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Genesis recently announced the release date for a boxset of the bands live release output throughout the bands history. This rounds out the several boxset releases of their back catalog they have released over the past few years.

“Genesis Live 1973-2007,” will be releassed on Sept. 29th on Rhino Records It will be a 10-disc boxset that will feature all five of the six officially released live albums, and will include a slot for last year’s “Live Over Europe” release that came out of the 2007 reunion tour. There will also  be a dearth of unreleased material, including the oft bootlegged “Live at the Rainbow 1973″

Pre-order “Genesis Live 1973-2007″ at Amazon

Yesterdays Ring Tour Dates:

6/14 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks

6/15 – Hamilton, ON @ Casbah

6/16 – St. Catherine, ON @ 73

6/18 – Toronto, ON @ The Kathedral

6/19 – London, ON @ Call The Office

6/20 – Montebello @ Petite Nation Rockfest

7/1 – Jonquire, QC @ Jonquire En Musique

7/2 – Lavaltrie, QC @ Le Chasse Galerie

7/11 – Alma, QC @ Festivalma

8/15 – Rouyn Noranda @ Cabaret de La Dernire Chance

You can Also HEAR Moving Back to Florida on this weeks Burrito Electrico at  http://www.burritoelectricopodcast.mevio.com

Long time fans of Mike Watt know him as an uber road dog. Often performing more shows in a tour than there are days. On this latest tour he took it easy and only did 32 shows in 37 days. 3 of those days off were spend recording his upcoming album to be released later this year.
With all that stage time you’d figure Watt and his Missingmen would have displayed serious signs of wear and tear by the time they reached Portland (show #29 for those keeping count), but you’d be wrong. This night the band was on fire. Blazing through their 45 minute set. Songs began before the last note of  the previous song had a chance to fade.
Fans of Watt’s solo releases might have been taken aback, by the absence of any of his spacey / jammy tunes. In fact, other than “Big Bang Theory” (an outtake from “Ball Hog or Tug Boat”) and a handful of Minutemen gems, the set was all covers. It makes one wonder what this upcoming album has in store for us fans.
Recently, Watt was quoted as saying that the Missingmen are the closest he has come to playing with his original band the Minutemen. Drummer Raul Morales & guitarist Tom Watson, do a great job following the trail started by Boon & Hurley, but they add layers to the sound that is unique and all their own. When they rip through Roky Erickson’s “Sweet Honey Pie” or ride the groove of “Funhouse”, you realize that they aren’t just playing supporting roles in the Mike Watt show. They are lead actors. Rather than just play the notes as heard from the original artists, they deconstruct the songs to their core and rebuild them into new images. However, always mindful that the song is the priority and stretching out to jam only to fill in the pockets where needed. no noodling in this tasty dish.
The three also appear to have bonded in a playfulness that I don’t recall having seen on any of Watt’s past solo outings. Like Watson and Watt doing synchronized pirouettes while playing “Black Sheep”. It’s easy to assume that at 51 Watt is having the time of his life on stage.

Setlist (w/ Youtube clips from this show)
1. Surfin’ with the Shah (The Urinals)
2. She Don’t Know Why I’m Here (The Last)
3. Sweet Honey Pie (Roky Erickson) video
4. Big Bang Theory video
5. Forever… One Reporter’s Opinion (Minutemen)
6. Conspirator’s Oath (The Red Crayola)
7. Amnesty Report (The Pop Group)
8. Toadies (Minutemen) video
9. Black Sheep (Minutemen) video
10. The Glory of Man (Minutemen)
11. Anxious Mo-Fo (Minutemen)
12. Three Girl Rhumba (Wire)
13. Ex Lion Tamer (Wire)
14. Funhouse (Stooges) video
15. The Red & The Black (Blue Oyster Cult)
16. We Are Time (The Pop Group)
Encore: Little Johnny Jewel (Television)

Mike Watt’s webpage
Diaries from this tour