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Foxy Shazam / Descartes a Kant / Moondough (House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ, February 26, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: February 26, 2026] Foxy Shazam / Descartes a Kant / Moondough

I found out about this show when Descartes a Kant posted that they were playing in Asbury Park!  I loved their show so much I swore I’d see them any time they came around.

I was surprised they were headlining a fairly large sized venue.  And then I fond out that they were not.

I had not heard of Foxy Shazam, but apparently I should have.  They’ve been around since 2004 and have been putting on wild live shows for twenty years.  Well, that’s not true, they broke up in 2014 and got back together in 2020.

Rock DNA Magazine reviewed the tour dates in Nashville

Saying of Foxy Shazam they carved out a lane that blends glam rock excess, soulful swagger, punk urgency, and theatrical flair. Their live shows have long been the stuff of legend, whispered about in the same breath as the great unhinged performers of rock history.  Eric Nally hit the stage like he had been launched, not introduced. His voice carries an elastic force, swinging from gritty snarl to operatic wail in seconds. There is a bravado there that feels almost classic rock in scale but twisted into something far more unpredictable.

What separates Foxy Shazam from lesser shock merchants is intent. The stunt didn’t feel tacked on. It felt like an extension of their commitment to pushing every moment to its edge. No half measures. Nothing safe.  The set never sagged. No filler. No polite breather. Even quieter passages hummed with tension. You never felt entirely comfortable, and that was the point. This was never background music. This was confrontation in the form of performance.

They also wrote about MoonDough

MoonDough opened the night with a set that felt deceptively loose. There was a warmth to it, groove-heavy and confident without trying too hard to dominate the room. Their singer commanded attention in a way that was more sly than explosive. He let the crowd lean in rather than forcing them back.

So who is Moondough? His bio says Ken Raymundo is a talented Multi-Instrumental, Singer/Song Writer from Southern California, that goes by ‘Moondough’. Possessing a unique range of musical influences, he has created a signature sound that highlights his soulful melodies, smooth guitar progressions, and funky bass lines. Ken takes the essence of a bedroom recording and transforms it into what he calls, ‘Bedroom Soul/Funk/Jazz.’

I opted to stay home from this show even though it sounded like Foxy Shazam was amazing. I had gone out last night and had two more events that weekend.  DAK only played for 30 minutes, so it’s okay that I missed them, but this sounds like a wild and fun show.

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THE TRIP: Canaries, The Tubs, Hotline TNT, Wishy, Horse Jumper of Love (House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ, January 30, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: January 30, 2026] THE TRIP: Canaries, The Tubs, Hotline TNT, Wishy, Horse Jumper of Love

This I was pretty interested in this show because I knew two bands and I really want to see Hotline TNT.  But then this show was the same night as Jordan Klepper, who my wife was dying to see live.  He was great and I didn’t mind missing this long night of music.

I’m not sure what the order of the bands was.

I have never seen Horse Jumper of Love.  When they played previous shows I wrote: They play downbeat, rather depressing mope rock.  With occasional flares of noise attached.  I’d hope they’d be more lively in concert.  But I doubt it somehow.  They keep appearing on my radar though, so maybe I would like them.

I saw Wishy open for Momma.  I really enjoyed their set a lot–the two singers with great harmonies and, as I wrote about Sick Sweet, it’s a shoegazey masterpiece that I feel in love with the first time I heard it.  I would happily have seen them again.

Hotline TNT plays what I can only describe as classic shoegaze, which is definitely having a moment again.  Unlike a lot of their contemporaries, they don’t really mess with the classic shoegaze vibe all that much–not adding elements at all.  Their music warms my heart and I’d love to see them live.  This is the sixth time I’ve missed them since 2022.

Canaries are a noisy shoegazeish band from Richmond Virginia.  They’re not dipping into the heavier side of the genre, instead they are making a lot of crashing noises–a fun rowdy kind of shoegaze that I like.

The Tubs are a Welsh indie rock band from Cardiff, formed in 2018. The band was founded by Owen Williams and original guitarist George Nicholls. Along with Max Warren they were previously members of Joanna Gruesome. The current lineup is completed by Dan Lucas and Taylor Stewart.  I am surprised that one of the bands on this line up is Welsh (and maybe it’s not them), but their jangle pop is not too far off from the rest of the show.

