(((folkYEAH!))) presents The Mother Hips; Kareeta opens
the Chapel
777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1734 USA
8:00 PM, Saturday, April 8, 2023

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[8:10 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

1. [8:11 PM] American Country Ghost
2. [8:17 PM] Demon
3. [8:23 PM] Radio DJ
   [8:27 PM] {add Greg Loiacono: guitar; CH: this one's about growing up in a dry country in the south and running from the cops on a Saturday night}
4. [8:28 PM] Road Block
   [8:33 PM] {drop GL}
5. [8:33 PM] What Am I Worth?
6. [8:41 PM] Biloxi
7. [8:44 PM] Predecessor
   {CH: this is a new song, it's about a waitress at Cracker Barrel}
8. [8:49 PM] Biscuit Pusher (with brief Psychokiller insertion)
   [8:59 PM] {set ends}

Kareeta

• Aaron Barnes: guitar;
• Chuck Harris: vox;
• ?Brian Lara: drums;
• ?Charles Gonzalez or Joel Meyer or Chris Schmoke or ?: bass, harmony vox;
• Jon Siembieda: guitar.

[9:25 PM] {lights down, performers out; greetings from Tim: thanks for coming out tonight, we really appreciate it}

1. [9:27 PM] When We Disappear
2. [9:31 PM] White Falcon Fuzz
3. [9:35 PM] Sunset Blues
4. [9:40 PM] Honeydew
5. [9:46 PM] No Name Darrell
6. [9:50 PM] Tired Wings
7. [9:55 PM] Leaving the Valley
8. [9:59 PM] Kansas City Southern
9. [10:03 PM] She Stepped Away
10. [10:06 PM] Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear
    {Pause for band members to disrobe}
11. [10:10 PM] Song in a Can
12. [10:17 PM] Almost to Idaho
13. [10:21 PM] Such a Thing
14. [10:25 PM] Third Floor Story
    [10:30 PM] {pause}
15. [10:31 PM] Iffy Jackpot
16. [10:34 PM] Transit Wind
17. [10:47 PM] Magazine
18. [10:56 PM] Delmar Station
    [11:02 PM] {set ends; all off; John and Danny back alone after a minute to start things off; the rest of the guys join after a minute or so}
    
    Encore
19. [11:03 PM] White Headphones
    [11:08 PM] {stop for tuning}
20. [11:08 PM] Clean Me Up
21. [11:13 PM] Esmeralda
    [11:18 PM] {show ends}

The Mother Hips

• Tim Bluhm: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Danny Eisenberg: keyboards;
• John Hofer: drums;
• Greg Loiacono: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Brian Rashap: bass.

Saturday night traffic is typically sucky, but it could have been much worse: our trip over tonight only took about 40 min for a 17 mile jaunt. And we totally lucked out with a parking spot magically appearing on 18th just after we crossed Mission. Gotta love that!

Inside the venue around 7:30 PM it's pretty dead just now. Less than 20 fans downstairs, maybe another dozen seated upstairs. Everyone else in the Saturday night crowd is lagging!

The place slowly fills in, and by the time Kareeta hits the stage the place is around half full – still plenty of room, but not bad for an opening act. I like their set a little more tonight than last summer: maybe the sound mix is better? I find the Chapel to be challenging as a listener: the vocal sound up front is terrible (no mid-fill, only sides). In a quiet crowd it's not so bad to head further back and get PA sound, but one yapping idiot ruins that option, and that guy seems to follow me everywhere.

It's reasonably full as the Hips hit the stage, and gets somewhat packed by 10 PM. Interesting that so many folks show up late. Happily, it's a mellow crowd, and there isn't much idle chatter up close. The band turns in a solid set, with a good mix of both new tunes and older classics. Makes me glad that we rallied for the party!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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