Setlists for the year 2003: Neon Brown 12.11.03 Patti Summers' (Pike Place Market)* Set 1 Savin' Five-->Get Round#, Keychain, Beginner's Mind, Pants Then Shoes, Clay Castle-->Loop Jam#, NeoBurn Notes: Played before Cracker Factory (at the end of Cracker Factory's set, A 'n' A joined them for a 45-minute freejam) * first time at Patti Summers' # recordings of these versions were featured on the 'Audio' page. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 12.10.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1% & Five on Six, Pants Then Shoes#, Eddy-->Jam-->Loop Jam-->*Aphid Tea, $ His Knees Are Rubber, ^ Hunkasaurus Jr, NeoBurn ! @, Fancy Walkin?, Naptime{} Notes: A 'Neon Brown Presents' Event: "Recording the next CD" (there was no setlist...songs were chosen based on what A 'n' A thought they were most up for trying to record next) % Multitrack recording setup continued 'till around 8:20, so this was a single set from about 8:30-10:10. & An introduction of the plan for the evening (Basically, telling the listeners that the intention was to multi-track the night with the hopes of using some of it on the next Neon Brown CD) # After finishing, the main groove was played a couple more times in case it was needed for patching up the recording. * There was a several minute pause during the opening looping for this tune to switch which PA speaker was being used. $ This is where the two digital recording sessions were separated. ^ Here A 'n' A led the audience in recording some group "Whooo!"s and nonsense shouting to use in the breaks of HKAR. ! Here Adrian led the audience in a "Shmarding ding Ghungulah!" and a "wichi wichi eeeeeuuWW". @ Inspired by TQ Berg dropping a fork, Adrian threw a couple of his extra cymbals over the front of the kit and onto the linoleum. ? with extended (circus-style) jam in the middle {} with audience-provided "Goodnight!"s and sleeping sounds at the end. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 11.21.03 Reed College Student Union (Portland) Set 1 Six on Five > Pants Then Shoes, Hoodoo, Cityscape#2, Fancy Walkin', His Knees Are Rubber, The Riddle-->6piece Jam* Notes: Played after Cracker Factory * a 25 or so minute freejam with Cracker Factory and Buzz (on trumpet) - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 10.22.03 Theater Babylon (Capitol Hill)* Set 1 Three Square-->Cityscape#1, Blues, Pants Then Shoes^, Beginner's Mind, Keychain Set 2 Toast Fantasy-->loop jam>Cucumber Slumber, Anyday Traffic, His Knees Are Rubber, Wookie Set 3 Blue Fiber, Eddy, Cityscape#2 Set 4 Get Round, The Riddle-->Aphid Tea%, Static, Clay Castle-->loop jam, Tippin' The Fridge Notes: * Playing for Theater Babylon's 10th Anniversary Party. Originally, 'neon brown' were to play half outside the venue to welcome and lure people in, but it was exceptionally cold out and so they were moved in to the main room of the party. Official set-breaks coincided with the three appearances of the bellydancing "Fuzzy Monkeys". ^ Throughout the evening, songs were cut slightly short or re-ordered to make room for announcements. With one coming at the end of Pants Then Shoes, the (vocal) jam included lyrics warning of the impending announcement. % With a building "Happy Anniversary, Theater Babylon!" lyrical improv at the end. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 10.22.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Six on Five* > Cityscape#1, Cityscape#2, CNFISP-->FOGB>Inertia, Beginner's Mind% Set 2@ jam$ Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Splack Man!"). * A loop jam. First time using these settings. % The Consul were setting up during this last tune. @ with Anders (electric bass), Jake (drums and percussion) and Zane (electric guitar) of 'The Consul'. $ A single uninterrupted improvisation with many movements (roughly 50 minutes total). - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 10.11.03 The Bond Cave (a Ballard house party) Set 1 Savin' Five --> His Knees Are Rubber, Pants Then Shoes, Fancy Walkin, Toast Fantasy-->Loop Jam > Inertia, Nice Feathers-->Jam# Notes: Played after an acoustic set by 'Pawn Council'. # during the jam of Nice Feathers, Corey, Paul, and Five (of The Bond), and Paul (of Pawn Council) joined in. The jam continued for about 20 more minutes before it was time to shut the music down to avoid breaking the new noise ordinance. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 10.10.03 The Brown Lantern (Anacortes) Set 1 Three Square --> Pants Then Shoes, Cityscape#1, Blues, Tippin' the Fridge > Keychain, Cucumber Slumber, His Knees Are Rubber Set 2 Inertia, Static, Eddy-->Jam-->Awesome Sound, Blue Fiber*, The Riddle-->Aphid Tea, Cantina Theme Notes: * loose ending was followed immediately by wild drum 'n' bass, with andrew doing the "synth-bass" and effects with his voice. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 10.08.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Savin' Five* > Eddy-->Loop Jam, Clay Castle-->CNFISP > Blues, Lost Baggage Set 2% jam, jam, jam Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Tron-a-copia"). *Including lyrics about the evening's theme % a set of acoustic improv with Bill Wolford (on Banjo and Mandolin), Andrew (on Fretless Nylon-String Guitar and Loops) and Adrian (on assorted Percussion). - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 09.27.03 The Dubliner Set 1 Savin' Five-->Get Round, Keychain, Beginner's Mind, His Knees Are Rubber, Toast Fantasy-->loop jam-->Cantina Theme>Toast Fantasy Set 2 Hoodoo, Blues*, Inertia, Cityscape#2, NeoBurn, Pants Then Shoes, Aphid Tea>Awesome Sound Notes: *still unnamed. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 09.24.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Three Square*>Anyday Traffic, CNFISP-->NiceFeathers, BaileyRog, Pants Then Shoes# Set 2% jam^*, jam Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Punkrock Pink"). *Including lyrics about the evening's theme # played by request...Andrew started 'His Knees Are Rubber' first by accident. % with Antionette (Violin, Cello, and Vocals) and Dave (Computer) of the Revolving Jugglers and TQ Berg (Electric Bass). ^ a single morphing jam lasting about 45 min - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 09.10.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Five on Six (loop jam) --> Keychain#, Glass Turtle*, Tippin' the Fridge Set 2% jam^, jam& Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Goopy"). #With an extended loop jam in the middle * At the end Glass Turtle, they segued into the beginning of the new (unnamed) blues tune, but then decided they didn't have enough time and jumped ahead to Tippin' the Fridge. % joined by Denali (on Hand Percussion), RL (on Electric Guitar), and Shane (on Electric Bass) of Cracker factory ^ a single (roughly 50 minute) jam with various movements...opened with a bendy free space with the word "Goopy" repeated through various effects & here RL switched to his BC-Rich Sitar - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 09.05.03 The B-Side (Spokane, WA) Savin' Five-->His Knees Are Rubber, Wookie, Cityscape#2, Glisten, Beginner's Mind, Pants Then Shoes, Cucumber Slumber* Notes: Second night of a two-day tour with Cracker Factory...played before Lightheaded and Cracker Factory. * With an extended loop-jam in the middle. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 09.04.03 The Underground (Walla Walla, WA) ThreeSquare, Cityscape#1, NeoBurn, Inertia, Hunkasaurus Jr.-->TheRiddle-->Jam* Notes: First night of a two-day tour with Cracker Factory...played after a set by Cracker Factory * Towards the end of 'The Riddle', Denali, RL, and Shane of Cracker Factory joined the jam, which continued for another hour or so. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 08.27.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Savin Five-->Keychain, NeoBurn, Cityscape#1, Nameless Blues-->Aphid Tea>Pants Then Shoes% Set 2* jam-->jam#-->jam, ChiliCheeseBlues# Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Chili Cheesecake"). % vocal-jam centerpiece included improvised lyrics about Chili Cheesecake. * With Colin Higgins on Electric Guitar. # a jam with improvised lyrics on the evening's theme - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 08.14.03 Stuart's Coffee House (Bellingham) Set 1 Savin' Five-->Keychain, Aphid Tea, Cucumber Slumber, Cityscape #2, Fancy Walkin, Blue Fiber Set 2 Anyday Traffic, Neoburn, Blues Tune, Get Round, Tippin' the Fridge - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 08.13.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Three Square --> Blues#, Static, Wookie, Beginner's Mind, CNFISP, His Knees are Rubber Set 2* jam, jam, jam, Kung Fu Biter% Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Kung Fu Biter"). * With Fred Chalenor on Upright Bass and Randy Neal on Electric Guitar and Slide Steel. % a jam with improvised lyrics on the evening's theme. #debut of this unnamed tune - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 08.09.03 Tommy's Nightclub Loop-jam, Fancy Walkin, ?, CNIFSP-->Get Round, Tippin' the Fridge Notes: Opening for Cracker Factory and Iguales. ? no copies of the setlist were saved - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 07.23.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House *Savin' Five#, Anyday Traffic, His Knees Are Rubber, Type, The Riddle-->loop jam-->Glisten Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Freakazoid"). Neon Brown went on immediately after Alan (Bennett(?)), and was followed by The Dust Horses. *Andrew opened the set by saying that they would be performing a note-for-note version of a set that Dokken played in Cleveland in 1987. Further notes about the imaginary show were delivered during subsequent song-breaks (ie. something like "We're pausing longer than usual here, because this is the point in the set at which George Lynch had broken a string and had to get a new guitar from his tech". # With closing vocal loops of "Freakazoid". - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 06.18.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Three Square, His Knees are Rubber, Eddy-->jam-->Neo Burn-->Toast Fantasy-->Loop Jam#-->Toast Fantasy, Inertia, Cantina Theme Set 2* jam* Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Resin"). Neon Brown went on immediately after Resin (from Vancouver, BC). # This was Andrew's first show with the line-6 for bass-looping. * A single morphing free-jam with Alex, Joel, and Julie of Resin. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 06.28.03 The Brown Lantern (Anacortes, WA) Set 1 Savin' Five, Wookie, Anyday Traffic, FancyWalkin', Keychain, NeoBurn, Toast Fantasy-->jam-->FOGB-->Toast Fantasy Set 2 Blue Fiber, Glisten, Pants Then Shoes*, Glass Turtle, Lost Baggage, Beginner's Mind, Get Round Notes: * there was a short improvised vocal jam at the beginning of the second open-walking section using the lyrics "except when you're getting undressed...when shoes first is then best". - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 06.18.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 For Savin' Time > Wookie, Lost Baggage, Hunkasaurus Jr. > Glisten, Glass Turtle Set 2* jam-->jam, jam-->jam, jam (roughly) Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Sideswiped by an SUV"). * with Sam Lett on Tuxedo and Saxaphone and Shane Smith on Electric Bass ...featuring some lyrics about being 'Sideswiped by an SUV'. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 06.05.03 The Dubliner Set 1 For Savin' Time* --> Get Round, Hoodoo, Fancy Walkin', The Riddle --> Aphid Tea, Pants then Shoes. Set 2 His Knees Are Rubber, Inertia, Cityscape #2, Nice Feathers --> Awesome Sound, Tippin' the Fridge, Blue Fiber Notes: * Warmup loop-jam started with (and returned to) loops of plastic noisemaking anime(?) monsters, brought by Nate Fox and Co. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 05.14.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1* Threesquare>PantsThenShoes, Cityscape #1, Aphid Tea, Eddy-->Jam#, Jam#, Jam# Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Dirt Cheap Sushi Boomerang"). * A &A were late to the gig (coming directly from playing a South Seattle Community College Dental School benefit), so this became a single extended set. # With James Whiton on Standup Bass. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 04.23.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Savin' Five > Anyday Traffic, Pants Then Shoes, Beginner's Mind!,* Eddy -->Jam-->Hunkasaurus Jr. Set 2* jam@!-->jam#!, jam# Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Peanut Butter Dookie Braids"). ! Including some lyrics about 'peanut-butter dookie braids' * A roughly 10-minute break while Andrew tried to fix his fx-pedal setup, eventually deciding to remove several effects from the line. @ With Bill Wolford on Electric Banjo. # With Bill Wolford on Electric Banjo, and Sam Lett on Tenor Sax. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 04.19.03 Studio 7 For Savin' Time --> Fancy Walkin', Keychain, Neoburn --> Get Round% Notes: First time at this venue. Played after Pawn Council, and before Otis P. and the Jive Funk, Tombstone Hand, and Sofa King. % With Five Philpin on Electric Guitar - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 04.09.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 For Saving Time --> Fancy Walkin', Pants Then Shoes, Toast Fantasy --> VII --> Toast Fantasy, Cucumber Slumber, Static, Glisten Set 2* jam-->jam# Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Yellow Spank"). * This set included the revival of the 'audience provided object jam' (pioneered in 'hEEnd'). The mailer for the show had requested that people bring things for neon brown to jam on. Right before the set, Adrian and Andrew split up the 6-8 objects between them and used them at several points throughout the set (opening with a loop-jam that used most of them). # With Sam Lett on Wood Flute. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 03.26.