This would have been a fun show to go to and a good chance to check out a bunch of bands.

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Momma / Narrow Head (Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ, November 22, 2025) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: November 22, 2025] Momma / Narrow Head

I saw Momma back in May and really enjoyed their set a lot.  They play the kind of music that I just love–female fronted alt/grungy stuff.  When they announced this show in Asbury I was really sure I wanted to go.  I mean, they were great when I saw them last time and I think they only get better each time.

Plus, I suspect that their next album will show them growing their sound more.  I imagine they’ll be expanding their sound some. So the next time they tour, it will be for a new album and they won’t play these songs as much.  But sometimes things come up and seeing a band you just saw six months ago isn’t as important.

This was, apparently a double headline show with Narrow Head whom I’ve never heard of.  Turns out they did a split single with Momma.  They are from Dallas and sound a lot like Helmet or Biohazard or some heavy band like that.  They seem like a really odd match for Momma, but it was probably an interesting show.

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Pool Kids (House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ, September 22, 2025)

Posted in Asbury Park, NJ, House of Independents, Pony, Pool Kids, Truth Club on September 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: September 22, 2025] Pool Kids

This was my third time seeing Pool Kids.  I really like their mix of punky alt rock and really cool guitar shredding (so much finger tapping).  I saw them headline at a small place in Philly and they blew the roof off (with singer Christine Goodwyne crowd surfing at the end).

Since I last saw them the put out a new album.  And they played 8 (of 11) songs from it.  They opened with a new song and then immediately jumped back to their previous album

The opening riff to That’s Physic Baby is a mastercalss in cool guitar riffage–sounding like an old school metal intro.  Both Goodwyne and second guitarist Andy Anaya shred impressively with lots of fingertapping.  Anaya seems to add a few extra flourishes while Goodwyne gets back to singing.  The end is a dramatic moment where the chorus telling you what I, telling you what I need, is repeated but at the end the song drops off and she screams (and we all scream along) NEED!

Vocalist/guitarist Christine Goodwyne was fun with a powerful voice that held high notes and also screamed with rage.  She and second guitarist played some great harmony solos together too.

A group chat with goddamn 21 people I wish I was joking but I’m not.

They played one song from their debut (the wonderfully named $5 Subtweet) which has a total progressive rock vibe with a fast riff opening and some complicated intertwining moments.

The new album has a lot more going on–synths, quieter moments, even an AutoTune on the first song).  But there’s still plenty of Pool Kids sound–loud vocals and gorgeous guitar work on Last Word.  But they moved back to another of my favorite songs of their “I Hope You’re Right” with the chorus “You wanna start a fight” which is super fun to sing along to.

I also need to mention bassist Nicolette Alvarez who plays some amazingly complicated parts and adds a lot of backing vocals (which I don’t think she did on the previous album).  Drummer Caden Clinton makes a lot of noise on a fairly small drum kit.  He plays interesting rhythms and different parts of the kit to bring a really full (and dare I say kind of proggy component) to the songs.

After playing most of their bigger songs, they played three new songs.  Sorry Not Sorry is a slower song (where Alvarez’ backing vocals really shone).  Easier Said Than Done is also slower (with soft backing vocals from Anaya).  These songs are all a bit more conventional. but they retain a lot of makes Pool Kids interesting.

Then we were encouraged to sing along to the next song because we all knew it.  Conscious Uncoupling is the first song I heard by them and I loved everything about it–the soft to loud vocals, the cool guitar sounds and the big explosive chorus.

For one of the ending songs, Goodwyne put down her guitar and jumped into the crowd.  The guy next to me had been singing along all night and she ran up to him and they sang a line together.  Later from on the stage she called him over to shout a line with her and he was clearly thrilled.  There wasn’t a large crowd–I felt bad for them, although it was a Monday night–and there was even a small “pit” available because I was standing a little back from the people up front (the sound isn’t very good when you’re right on the stage).  She bounced around and then some short person slammed into her really hard.  She bounced off and seemed game for more.  So they bounced off each other a few more times and then she climbed back on stage.

