Mike Gordon, Tuesday, 09/02/2008
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN

Soundcheck: Weekly Time, Ain't Love Funny

Set 1: Voices, Crumblin' Bones, William Powell^[1], Living In The Country^[2], Rings^[2], Andelmans' Yard, Traveled Too Far, She Said She Said > River Niger > She Said She Said, Cruel World, Dig Further Down

Encore: Makisupa Policeman^[3] -> Alphabet Street^[3]

[1] Mike and Leo Kottke acoustic duet.
[2] Acoustic, with Leo Kottke.
[3] Michael Williams on bass trumpet.

Notes: DeLeon opened. "William Powell" was performed as an acoustic duet by Mike and guest Leo Kottke. Leo Kottke joined the whole band for acoustic renditions of "Living In the Country" and "Rings." Michael Williams (a.k.a. "MiWi La Lupa") sat in on bass trumpet for the "Makisupa," "Alphabet Street" encore.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Scott Murawski, Craig Myers, Tom Cleary, Todd Isler, Michael Williams (Guest), Leo Kottke (Guest)

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 11/02/2005
9:30 Club, Washington, DC

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 11/01/2005
Starr Hill Music Hall, Charlottesville, VA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 10/30/2005
Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 10/29/2005
Irving Plaza, New York, NY

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 10/28/2005
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 10/26/2005
Toad's Place, New Haven, CT

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 10/25/2005
Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 10/23/2005
Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 10/22/2005
Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 10/21/2005
The Music Mill, Indianapolis, IN

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 10/19/2005
Park West, Chicago, IL

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 10/18/2005
Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 10/09/2005
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Thursday, 10/06/2005
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 10/04/2005
The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 10/01/2005
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 09/30/2005
House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 09/28/2005
Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 09/27/2005
The Lensic, Santa Fe, NM

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 09/23/2005
Zilker Park, Austin, TX

Notes: This performance was part of the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 09/21/2005
Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Monday, 09/19/2005
The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 09/17/2005
The Blue Note, Columbia, MO

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 09/16/2005
Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Disco > Clone, Living In The Country, William Powell, Don't Call Me Ray, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Sweet Emotion, Standing in My Shoes, Invisible, The Last Steam Engine Train, Rings, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, Ojo > Too Fast > Airproofing

Encore: Machine No. 2

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Thursday, 09/15/2005
Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 08/10/2005
The Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO

Notes: This opening performance was in support of Jackson Browne and was part of the Radio & Records AAA Summit. 

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 07/03/2005
High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke, Neil Symonette

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 07/02/2005
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 07/01/2005
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Notes: This set was in support of Gov't Mule and moe.; Xavier Rudd also performed.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke, Neil Symonette

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 06/29/2005
Rialto Theatre, Tuscon, AZ

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 06/28/2005
Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 06/26/2005
Kit Carson State Park, Taos, NM

Notes: This performance was part of the The Taos Solar Music Festival.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 06/24/2005
Horning's Hideout, North Plains, OR

Notes: This performance was part of the fourth annual Northwest String Summit.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke, Neil Symonette

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 06/21/2005
Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 06/19/2005
Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, Clone, The Collins Missile, Eight Miles High, Standing in My Shoes, William Powell, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Last Steam Engine Train, Corinna, Cripple Creek, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Rings, Ya Mar

Notes: This performance was part of the 32nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival that also featured Alison Krauss & Union Station, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush Band, Wilco, Trio! featuring Stanley Clarke, Béla Fleck, and Jean-Luc Ponty and many others.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke, Thursday, 11/06/2003
Higher Ground, Winooski, VT

Notes: Mike sat in on bass for several songs during this Leo Kottke solo performance. There is no known setlist or circulating recording.

Musicians: Leo Kottke, Mike Gordon (Guest)

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 06/14/2003
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN

Set 1: Living In The Country, Disco, The Collins Missile, William Powell, The Last Steam Engine Train, Rings, Twice, Clone, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Driving of the Year Nail, Standing on the Outside, Eight Miles High, Car Carrier Blues, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Ya Mar, Cripple Creek

Notes: This performance was part of the second annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival that also featured The Dead, Widespread Panic, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, James Brown, The Allman Brothers Band and many others. A free SBD of this set is available at nugs.net.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 12/08/2002
Cultural Center Auditorium, Charleston, WV

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, The Collins Missile, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, William Powell, Rings

