Odds and Ends

* Added two more set lists to the Live page from this week, and also added a handful of dates from the distant past to the archive. If you can document any dates that were played either full-band or solo, email me at tim dot saunders 4 1 at g mail dot com.

* The Discography page is now in LIVING COLOR! Check out the album covers from all but the long lost first album.

* Another show at the B.O.B. coming up this Wednesday. These shows have been a great break for the work week. No cover charge!

* Ven a casa pronto, señorita Sapphire! Los muchachos están comenzando a mirar cada funny otros.

Founders, February 27, 2010

Set list

Called My Name
American Evening
Nobody's Baby
Insult to Injury
Crosstown
My Machine
Cute With A Knife
Look Me Up Sometime
Love's Still Wild
Alone With Him
Going to see Michelle
(break)
CIA Operative
All You've Got
Sunshine and Glory
Love's Alright
I'll Never Look For You Again
All Again

Really, really good show at Founder's last night. Despite Miss Sapphire's absconding to Mexico, the band put on a tight and energetic set to a packed house. Lots of new folks caught the band, and standing in the audience I could see people being won over with each successive song. My Machine continues to own everyone and everything in it's path. Dex was more than up to the task of providing backing vocals and harmonies in the absence of Miss Sapphire.

The B.O.B., February 24, 2010

First off, Natalie was not played during the show, as best I can remember. For certain it was not the closer.

More importantly, Baby Don't Be Leaving Too Soon made it's full band debut! If you'll remember back in December 6/7ths of the band played it at the Kent-Ionia Labor Council show, but Miss Sapphire was absent for that set. Coyote director Joel Potrykus was on hand for the set, and he appreciated hearing it for sure. Love's Still Wild and Alone With Him were again segued, to maximum effect, and My Machine continues to be a powerhouse tune. Very good crowd on a night when the roads were less than optimal. Special thanks to Bryan Yonkers for lending his trombone skills intermittently throughout the set.

Cosmetic Changes

You may have noticed some minor tweaks to the site today. I've added pages to the top of the main page and removed some spaces on the right. All of the links are now at the top of the page, as well as the discography. The members page will grow to include pictures and a biography. I've also added a live show archive which will display dates and set lists. This year's shows are pretty complete, and I'll work on adding some of the back dates as time goes on.

PLEASE check out the links section. I made a MASSIVE update for Known Associates on Wednesday. I'm trying to add as many local bands as I can to that list, and I'd appreciate any links that I may have missed.

Oh! There is also an RSS feed for those who'd like to subscribe for updates. And I activated my phone to update the site via text message. So that should be a real disaster at places like Founder's when I feel the need to emphatically describe how well (or poorly, zing!) the band is playing.

The B.O.B., February 17, 2010

My first trip to see the band at the BOB tonight, and it's just as awesome as it looks on paper. Good turnout. Nice energy from the band tonight. The Love's Still Wild segue into Alone with Him made another appearance and rocked. I noticed that a lot of non-regulars were bobbing along with Nobody's Baby and Kitty Hijinks, but is that really a surprise at this point?

Some adjustments from the set list...When You're Lost wasn't played, and neither was American Evening. Some of the later songs were played in a different order. All Again was the closer.

No recordings tonight.

Jammies XI, The Intersection, February 16

Congratulations to the band for winning Best Alternative or Electronic Album for The Incident at Primrose and West!




photo courtesy mLive


photo courtesy mLive

Set list:
Love's Still Wild
Alone With Him
My Machine

They really put on an amazing set, with Wild flowing directly into Alone. Very cool. A high energy, almost visceral set. Everybody was listening and into it. Great crowd, great vibe. Looks like GRTV was there to tape the set and the evening in general, so I'll look into getting a copy of that uploaded and embedded soon.

Congrats to Drew Nelson for winning Album of the Year!

At the end of this report, you can hear the band performing "Alone With Him."



A complete list of finalists and award winners.

John Sinkevics with a write-up and a YouTube clip with a few moments of Love's Still Wild. Can't argue with the lead pic from his blog article.



Bowery, congratulations on your two Jammies!

Jammies XI this Tuesday!

Just a reminder that Chance Jones is scheduled to perform late in the set at this years Jammies XI, the annual WYCE local music awards show at the Intersection. Smoke-free again this year, the cost is NOTHING. That's right, it's a FREE show! All of the information that you seek, including who's playing when, can be found at this helpful blog posting.

Here are the various Jammies award nominations that the band is connected to:

Local VARIOUS ARTISTS Album
A Winter's Tune 2008 Independent (I don't think Chance Jones was on the album, which I haven't been able to find anywhere, but Chance Jones did perform at this)

Local Record Label
Friction Records

Local Contemporary Duo or Group
Chance Jones - The Incident at Primrose and West

Local Alternative or Electric Album
Chance Jones - The Incident at Primrose and West

Best Local SONG
Chance Jones - My Machine

People's Choice Award
Chance Jones
Vote HERE to select Chance Jones among others...