They ended and it was still about 9:45 (I assuming 10PM curfew).  On their other nights they had been adding an encore and when they left the stage they put their guitars down on the stage in the “we’ll be right back” gesture.  But then the house music came on and it seemed like they weren’t coming back.  But the crowd started a “one more song” chant (again, what happened to encore), and after a few minutes, they came back.  Goodwyne apologized to the sound guy saying they weren’t planning on coming back out.  It may be the first genuinely earned encore I’ve ever been a part of.

They played Swallow, a great song with lots of finger tapping guitar–it’s really fun when Goodwyne and Ayana face each other in a little guitar battle.  It was a great and cathartic end to the show and they were done by 10!

The show was great and I was in for a surprise at the end of the show.  As I was heading up the stairs, two young women were walking down and said my name.  I looked up confused until they revealed that they were the daughters of one of my college friends.  I hadn’t seen them in about five or six years and I don’t know how they recognized me (something about knowing I liked this band and they asked their parents what I looked like to see if I was there).

Turns out they are huge fans of the band and drove 3 hours to see them!  They may also drive down to Philly on Thursday to see them again.  It was great to see them and I immediately texted their mom–it had been too long–and we caught up.

 

House of Independents 2025 Ukie Club 2023 Rooftop 2023 (open for PUP)
Tinted Windows € Swallow Swallow ¶
Arm’s Length That’s Physics, Baby That’s Physics, Baby ¶
That’s Physics, Baby Erso ⊗ $5 Subtweet ⊗
$5 Subtweet⊗ $5 Subtweet⊗ Arm’s Length ¶
Which is Worse? € Further ¶ I Hope You’re Right ¶
Last Word € Comes in Waves ¶ Conscious Uncoupling ¶
I Hope You’re Right I Hope You’re Right Talk Too Much ¶
Sorry Not Sorry € Pathetic ¶
Bad Bruise € Arm’s Length
Easier Said Than Done € Conscious Uncoupling
Conscious Uncoupling Talk Too Much
Leona Street € encore
Talk Too Much Borerline ⊗
Exit Plan €
encore
Swallow

€ Easier Said Than Done (2025)
¶ Pool Kids (2022)
⊗ Music to Practice Safe Sex To (2018)

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Truth Club (House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ, September 22, 2025) [POOL KIDS]

Posted in Asbury Park, NJ, House of Independents, Pony, Pool Kids, Truth Club on September 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: September 22, 2025] Truth Club

I saw Truth Club open for Indigo de Souza last year and I really liked their set a lot.

It was pretty obvious that there was a curfew in place because the bands changed pretty quickly (they were using the same drum set so that helped).  Truth Club came out and opened with a song from their debut album.

Unlike Pony, they played many of the same songs (the don’t have a new album yet, but they do have a bunch of new songs).

I definitely enjoy their second album more than their debut–there’s a lot more dynamics going on.  77x starts slow but in an interesting, lurching way.

And here’s what I loved about them last time and this time.  Singer Travis Harrington plays guitar as well and he plays the basic chord structure.  But in these first few songs, guitarist Yvonne Chazal made some really interesting sounds.  They played lots of high chords and single notes.  They bent the notes and made really interesting textures.  It wasn’t always clear what sounds were coming out, but it made the whole thing feel bigger.

After a couple of songs Yvonne switched instruments with bassist Kam Vann.  If I had to guess I’d say that Kam might be the full time lead guitarist because he was pushing the sounds further than Yvonne did.  He played loud hard chords, but also played some solos and added extra sounds.

And really it’s the song creations from Truth Club that I like so much.  There’s a lot of loud/quiet shifts, but there’s also odd time signatures (for one of the songs Travis counted in to 6).  (more…)

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Pony (House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ, September 22, 2025) [POOL KIDS]

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[ATTENDED: September 22, 2025] Pony

I saw Pony open for Fucked Up about 3 years ago.  I didn’t know them before the show, but I really enjoyed them.  Pop punk energy (like Beach Bunny but a little rougher around the edges).  I was pretty psyched about this lineup.  Three bands I knew and liked.  So I wanted to make sure I arrived early enough for Pony.

