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    The year of Ricky B. began in DC. After a 17 day layoff, Yarn was ready to hit the road again. The band seemed rested and ready to tear it up! This gig was the fourth one at the Hill Country in DC. Of the four shows I've seen here, this one was the most packed. If it wasn't sold out, it was pretty damned close. I was glad to see a packed room. Yarn had the unfortunate experience of playing at an outdoor festival over the Columbus Day Weekend Holiday that was poorly organized and run. The fools put the beer tent far away from the stage and attendance was poor for all the acts that played that weekend. Anyway, DC can be a difficult place to break into. Most of the venues are sprawled throughout the metro area in downtown and neighboring cities. the culture here is an early morning one. People begin commuting around 430-6am and are in bed early. Most events are held earlier than most places with starting times around 7 or 8pm at the latest. Our subway system the metro shuts down at 1130pm, another problem for many in the area.

    Yarn has definitely found a home at the Hill Country. Some people called out from the audience for when is playing the Purple Fiddle again, about 3.5 hours away, so it seems many fans are traveling in this area.

    Yarn played two sets. the highlights were: That's Just Fine, Bobby Weeks, When the Summer Ends, Dirt Road, and the Salt Creek was extra jammy. The second set was solid as well. 5 guitars was awesome, Let Me In, and the first Final Bow I've seen live. The crowd all sang along with I wanted to get high and the table to my left kept singing they wanted a piece a of pie.
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    Yarn
    Hill Country BBQ
    January 17, 2012

    Source: AKG 461 separated 17" angled 60 degrees, clamped to ceiling pipe 8ft high and twelve from stage>Sound Devices Mixpre> Zoom H4n>recorded at 24bit/48 kHz

    Lineage: SDHC>Audacity (amplify to -3dB, track selection, FLAC conversion level 8)

    01. Alone on the Weekend
    02. Almost Home
    03. That's just Fine
    04. Bobby Weeks
    05. Can't Slow Down
    06. When the Summer Ends
    07. Dirt Road
    08. Fussin and Fightin'
    09. Bad Bad Man
    10. Salt Creek>Woman on the Interstate

    Set 2
    11. Tennessee
    12. Annie
    13. NYC Found
    14. Desperate Amy
    15. 5 Guitars
    16. Let Me In
    17. All Over Now
    18. Along the Way
    19. Down on Your Luck
    20. Don't Break My Heart Again
    21. Final Bow
    22. I Wanted to Get High
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    Wow, thanks so much for the review and the show!

    Really pleased to hear that the place was packed. We gotta get the turn-out going up this way or Yarn's gonna flat out move away :(
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    Great review, empty! Very cool to hear they're getting a following in DC - and so glad you're there to capture it all! :)
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2012
     
    Great review.

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