Show Notes
“Life is short even on its longest days”, Bob Dylan sang in Indianapolis, covering John Cougar Mellencamp. But a year is pretty long, so I invited Rebecca Slaman to do a recap with me. We talk about the releases, live shows, and our general highlights of 2023.
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2023 live snippets that appear in this episode: “Truckin” - Nagoya, Japan (20/04/23) “Brokedown Palace - Nagoya, Japan (18/04/23) “West LA Fadeaway” - Lyon, France (29/06/23) “Stella Blue” - Barcelona, Spain (23/06/23) “Only a River” - Rome, Italy (09/07/23) “Into the Mystic” - Alicante, Spain (15/06/23) “Dance Me to the End of Love” - Montreal, Canada (29/10/23) “New York State of Mind” - New York City, NY (16/11/23) “South of Cincinnati” - Cincinnati, OH (20/10/23) “Footlights” - Boston, MA (05/11/23) “Longest Days” - Indianapolis, IN (17/11/23) “Ballad of a Thin Man” - Farm Aid, Noblesville, IN (23/09/23) “My Own Version of You” - Brooklyn, NY (15/11/23) “When I Paint My Masterpiece” - Brooklyn, NY (15/11/23) “Every Grain of Sand” - Rome, Italy (09/07/23)
Theme music by Robert Chaney
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