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Bruno's

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07/27/1998
Will Bernard 4tet
Set 1Three Ply, Prankster, interlude > Pollyanna, Baldy Wonderland, Trap Door Spider*, Boomtown*
Set 2Bib Front, Close Shave pt. 1, Medicine Hat, Koko a Poko, Tank Top
CommentWill's birthday; Rob Burger's last show as official member of WB 4tet
Will Bernard (guitar)
Rob Burger (organ)
Eric Garland (Drums)
Keith McArthur (elec bass)
* - w/Beth Custer (bass clarinet)
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02/22/1999
Will Bernard 4tet
Set 1Tank Top, Saving Grace, Baldy, Travelling Light, Prankster, Chompers
Set 2Your Thang, Rounders
CommentWill Bernard - Guitar
Keith Macauthor - Bass
Michael Bluestein - B3
Jan Jackson - Drums
W/ guest Josh Jones - Percussion
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09/21/1999
Will Bernard 4tet
Set 1Prankster
Trap Door Spider
Mung Beans and Rice
Medicine Hat
Baldy Wonderland
Set 2intro jam >
Rounders >
James Brown Jam >
100 Cha Chas
Low and Behold
Sultan
Pursuit of Happiness
Three Toed Sloth*
Comment* - w/ "Tank Top" outro jam

notes:
Josh Jones (congas, timbales) sat in for the entire show.

Will Bernard 4tet:
Will Bernard (guitar)
Michael Bluestein (keys)
Keith McArthur (bass)
Jan Jackson (drums)
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12/12/2000
Will Bernard & Motherbug
Set 1CD#1 Set I (all)1.jam>Rounders>2.Medicine Hat, 3. Motherbug Theme> 4. 100 Cha Cha's
Set 2CD#2 Set II (most) 1. Prankster>2. iDunno*> 3. Prankster, 4. Mung Beans & Rice, 5. Baldy Wonderland, 6. jam> Sultan, 7. Persuit of Happiness CD#3 1. Three Toed Sloth> 2. Lady Chompers
Comment*-provisional title
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01/31/2001
Will Bernard & Motherbug
167755
Set 1Medicine Hat
100 Cha Chas
Mung Beans And Rice
The Sultan
Prankster*>
Ripple Sole*
Jam*+

Motherbug Theme*
Pusuit Of Happiness
Elements Of Style
Baldy Wonderland
Trap Door Spider
Chompers
Set 2
Set 3
Comment* with Avi Bortnick (John Scofield's band) on guitar
+ with Jesse Murphy (John Scofield's band) on bass (no Keith)
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02/02/2001
Will Bernard & Motherbug
68206
Set 1Mung Beans and Rice
Baldy Wonderland
100 Cha Chas
Rounders
Motherbug Theme
Set 2Prankster ->
Ripple Sole
Elements of Style ->
Three Toed Sloth
Pursuit of Happiness
Tank Top
Trap Door Spider ->
Lady Chompers
CommentWill Bernard (electric guitar)
Michael Bluestein (organ, rhodes, nord lead2)
Keith McArthur (electric bass)
Jan Jackson (drums)
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02/14/2001
Zony Mash
6222, 174463
Set 1Capricious Midnight
Forever
Disingenuous Firefight
Love, Love, Love
Prepaid Funeral
Julian's Ballad
In One Time And Antoher
In The Ballroom
Sweeter Than The Day
In The Lounge
9 To 4
Commentacoustic set
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02/23/2001
Odean Pope Trio
Comment1st Set
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04/21/2001
Peter Apfelbaum Septet
CommentPeter Apfelbaum (sax, keys, assorted toys),
Will Bernard (guitar),
Keith McArthur (electric bass),
Rachel Durling (violin), Deszon Claiborne (drums),
Jeff Cressman (trombone),
Josh Jones (percussion)
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05/30/2001
School Days
Set 1Ken Vandermark - reeds
Jeb Bishop - trombone
Kjell Nordeson - vibes
Ingebright Haker-Flaten - bass
Pal Nilssen-Love
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06/15/2002
Will Bernard & Motherbug
17764
Set 1The Sultan, Trap Door Spider, Mung Beans & Rice, Bedhead, Pusuit of Happiness, Elements of Style->, Motherbug Theme
Set 2Talk to the Hand->, Afro Sheen, Low & Behold, Ripple Soul, Rounders->, Three-Toed Sloth->, Brand New Mullet->*, Three Toed Sloth
Comment* = provisional title
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01/10/2003
Will Bernard & Motherbug
17761, 68215
Set 1Mung Beans & Rice, Ripple Sole, Nook Sack, Afro Sheen, Sultan, Motherbug Theme
Set 2Bed Head, Close Shave, Elements Of Style, Low & Behold, Invisible Superheros, Three Toed Sloth, Talk To The Hand, 100 Cha Chas. Fried Banana Leaves, Chomper
Set 3Soundcheck #1, Soundcheck #2, Soundcheck #3, Soundcheck #4, Soundcheck #5, Soundcheck #6, Soundcheck #7
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12/19/2003
Will Bernard & Motherbug
68205
Set 1Talk to the Hand
Mung Beans and Rice
Share the Sea
Ripple Soul > Close Shave
Leo's Cat
Set 2Motherbug Theme
Nook Sack
Afro Sheen
Bed Head
Three Toed Sloth
jam* > Sultan
[encore] Low and Behold
Commentlineup : Will Bernard (guitar) Keith McArthur (bass) Jan Jackson (drums) Will Blades (organ)

* - based on Hendrix's "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (?)
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01/21/2004
Scott Amendola Band
CommentScott Amendola - drums
Nels Cline - guitar
Jenny Scheinman - violin
John Shifflett - contrabass
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09/08/2004
Nels Cline Singers
Set 1Squirrel Of God
Fly Fly
Cause For Concern
The Ballad of Devin Hoff
He Still Carries a Torch For Her
Exiled
Set 2Sunken Song
Spell
Attempted
Something About David H.
Set 3
CommentNels Cline - electric guitars
Devin Hoff - contrabass
Scott Amendola - drums, percussion, electronics

https://nelscline.com/
https://devinhoffmusic.com/
https://scottamendola.com/
https://ncline.bandcamp.com/album/the-giant-pin

- All compositions by Nels Cline
- First of two nights at Bruno's (Sep 8-9, 2004)
- Record Release Party for their second album, The Giant Pin (Sep 14, 2004, Cryptogramophone)
- Album was recorded on Aug 24 & 25, 2003 in Calabasas CA
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01/07/2005
Will Bernard & Motherbug
Set 1intro,
Rounders,
Afro Sheen,
Nook Sack,
Mung Beans and Rice,
(new song - title unknown),
Motherbug Theme
Set 2
Pursuit of Happiness*,
Share the Sea*,
Folding Green,
Leo's Cat,
White Elephant
Comment* - Will on Fender Strat instead of the usual Gibson hollowbody
Will Bernard (guitar)
Keith McArthur (bass)
Wil Blades (organ)
Jan Jackson (drums)

entire show (except Rounders) w/ Joe Cohen on saxophones
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