Most people didn't show up at the 400 Bar until 9:30 pm, so they probably missed the two opening acts:
Michael Morris (Falcon Heights, Minnesota) lists a slew of session musicians on his myspace page, but last night was only him and the mandolin player (which I have to say is a very interesting-looking instrument). They were very folk (singer/songerwriter) and seems a little nervous on stage.
McCarthy Trenching is from Omaha, Nebraska. They are normally a full band with drums and bass, but they were both out sick and couldn't make it to the show. The most interesting to note is that Dan McCarthy used to play with Bright Eyes [W♥M], but their sound is more Americana/Country.
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I thought the there was a really good turn out for this show. I would have to say that over 90% of these were Jayhawks fans, so they were a little bit older (considering that the Jayhawks were probably at their prime 20 years ago.)
After "Salvation Blues", the moment everyone was waiting for: Gary Louris came on stage. I think quite possibly this is as close as anyone was going to get to a Jayhawks reunion.
There was a moment when the two singers sang different lines, and it doesn't matter because they were having a great time and were laughing at the mistake.
They added a second violinist on stage for "Humming Bird" and he stayed on for the remainder of the set (I wish I could remember his name).
They did the standard encore, but Olson was forced to come back on stage to do a second final encore doing a solo piano song, "My One Book Philosophy" (which is not listed on the Set List).
By the way, earlier that day, Mark Olson did a live in-store at the Electric Fetus, which I've included a (badly-taken) photograph of him signing.
Also, here are some extra information on the new album:
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The "book" format for Mark Olson's The Salvation Blues, complete with fake dust jacket, is limited to, what I'm told, 15,000. After they sell out, only a standard digipak version will be available. It was designed by David Gorman who won a Grammy for the Beg, Scream & Shout: The Big 'Ol Box Of '60s Soul collection in 1998 for his excellent design.
- There is a wonderful article in The Star Tribune on the front page of the entertainment section that helped boosted attendance at the show last night. Includes an interesting tidbit: Olson considered dropping out of the music business and even enrolled in paramedic school before recording his new album.
Special thanks to Shawnté at Hacktone.
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