Super thanks to our amazing hosts at the Trinity Tribal Stomp in Junction City, CA over the weekend. Incredible setting, hospitality, artistry, and crew- we were SO happy to join you! Setlists for Stomp and SF show below. Thanks to the amazing Howard Danchik for his sound engineering, Keith Knobler for monitors (when we had ‘em!), Theo Hartman for his unparalleled guitar expertise, Danny Balfour and Chris Nance for incredible support on crew. We couldn’t have done it without you!
07/24/10 (Sat) Trinity Tribal Stomp – Junction City, CA
Set 1: Don’t Let Go, Annie Don’t Lie, I Wish I Knew How, Hand Jive, Memphis Radio, It Takes a Lot to Laugh It Takes a Train to Cry, Lazin’ on a Sunny Afternoon>Tiko Tiko, Out in the Woods, Fools in Love, Rock Your Papa ****, Soul Serenade>Sugaree, Hollywood % @>jam>Hollywood, “Whatever” jam, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Comment: ***joined by Alex & Allyson Grey in live painting, % Bob Gross vocal, @joined by John Thomas Jr. on tambourine for remainder of show, first “whatever we wanna play” jam in JP history.,
Lineup: Mark Karan- guitars/vocals, Bob Gross- bass/vocals, JT Thomas- keys, Billy Lee Lewis & Wally Ingram- drums
Other Artist(s): followed by Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk
07/23/10 (Fri) Pier 23 Cafe – San Francisco, CA
Set 1: Jam>annie Don’t Lie, I Wish I Knew How, Rock Your Papa, Don’t Let Go>other One>don’t Let Go, (bob Gross Song), Lazin’ On A Sunny Afternoon>tiko Tiko, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, Death Don’t Have No Mercy, Fiyo On The Bayou, Highway 61
Set 2: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Hollywood **, Out In The Woods, You Can Stay But The Noize Must Go, You Can’t Always Get What You Want> You Can Stay, Gimme Some Lovin’ ** > Dixie Chicken, Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You, Lovelight>we Bid U Goodnight (instrumental)
Last night’s show in Santa Cruz had another great crowd- thanks for coming out on a schoolnight! Setlist below. Tonight we’re at Pier 23 Cafe on the Embarcadero in San Francisco- doors 8:30, show 9:30, presented by BISS Entertainment. We’re being joined by Wally Ingram on drums so we’ll have double drums! Visuals tonight by Rainbow Puddle. See you there!
Tomorrow we’re off to Trinity County for the Trinity Tribal Stomp- tickets still available at the gate. JP plays from 8-10 pm after Garaj Mahal and before Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk. Visuals by Johnathan Singer/Spectrum Visuals.
07/22/10 (Thu) Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA
Set 1: Don’t Look Back, Annie Don’t Lie, Hollywood **, I Wish I Knew How, Memphis Radio, Hand Jive, Lazin’ on a Sunny Afternoon>Tiko Tiko, Soul Serenade> Sugaree
Set 2: Don’t Let Go, Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You>Lovelight, Just a Little Bit, Walk Through the Fire, Leave a Light On, It Is What It Is, Casey Jones **, Out in the Woods>Animal Walk, Rock Your Papa, Gimme Some Lovin’ ** >Dixie Chicken**, You Can Stay But the Noize Mus’ Go
Last night’s show in Sacramento had a great crowd- setlist below. Tonight’s show in Santa Cruz still has tickets at the door- see you at Moe’s Alley at 8:30pm!
07/21/10 (Wed) Torch Club – Sacramento, CA
Set 1: Annie Don’t Lie, Schoolgirl, Hollywood **, Lot to Laugh @, Highway 61, Rock Your Papa, Walk thru the Fire (Eye of the Tiger tease), Playin’ with My Friends
Set 2: Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You>Lovelight>jam>Time Will Tell, Memphis Radio, I Wish I Knew How, On Your Way Down, You Can Stay But the Noize Mus’ Go, She, Gimme Some Lovin’ **>jam>Louis Louis mce_markergt;Gimme Some Lovin’**> It Is What It Is, Death Don’t Have No Mercy, Who’s Been Talkin **
Set 3: E: Easy Wind
Comment: ** Bob Gross on vocals, $ MK and Bob on vocals, @ stopped due to broken string,
Tune in this Tuesday at 11 am when MK will be on KKUP 91.5 FM (Santa Cruz/South Bay) for a live interview.
