{"id":1240,"date":"2010-03-12T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2015-10-15T16:19:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:19:54","slug":"todd-snider-mucky-duck-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/12\/todd-snider-mucky-duck-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Snider – Mucky Duck – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Daniel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar 12, 2010 at 07:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"Friday night March 12th, 2009 brought the eclectic singer\/songwriter Todd Snider to Houston, Texas to perform \u201cUnder the Big Top\u201d at The Mucky Duck. Once or twice a year the Irish pub converts the parking lot into a performance venue and it sounds like quote the treat especially for a Duck regular\u2026Todd Snider was starting off the weekend that included Bob Schneider on Saturday and The KPFT 40th Anniversary Concert on Sunday featuring a slew of serious Texas talent.\u00a0 The day I got the announcement from Rusty Andrews I mailed a check; I was looking forward to this.<\/p>\n

I remember seeing Todd Snider twice and the two performances could not have been more polar opposite\u2026.The first time was at The Fabulous Satellite Lounge with The Bottle Rockets during the Viva Satellite Tour\u2026a show voted best live performance of that year by The Houston Press\u2026TS was backed by The Nervous Wrecks lead by Will Kimbrough on guitar\u2026A very memorable show at a very memorable venue\u2026.The second time was at The Stingaree Festival\u00a0 in \u201907\u2026.A blue northern blew in and I guess Todd decided to mail this one in from Portland\u2026.Wrapped in a scarf and with his fedora pulled way down low, his set was probably one of the few forgettable of the 3 day event\u2026.<\/p>\n

TS came tonight supporting his 2009 release \u201cThe Excitement Plan\u201d on the YepRoc label\u2026.I was confident that this venue would highlight the seasoned storytellers talents\u2026what I did not realize was the stark contrast this outdoor setting would have from the standard Mucky Duck level of sophistication\u2026.The Duck was asking $30 bucks a head for a general admission show\u2026but the place was packed to the gills\u2026SRO big time. Flat out – the sound was bad\u2026When you cannot understand the words of a solo singer-songwriter there is a problem\u2026.TS was constantly working with the sound man but they never got it right\u2026..<\/p>\n

A subdued and uncharacteristically quiet Todd Snider worked thru a predominantly all request set\u2026The crowd was a great Petri dish of live music lovers who willingly beckoned out their vote for a favorite song or two\u2026.many of which were played\u2026\u201dI Can\u2019t Complain\u201d, \u201cHorseshoe Lake\u201d,\u00a0 and \u201cI Spoke As A Child\u201d were standouts\u2026.Not many songs off the new album were featured but he did make time for the new single that is making\u00a0 its way across the Americana air waves, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Favorite Pastime\u201d\u2026A song about the improbable event of major league pitcher Doc Ellis throwing a no hitter while on LSD\u2026.<\/p>\n

Todd Snider can play the guitar and I have to say his work this evening was the highlight\u2026as well as his harmonica work\u2026I\u2019m sure that the vocal was there but the sound butchered it\u2026The SRO crowd that had gathered in the walkway was filled with local musicians and local radio station hosts\u2026Larry Winters has always, always filled his Saturday afternoon show with Todd Snider cuts\u2026maybe one of the reasons for this robust crowd this night\u2026<\/p>\n

The set list this night included:<\/p>\n

1. I Can\u2019t Complain
\n2. BB Cooper
\n3. The Ballad of The Kinsmen
\n4. America\u2019s Favorite Pastime
\n5. Ballad of the Devils Backbone Tavern
\n6. Tension
\n7. I Spoke As A Child
\n8. Horseshoe Lake
\n9. Marlboro Reds
\n10. Single Wide
\n11. Easy Money
\n12. Alright Guy
\n13. Late Last Night
\n14. I Believe In You
\n15. Sitting In Jail
\n16. Georgia On A Fast Train
\n17. Conservative Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight White American Male
\n18. Circle Be Unbroken<\/p>\n

Encore:
\n1. Enjoy Yourself
\n2. Barbie Doll<\/p>\n

Overall, I have to give an alright to the Alright Guy\u2026.I would enjoy it more seeing him in the traditional Mucky Duck setting\u2026The \u201cUnder the Big Top\u201d style is superb for an event like the KPFT Birthday Bash or a full band but not this\u2026.Todd Snider is a mainstay in this genre and I wish him all the best. Until next time I see you out supporting live music\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Daniel Barker Mar 12, 2010 at 07:30 PM Friday night March 12th, 2009 brought the eclectic singer\/songwriter Todd Snider to Houston, Texas to perform \u201cUnder the Big Top\u201d at The Mucky Duck. Once or twice a year the Irish pub converts the parking lot into a performance venue and it sounds like quote… <\/p>\n

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