{"id":76,"date":"2011-09-17T11:03:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sussmans.com\/wp\/?p=76"},"modified":"2011-09-17T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-18T01:19:47","slug":"marshall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sussmans.com\/wp\/2011\/marshall\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brenda and I saw Marshall Crenshaw<\/a> last night at what appeared\"\"<\/a> to be a sold-out show at the Birchmere<\/a> in Alexandria. It was part of the \"30th anniversary\" tour, that is, the 30th anniversary of the release of \"Something's Gonna Happen\" on Shake Records - not the album;\u00a0 that 30th anniversary will be in 2 years.<\/p>\n

The show started out with St. Louis band, the Bottle Rockets<\/a> playing a semi-acoustic set due to their guitar player being home with his wife who is having a baby.\u00a0 Then, they plugged in and joined Marshall for an electric set.\u00a0 I thought the show was terrific. \u00a0 They started out with \"There She Goes Again,\" followed by \"Cynical Girl,\" and bang, bang, bang, one great song after another. \u00a0 They played a couple songs off of Jaggedland<\/a>, which I love and think is one of earth's most under-appreciated records.\u00a0 They played 3 covers. Richard Thompson's \"Valerie,\" \"Crying, Waiting, Hoping,\" and during the encore, \"Rave On\" - you just can't go wrong with Buddy Holly, now can you?\u00a0 After the show, Brenda and I stopped by the stage door & talked to a very sweaty but friendly Marshall for a few minutes.\u00a0 It was great to talk to him again, and it was a great evening - thanks for the birthday present Brenda!<\/p>\n

Here's Marshall and the Bottle Rockets playing \"Valerie.\"<\/p>\n