Category: Gigs

At Clock Tower Place in Maynard. ABig Night Out was the second annual ABRPTSO fundraiser supporting Project Wellness and Project Graduation.

Set 1

1. My Best Friend’s Girl (F) – The Cars
2. Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney
3. Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure
4. Pick Up The Pieces (Fm, sax) – Average White Band
5. Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats
6. Smokin’ In The Boys’ Room (recorded in D, play in A) – The Brownsville Station
7. Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly (C to Eb, sax) – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
8. Brown Sugar (C, sax) – The Rolling Stones
9. Mustang Sally (C, sax) – Wilson Pickett
10. I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash
11. Centerfield (G) – John Fogerty
12. *Turning Japanese (G) – Vapors

Set 2

1. Refugee (F#m) – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
2. Oye Como Va (Am, sax) – Santana
3. La Bamba (C, sax) – Ritchie Valens
4. Moondance (Am, sax) – Van Morrison
5. Can’t Get Enough (C) – Bad Company
6. What I Like About You (E) – The Romantics
7. Louie Louie (A) – The Kingsmen
8. Honky Tonk Women (G) – The Rolling Stones
9. Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (A) – Rick Derringer
10. Tequila (E, sax) – The Champs
11. Should I Stay or Should I Go (D) – The Clash
12. 867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone
13. Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty

Encore

1. Takin’ Care of Business (C) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
2. Love Shack (C) – The B-52’s

* = new

At the Maynard Rod & Gun Club.

Set 1

1. Good Lovin’ (C) – Grateful Dead
2. Should I Stay or Should I Go (D) – The Clash
3. *Breakdown (Am) – Tom Petty
4. Spooky (Em) – Atlanta Rhythm Section
5. Feelin’ Alright (C) – Joe Cocker
6. Centerfield (G) – John Fogerty
7. Take Me To The River (E) – Talking Heads
8. I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash
9. Bad Moon Rising (D) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney

Set 2

1. Monster Mash (G) – Bobby “Boris” Pickett
2. My Best Friend’s Girl (F) – The Cars
3. Werewolves Of London (G) – Warren Zevon
4. Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure
5. Just What I Needed (E) – The Cars
6. Honky Tonk Women (G) – The Rolling Stones
7. *Smokin’ In The Boys’ Room (recorded in D, play in A) – The Brownsville Station
8. Psycho Killer (Am) – Talking Heads
9. Brown Sugar (C) – The Rolling Stones
10. Takin’ Care of Business (C) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Set 3

1. Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly (C to Eb) – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
2. Refugee (F#m) – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
3. Louie Louie (A) – The Kingsmen
4. Can’t Get Enough (C) – Bad Company
5. La Bamba (C) – Ritchie Valens
6. What I Like About You (E) – The Romantics
7. Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (A) – Rick Derringer
8. 867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone
9. Love Shack (C) – The B-52’s
10. *Time Warp (A) – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
11. Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty

* = new

The Grant and Sweeney families hosted the MCats by the railroad tracks in South Acton yesterday. It’s true: we were louder than the MBTA! Pink Voyd’s Tony Caliendo joined us on again drums.

SET 1

Good Lovin’ (C) – Grateful Dead
Should I Stay or Should I Go (D) – The Clash
Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats
Smoking Gun (E) – Robert Cray
Centerfield (G) – John Fogerty
Cocaine (E) – Eric Clapton
Margaritaville (D) – Jimmy Buffett
Take Me To The River (Live) (E) – Talking Heads
I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash
Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney

SET 2

Sultans of Swing (Dm) – Dire Straits
* My Best Friend’s Girl (F) – The Cars
Peace, Love and Understanding (G) – Elvis Costello
Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure
Just What I Needed (E) – The Cars
Honky Tonk Women (G) – The Rolling Stones
Learn to Fly (B) – Foo Fighters
Psycho Killer (Live) (Am) – Talking Heads
Brown Sugar (C) – The Rolling Stones
Takin’ Care of Business (C) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

SET 3

Oye Como Va (Am) – Santana
* Refugee (F#m) – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Summertime Blues (Remixed Live) (D) – The Who
* Can’t Get Enough (C) – Bad Company
La Bamba (C) – Ritchie Valens
What I Like About You (E) – The Romantics
* Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (A) – Rick Derringer
867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone
Love Shack (C) – The B-52’s
Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty

ENCORE/OTHER

You Really Got Me (live) (G) – The Kinks
Feelin’ Alright (C) – Joe Cocker
White Room (D) – Cream
Sunshine of Your Love (D) – Cream
Pump It Up (B) – Elvis Costello
Tush (G) – ZZ Top
Born To Be Wild (E) – Steppenwolf
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 (Dm) – Pink Floyd
Brown Eyed Girl (G) – Van Morrison
Moondance (Am) – Van Morrison
Gimme Some Lovin’ (recorded in G, play in A) – The Spencer Davis Group
Twisting By the Pool (A) – Dire Straits

* = new

Yesterday featured another party at the Seuess resident – and more rain! That’s three rainy spring gigs in a row. Hmm. We did manage to squeeze most of our songs in between raindrops. And the sun finally came out as we were finishing up. Pink Voyd’s Tony Caliendo joined us on drums and helped rock the joint!

