Cracker - Visulite Theatre
Charlotte, NC August 4, 2009Excellent Matrix Recording @HQvbr
Source: 60% Soundboard > R44 (24/48)
40% DPA 4022 (15' from Stage @ Drink Rail, 7' up, DFC, ORTF) Golden Age spun off another hit with "I Hate My Generation," and the band toured in support of its release. After returning home from the road, Lowery began focusing on his Richmond-based recording studio, Sound of Music, where he produced such artists as Joan Osborne, Lauren Hoffman, Magnet, Fighting Gravity, and Sparklehorse. He also co-produced the Counting Crows along with former Camper Van Beethoven producer Dennis Herring. Lowery's work wasn't limited to the music world, however, as he co-starred in director Eric Drilling's independent film River Red (also composing the film's score) and appeared in another film, director Matt Leutwyler's This Space Between Us. By the end of the decade, Cracker seemed to have settled on a somewhat permanent lineup comprised of drummer Frank Funaro, keyboardist/accordion player Kenny Margolis, and the preexisting core of Lowery, Hickman, and Rupe. This version of the band issued 1998's Gentleman's Blues, a more reflective album that saw the musicians paying homage to Southern rock and blues. Camper Van Beethoven unexpectedly re-formed shortly thereafter, and Lowery began splitting his time between both bands, whose other members frequently joined whichever group was on the road. Cracker (along with select musicians from CVB) issued a live album, 2001's Traveling Apothecary Show & Revue, and Cracker followed its release with Forever (2002) and a rowdy set of country covers called Countrysides in 2003. The latter album also marked Cracker's first effort as an independent band, as they had recently left the Virgin roster. Three years later, Cracker returned (this time via the U.K.-based indie label Cooking Vinyl) with Greenland, which featured help from guest artists David Immerglück and Mark Linkous. Another concert release, Berlin (Live in Berlin December 2006), arrived in 2008, and the studio effort Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey followed one year later in 2009. ~AMG
Disc 1:
One Set:
01. Tuning/Banter
02. Friends
03. Duty Free
04. Yalla Yalla
05. Show Me How This Thing Works
06. Turn On Tune In Drop Out
07. Movie Star
08. Teen Angst
09. The World Is Mine
10. Hand Me My Inhaler
11. Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)
12. Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
13. Eurotrash Girl
14. Happy Birthday To Me
15. Lonesome Johnny Blues
16. I Could Be Wrong I Could Be Right
17. Time Machine
Disc 2:
Set 1 continued:
01. Mr. Wrong
02. Guarded by Monkeys
03. Low
04. Everybody Gets One for Free
Encore:05. One Fine Day
06. Gimme One More Chance
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