Notes: This performance was taped for later airing on the syndicated public radio program Mountain Stage. Phish performed on the same stage and for the same radio program ten years earlier, on March 22, 1992.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 12/07/2002
Town Hall, New York, NY

Set 1: William Powell, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Clone, Living In The Country

Notes: This performance was broadcast live on the nationally syndicated public radio program A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Interview segments with Mike and Leo also aired during the program.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 11/19/2002
Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, Clone, Rings, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Clay > Ain't Love Funny, Twice, Can't Hang, Standing in My Shoes, The Driving of the Year Nail, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, Corinna, Cripple Creek, Car Carrier Blues, William Powell, Ya Mar

Encore: The Last Steam Engine Train

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 11/17/2002
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 11/16/2002
The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 11/15/2002
Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Collins Missile, William Powell, Rings, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Can't Hang, Standing in My Shoes, The Last Steam Engine Train, Te Veo, Cripple Creek, Clone, Middle of the Road, Corinna, Car Carrier Blues, Ya Mar

Encore: Deep River Blues, Eight Miles High

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 11/13/2002
Park West, Chicago, IL

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, Clone, William Powell, Clay > Ain't Love Funny, Rings, Can't Hang, Standing in My Shoes, The Collins Missile, Middle of the Road, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Driving of the Year Nail, Cripple Creek, Te Veo, Standing on the Outside, Ya Mar

Encore: The Last Steam Engine Train

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 11/12/2002
Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Standing in My Shoes, Can't Hang, Living In The Country, Clone, The Collins Missile, Middle of the Road, Twice, William Powell, Clay > Ain't Love Funny, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, Te Veo, Cripple Creek, Ya Mar

Encore: Disco

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Sunday, 11/10/2002
9:30 Club, Washington, DC

Set 1: William Powell, Car Carrier Blues, Rings, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Collins Missile, Middle of the Road, Living In The Country, Clone, Clay > Ain't Love Funny, Cripple Creek, Te Veo, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, I Am A Lonesome Fugitive, Eight Miles High, Ya Mar

Encore: Disco, Deep River Blues

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Saturday, 11/09/2002
Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, The Collins Missile, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Strange, Rings, Te Veo, Cripple Creek, Clone, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Driving of the Year Nail, Corinna, Clay, Ain't Love Funny, Ya Mar

Encore: The Last Steam Engine Train

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Friday, 11/08/2002
The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Collins Missile, William Powell, The Last Steam Engine Train, Car Carrier Blues, Rings, Deep River Blues, Can't Hang, Clone, Middle of the Road, Standing in My Shoes, Twice, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Ya Mar

Encore: Cripple Creek

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 11/06/2002
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, The Collins Missile, Clone, William Powell, Car Carrier Blues, Rings, Can't Hang, Standing in My Shoes, Te Veo, Cripple Creek, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Eight Miles High, Ya Mar

Encore: Deep River Blues

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 11/05/2002
Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, The Banks are Made of Marble, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, William Powell, From Pizza Towers To Defeat, Te Veo, Te Veo, Cripple Creek, The Collins Missile, Clone, Middle of the Road, Corinna, Standing in My Shoes, Can't Hang, Rings, Ya Mar

Encore: Eight Miles High

Notes: “Te Veo” was played twice consecutively, in different keys.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Monday, 11/04/2002
Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, MA

Set 1: Disco, Living In The Country, The Banks are Made of Marble, I'm Going Back to the Old Home, William Powell, Car Carrier Blues, Te Veo, Corinna, The Collins Missile, Clone, Middle of the Road, Cripple Creek, Standing in My Shoes, Can't Hang

Encore: Ya Mar

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Wednesday, 10/02/2002
Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY

Set 1: Disco, The Collins Missile, Te Veo

Notes: Mike and Leo Kottke performed a mini acoustic set at the third annual Jammy Awards show. Mike also participated in the show-closing all-star jam.

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke

Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, Tuesday, 10/01/2002
Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Notes: The early show was a RCA Victor Group record label release party for Mike and Leo Kottke’s Clone CD. This previously unannounced show marked the debut public appearance of this duet, who performed a little short of an hour of selections from Clone. Tin Hat Trio and Sex Mob then performed short sets as part of the Rope-a-Dope New Music Seminar. The late show included over a dozen musicians in multiple configurations. Mike played bass for an improvisational set that also included Casey Benjamin, Warren Haynes, DJ Logic, Deantoni Parks, Sherik and Vernon Reid. 

Musicians: Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke