if that might presage a surprise appearance by Bob Weir or another guest, but nothing came of that.
• The addition of Eric McFadden midway through the third set was great … George and Brian seemed to throw off a bit more energy in response to Eric's antics.
• People Say was a great way to end the night!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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