The last show of the Moore and More mini-tour
was in Seattle at the 900 person capacity Showbox
Theater. The band was informed well in advance
that they were only to play from 9:30 to 11:00
due to the venue having to kick everyone out
at that time to prepare for a disco which was
to take place from 11:00 to closing time. With
that in mind, the band played a power packed
set which left the audience literally screaming
for more.
The set started with "Common Ground",
this one with Charlie using more of a distorted
rock guitar tone. Next came an energetic "Green
Chimneys" which was followed by a jam
which turned into "Nalgas" but started
off as James Brown's "The Big Payback".
"Magnolia Triangle" followed, a
tune written by an old school New Orleans
artist Stanton is a big fan of named James
Black. "Witch Doctor" was next which
included a great scat section from Charlie
during his solo. "Blues for Ben"
with a funky bass solo from Charlie was next
followed by "Angel Nemali" where
Stanton demonstrated his drum 'air-tube' which
alters the pitch of his floor tom when he
blows air into it. This device has become
a common part of his repertoire with his band,
Galactic. Another jam ensued which included
the Monica Lewinsky rap from Skerik which
he recited during "Powerhouse" at
the Great American Music Hall gig (see audio
clip above). The jam then drifted into what
sounded like a medley of tunes including "Rock
Hard in a Funky Place"`by Prince and
an "Untitled Intrumental" by James
Brown - a tune Charlie was accustomed to playing
with his old band, T.J. Kirk (thr original
version can be found on the out of print James
Brown CD, 'Mother Lode'). This jam segued
into "Tchfunkta" during which someone
from the club had to come out and tell the
band that was the last tune they were to play.
The energetic set left the audience hollering
for more to the dismay of the venue employees
who then had to ask Skerik to come back out
on stage and tell his hometown crowd that
they had to leave to make way for the disco.
In speaking with the venue employees afterwards,
they commented that Moore and More was the
best band that they had ever had there and
they did not want to kick them off the stage,
but rules are rules.