Someday I’ll get my ish together, but until then…enjoy Part & Parcel headlining Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom(Other Side)!
November is the month to give thanks, and what better way to do that than with a bit of philanthropy? And why not enjoy some top-notch Denver bluegrass while you’re at it? Thankfully, Part & Parcel has got you covered with their 4th annual charitable concert, The Corduroy Classic. A night chock full of some of the best local musicians Denver has to offer, all contributing to an event aimed at supporting an organization named “RIP Medical Debt“, which helps purchase medical debt for the purposes of forgiving it. This year’s event helped purchase around $250,000 of medical debt to be forgiven, which is a remarkably noble cause, easing an endemic issue in our society.
The show was presented in two different sets. The first was an all original set that offered up some debut original performances in the form of set opener, “Barstool Prophet”, and the closer (which is currently untitled) to sandwich the handful of Part & Parcel classics. Envy Alo guitarist Kevin Hinder took on lead guitar duties, providing colorful phrasings to add nuance to existing song structures or highly technical shredfest leads when called upon to do so. The first set contained a couple of beefed-up tunes in the form of fan-favorites “Fall From Your Feet” and “Lost & Found”, both of which featured locked-in, highly dynamic jams.
The second set was a celebratory mash-up of covers and local jamband favorite sit-ins, with set list notes so long they almost eclipse this recap. The eclectic song selection was filled with highlights, like former Part & Parcel guitarist/vocalist, Brandon Jay, kicking off the set with the high-energy “Ballroom Blitz”, and a tribute to New Orleans funk legend, Dr. John, with “Gilded Splinters”, featuring a guitar duel between Sister Sparrow guitarist, Sasha Brown, and slide guitarist, Cody Russel of The Drunken Hearts, which would end up being the biggest jam of the evening. There was a stirring cover of the Gillian Welch ode to doing better, with a cover of “Look At Miss Ohio”, featuring Emily Clark and the ladies from The Sweet Lillies on additional vocals. This continued with what I think is the best night-driving song of all time, Bob Segar’s “Night Moves”, which once again featured vocals from The Sweet Lillies. The entire show closed out with a powerful encore of Train’s “Drops Of Jupiter” and The Grateful Dead’s “Loose Lucy”, the latter of which contained the appropriately appreciative lyrics, “Thank you for a real good time”. Indeed.
The Corduroy Classic is a celebration for a good cause and an annual tradition that has become as much a part of the Denver live music November calendar as The Fillmore’s Last Waltz. On a slightly smaller scale, but with just as big a heart. Kudos to the members of Part & Parcel and all that contributed to making this year’s event a success.
Part & Parcel | 2019-11-08 | Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver, CO
-= Set 1 =-
01. Barstool Prophet[1]
02. Can’t Take
03. Happy Hour
04. Lost & Found
05. Fall From Your Feet
06. (Band Introductions)
07. Untitled[1]
-= Set 2 =-
08. Ballroom Blitz (Sweet cover)[2]
09. Gilded Splinters (Dr. John cover)[3]
10. (Raffle Banter)
11. Eggs & Sausage (Tom Waits cover)[4]
12. Golden Slumber (The Beatles cover)[5] >
13. Carry The Weight (The Beatles cover)[5] >
14. Sunshine Daydream (Grateful Dead cover)[5] >
15. Me & Julio Down By The School Yard (Paul Simon cover)[5]
16. (Banter)
17. Look At Miss Ohio (Gillian Welch cover)[6]
18. Night Moves (Bob Seger cover)[7]
19. (Banter II)
20. Stay With Me (Rod Stewart cover)[8]
21. Baba O’Riley (The Who cover)
-= Encore =-
22. Drops Of Jupiter (Train cover)[10]
23. Loose Lucy (Grateful Dead cover)[11]
Show Notes: This show was a part of the 4th annual “Corduroy Classic” hosted by Part & Parcel. Morsel opened the show, followed by Flash Mountain Flood and then Part & Parcel closed out the evening. The Mercenary Horns were Matt Wilkolak on trumpet, Mark Wilkolak on trombone and Nick Delasaandro on saxophone. Kevin Hinder (Envy Alo) was featured on guitar for the entire first set.
[1] “Barstool Prophet” and “Untitled” were Part & Parcel debut originals.
[2] “Ballroom Blitz” featured Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on vocals, Mercenary Horns, Julie Gussaroff (The Sweet Lillies), Becca Bisque (The Sweet Lillies) and Emily Clark on back-up vocals and Sasha Brown on additional guitar.
[3] “Gilded Splinters” featured The Mercenary Horns, Cody Russel (The Drunken Hearts) on slide guitar and Sasha Brown (Sister Sparrow) on additional guitar.
[4] “Eggs & Sausage” featured Campbell Thomas (Tenth Mountain Division) on keys, Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on fiddle/additional vocals, Kevin Hinder (Envy Alo) on additional guitar and Matt Wilkolak on trumpet.
[5] “Golden Slumber > Carry The Weight > Sunshine Daydream > Me & Juio Down By The Schoolyard” featured Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on guitar/vocals, The Mercenary Horns, Campbell Thomas (Tenth Mountain Division) on keys and Kevin Hinder (Envy Alo) on additional guitar.
[6] “Look At Miss Ohio” featured the members of Tenth Mountain Division, Julie Gussaroff (The Sweet Lillies) and Becca Bisque (The Sweet Lillies) on vocals, Jack Cloonan (Jack Cloonan Band) on additional guitar, Cody Russel (The Drunken Hearts) on slide guitar, Sasha Brown (Sister Sparrow) on additional guitar, and Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on fiddle.
[7] “Night Moves” featured Julie Gussaroff (The Sweet Lillies) on back-up vocals, Becca Bisque (The Sweet Lillies) on back-up vocals and violin, Emily Clark on vocals, Jack Cloonan (Jack Cloonan Band) on additional guitar and the members of Tenth Mountain Division.
[8] “Stay With Me” featured Emily Clark on vocals, Eric Luba (Analog Son) on keys, Sasha Brown (Sister Sparrow) and Taylor Frederick (Eminence Ensemble) on additional guitar.
[9] “Baba O’Riley” featured Amanda Silecchio on vocals, Eric Luba (Analog Son) on keys, Taylor Frederick (Emenince Ensemble) on guitar, Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on fiddle.
[10] “Drops Of Jupiter” featured Campbell Thomas on keys and vocals, Becca Bisque (The Sweet Lillies) on viola, MJ Ouimette (Tenth Mountain Division) on guitar and Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on fiddle.
[11] “Loose Lucy” featured The Mercenary Horns, Becca Bisque (The Sweet Lillies) on additional vocals, Julie Gussaroff (The Sweet Lillies) on additional vocals, Emily Clark on additional vocals, Sasha Brown (Sister Sparrow) on additional guitar, Eric Luba (Analog Son) on keys, Cody Russel (The Drunken Hearts) on pedal steel, Tyler Gwyn (Tenth Mountain Division) on additional percussion, and Brandon Jay (Part & Parcel) on fiddle.
Taper Notes: Mics setup on-stage, DFC, raised around 2′ DIN. Board feed and mix thanks to FOH Sound Engineer David Tash.
LINK: https://archive.org/details/PartandParcel2019-11-08.CA14.omnis.onstage.SBD.Matrix.flac16
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