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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

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