The show said 7:30, I strolled in around 7:15 and they were already on!  And apparently had been since 7.  So I only got to see a few songs, but it was enough to know that they still kick butt and I would happily see them again.

Interestingly, their recorded output is far more poppy than their on stage performance.

Pony is from Toronto and is fronted by Sam Bielanski who plays guitar and sings.  She is also a voice actress and voiced Jazz in My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale (hence the band name).  I can’t find a ton of information about the band, but I’m guessing that Matty Morand is an important part of the band.  He played (really cool) guitars at this show.

I don’t know if she played guitar for this set as she wasn’t when I came in and didn’t pick one up.  But her intensity is amazing.  And, she was super nice after the show.

The setlist was almost entirely different from the previous show as they have released two albums since then.  I really would have enjoyed seeing more of this set.

 

2025 [Pool Kids] 2022 [Fucked Up]
Superglue § WebMD ™
Peach ∇ Couch ™
Freezer ¼ Furniture ™
Sucker Punch ∇ Très Jolie ∇
Sick ∇ Sometime Later ™
Middle of Summer § My Room ™
Every Little Crumb ¼ Did It Again ∇
Très Jolie ∇ Chokecherry ™

§ single (2025)
¼ single (2024)
∇ Velveteen (2023)
™ TV Baby (2021)

 

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Jade Bird / The Carlile Family Band (Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, September 16, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: September 16, 2026] Jade Bird / The Carlile Family Band

I’ve like Jade Bird for a while–never enough to get really into her, although the last few years I’ve been enjoying her more and more.  She has an incredible voice and live, she is really quirky and silly.  We heard her sing while at the Newport Folk Festival (we were going to another show while she was on).  And I got to see her do a Free at Noon.  But she was a little under the weather and didn’t play the song where she really belts out the vocals.

I would very much like to see her do a full set (and Wonder Bar is so small she might not have even needed a microphone), but this was the same night as Garbage, so Jade Bird will have to wait.

The Carlile Family Band is a family band from a tiny, rural Washington town called Curlew. We perform a mix of Folk, Americana, and Indie sounds across nine instruments from box drums to banjos. We thrive on bending genre and having fun while doing it.   We also write, record and produce our own music, often from the backseat of a our motorhome while we’re on the road.  With shows filled with comedy and family harmonies, we invite you to come along! There’s always a new song or story we are just waiting to share.

They sound like a hoot and seem perfectly matched for Jade Bird’s quirkiness.

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Dropkick Murphys / Bad Religion / The Mainliners (Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ, August 13, 2025) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: August 13, 2025] Dropkick Murphys / Bad Religion / The Mainliners

Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic punk band from Massachusetts.  I feel like it’s possible I saw the singer in a pub in Boston when I lived there, but possibly not.  I have their debut album, but hadn’t really listened t them in a couple decades.  Btu they are the most vocally outspoken band against the current fascism that going on in our country and or that I respect the hell out of them.

I also know that Celtic punk is fun as hell.  And while I may not listen to their records, I am certain a show with them would be an incredibly fun time (although at the Stone Pony Summer Stage, I imagine the loud and very drunk fan base would be pretty intolerable.

I’ve been a fan of Bad Religion since, oh who knows, a long time.  Although I haven’t really listened to them that much in the last few years.  I’ve also never really thought about seeing them live.  Interestingly, S. saw them live at City Gardens a few decades ago (clearly she is cooler than I).  I guess I don’t care enough about them to make the effort.

The Mainliners are young guys playing old-school style punk band, “taking inspiration from such legendary SoCal bands as TSOL, Descendants, and DI, and drawing comparisons to others in the vanguard, from The Circle Jerks to The Adolescents.”  Their recordings even sound like they are from the 70 and 80s.  They definitely would have gotten the crowd going.

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Guster (Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ, August 1, 2025)

Posted in Asbury Park, NJ, Guster, The Mountain Goats, The Stone Pony, The Stone Pony Summer Stage on August 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: August 1, 2025] Guster

My wife and I saw Guster in March of 2024 and again in January 2025.  Did we really need to see them again seven months later?  Yes!  In part because those two previous shows were their We Have Eras Too tour and this wasn’t.  And also because it’s Guster and we love them.

