Roots Rock Weirdo

Last night we celebrated Valentine's Day by going to see Robbie Fulks at the Sunset Tavern. If you ever get a chance to see Robbie play live, I highly recommend it. Every time I've seen him he's put on a great show, and last night was no exception. At his shows you can always count on a high energy level, a healthy dose of humor, and some excellent old-school country tunes.

There was no opening act, so Robbie and his band played two sets. In addition to a bunch of old favorites from his albums, some of the highlights included: a song from his new album which he said should come out in May, 'Fountains of Wayne Hotline' in which he poked fun at FOW's formulaic song-writing, a rockin' cover of Michael Jackson's 'Black or White', a special Valentine's Day version of Bob Luman's 'Lonely Women Make Good Lovers', and a solo acoustic cover of Cher's 'Believe'.

Before the show Robbie swung by KEXP to do a live performance. I don't see it on their archive yet, but it should eventually get posted here. In the meantime, you could also stream it from here, the show was at 5pm on 2/14/05. Here's the set list for the KEXP performance:

1. We Live A Long Long Time (Jimmy Murphy cover)
2. The Orphan Train
3. Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
4. Never Could