Oteil Burbridge & Friends
May 3, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre Part 1 of 3: Set One: Water In The Desert, Dear Prudence [The Beatles], The Harder They Come [Jimmy Cliff], Piece Of My Heart [Erma Franklin / Janis Joplin]
Oteil Burbridge & Friends
May 3, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre Part 2 of 3: Set Two: Cats Down Under The Stars [Garcia/Hunter], The Weight [The Band], How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [Marvin Gaye], High Time [Grateful Dead], Tangled Up In Blue [Bob Dylan], Sugaree / I’ll Take You There [Grateful Dead / The Staples Sisters], Tough Mama [Bob Dylan] (with John Morgan Kimock), Reubin & Cerise [Garcia/Hunter] (with John Morgan Kimock)
Oteil Burbridge & Friends
May 3, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre Part 3 of 3: Encore: Weedie Braimah djembe solo > Unconditional Love
Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019
New Orleans, LA @ Central City BBQ – NOLA Crawfish Festival
Eric Krasno – guitar, vocals George Porter Jr. – bass, vocals Ivan Neville – keyboards, vocals Terence Higgins – drums
Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Crawfish Festival @ Central City BBQ Part 1 of 3: Boogie On Reggae Woman [Stevie Wonder]
Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Crawfish Festival @ Central City BBQ Part 2 of 3: Get Back [The Beatles], That’s What Love Will Make You Do [Little Walter], How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [Marvin Gaye], These Arms Of Mine [Otis Redding], Curse Lifter (with Danny Mayer), Jezebel (with Danny Mayer)
Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Crawfish Festival @ Central City BBQ Part 3 of 3: Sweet Little Angel (with Marcus King), Sugaree [The Grateful Dead] (with Marcus King), Unconditional Love (with Marcus King & Danny Mayer)
Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Eric Krasno
April 25, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Maple Leaf Set 1: Watch The Mountains Grow (Johnny & Eric) > Improv > Improv, Improv, Whole Lotta Fun > I Don’t Know > Funkify Your Life [The Meters] > Third Stone From The Sun [Jimmy Hendrix] > Them Changes [Buddy Miles] > Stoop Down Baby [Chick Willis], Careful Who You Idolize
Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Eric Krasno
April 25, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Maple Leaf Set 2: Improv, I’ll Take You There [Al Bell / The Staples Singers] (with Donnie Sundal), If You Want Me To Stay [Sly & The Family Stone] (with Donnie Sundal & Tony Hall), Aint’ No Use (To Cut You Loose) [The Meters] > Come Together [The Beatles] > Sugaree [The Grateful Dead]
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.
