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The Lemonheads did a better job @ Bowery Ballroom on Monday (pics & setlists)

photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin

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10:45ish, here come the Lemonheads! They came out and blasted into “Rockin Stroll”. From the first chord, first verse you can tell things seem to have fallen in line . There was no fumbling around on stage before starting, no looks of confusion on the face of Dando. My bud who’s here from last night turned quickly after the song and said “Like night and day!”, commenting on Dando’s lucidness, and ability of the band to play the music compared to the previous night (and all other nights of this tour). Last night they didn’t perform the entirety of “It’s a Shame About Ray”, even tho that’s what the bill said…

“Confetti” was awesome, and after the first chord of “It’s a Shame about Ray” Dando stops like he messed up or something, and then says “Nah, I’m kidding!” and they rocked that sh!t out. That’s when I knew they weren’t going to have one of those shows I’ve been reading about. I mean, even tho Dando’s sentences didn’t make a whole lot of sense, it at least looked as if HE knew what he was talking about. He was conversing with fans, between songs and between amp checks..

They played the [album portion of the show] …before the band left the stage leaving just Evan and an acoustic guitar to play solo. He never left the stage through the duration of the night, he played what was basically an entire acoustic set after finishing the album. If I had one complaint about the album portion of the show, it would have to be inviting a fan up on stage to sing the lyrics to “Mrs. Robinson”. What’s up with that? Her voice isn’t really projecting through the mic, it’s almost like an instrumental.. When Dando asked if someone in the crowd could sing it, we were shouting from balcony “how bout YOU sing it Evan??!?” … He didn’t go near the mic for that one. -[Jay Porks]

From the sound of it, Bowery Ballroom on Monday night (10/10) went
way better for The Lemonheads than their disasterous show at the venue the night before, even though the cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic “Mrs Robinson” was sang by an audience member because Evan claimed “that even he didn’t know the song anymore” (thanks Jonathan). Ever since the tour kick-off, The Lemonheads have had problems “doing the tour as marketed” (a quote from someone close to the band), either because of Evan’s alleged bout with pharyngitis or for other, possibly more nefarious reasons.

Regardless, the tour soldiers on with a show in Boston today, continuing until early November before taking a break and then hitting the UK. All tour dates and more pictures from the second night at Bowery Ballroom with New York Rivals and The Shining Twins, including both Lemonheads setlists from that night, below…

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THE LEMONHEADS – 2011 TOUR DATES
Oct 12, 2011 Boston MA The Paradise
Oct 13, 2011 Milford CT Daniel Street
Oct 14, 2011 Pawtucket RI The Met
Oct 15, 2011 Northampton MA Downstairs at Pearl Street
Oct 17, 2011 Toronto ON Lee’s Palace
Oct 18, 2011 Detroit MI Magic Stick
Oct 19, 2011 Akron OH Musica
Oct 21, 2011 Chicago IL Double Door
Oct 22, 2011 Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry
Oct 24, 2011 Denver CO Marquis Theatre
Oct 25, 2011 Salt Lake City UT Urban Lounge
Oct 27, 2011 Los Angeles CA El Rey Theatre
Oct 28, 2011 San Juan Capistrano CA Coach House
Oct 29, 2011 San Diego CA Soda Bar
Oct 30, 2011 San Francisco CA The Independent
Oct 31, 2011 Santa Clara CA The Avalon
Nov 3, 2011 Portland OR Mississippi Studios
Nov 4, 2011 Vancouver BC Biltmore Cabaret
Nov 5, 2011 Seattle WA The Triple Door
Nov 6, 2011 Bellingham WA Wild Buffalo House of Music
Nov 30, 2011 Portsmouth UK Wedgewood Rooms
Dec 1, 2011 Nottingham UK Rescue Rooms
Dec 2, 2011 Leeds UK Cockpit
Dec 4, 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne UK The Cluny
Dec 5, 2011 Glasgow UK Oran Mor Auditorium
Dec 6, 2011 Manchester U KRitz
Dec 7, 2011 Liverpool UK Academy 2
Dec 8, 2011 Sheffield UK Plug
Dec 10, 2011 Birmingham YK Academy 2
Dec 11, 2011 Cambridge UK The Junction
Dec 12, 2011 London UK Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Dec 13, 2011 Brighton UK Concorde 2