We also dislike the Stone Pony Summer Stage and the thought of going down the shore on a Friday night…?  Sheesh.  But things worked out wonderfully.  There was minimal traffic and I found a parking spot close to the Pony!

We were so early we could get merch and still get within three people of the stage.

It turns out that many people were there for The Mountain Goats, so when their set ended, we were practically on the fence (in front of Adam for a change).

We weren’t expecting a wildly different setlist from a usual show, although they do tend to mix things up a bit.   There are some songs we’ve heard A LOT (Come Downstairs and Say Hello), but others that we haven’t seen too often.  And yet even if we’ve seen most of the songs more than 5 times, there’s nothing like singing along with them and watching them have a blast.

The evening was perfect and they seemed to really enjoy being in Asbury Park (they had recorded their previous album there and had lived in AP for two weeks or so).

This set was interesting for being heavy on Adam-sung songs.  He doesn’t sing lead very often anymore, but he used to have a few lead vocals.  With Ramona, Demons Center of Attention.

The one thing that we missed in the Eras tour was that they didn’t play many songs of their newest album.  The first Eras night they played new songs but we didn’t know them yet.  So this was a good opportunity to hear When We Were Stars and The Elevator (for the first time!).  Mid way through the show, someone in the front requested Mona Lisa.  Ryan said they would play it and then said–wait, let us play it as the encore becaue we have the setlist set up already.

So they opened the encore with it (it was supposed to be Black Balloon, which I would rather have heard).  After a super fun Satellite, they called The Mountain Goats back up on stage and they all sang The Lido Shuffle.  It was fun and wild and everyone sang along to the Woah oh oh oh part.  Curiously, it was only a few days ago that I discovered that this song was not an Elton John song like I’d always assumed (I mean it sounds o much like him) but actually a song by Boz Scaggs.  I couldn’t believe they busted it out.  I also found out that it was played again the following night at the Summer Stage for Yacht Rock Review.  Same sing two nights in a row–I’ll be the Yacht Rock version sounded quite different.

One of the fun things about Guster (of many) is their mid set improv.  Tonight’s was all about how you could buy Jello Shots at the venue.  He said, only at the Jersey Shore!  So he sang a little song about Jello Shots (pop pop) and late during Doin’ It By Myself he walked through the audeince and grabbed Jello Shots for the band (they were disgusting apparently).

The show could have gone on and on as far as I was concerned but I suspect there’s a curfew.  When the show was over, my wife grabbed a setlist (very cool) and we sat on the boardwalk looking at the ocean.  A woman on stilts (dressed in black and white with seven foot long pants over her stilts) walked the board walk and took pictures with people.

And then we went for Mogo Tacos and they were delicious.

That makes 13 times for me seeing Guster.  I’ve seen Phish 17 times.  It’s possible that Guster will overtake them since a Guster show is always a much lower key affair (and less work) than a Phish show.

 

8/1/2025–Stone Pony Summerstage
Careful © [6]
What You Call Love ω [5]
Ramona © [8]
One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗ [4]
When We Were Stars Ø [2]
Demons ℵ [9]
Center of Attention ≅ [3]
When You Go Quiet £ [2]
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [12]
Do You Love Me ω [9]
Hang On ⊗ [7]
Jell-O Shots (improv after noticing Jello shots for sale “only at the Stone Pony”)
Doin’ It By Myself € [10] (Ryan walked through the audience and grabbed a Jello shot for everyone on stage)
The Elevator Ø
Amsterdam © [6]
Happier ≅ [9]
encore
Mona Lisa ¶ [3] (fan requested the song earlier, they agreed to play it in the encore–Black Balloon on setlist)
Satellite ⊗ [10]
Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs cover) (with The Mountain Goats)

 

3/26/2024–Fillmore Philadelphia ERAs tour 3/26/2024–Red Bank  ERAs Tour 4/6/ 2023–White Eagle Hall  8/10/2022–Wellmont
Sketch 1: Dorm Room

Parachute ¶ [3] (Ryan & Adam only) 
 Sketch 1: Dorm Room

Parachute ¶ [2] (Ryan & Adam only) 
 What You Wish For ≅ [3] Careful © [3]
Sketch 2: Enter Brian

