Details

Date
November 25, 2003
Venue
Largo Los Angeles, California (West Hollywood)
Billed As
Robyn Hitchcock
Gig Type
Concert
Guests
Jon Brion

Notes

Early set

Media

Audio recording of early and late show combined

Reviews

Robyn came out solo, in his black & white polka dot shirt and his favorite acoustic guitar, to start the show.

Raymond Chandler Evening
Madonna of the Wasps
Devil's Coachman
Wax Doll
Veins of the Queen
One Long Pair of Eyes (5 songs in a row from Queen Elvis)
Solpadeine
Lysander

(enter Jon Brion on keyboards)
Sound of Sound
You Remind Me of You
Viva Sea-Tac
Belinda Carlisle (improv? or new?)
Idonia
I Feel Beatiful
(end of the "formal show")

the covers set included Jon throughout
Candy Says--the Velvet Underground (great)
Staying Alive--Bee Gees (very great)
Gigolo Aunt--Syd Barrett (Jon on drums, Robyn switched to an electric guitar towards the end of the song, and finished by saying "Careful with that ax, Eugene.") (one of the standouts of the evening)
More Than This--Roxy Music (Jon played percussion and keyboards at the same time)
Avalon--Roxy Music (aborted after one verse when Robyn and Jon decided that they were having trouble with the chord changes)

(back to acoustic guitar)
Trying to Get to Heaven (Before They Close the Door)--Bob Dylan (great)
Goldfinger theme--(with improvized lyrics) (hilarious)
Everybody Knows W Sucks...
Are You Experienced?--Jimi Hendrix (Jon on percussion, keyboards, and piano strings; Robyn switched to his electric mid-way through the song) (uber trippy, what a way to finish the night, just amazing)

That covers all the major stuff that I can think of this moment. Robyn's still on his "guitar tuning is very stimmulating to rodents" bent, and he had quite a bit to say on the subject tonight. Louden Wainwright III was in the audience, but never went up on stage. Time for sleep. Later,
Marc