The flagship concert was held at the Paramount Theatre once again on Saturday January 15. The show featured a good mix of younger and veteran acts. It was a rare show where everyone brought their "A" game.
Each performer was well received. As in previous years, the time in between the main stage acts featured solo acoustic performances by many of New Jersey and New Yorks best songwriters/performers.
Light of Day regulars Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, Garland Jeffreys & Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan were joined by newcomer Quincy Mumford and his band The Reason Why. The Rock and Roll Chorus started the show off with a 20 minute set of choral versions of some rock and pop hits.
As in 7 of the previous 10 years, Bruce Springsteen made an appearance, joining several of the musicians and playing the final slot with Joe Gruschecky & the Houserockers. The set, as usual, consisted of Springsteen songs, Gruschecky songs, and songs they co-wrote together. The Houserockers are a great band and could easily back Bruce tour. Bruce is obviously very comfortable with them having performed with them many times over the years.
For me, highlights were the recently released One Way Street, Adam Raised a Cain, and Talking to the King. Jesse Malin's set was pretty amazing, as was Alejandro Escovedo's acoustic set. He was joined by David Pulkingham from his band, the Sensitive Boys. Following 5 bands which had the crowd on their feet for most of night, with an acoustic set could have been tough, but Mr. Escovedo was in top form and had the crowd's attention from beginning to end. His set ended with an appearance by Bruce on Mr. Escovedo's song Always a Friend.
The show ended with Twist and Shout which featured all the evenings performers, and few words from Bob Benjamin himself. After Mr. Benjamin's remarks, Bruce finished with a solo version of Thunder Road.
I have included the setlist, as best as I can put together. My apologies for any incorrect song titles. If the song title is not definite, it is followed by a question mark.
For more information, visit http://www.lightofday.org/
Rock and Roll Chorus
Steal My Kisses
That's What You Get
Vida La Vida
Medley - Free Ride/Ain't Too Proud to Beg/Without Love
Thank You(Boyz II Men song)
Melissa Chill
Tick Tock?
Baby Come Home?
Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why
Full Tank of Gas
Can't Break Free
My Friend
Lifted
Helmet Man
Feel the Music
Danny White
When You Want to Win?
Some Say
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
Hold On
???????????
Welcome Home
Waiting on a Train
Never Missed You More
Let it Go
Noisy Guitars
Rob Dye
2 Song Set included Precious One
Garland Jeffreys
Wild in the Street
35 Millimeter Dreams
Thanks Alot?
96 Tears
Hail Hail Rock & Roll
Lisa Bianco
2 Song set
Jesse Malin & the St. Marks Social
Burning the Bowery
Hotel Columbia
Burn the Bridge
?????????????
Wendy
All the Way From Moscow
Brooklyn
Broken Radio w/Bruce Springsteen
Modern World
Bruce Tunkel
2 Song set
Willie Nile
Runaway With Me Tonight?
Cell Phones Ringing in the Pockets of the Dead
One Guitar w/Joe D'Urso, Jesse Malin
You Gotta be a Buddah in a Place Like This
People Who Died(Jim Carroll cover)
Heaven Help the Lonely w/Bruce Springsteen
Anthony D'Amato
Songbirds
Ballad of an Underachiever?
Alejandro Escovedo w/David Pulkingham
Anchor
Everybody Loves Me
(Instrumental)
Rosalie
Down in the Bowery
Faith w/Danny Clinch
Always a Friend w/Bruce Springsteen
Bobby Strange
2 Song set
Bruce Springsteen
Your Own Worst Enemy
This Hard Land
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers w/Bruce Springsteen
Another Thin Line
Atlantic City
Never Be Enough Time
Adam Raised a Cain
One Way Street
I'm Not Sleeping
Save My Love
Talking to the King
Pink Cadillac w/Danny Clinch
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Promised Land
Light of Day w/Willie Nile
Twist & Shout w/All performers
Bruce Springsteen
Thunder Road
No comments:
Post a Comment