Happy Frappy ¶ [2]
 Sketch 2: Enter Brian

Fall in Two ¶ 
 Architects & Engineers ω [3] Terrified £ [3]
Sketch 3: Harvard Square

X Ray Eyes ℵ
 Sketch 3: Harvard Square

Demons ℵ [8]
 Red Oyster Cult © [3] Diane © [3]
Airport Song ℵ [9] Airport Song ℵ [8] Ramona © [7] Hercules  ω [3]
Sketch 4: Lillywhite

What You Wish For ≅ [5]
 Sketch 4: Lillywhite

What You Wish For ≅ [4]
 One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗ [2] (first since 2015) Hang On ⊗ [4]
I Spy ≅ [7] I Spy ≅ [6] Manifest Destiny ⊗ [6] Barrel of a Gun ≅ [7]
Barrel of a Gun ≅ [9] Barrel of a Gun ≅ [8] I Hope Tomorrow Is Like Today © [1] Backyard © [3]
Sketch 5: Tour Bus

Jesus on the Radio (Acoustic) © [5]
 Sketch 5: Tour Bus

Jesus on the Radio (Acoustic) © [4]
 All the Way Up to Heaven ≅ [3] Satellite (House PA goes out at the end of the song due to power outage.) ⊗ [8]
Sketch 6: Joe Joins the Band

Diane © [4]
 Sketch 6: Joe Joins the Band

Diane © [3]
 Satellite ⊗ [9] Jesus on the Radio (Acoustic) © [3]
Careful © [5] Careful © [4] Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [7] Hard Times (Acoustic) £ [2]
(Nothing but) Flowers
(Talking Heads cover)  [2]
(Nothing but) Flowers
(Talking Heads cover)
 Look Alive £ [3] Parachute (Acoustic) ¶
Hang On ⊗ [6] One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗ [3] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [9] Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [6]
Manifest Destiny ⊗ [6] Satellite ⊗ [8] Do You Love Me ω [7] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [8]
Satellite ⊗ [9] The Captain ⊗ [5] Never Coming Down € [4] Lazy Love € [3]
Sketch 7: Evil Producer

Thunder Song [2]
 Sketch 7: Evil Producer

Thunder Song
 When You Go Quiet £ (bonus track) The New Underground ⊗
Act 2

Do You Love Me ω [8]
 Act 2

Do You Love Me ω [7]
 Mexican Restaurant Penis TV Improv Jam to Bon Jovi’s Livin On A Prayer Lightning Rod ⊗ [2]
Sketch 8: Joe Leaves the Band

Architects and Engineers ω [4]
 Sketch 8: Joe Leaves the Band

This Could All be Yours ω [6]
 Airport Song ℵ [7] What You Call Love (with 11 year old Sam on bagpipes) ω [4]
Luke Reynolds is the Man song Luke Reynolds is the Man song Happier ≅ [6] I Spy ≅ [5]
This Could All be Yours ω [6] Lost at Sea ω [bonus track] Hard Times (with Karina Rykman) £ [3] Don’t Go £
Long Night € [5] Gangway € [3] Psycho Killer (with Karina Rykman band) [Talking Heads cover] Ramona © [6]
Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [9] Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [8] Groove is in the Heart (with Karina Rykman band) [Deee-Lite] The Captain ⊗ [4]
Sketch 9: Dave Gets Mad/Appreciated
Dave Song

Don’t Go £ [3]
 Sketch 9: Dave Gets Mad/Appreciated

Don’t Go £ [2]
 encore Demons ℵ [7]
Terrified £ [6] Terrified £ [5] Mona Lisa ¶ [3] encore
Sketch 10: COVID

When We Were Stars Ø
 Sketch 10: COVID

Keep Going  Ø
 Bury Me ¶  Do You Love Me ω [6]
Black Balloon Ø [2] Black Balloon Ø Terrified £ [4]
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [11] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [10] encore 2

Encore: Dumpster Set

Encore: Camp Fire Set

 Hang On ⊗ [5]
Happier ≅ [8]
Happier ≅ [7]
Amsterdam © [5] Amsterdam © [4]

 

