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Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why-Stone Pony 12/21/2013

 Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why held their second Annual Christmas benefit at the Stone Pony this past weekend.
 The show featured 3 sets of music; one semi acoustic, one performing the bulk of their latest CD It's Only Change and a final set comprised of R & B and rock covers with a slew of special guests.
 The show was, as expected, very good and the band gets better and better as time goes on. The band was accentuated by a 3 piece horn section, featuring Michael Ghegan on saxophone, for several songs.
 The final set is incomplete, and a few song titles are incorrect. Those that are incorrect will be followed by a question mark.

             Set 1: Madeline
                       Sunshine
                       Another Love Song
                       Free From It all
                       The Christmas Song(Merry Christmas to You)

             Set 2: A Hard Place
                       Baby Don't Go / D'yer Maker(Led Zeppelin cover)
                       Under the Covers
                       For You
                       Change
                       Time Won't Wait
                       Eventually
                       No Love

             Set 3: Rock With You(Michael Jackson cover)
                       No More? w/James Dalton
                       Instrumental w/Michael Ghegan & James Dalton
                       Piece of My Heart(Big Brother & the Holding Company cover) w/Christine Martucci
                       Manic Depression(Jimi Hendrix cover) w/Joe Parella of Deal Casino
                       Dancing Machine(Jackson 5 cover) w/Joanna Burns
                       Crazy(Beyoncé cover) w/Joanna Burns
                       Every Morning(Sugar Ray cover)
                       ??????????????  w/John Leidersdorff on drums
                       Signed Sealed Delivered(Stevie Wonder cover) w/JT Bowen
                       It's a Man's Man's Man's World(James Brown cover) w/JT Bowen
                       Sex Machine(James Brown cover) w/JT Bowen
                       2 songs fronted by new bassist
                       Merry Christmas(War is Over) (John Lennon cover) All

  

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Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why - Debauchery, Melbourne Fl 8/24/2013

     New Jersey singer/songwriter Quincy Mumford and his band The Reason Why made a recent trek through a few of the southeastern states in support of their most recent CD It's Only Change.

     I was able to see their performance at Debauchery in Melbourne Florida, and got to see a great show.
     Having only seen Quincy and his band in New Jersey, it was exciting to see them perform somewhere where they are not as well known. When they play in New Jersey, everyone pretty much knows who they are and very familiar with their music.
     The crowd at Debauchery were more of a local crowd who probably would have gone there whether Quincy and his band were playing or not.
      The first half of the show featured mostly Quincy's music with a few covers thrown in. The place had a good number of people, many who were definitely appreciating the music, but being a good distance from the stage, I can only hope the band could tell they were being well received.
       The second half found the club very crowded and more vocal than earlier. There were a few Quincy originals and several covers, many which I had never seen before, including a great version of the Earth Wind & Fire arrangement of the Beatles classic Got to Get You Into My Life.

        Quincy and the band were in top form and proved they could win a crowd over even in a place where many probably did not know who they were, or had ever heard their music. I felt extremely fortunate to get to see them on this night. Here is a very partial setlist.

               For You
               Under the Covers
               Baby Don't Go / D'yer Mak'er(Led Zeppelin cover)
               Sunshine
               Home at Last(Steely Dan cover)
               What is Love(Haddaway cover)
               A Hard Place

               Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough(Michael Jackson cover)
               Lifted
               Big Poppa(Notorious B.I.G. cover)
               Got to Get You Into My Life(Beatles/Earth Wind & Fire cover)
               Living For the City(Stevie Wonder cover)