SET 1

Good Lovin’ (C) – Grateful Dead
Brown Eyed Girl (G) – Van Morrison
It’s All Been Done (D) – Barenaked Ladies
Gimme Some Lovin’ (recorded in G, play in A) – The Spencer Davis Group
Feelin’ Alright (C) – Joe Cocker
Moondance (Am) – Van Morrison
Take Me To The River (Live) (E) – Talking Heads
Sailing (recorded in B, play in A) – Rod Stewart
All Star (recorded in F#, play in G) – Smash Mouth
Hard to Handle (B) – The Black Crowes
Cocaine (E) – Eric Clapton
Pump It Up (B) – Elvis Costello

SET 2

Just What I Needed (E) – The Cars
Honky Tonk Women (G) – The Rolling Stones
Love Stinks (C) – The J. Geils Band
Should I Stay or Should I Go (D) – The Clash
Peace, Love and Understanding (G) – Elvis Costello
Learn to Fly (B) – Foo Fighters
Margaritaville (D) – Jimmy Buffett
Spooky (Em) – Atlanta Rhythm Section
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 (Dm) – Pink Floyd
Pink Cadillac (E) – Bruce Springsteen
Born To Be Wild (E) – Steppenwolf
Tush (G) – ZZ Top

SET 3

Tequila (E) – The Champs
What I Like About You (E) – The Romantics
Brown Sugar (C) – The Rolling Stones
Twisting By the Pool (A) – Dire Straits
Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney
Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure
Mustang Sally (C) – Wilson Pickett
Centerfield (G) – John Fogerty
Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats
867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone
La Bamba (C) – Ritchie Valens
I Wanna Be Sedated (E to F#) – The Ramones

SET 4

Werewolves Of London (G) – Warren Zevon
In the Midnight Hour (recorded in E, play in D) – Wilson Pickett
Sunshine of Your Love (D) – Cream
I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash
Sultans of Swing (Dm) – Dire Straits
Smoking Gun (E) – Robert Cray
Sweet Caroline (recorded in B, play in A) – Neil Diamond
The Last Time (E) – The Rolling Stones
Psycho Killer (Live) (Am) – Talking Heads
Oye Como Va (Am) – Santana
Dirty Water (E) – The Standells
Love Shack (C) – The B-52’s

ENCORE

Summertime Blues (Remixed Live) (D) – The Who
You Really Got Me (live) (G) – The Kinks
Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty

OTHERS

White Room (D) – Cream
Soul Man (recorded in G, play in A) – Sam & Dave
There She Goes (G) – The La’s
Birthday (A) – The Beatles
Achy Breaky Heart (A) – Billy Ray Cyrus

Yesterday’s Board-A-Palooza gig was to raise money for the boardwalk connecting the Douglas and Gates schools. Many bands played, much rain fell. Our second rainy gig this spring.

1. Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney (Eamon)
2. Centerfield (G) – John Fogarty (Eamon)
3. Margaritaville (D) – Jimmy Buffett (Jon)
4. Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure (Erik)
5. Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats (Paul)
6. Tequila (E) – The Champs (Jon)
7. Moondance (A) – Van Morrison (Paul)
8. 867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone (Eamon)
9. Brown Sugar (C) – The Rolling Stones (Eamon)
10. Takin’ Care of Business (C) – BTO (Erik)
11. Oye Como Va (A) – Santana (Jon)
12. Runnin’ Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty (Jon)

(Alternates – in case any of the above have been played by earlier bands)

13. Peace, Love and Understanding (G) – Elvis Costello (Jon)
14. I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash (Eamon)
15. Summertime Blues (D) – The Who (Eamon)
16. Psycho Killer (A) – Talking Heads (Erik)

Yesterday’s gig was not on May 5th, but it did have a Cinco de Mayo theme. And it rained. So we played inside at the Seuss residence:

SET 1

Good Lovin’ (C) – Grateful Dead
It’s All Been Done (D) – Barenaked Ladies
Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats
Born To Be Wild (E) – Steppenwolf
Honky Tonk Women (G) – The Rolling Stones
Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure
Moondance (Am) – Van Morrison
Cocaine (E) – Eric Clapton
Take Me To The River (Live) (E) – Talking Heads
Pump It Up (B) – Elvis Costello
I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash

SET 2

Margaritaville (D) – Jimmy Buffett
Smoking Gun (E) – Robert Cray
Should I Stay or Should I Go (D) – The Clash
Just What I Needed (E) – The Cars
Gimme Some Lovin’ (recorded in G, play in A) – The Spencer Davis Group
Peace, Love and Understanding (G) – Elvis Costello
Takin’ Care of Business (C) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Brown Eyed Girl (G) – Van Morrison
Learn to Fly (B) – Foo Fighters
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 (Dm) – Pink Floyd
Pink Cadillac (E) – Bruce Springsteen
Tush (G) – ZZ Top

SET 3

Tequila (E) – The Champs
Psycho Killer (Live) (Am) – Talking Heads
*Oye Como Va (Am) – Santana
What I Like About You (E) – The Romantics
Brown Sugar (C) – The Rolling Stones
Twisting By the Pool (A) – Dire Straits
Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney
Mustang Sally (C) – Wilson Pickett
Centerfield (G) – John Fogerty
867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone
Love Shack (C) – The B-52’s
La Bamba (C) – Ritchie Valens

ENCORE

Summertime Blues (Remixed Live) (D) – The Who
Sultans of Swing (Dm) – Dire Straits
Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty

* = new

Yesterday’s auction had a sports theme. So did our playlist:

Warmup

1. Good Lovin’ (C) – Grateful Dead
2. Sailing (recorded in B, play in A) – Rod Stewart
3. Learn to Fly (B) – Foo Fighters

7th – Inning Stretch

*4. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (C) – Jimmy Buffett
5. Sweet Caroline (B) – Neil Diamond
*6. Centerfield (G) – John Fogerty
7. Dirty Water (E) – The Standells
8. All Star (recorded in F#, play in G) – Smash Mouth

Extra Innings

9. Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats
10. Sultans of Swing (Dm) – Dire Straits
11. Smoking Gun (E) – Robert Cray
12. Twistin’ By the Pool (A) – The Sultans of Swing
13. Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty

* = new

As promised, the MCats rocked historic Exchange Hall in Acton yesterday and helped raise money for local causes: RJ Grey‘s Project Wellness (a day of health education for 7th graders) and ABHS‘s Project Graduation (an overnight evening of fun for high school seniors on graduation night).

Greg Wallack joined the band on lead guitar after Paul Greenspan’s ill-advised skiing trip! Sweet sounds of sax provided by Bob Adams.

SET 1

Good Lovin’ (C) – Grateful Dead
I Fought the Law (D) – The Clash
It’s All Been Done (D) – Barenaked Ladies
* The Last Time (E) – The Rolling Stones
Born To Be Wild (E) – Steppenwolf
Just Like Heaven (A) – The Cure
* Take Me To The River (Live) (E) – Talking Heads
* Moondance (Am) – Van Morrison
Stray Cat Strut (Cm) – Stray Cats
Honky Tonk Women (G) – The Rolling Stones

SET 2

Margaritaville (D) – Jimmy Buffett
Should I Stay or Should I Go (D) – The Clash
* Pink Cadillac (E) – Bruce Springsteen
Cocaine (E) – Eric Clapton
Gimme Some Lovin’ (recorded in G, play in A) – The Spencer Davis Group
Feelin’ Alright (C) – Joe Cocker
Takin’ Care of Business (C) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Brown Eyed Girl (G) – Van Morrison
* Pick Up The Pieces (Fm) – Average White Band

SET 3

Tequila (E) – The Champs
* Louie Louie (A) – The Kingsmen
Psycho Killer (2) – Talking Heads
Brown Sugar (C) – The Rolling Stones
What I Like About You (E) – The Romantics
Back In the U.S.S.R. (A) – Paul McCartney
Love Shack (C) – The B-52’s
867-5309 (Jenny) (F#m) – Tommy Tutone

ENCORE

La Bamba (C) – Ritchie Valens
* Mustang Sally (C) – Wilson Pickett
Runnin Down A Dream (E) – Tom Petty
Dirty Water (E) – The Standells

* = new

Fillmore, Nagog Woods

Set 1

1. Blues Brothers Opening (Right into)
2. Good Lovin’
3. Back in the USSR
4. Gimme some lovin’
5. Honky Tonk Woman
6. Takin’ Care of Business
7. Soul Man
8. Feelin’ Alright

Set 2

1. Birthday (for John Earle)
2. Tequila
3. Smokin’ Gun
4. Brown Sugar
5. Jenny
6. Midnight Hour
7. Cocaine
8. Psycho Killer

Encore

1. Sultans of Swing
2. Running Down a Dream