3/23/2019–Fillmore 1/11/2019–Free at Noon 11/1/2018–White Eagle Hall
Diane © [2] Hard Times £ Long Night € [4]
The Captain ⊗ [3] Ramona © [5] Happier ≅ [4]
Terrified £ [2] Mind Kontrol £ [2] What You Call Love ω [3]
Airport Song ℵ [6] Manifest Destiny ⊗ [5] I Spy (haven’t heard since 2004) ≅ [2]
Gangway € [2] Terrified £ Endlessly € [2]
Hello Mister Sun (w/horns) £ [2] Look Alive £  Airport Song ℵ [5]
Overexcited (w/horns) £ [2] Satellite ⊗ [6] Hello Mr. Sun (new) £
Stay with Me Jesus ω [3] Overexcited £ Stay With Me Jesus ω [2]
Satellite ⊗ [7] encore Doin’ It By Myself € [4]
Doin’ It By Myself (w/horns) € [5] I Spy (not broadcast) acoustic ≅ [3] improv Levi’s bar mitzvah
Look Alive £ [2] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [6]
Backyard (w/strings} © [2] ** from the new album Do You Love Me ω [5]
Amsterdam © [3] Rocketship (never before) ℵ
Window (w/strings & showed the original music video) Manifest Destiny ⊗ [4]
LOST AND GONE FOREVER
20th ANNIVERSARY SET		 Amsterdam (not since 2004) © [2]
What You Wish For ≅ [2] Ruby Falls ⊗ [2]
Barrel of a Gun ≅ [6] Ramona © [4]
Either Way (w/strings) ≅ Satellite ⊗ [5]
Fa Fa (w/horns & Stephen on flute) ≅ [3] Barrel of a Gun ≅ [5]
I Spy ≅ [4] improv-“False encore” song
Center of Attention ≅ [2] This Could All be Yours ω [5]
All the Way Up to Heaven (not since 2004) ≅ [2] “encore“
Happier ≅ [5] Mind Kontrol (new) £
So Long (w/strings) ≅ Two Points for Honesty ≅ [3]
Two Points for Honesty (w/strings) ≅ [4] Demons ℵ [6]
Rainy Day (w/strings) 2nd encore
encore Jesus on the Radio (acoustic, no mics) © [2]
Rocketship (w/strings) ℵ [2]
Hang On ⊗ [3]
Great Escape ℵ
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [7]

 

6/16/2016–Fillmore 11/21/2015–Wellmont 4/24/2015–TLA
What You Wish For ≅
 Ramona © [2] Demons ℵ [3]
Satellite ⊗ [4] Satellite ⊗ [3]  Center of Attention ≅
Doin’ It By Myself € [3]
 Simple Machine € [2]  Doin’ It By Myself €
Barrel of a Gun ≅ [4]
 Happier ≅ [3]  The Beginning of the End ⊗
Ramona © [3] Hercules ω [2]  Ramona ©
Never Coming Down € [3] Careful / “Chariots of Fire” © [2]  Gangway €
Architects & Engineers ω [2] Doin’ It By Myself € [2]  Endlessly €
Lightning Rod ⊗ [2] The Captain ⊗ [2]  Stay with Me Jesus ω
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [5] Kid Dreams €  Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [3]
Do You Love Me ω [4] Homecoming King © [2]  Do You Love Me ω [2]
Dear Valentine ⊗
 Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [4]  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You [Bryan Adams cover]
That’s No Way to Get to Heaven ω
 Do You Love Me ω [3]  Hang On ⊗ [2]
Red Oyster Cult © [2] Never Coming Down € [2]  Lazy Love €
Mona Lisa ¶ [2]
 Demons ℵ [4]  Hercules (with Kishi Bashi) ω
Manifest Destiny ⊗[3]
 Two Points for Honesty ≅ [2]  Satellite (with Kishi Bashi) ⊗ [2]
Simple Machine € [3] Happy Frappy ¶  Simple Machine €
Airport Song ℵ [4]
 Ruby Falls ⊗  Never Coming Down €
Kid Dreams €[2]
 Lazy Love € [2]  Two Points for Honesty ≅
Demons ℵ [5] Barrel of a Gun≅ [3]  Diane © 
This Could All Be Yours ω [4] This Could All Be Yours ω [3]  Careful © 
encore “Improv”
 “encore” (“Zombie Jews”)  This Could All Be Yours ω [2]
Long Night € [3]
 Long Night € [2]  “encore”
Bad Bad World ω
 One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗  Long Night €
What You Call Love ω [2]
 Manifest Destiny ⊗ [2]  Manifest Destiny ⊗
Fa Fa ≅ [2] Airport Song ℵ [3]  What You Call Love ω
encore “boooo” Careless Whisper [George Michael cover]  Happier ≅ [2]
Jesus on the Radio ©

