Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Light of Day-Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park NJ, 1/14/2017

      The annual Light of Day concerts took place in New Jersey/New York & Philadelphia this week, with dozens of events taking place primarily in Asbury Park New Jersey.
       The show normally billed as Bob's Birthday Bash was held at the Paramount Theatre, as it has for the previous 8 years when the event returned to Asbury Park.
       Initially held at the Downtown in Red Bank New Jersey, it moved to the Stone Pony 2 years later and then moved to Tradewinds in Sea Bright , back to the Pony and then to Starland Ballroom in Sayreville New Jersey. For its 9th year, it came back to Asbury and the main show has been held at the Paramount, with the majority of the remaining shows taking place in Asbury from Thursday the 12th of January until Sunday January 15.
       As noted in previous years, the Light of Day concerts raise funds for Parkinsons and ALS research. The Bob on Bob's Birthday Bash is Bob Benjamin. The first LOD show was held in honor of his Birthday in November, but has since moved to January each year.
      This year the format remained the same. In between each main stage act, acoustic performances lasting about 10 minutes took place in front of the curtain. Throughout the night, performers jumped onstage to join other performers.
       The line-up included many of the regular performers for Light of Day: Joe Grushecky and the House Rockers, Willie Nile, Jesse Malin, Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, Jake Clemons headlined this year and gave a great performance.
        The highlight for me was when original Red Bank Rockers vocalist J.T. Bowen joined Joe Grushecky for Savin' Up, a Bruce Springsteen penned song which appeared on Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers first album Rescue.
        The Firemen from Italy where performing a short acoustic set as the theatre opened.
         Another strong show for a great cause. Happy Birthday Mr. Benjamin.

        Here is the setlist(With ? after titles I am not sure of)





                         The Fireplaces
         Set included: Jambalaya
                              You Never Can Tell
                               Ring of Fire


                        Battery Electric
                           Always After You?
                          I Need You?
                          It's Those Memories?
                          Nobody's Fool
                          Holiday in Heaven
                          Ramble?
                          Does He Love You
                          I Feel Good(James Brown cover)
                       
                       Rob Dye/Taylor Tote/Nick Ryan
                          Miss You(Taylor Tote song)
                          You and I(Lady Gaga cover)




                       Bobby Bandiera
                            World Stand Still
                           Under the Sun(Southside Johnny song)
                           I Was a Fool
                           C'Mon Caroline


                       Miss Emily
                            Standing Stone
                           Sometimes It's Better To Lose
                           The Sellout


                        Remember Jones
                          Let 'Em Look
                          Miranda
                          When I Used To Do You
                          Viola(Arlin Feiles cover)
                          Bullet With Butterfly Wings(Smashing Pumpkins cover)



                       
                       Peter Elkas & Terra Lighfoot
    Set included Goodbye Dublin


                       James Maddock Band
                          It's a F***ed Up World
                          Don't Know
                         Insanity Vs. Humanity
                         Beautiful Now
                         Another Life


                        Emily Grove
                          Lock Me Out
                         Johnny Lee


                        Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
                          Noisy Guitars/I Wanna Be Sedated(Ramones cover)
                          Just Once
                          Let It Go
                          Come Down Tonight(Asbury Park)
                          You've Got To Hold On w/Vini Lopez & Ben Arnold
                         Rockin' in the Free World(Neil Young cover) w/Ed Manion, Miss Emily, Johnny Duke

                       Porter & Sayles
                         Freebird
                         You Had Me at Hello



                       Ben Arnold


                       Jesse Malin
                         Outsider
                         Turn Up the Mains
                         She Don't Love Me Now
                         In the Modern World
                         She's So Dangerous
                         Janey Don't You Lose Heart(Bruce Springsteen cover)
                         All the Way to Moscow
                         Rudie Can't Fail(The Clash cover)





                       Ed Manion
                         Town Without Pity


                       Wille Nile
                          Forever Wild
                          Hell Yeah
                          Trouble Down in Diamond Town
                          Sweet Jane(Velvet Underground cover)
                          One Guitar w/Joe D'Urso, James Maddock, Peter Elkas, Bobby Mahoney, Anthony D'Amato


                        Chuck Prophet



                           Summertime Thing
                           It Was a Bad Year For Rock and Roll
                           You Did


                         Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
                            Everything's Going To Work Out Right
                            No Strings Attached
                             Hearts of Stone(Southside Johnny/Bruce Springsteen cover)
                            Pumpin' Iron w/Danny Clinch
                            Savin' Up(Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers cover) w/ J.T. Bowen, James Maddock, Joe D'Urso, Wille Nile, Tony Pallagrosi, Miss Emily
                       
                         Jeffrey Gaines
                            All Over Again?
                            A Change Is Gonna Come(Sam Cooke cover)
                           Hero In Me


                         Jake Clemons
                            Hold Tight
                            Love'll Never Change
                            You Must Be Crazy
                            Sick,Broke,Broken
                           Janine
                           Move On
                           You're a Friend of Mine(Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne cover)


                       
                           All


                            Light Of Day(Bruce Springsteen cover)
                            Twist & Shout

         
        The Fireplaces                         

Battery Electric

Nick Ryan, Taylor Tote, Rob Dye

Bobby Bandiera
Remember Jones
James Maddock Band
Emily Grove

Joe D'Urso, Vini Lopez, Ben Arnold

Jesse Malin

Willie Nile

Joe Grushecky and Danny Clinch

Willie Nile, James Maddock, Ed Manion, Joe D'Urso, J.T. Bowen, Tony Pallagrosi


Jake Clemons

Finale


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