Sunday, May 18, 2008

Pine Valley Cosmonauts @ the Abbey, Chicago. May 17, 2008

You may not agree w/his politics so I won't go there in this forum, but Jon Langford knows how to assemble a band/project and throw a hell of a party. It was either this show or the Bottle Rockets at the Beat Kitchen. I think I made the right choice.


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by polksalad69

PVC was Jonboy, John Rice on guitar, Pat Brennan on keys, Tom Ray on bass, Dan Massey on drums, Dallas Good of the Sadies on guitar, and occasionally Travis Good, you guessed it, from the Sadies on fiddle. Joining PVC on vocals was Janet Bean, Sally Timms, Deano and Tracy Dear, Chris Ligon,Puerto Muerto, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Andre Williams, Robbie Fulks and Rosie Flores. Kelly Hogan must've been out of town and there was no drunk David Yow falling off the stage this time.

After a blistering opening set by the Sadies, PVC ran through classic murder ballads, and tunes by Cash, Bob Wills, Charlie Pride, Buck Owens, and even Tom Jones. Highlights of the night included "The Hangman's Song" by Puerto Muerto, "Jailbait" by Andre Williams and the Sadies, and an evening ending "Delilah" w/Rosie Flores.