The crowd was fired up pre show for the 2nd night
in sold out McDonald theater 1250 person venue.
People were outside the venue at 6 PM anticipating MLKT day in
Eugene. Round 4 here we come.
String Cheese came out with a Close Your Eyes to start the night that flowed through a happy
vibed jam leading into a big Valley of
the Jig. Valley had a sick jam with
Billy ripping into Kyle killing the keys.
Kyle brought the dance party to the McDonald. Glad he was shining through on this show
already. Valley ended with a huge
applause from the crowd. The fans was
very well receptive and the venue was jumping already. The band dropped it back to a lovely tempo
with the next song Smile. It was perfect,
the band really knows how to control the vibe.
The crowd was singing along, “Think of you honey all the time.” After a great Smile, Billy followed with the
slow new song, I’m Still Here. It slowed
the pace and the crowd calmed. They
brought the vibe right back with another bust out for the Winter Carnival, These Waves. This song was last played on the first night
of New Years in Colorado and it was great to see it still in rotation. The These
Waves jam had a great old cheese style with Kyle in lead for a little and
Billy to follow. I love Billy Kyle jams
obviously. Ryan Kozmatka turned to me
during the jam and said, “The three triangles that Andy Cass is using for
lights sometimes look like blocks of moldy cheese.” What a great comment. They closed the set out with a huge Round The Wheel. This set was so far my favorite of the
tour.
The set break music was real funky and at one point it
sounded as though SCI had come back on really early and was already playing Jellyfish. False alarm but funny that it sounded like
that and they came back for second set with a Jellyfish opener. Billy
actually hit the lyrics even adding some funny noises with the lyrics to add to
the fun during the fan favorite. 2nd
song they brought the heat and another String Cheese banger, Desert Dawn. The setlist and the playing were on
point. Monday night String Cheese who
woulda thought. They came down real
heavy in the jam almost metal sounding and then funky and floating. Best way to describe it really. The Desert Dawn jam had three huge parts and
must have been way over 20 minutes.
Scott Law was brought on stage with a great intro and came
out to sing The Honkeytonk Homeslice song, “Glendale Train.” Scott exited after this, but this wasn’t the
end for him. The band carried on the fan
favorites with Sirens. “I just want to
say I love you” String Cheese. Jason finished
it off with his rap that is in audible until the last word and this time it was
function. The rest of the set was solid
and long. Cant Wait Another Day,
Shanytown, and Rollover. Rollover jam
was held in the pocket and Michael Kang was there in that pocket to shine. The show was so heavy hitting with songs. They picked so many amazing songs during this
show. It was great to see the band so
pumped as they finished the 2nd set.
They knew after those three songs that they had captured that audience
and transformed the venue into a venue full of happiness.
Billy came back out before encore and thanked everyone for
coming out to Northwest and brings all their great energy. He invited Scott Law back on stage for an
awesome version of Jesse Stone’s song made famous by Jerry Garcia, Don’t Let Go. This show was on for the books. So far I thought this show was the best of
the tour and they can only get better.
Stay tuned for Boise the smallest venue on the tour.
1/19/2015 McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
SETLIST
Set One
Close Your Eyes > Valley of the
Jig, Smile, I'm Still Here, These Waves > Round the Wheel
Set Two
Jellyfish, Desert Dawn, Glendale
Train1, Sirens > Drums, Can't Wait Another Day, Shantytown,
Rollover
Encore
Don't Let Go1
Notes
1 with Scott Law
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