Full Tilt Studio presents Painted Mandolin
San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
7:30 PM, Saturday, February 3, 2024

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[7:50 PM] {performers out; JC starts on percussion; DR starts the set on contrabass}

1. [7:51 PM] Gomorrah (MH)
   [7:57 PM] {JC swap from percussion to mandolin}
2. [7:57 PM] I Ain't Broke, but I'm Badly Bent (JC)
   [8:01 PM] {LG this next song is dedicated to the atmospheric river; JC swap to violin}
3. [8:02 PM] The Two Sisters (LG) » [8:09 PM] (unidentified fiddle tune) »
4. [8:11 PM] Upon the Road a Silver Scarab (LG) » [8:13 PM] {JC swapping back and forther between percussion & violin, ending on percussion} »
5. [8:18 PM] Uncle John's Band (MH) » [8:24 PM] {JC violin jam} » {as the tune winds down, JC returns to percussion, DR swaps to 6-string bass guitar} »
6. [8:26 PM] Valerie (MH)
   [8:35 PM] {LG introduces the next tune; JC swaps to mandolin; DR swaps back to contrabass}
7. [8:36 PM] Grateful Dawg
   [8:41 PM] {JC talks briefly about the 90s Warfield shows}
8. [8:41 PM] Sweet Sunny South (JC)
   [8:47 PM] {JC swaps to violin}
9. [8:47 PM] Mission in the Rain (LG)
   [8:55 PM] {JC swaps back to percussion; DR swaps to bass}
10. [8:56 PM] Run for the Roses (MH)
    [9:01 PM] {set ends}

[9:36 PM] {half the performers out…here comes MH, finally waiting on JC to reappear; DR starts the set on contrabass}

1. [9:39 PM] Everything's Right (LG) » [9:50 PM] {DR initiates a So What jam} »
2. [9:54 PM] Jack-a-roe (MH)
   [10:00 PM] {pause to plot a new course, JC swap from percussion to mandolin; MH swaps to guitjo}
3. [10:03 PM] High Lonesome Sound (JC)
   [10:08 PM] {MH swaps back to acoustic guitar; DR swaps to bass; JC swaps back to percussion}
4. [10:09 PM] Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (MH) »
5. [10:17 PM] Lay Down Sally (MH)
   [10:26 PM] {MH appears frustrated with the crash ending. DR swaps back to contrabass; JC swaps to violin}
6. [10:28 PM] Cryptical Envelopment (LG/MH) » [10:30 PM] Cosmic Charlie (MH) » [10:33 PM] the Other One jam » [10:35 PM] Cosmic Charlie (reprise)
   [10:37 PM] {DR swaps to bass; JC swaps back to percussion}
7. [10:37 PM] Reuben & Cerise (MH)
8. [10:45 PM] Don't Let Go (LG) » {DR loop solo} » {JC percussion solo} » [10:54 PM] the Eleven tease! » [10:56 PM] Don't Let Go (reprise)
   [10:58 PM] {set ends}
   
   Finale
9. [10:59 PM] Boogie on Reggae Woman (MH) »
   [11:06 PM] {DR swaps back to contrabass; JC swaps to violin}
10. [11:06 PM] Across the Universe (LG)
    [11:14 PM] {show ends}

Painted Mandolin

• Joe Craven: percussion, mandolin, violin, lead & harmony vox;
• Larry Graff: acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Matt Hartle: acoustic guitar, guitjo, lead & harmony vox;
• Dan Robbins](https://www.danrobbinsmusic.com/): 5-string contrabass with low C extension, 6-string bass guitar, harmony vox.

Although I didn't realize it until we arrived, tonight's show was a belated BD celebration for our host Craig Backer. Katie Kincade created a beautiful one-off poster for him that had band members and fans asking for copies: good luck kids! Maybe she'll post images online for us.

Tonight's show was fun, but it seemed as if Matt & Joe were slightly out of sorts, and I thought I heard more than a few miscues between them. Hopefully it's just the result of feeling under the weather (Matt was more than a little hoarse) and nothing serious enough to defy a weekend's recuperation!

Dan was goofing around on electric bass quite a bit tonight – the first time I recall seeing him do that. His foot pedal usage evoked that extra-funky Stevie Wonder groove on Boogie on Reggae Woman, yum! And Across the Universe was a gorgeous way to wrap things up, even if it sailed over the heads of the partying crowd down on the lower end of the room. Yay, Beatles!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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