 

7/20/2013–PNC Bank Center 7/5/2004–Starland
The Captain ⊗ Happier ≅
Architects & Engineers ω I Spy ≅
Homecoming King © Airport Song ℵ
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [2] Demons ℵ
Do You Love Me ω Amsterdam © 
Airport Song ℵ [2] Come Downstairs and Say Hello ©
Hang On ⊗ Barrel of a Gun ≅
Demons ℵ [2] Mona Lisa ¶
Satellite ⊗ Red Oyster Cult © 
Barrel of a Gun (with Ed Robertson) ≅ [2] California Dreamin’ [Beach Boys cover]
This Could All Be Yours ω Fa Fa ≅
Jam (with Ben Folds)
Backyard (with Ben Folds) © 
All the Way Up to Heaven ≅


Ø Oh La La (2024)                              -7/10
£ Look Alive (2019)                            -2/10
€ Evermotion (2015)                          -3/11
ω Easy Wonderful (2010)                -4/12
⊗ Ganging Up on the Sun (2006) -2/12
© Keep It Together (2003)              -3/13
≅ Lost and Gone Forever (1999)   —
ℵ Goldfly (1997)                                    -5/11
¶ Parachute (1995)                              -6/11

 

Parachute

  1. “Love for Me”
  2. “Eden”
  3. “Scars & Stitches”
  4. “The Prize”
  5. “Dissolve”
  6. “Cocoon”

Goldfly

  1. “Perfect”
  2. “Medicine”
  3. “Grin”
  4. “Getting Even”
  5. “Melanie” (unlisted bonus track)

Keep It Together

  1. “Keep It Together”
  2. “Long Way Down”
  3. “Two at a Time” (hidden track)

Ganging Up on the Sun

  1. “C’mon” – 3:51
  2. “Empire State” – 4:59

Easy Wonderful

  1. “On the Ocean”
  2. “This Is How It Feels to Have a Broken Heart”
  3. “Jesus and Mary”
  4. “Do What You Want”

Evermotion

  1. “Expectation”
  2. “It Is Just What It Is”
  3. “Farewell”

Look Alive

  1. “Summertime”
  2. “Not for Nothing”

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Spike and the Gimme Gimmes (Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ, August 3, 2025)

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[ATTENDED: August 3, 2025] Spike and the Gimme Gimmes

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes was a band I knew nothing about but didn’t like, based on their name.  Then I learned that they are a cover band doing punk covers of classic rock songs and I thought their name was actually pretty perfect and I wanted to see them live.   I had a few opportunities but they kept falling through.

And then I saw that the band has changed its name to Spike and the Gimme Gimmes which isn’t as good a name but which apparently makes sense for some reason or another.

The band is made up of a bunch of different people who tour for a while.  Initially the band had a bunch of famous punkers and now it’s made of some less famous (to me) punkers, but they’re still fun as anything.

For this tour the band was Spike Slawson (of Swingin’ Utters and Re-Volts) on vocals and maracas.  He would be the Spike of the band name and has been their lead singer since they started in 1995.  We also had CJ Ramone (of The Ramones) on bass.  Yes and actual Ramone! (He was one of the first people to replace an original Ramone and was much younger than the rest of the band when he joined.  He was a fun guy to have back there.

On one guitar was Joey Cape (of Lagwagon) who has also been with the band since the beginning (I don’t know him).  Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters was in the band, but now his brother, Scott Shiflett (of Face to Face and Viva Death), plays guitar.  And that leaves the drummer–I can’t tell who it was from the Wikipedia page. (more…)

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