Things of Gold Episode 2 - 10/4/15 Birmingham, UK

Ryan and Megan are back for Episode 2! We dive into Snarky Puppy’s October 4, 2015 show at The Institute in Birmingham, UK!

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Setlist: Quarter Master, Binky -> Skate U -> Whitecap, Kite, What About Me?, Ready Wednesday Encore 1: Shofukan Encore 2: Lingus
Bonus: 10/13/15 Quarter Master

Michael’s Show Notes: Amazing crowd. Lots of fun despite the tough sonic environment (hiiiiiigh ceilings). Two encores for the first time in months. First and only time opening with Quarter Master. Loads of energy right out of the gate. Super fast. Really funky. Bill gets soulful on Rhodes. Loads of space. Crowd sets up the groove for Binky and holds it. Bullock gets dirty and Justin takes his time on trumpet. Outro goes P-Funk. Comes back for serious drum and percussion pocket. Straight into a straight Skate U. Bill gets tasty on both Rhodes and synth after. Mark takes his time on the outro groove. Crazy, chaotic intro to Whitecap. Reharmonization from Cory and a killer solo from Bullock. Maz bops on Kite. Cory dances through the outro and it gets funky. Bullock and Sput get in it on What About Me? Ready Wednesday gets funky and Justin owns on trumpet. Shofukan gets the crowd insisting on a second encore, and Cory plays over an up-tempo version of Lingus.

Michael does a brief solo bass version of the old southern spiritual Wade In The Water. It slowly melds into a down-tempo trance which becomes the backdrop for Quarter Master. After the form, the band returns to the initial groove and sits in it for a 19-minute version of the tune. Things build under Mark’s solo, and Michael takes it out with one last reprise of the spiritual. The band can’t let it go and neither can the crowd.

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