Noah Barker & Friends (with James Lindsey)
February 6, 2021
Louisville, KY @ Jimmy Can’t Dance
Shure MV88 > iPhone 11 > Motiv Audio App > WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC
Recorded from balcony steps by Funk It Blog.
Set One:
01. Tell Me A Bedtime Story [Herbie Hancock]
02. Monosodium Glutamate (aka Rhymes Like Dimes)
03. ?Accordion?
04. All Caps
05. Saffron (aka Doomsday) (with James Lindsey)
06. Arrow Root (with James Lindsey)
07. ??? (with James Lindsey)
Set Two:
01. Meat Grinder
02. ???
03. Timeless [J Dilla] >
04. Fall In Love [Slum Village]
05. ???
06. Shallots (aka Hands of Doom) (with James Lindsey)
07. White Willow Bark (with James Lindsey)
08. Never Catch Me [Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar] (with James Lindsey)
Encore:
09. Raid
Noah Barker – piano & keyboards Patrick Denney – bass Chris King – drums
Guests: James Lindsey – MC
“Monosodium Glutamate” is an instrumental version of “Rhymes Like Dimes” by MF DOOM featuring DJ Cucumber Slice, from the same album.
“Saffron” is an instrumental version of “Doomsday” by MF DOOM, from the album Operation: Doomsday.
“Shallots” is an instrumental version of “Hands of Doom” by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.
While this was billed in the media by NPR and Rolling Stone as an historic event for a hip-hop act to headline “The Mother Church of Country Music”, Trigger at Saving Country Music.com reminds us not only that a few hip-hop acts HAVE previously graced this stage (albeit not as headliners) [J Dilla and Slum Village opened for Floetry in 2002, Nelly played a benefit in 2013, and Lauryn Hill and Janelle Monae have headlined in recent years*], but also how “the media portrayed the event, once again looking to characterize country music as a white-only, racist, exclusionary institution that took until 2019 to have hip-hop act play its Mother Church, and skewing the historical record to do so in a way that excluded the contributions of other African American and hip-hop performers to the Ryman’s legacy.”
My addition to that conversation is this documentation of the full Wu-Tang Clan, operating as a unit, as they embraced that sociocultural media narrative and used this night and performance as a chance to celebrate hip-hop and it’s ability to break down barriers of exclusion and racial tension.
* If we’re pointing out these media omissions, I have to add Erykah Badu‘s St. Patrick’s Day 2004 performance at the Ryman that still goes down as one of my top 5 shows of all time.
Wu-Tang Clan
June 9, 2019 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman Auditorium Part 1 of 2: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber, Da Mystery of Chessboxin’, Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit
Wu-Tang Clan
June 9, 2019 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman Auditorium Part 2 of 2: Method Man, Tearz, Reunited, Duel of the Iron Mic [GZA] (ending only), Mary Jane [Rick James] > Ice Cream [Raekwon]
01. Cut Throat City trailer
02. Intro
03. Bring Da Ruckus
04. Shame On A Nigga
05. Killa Beez On The Swarm
06. Clan In Da Front
07. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
08. Run [Cappadonna]
09. Can It Be All So Simple
10. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
11. Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit
12. C.R.E.A.M.
13. Method Man
14. Tearz
15. Protect Ya Neck
16. Come Together [The Beatles] >
17. Reunited
18. Severe Punishment
19. Duel of the Iron Mic [GZA]
20. Mary Jane [Rick James] >
21. Ice Cream [Raekwon]
22. ??? (with unknown MC)
23. Bring The Pain [Method Man]
24. Allah Mathematics Solo
25. 4th Chamber [GZA]
26. Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Ol’ Dirty Bastard] >
27. Got Your Money [Ol’ Dirty Bastard]
28. Gravel Pit
29. Duel To The Death Intro > Triumph
30. Cherchez LaGhost [Ghostface Killah]
RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna & Young Dirty Bastard with DJ Allah Mathematics.
Charlie Coffeen Presents J Dilla’s Donuts
February 9, 2019
Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
The second annual performance of J Dilla‘s game-changing Donuts album. Charlie Coffeen (of Sidewalk Chalk) leads a 20+ piece orchestra in recreating and re-imagining the album from top-to-bottom featuring special guests Makaya McCraven, Braxton Cook, and Chris Turner. 100% of merchandise sales benefit the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation.
Part 1 of 3:
Donuts (Outro) > Workinonit, Waves, Light My Fire, The New, Stop, The Diff’rence, Mash, Time: The Donut Of The Heart
Part 2 of 3:
People (with Chris Turner), Lightworks, Stepson Of The Clapper, The Twister (Huh, What) (with Braxton Cook), One Eleven (with Chris Turner), Don’t Cry (with Chris Turner), Two Can Win (with Braxton Cook), Anti-American Graffiti, Geek Down (with Braxton Cook)
Part 3 of 3:
Glazed, Airworks, Thunder, Gobstopper / One For Ghost (with Braxton Cook) > Dilla Says Go, Walkinonit, The Factory
featuring: Charlie Coffeen – keyboards Makaya McCraven – drums Garrett McGinn – bass George Wundsam – guitar Jackson Shephard – guitar Matt Platskota – percussion Jonathan Hoard – vocals Camile Trust – vocals Melissa McMillan – vocals Sam Trump – trumpet Alex Wasily – trombone Sam Hudgens – saxophone Kendrick Pullums – flute & clarinet Matt Jones Orchestra (8 string players)
Special Guests: Chris Turner – vocals Braxton Cook – saxophone & vocals Angele Anise – vocals
