LOCATION: Rosebud's, Pittsburgh, PA
LINEUP: Brian, Karin, Linford, Mike, Terri, Jack
REVIEW BY: Jennifer McGuiggan
Hey all. Don't know if any of you are in the Pittsburgh area, but OTR played a charming show at Rosebud last nite. Moxy Fruvous (a funky Canadian band that reminds me a bit of Bare Naked Ladies) opened for them. The show wasn't as good as the other two I've seen, especially the '96 Emery show, but it was soothing balm for my weary soul nonetheless. They had the new and permanent line up together. Karin said that the'd only been playing as a band for about three days. And of course, they were amazing anyways. For those of you who don't know, Terri Templeton has been added as background vocals and violinist (she sang on Darkest Night and at the Emery show); Gordon Henderson (I think that's his name) (the gravelly-voiced Scottish/English guy who opened for OTR at some shows last year) is on guitar; and I forget the bassists's name, but he's been mentioned on here before. Linford said that they needed to practice so they were going to play quite a few for us. The set list: Bothered Faithfully Dangerous Gospel Number Latter Days Cast Me Away And Can It Be SeaHorse Sweet Baby Jane June Everyman's Daughter Lucy All I Need.. . Jack's Valentine Go Down Easy (encore) They would have played longer if Kerry hadn't come up and told Linford that the club was basically kicking them out since it was 10:00. I think the club turns into some silly dance club after that. Oh the injustice! The inhumanity of it all!! =-) I asked Todd for the e-mail picture book, but Shelly had it and she was at home. So I didn't get to see all of your beautiful faces and add my silly mug. Oh well. Ah, yes, and they were selling Besides at the concert. It cost $20 and included the first Northern Spy and a card to send in to officially become a Rhinelander. Since I was broke at the time before Besides came out, I had to wait till now to join this little "secret after dark club" (Linford's words. I think.) But now I'm one of them.