Private House
Details
- Date
- March 20, 2023
- Venue
- Private House Portland, Oregon
- Billed As
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Gig Type
- Online
- Guests
- Emma Swift
Notes
'Live from Tubby's House - on tour' online show on Mandolin.com.
Robyn and Emma were staying at a house in Portland on a day off between live shows.
About 25 minutes before the main show Robyn did a few songs on Instagram Live
Set List
- I Found a Reason Velvet Underground on Instagram live
- Tonight on Instagram live
- The Ghost Ship on Instagram live
- September Cones
- Flesh Cartoons
- The Beauty of Earl's Court
- Cynthia Mask with Emma Swift
- So You Think You're in Love with Emma Swift
- She Doesn't Exist
- The Cheese Alarm
- I'm Only You
- Ride with Emma Swift
- Fifty Two Stations with Emma Swift
- A Globe of Frogs
- Be Still
- Airscape
- Birdshead with Emma Swift
- Surfer Ghost
- Instrumental Improvised got cut off very quickly as Robyn and Emma had a flight to catch!
Reviews
Review by Zub Records
This was a special Monday at an undisclosed location in Portland, Oregon, as Robyn is on tour in the west coast right now. Resplendent in a floral pattern shirt, he opened with a wistful ‘September Cones,’ from You and Oblivion. Next was a bouncy version of ‘Flesh Cartoons’ from Eye. Then he was on to a request for ‘The Beauty Of Earl’s Court.’ again from Eye. A fresh faced Emma Smith appeared, and thanks were sent to the Fancy Feast Fund contributors, and they joked about cones. The duo stayed on Eye, singing a great version of ‘Cynthia Mask.’ They discussed touring and the ravaging of Robyn’s voice, then did a poppy version of ‘So You Think You’re In Love’ from Perspex island, then a plaintive, Lennon-ish ‘She Doesn’t Exist Anymore’ from the same record.
RH then played Groover favorite ‘The Cheese Alarm’ from Jewels For Sophia, charming and funny. Reg rhapsodized about how much he loves cheese, then played ‘I’m Only You,’ a beautiful song from Gotta Let This Hen Out! Em appeared for more Fancy Feast thanks, and then the duo sang a lovely version of ‘Ride,’ also from Perspex Island. The two talked of God, rabbits, and cones and eventually played ‘52 Stations,’ from Groovy Decay. This version had a dark, Lou Reed feel. Em left the screen and Reg played ‘Globe of Frogs’ from the same LP, with a strong melody. Next up was ‘Be Still’ from Love From London, which Reg called his “George Harrison song.” Reg then played a wonderful “Airscape,” from Element of Light, all beautiful fingerpicking and melody.
Reg ran off to pee, and Em held the show down until a refreshed Reg returned for a discussion of cats and female mortality. And the duo sang ‘Birdshead’ from You and Oblivion, which was delicate and beautiful. Em left and asked Robin to play one more song, which was ‘Surfer Ghost’ from Luminous Groove. Reg began his ‘Raga’ workout and the show was over, the west coast groovers were excited for Wednesday's San Francisco show. Another great show, heavy on Eye and Perspex Island, and lots of obscure tracks. Robyn is obviously in a tour groove, and this improved the stream tremendously.
This was a special Monday at an undisclosed location in Portland, Oregon, as Robyn is on tour in the west coast right now. Resplendent in a floral pattern shirt, he opened with a wistful ‘September Cones,’ from You and Oblivion. Next was a bouncy version of ‘Flesh Cartoons’ from Eye. Then he was on to a request for ‘The Beauty Of Earl’s Court.’ again from Eye. A fresh faced Emma Smith appeared, and thanks were sent to the Fancy Feast Fund contributors, and they joked about cones. The duo stayed on Eye, singing a great version of ‘Cynthia Mask.’ They discussed touring and the ravaging of Robyn’s voice, then did a poppy version of ‘So You Think You’re In Love’ from Perspex island, then a plaintive, Lennon-ish ‘She Doesn’t Exist Anymore’ from the same record.
RH then played Groover favorite ‘The Cheese Alarm’ from Jewels For Sophia, charming and funny. Reg rhapsodized about how much he loves cheese, then played ‘I’m Only You,’ a beautiful song from Gotta Let This Hen Out! Em appeared for more Fancy Feast thanks, and then the duo sang a lovely version of ‘Ride,’ also from Perspex Island. The two talked of God, rabbits, and cones and eventually played ‘52 Stations,’ from Groovy Decay. This version had a dark, Lou Reed feel. Em left the screen and Reg played ‘Globe of Frogs’ from the same LP, with a strong melody. Next up was ‘Be Still’ from Love From London, which Reg called his “George Harrison song.” Reg then played a wonderful “Airscape,” from Element of Light, all beautiful fingerpicking and melody.
Reg ran off to pee, and Em held the show down until a refreshed Reg returned for a discussion of cats and female mortality. And the duo sang ‘Birdshead’ from You and Oblivion, which was delicate and beautiful. Em left and asked Robin to play one more song, which was ‘Surfer Ghost’ from Luminous Groove. Reg began his ‘Raga’ workout and the show was over, the west coast groovers were excited for Wednesday's San Francisco show. Another great show, heavy on Eye and Perspex Island, and lots of obscure tracks. Robyn is obviously in a tour groove, and this improved the stream tremendously.