mike watt + friends
East coast launch for Watt's new book "On and Off Bass"
Le Poison Rouge
New York City, NY, USA
02 May 2012
They call this Hellride East - Watt, Mascis and Murph going Coltrane on the Stooges with the help of a bunch of special guests all of whom looked familiar to me but I only knew a couple by name. Almost every song had a guest singer and Steve Shelly and another dude spelled Murph on drums. Not even Thurston who sang thrice was willing to get in the way of J's guitar which was screaming and wild all night. Plus Watt blew out the Bass J brought for him to play and had to borrow one from the opener Appomattox (who were good. btw) as you can hear in the spiel track.
The last track here actually came first. It was 20 minute Q&A before the Hellride with Watt getting quizzed by Byron Coley. Cool stuff.
1. Real Cool Time with Don Fleming
2. TV Eye with John Petkovic
3. Lose with Thurston Moore
4. Dirt with Sharon Van Etten and Steve Shelley
5. Not Right -Watt spiel
6. Down on the Street with Thurston
7. No Fun with Kurt Vile
8. 1970 with Noel, former soundman from the Continental on vocals
9. Little doll -Watt spiel
10. break-Watt Spiel
11. Fun House with Thurston and John Petkovic on Clarinet
12. La Blues with Byron Coley and John Petkovic on Clarinet
13. Watt Q&A wit Byron Coley
Recorded and uploaded to dimeadozen by petercul
http://wtrns.fr/lqpr7pW1296u05U (flac 24/48)