Last night was the Lemonheads show at the Varsity Theater. What I thought was going to be an almost empty concert (there were only about 100 people when I got there) ended up being a really hard ticket to find. By the time Evan Dando hit the stage there was not an open place to stand in the place. The concert by far exceeded my expectations - in their hour and a half set, they flew through their extensive catalog. What surprised me was all of the old material that they played - the opening song was "Hospital" off of 'Car Button Cloth' - and "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" "The Outdoor Type" off of that album as well. And they pretty much played all of 'It's A Shame About Ray' including "Drug Buddy" "Rudderless" "Bit Part" "It's A Shame About Ray" and "Alison's Starting to Happen" just to name a few.
The crowd was interesting - the age of the crowd ranged from 21 to people in their forties. They guy standing next to me was even a little over than that - he had a cane! I was only a few inches away from the stage so I was able to snap a few pictures:
After their first set, the drummer and bass player left the stage and Evan Dando played a few solo selections. What came as a total surprise (and one of my favorite concert moments ever) was the his cover of Gram Parson's "A Song for You" - it was so unexpected and the cover met the expectations of the crowd. There were few people other than myself that sang along to the tune, but regardless, I hope I find a version of the song on YouTube.
I can't wait until they're back again!
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