Sacramento- see you Wednesday at the Torch Club (8 doors, 9 show $12 at door)
Santa Cruz- see you Thursday at Moe’s Alley (21+, 8 doors, 8:30 show $12 adv/$15 door)
San Francisco- see you Friday at Pier 23 Cafe on the Embarcadero (featuring double drums with Billy Lee Lewis & Wally Ingram, and visuals by Hal Muskat/Rainbow Puddle, 21+, 8:30 doors, 9:30 show $12 adv/$15 door and a tree planted for every ticket purchased online!)
Trinity County- see you Saturday at the Trinity Tribal Stomp (all ages, tix $70 advance/$80 gate, featuring JP from 8-10pm, preceded by Garaj Mahal and followed by Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk, with visuals by Johnathan Singer/Spectrum Visuals)
Congratulations to our Kindweb ticket winners, who have won a pair of tickets to our upcoming shows either on the west or east coast: Dianna Schultz, Lauren Rose Lupia, Wendy Peterson, Jessica Caviness, Michelle Miller, Tiffany Setzler, Megan Savage, Leynn Ferreira, Geoff Coruis, Ron Grande. Your names (or those you miracled) will be on the guest list at the door. Thanks for your support! See you at the shows!!!
MK will be the featured guest on this Sunday’s “Tales from the Golden Road” on the Grateful Dead Channel from 4-6 EST. Tune into Sirius 32 or XM 57 to listen to the tunes and talk. Special thanks to hosts David Gans and Gary Lambert.
Jemimah Puddleduck played two incredible festivals 4th of July Weekend- Gratefulfest in Ohio and Nateva in Maine. Setlists from those shows below. A few pictures are here. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!
07/03/10 (Sat) Nelson Ledges Quarry Park – Garrettsville, OH
Set 1: Rock Your Papa, Tonight I’ll Be Staying here With You>Lovelight>jam, Bait The Hook, Walk Through the Fire, Lazin’ on a Sunny Afternoon>Tiko Tiko, Annie Don’t Lie, Memphis Radio, Out in the Woods, Easy Wind Lineup: MK- guitars/vocals, Bob Gross- bass, JT Thomas-keys, Joe Chirco- drums
07/04/10 (Sun) Nateva Festival @ Oxford Fairgrounds (Main Stage 1) – Oxford, ME
Set 1: Jam>annie Don’t Lie, Memphis Radio, Lazin’ On A Sunny Afternoon>Tiko Tiko, Walk Through The Fire, Time Will Tell, Easy Wind, Rock Your Papa Lineup: Mk- Guitars, Vocals, Jt Thomas-keys, Bob Gross-bass, John Molo-drums
Enjoy this new HD clip from the JP show at Ashkenaz in Berkeley 5/27/10- thanks to Peter Blaha/GDM Production for the video…”Easy Wind” with double keys and double drums.
We’re really excited that on Saturday 7/3 we’re going back to Gratefulfest in Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Garrettsville, Ohio. Gratefulfest is a wonderfully intimate, warm, and family friendly camping event with 3 nights of Dark Star Orchestra, as well as performances by NRPS, Keller Williams, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Crazy Engine, Moonalice, Donna Jean Godchaux, David Gans and more! Festival tickets are $95 and onsale now. Call 440-548-2716 for more info. JP will be on the main stage from 2-3:30, before grabbing a plane that night to …
This inaugural festival in Maine, described in Rolling Stone as one of the coolest festivals of the summer, will be where Jemimah Puddleduck spends 4th of July. Other acts that day include Furthur, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, Zappa Plays Zappa, George Clinton & PFunk and more! Tickets onsale now. JP hits the main stage around noon.
Tune in 7-9 pm CST on Sunday night 6/20 to WRLR 98.3 FM in the Lake County, IL area for “Radio Relics”. MK is featured in an interview discussing Jemimah Puddleduck, RatDog, his journey, and guitardom. You can also listen to the podcast. Thanks to Ben Richards for being a gracious host.
Once again, MK will join the Woods House Band/Rhythm-town Jive Group at the Masonic in Mill Valley. The theme this month is New Orleans. Tickets $10 online here. Doors 7:30, show 8:15pm. The Woods band/Rhthym-town Jive group features Tim Eschliman, Kevin Zuffy, Jimmy Sanchez, Mike Rinta and Ken “Snakebite” Jacobs. Hosted by Jimmy Dillon and Ozzie Ahlers. Special guests on 6/16: MK and Lloyd Meadows from Zydeco Flames. Facebook event info here.
