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Hey Rosetta! Setlist
Communion Club Night Residency - May 2015
May 5 - Rockwood Music Hall, New York
May 6 - Milkboy, Philadelphia May 13 - Zanzabar, Louisville May 14 - High Watt, Nashville May 17 - Tank Room, Kansas City May 19 - Turf Club, St Paul May 21 - Schubas, Chicago May 22, Codfish Hollow Barn, Maquoketa Read More
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This was my third time seeing the Canadian seven-piece indie rock/pop band Hey Rosetta!, who is currently headlining the Communion Club Night national series. The band stopped by the Turf Club in St Paul, Minnesota, last night, April 21st, in support of their latest album Second Sight.
This was also our sixth time we've covered Communion and what is the same is The Current's radio DJ Jade is still MCing/announcing bands. What's changed is the location, from the Varsity Theater in Dinky Town/Minneapolis, to the Turf Club in St Paul. Also noticeably missing are the little shops... this is now just a live concert event.
Opening up the show was local Going to the Sun, promoting their self-titled debut album. I am told the album had singer/songwriter David Young playing all the instruments... but for the live show, he had a full band.
Also on the bill was Brooklyn's Kevin Garrett; he's joined by Sean Mullins on drums and Jeremy McDonald on keys/etc. Garrett's set included some very sensitive/personal original songs, including crowd favorites "Coloring" and "Control". He ended his set with a Sam Cooke cover, "You Send Me".
Hey Rosetta!'s singer Tim Baker was recovering from a vocal loss, who was unable to speak for the past two days, was forced to canceled a few dates on their tour. Luckily his voice came back, but a little patchy, as the band resumed the tour at the Turf Club. You can tell he wasn't feeling 100%, but the band is always fun and remained upbeat, particularly toward the end of their blockbuster set.
I've mentioned it before, but this band is large. There are seven band members, Baker on vocals, guitars, and sometime keys, Josh Ward on bass, Adam Hogan on lead guitar, Romesh Thavanathan on cello and guitars, Phil Maloney on drums, Kinley Dowling on violin and glockenspiel, and Mara Pellerin on trumpets, keys, French horn. Most of the band members are versatile enough to be able to switch instruments when the songs called for it.
As you can see from the setlist, about half their set were devoted to their latest album Second Sight, which came out in Canada in 2014 via Sonic Records, but the USA just got the album earlier this year. The was pretty close to their November 2014 appearance with Stars.
Highlight of their set was for "Red Heart", which got a great introduction from Tim Baker: "This song is about coming a little closer to the stage [immediately fans swarmed to the front]. This song is about shaking your butt!"
They ended their set with "Bandages" and there was no encores (all of the Communion shows we've covered never had encores).
Remaining Communion dates with Hey Rosetta!:
This was also our sixth time we've covered Communion and what is the same is The Current's radio DJ Jade is still MCing/announcing bands. What's changed is the location, from the Varsity Theater in Dinky Town/Minneapolis, to the Turf Club in St Paul. Also noticeably missing are the little shops... this is now just a live concert event.
Opening up the show was local Going to the Sun, promoting their self-titled debut album. I am told the album had singer/songwriter David Young playing all the instruments... but for the live show, he had a full band.
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Kevin Garrett
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Hey Rosetta!'s singer Tim Baker was recovering from a vocal loss, who was unable to speak for the past two days, was forced to canceled a few dates on their tour. Luckily his voice came back, but a little patchy, as the band resumed the tour at the Turf Club. You can tell he wasn't feeling 100%, but the band is always fun and remained upbeat, particularly toward the end of their blockbuster set.
I've mentioned it before, but this band is large. There are seven band members, Baker on vocals, guitars, and sometime keys, Josh Ward on bass, Adam Hogan on lead guitar, Romesh Thavanathan on cello and guitars, Phil Maloney on drums, Kinley Dowling on violin and glockenspiel, and Mara Pellerin on trumpets, keys, French horn. Most of the band members are versatile enough to be able to switch instruments when the songs called for it.
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Hey Rosetta! Setlist
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Highlight of their set was for "Red Heart", which got a great introduction from Tim Baker: "This song is about coming a little closer to the stage [immediately fans swarmed to the front]. This song is about shaking your butt!"
They ended their set with "Bandages" and there was no encores (all of the Communion shows we've covered never had encores).
Remaining Communion dates with Hey Rosetta!:
04/23 Chicago, IL Schubas
04/24 Rock Island, IL Rozz-Tox†‡
04/24 Rock Island, IL Rozz-Tox†‡
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Hey Rosetta! at Turf Club, St Paul (21 April 2015) |
