On Wednesday I went to Chicago to see Robyn Hitchcock. I took the bus both ways, left at 1:00 Wednesday and was back in Madison by 12:30 Thursday so it was a quick trip.
Fun though.
Robyn had an electric band with him, so I was hoping for more Soft Boys and Egyptians tunes, and that’s pretty much what we got. The Nashville Fabs consisted of Pat Sansone of Wilco on bass & vocals, and a guitar player & drummer whose names I didn’t catch – sorry guys. The drummer was a long haired guy from Australia, who had also been in Emma Swift’s band. The guitar player had curly hair and I assume was a Nashville session player.
Robyn Hitchcock & the Nashville Fabs
Here’s the set list:
Robyn Hitchcock 10-10-2018
I often dream of trains
Acid bird
Driving aloud (Radio Storm)
Queen of eyes
Madonna of the wasps
Winchester
Underground sun
Arthur Kane NY Doll
Man with lightbulb head
Autumn sunglasses
He’s a reptile
I wanna destroy you dedicated to Brett Kavanaugh
Time coast
Freeze
Light blue afternoon
Mad Shelly’s Letterbox
Encore with Emma
Queen Elvis no harmonica in Chicago – this recording is from NYC two years ago, but with Emma.
Encore with Fabs
Leppo & the Jooves
Airscape
Before the show we went to this barbecue place, Honky Tonk Barbecue, that was right across from the bus stop. I had a brisket sandwich and Alison had a fried green tomato BLT. Paper straws and home preserved cherries in my old fashioned, but not overly hipster, just nice.
