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Pulled this from the Blues Traveler mailing list:
Last Friday nights Tsunami relief benefit in Seattle, was wonderful. The show began with a bang with Stolen Ogre and Popper. Ogre opened
the event with an appropriate Jericho then joined on stage by Popper who darted in and out of a well laid down Latin rhythm jam into the mellow
opening strains of Icing. The uptempo jam in Icing was led with a smokin rollercoaster solo by SO's guitarist David Simpson and capped off by a
stratospheric Popper deluge. Near the end of the set, Ogre keyboardist Michael Mcmorrow walked to the center microphone adjusted it and asked
John he wanted to sing one. What followed was a sweet version of Mountain Cry sung by Popper himself. I thought it was a good version and the crowd was getting into it for sure.. maybe a bit fast.. but was great hearing it with John singing. the sax was cookin.. nice touch.. Over all Stolen Ogre's set was definatley a highlight.. They were having a blast. Very cool with Popper for sure.
Here is the setlist I grabbed off of bluestraveler.net
Jericho>
Sister Moon>
Jam>*
Icing>*
House Of Candy*
So We Danced>*
Mountain Cry*#
* with John Popper on harmonica
# with John Popper on vocals
There were mics at the Soundboard so hopefully we'll be able to get to hear it...
Alan Whites new group "White" treated the crowd to very Yes sounding prog rock set that included three Yes pieces.. Changes, Tempest Fugit
and one other I can't remember. I if you like Yes and that sort of vibe You would have dug it.. Though the rest of Yes were not present, White
and crew managed to interpret the music well. Definitely different than the more organic feel of Ogre.
Jeffery Castle who was joined by the three original male members of Heart, Roger Fisher, Michael Derosior, and Steve Fossen, pleased the
crowd with a well done medley of Heart material that included the Mistral Wind and Barracuda. As Tammy said Jeffery's fiddle playin is
amazing.
Randy Hansen did a tribute to Jimi Hendrix.. great guitar player.. nailed alot of the Hendrix material.
The end of the night was all about jamming as Alan White and Michael Derosior both commanding two kits on stage provided a
fierce rhythm backing Fisher, McMorrow, Fossen, Popper and Castle as they invited various guest to perform. Popper closed the show with
what seemed an improved piece. Tammy??
The people at CARE told me thay raised over $10,000 for CARE's Tsunami Releif fund and were very estatic about that. Very cool show. Nice
to see John having a blast in his new homwtown..
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