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Savin' Five-->Static, Hoodoo, Get Round, The Riddle, Inertia Set 2* jam$ Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event ("Worthless Freakin' Nardo"). * Several improvised movements with no actual break $ With Marc Smason (on Trombone) and James Whiton (on Standup Bass) - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 03.21.03 The Brown Lantern (Anacortes, WA) Set 1 Three Square, Blue Fiber, Pants then Shoes, Cityscape #2, Fancywalkin > Could Not Fit In Space Provided > Tippin' the Fridge, His Knees are Rubber Set 2 Beginner's Mind, Clay Castle --> Nice Feathers, Toast Fantasy --> Inertia --> Toast Fantasy, Type*, NeoBurn, Keychain, Naptime Notes: First time at this venue * By Living Color - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 03.12.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Savin' Five --> Keychain--> NeoBurn, Could Not Fit In Space Provided#-->NiceFeathers, Aphid Tea > His Knees Are Rubber. Set 2* jam$@ Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event (Oatmeal Throat). # First time played * Several improvised movements with no actual break $ With Fred Chalenor (on Stick and Standup Bass) and Randy Neal (on Electric Guitar) @ Including some sections with lyrics about "Oatmeal Throat". - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 03.01.03 Stuart's Coffee House (Bellingham, WA) Set 1 Savin' Five (loop jam) --> Anyday Traffic, Pants Then Shoes, Fancy Walkin', Keychain, Beginner's Mind, Clay Castle, Blue Fiber Set 2 Get Round, Eddy-->NiceFeathers > Cityscape#2, NeoBurn, Naptime - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 02.26.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Savin' Five@ (loop jam) --> Get Round, Toast Fantasy@ --> Nice Feathers --> Toast Fantasy, Tippin the Fridge Set 2* jam$@, jam$ Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event (Mr. and Mrs. Heroine Paperroute). * Several improvised movements with only one real break. $ With Five Philpin on Guitar and Shane Smith on bass. @ Including some sections with lyrics about Mr. and Mrs. Heroine Paperroute. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 02.22.03 The Old Pequliar Set 1 Three Square > Pants Then Shoes, Eddy-->VII-->Get Round, Beginner's Mind, The Riddle > Cantina Theme Set 2 Inertia, Hunkasaurus Jr.-->Awesome Sound-->Keychain, Glisten, Secret World*, Fancy Walkin'#, Neo Burn Set 3 Hoodoo, Clay Castle, His Knees Are Rubber, Lost Baggage, Cucumber Slumber, Blue Fiber Notes: * By Peter Gabriel (first time played) # New name for tune recently listed simply as 'New One' - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 02.12.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 For Savin' Time > Keychain, NeoBurn, Cityscape#1, Lost Baggage, Bailey Rog Set 2* jam$@, jam$ Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event (Bowlingball Headspin) * Several improvised movements with only one real break (approx 75 min). $ With Michael Stegner on Keys and James Whiton on standup bass. @ Including the capping improvised tribute to the "Bowlingball Headspin". - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 01.22.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 Three Square --> Eddy --> New One > Hunkasaurus Jr. --> The Riddle, Neo Burn, Pants Then Shoes Set 2* jam* Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event (Anatomy T.V) * A single 40 minute jam with Nick Dyson on Swirlohorn and Bill Wolford on Banjer. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 01.08.03 Mr. Spot's Chai House Set 1 For Savin' Time-->Anyday Traffic, The New One*, Hoodoo-->The Riddle, His Knees Are Rubber, Beginner's Mind# Set 2^ jam, jam Notes: A 'neon brown presents:' event (Spectaculorangutan) * Still untitled # With Sammy, Five, and TQ starting to set up their gear. ^ With TQ Berg on Bass, Sam Lett on Flutes and Sax, and Five Philpin on Guitar. - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Neon Brown 01.04.03 The Old Pequliar* Set 1 Three Square-->Get Round, Neo Burn, Keychain, Cityscape#2, Wookie%, Type Set 2 Pants Then Shoes$, Tippin The Fridge, Toast Fantasy, New Tune@, Cucumber Slumber, Inertia Set 3 Static, Aphid Tea#-->jam#-->jam#, Blue Fiber# Notes: *First Time at this venue % Dedicated to Dylan Sisson (of third verse fame) $ At the peak of the jam, Andrew went into 'cookie-monster vocals' mode and overlayed a modified version of 'C is for Cookie' @ First time played. As yet unnamed (Adrian's setlist had this song listed as 'Techno Cockass') # with Sammy Lett on Tenor Sax - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - Back to Setlists Page.