Brian Setzer Orchestra
2013-12-20
Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
2-Source Matrix Mix
16/48

SOURCE 1: AT853s (4.7k SPL mod) > SP-SPSB-8 > Sony M10 (24/48)
SOURCE 2:CA-14 cardiods > Sony M10 (24/48)
Mix in Audition 1.5 (downsample 16/48) > CD Wave > TLH flac8

01 Munsters Theme (Jack Marshall cover)
02 Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
03 Sleigh Bell Ride With You
04 This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof
05 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
06 Sexy + 17
07 A Swingin' Joy/Joy To The World (traditional / arr. by Frank Comstock)
08 Stray Cat Strut/You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
09 Sleepwalk
10 Angels We've Heard On High
11 Jump, Jive & Wail
12 O Little Town of Bethlehem
13 Nervous Breakdown (Eddie Cochran cover)
14 Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash cover)
15 Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms cover)
16 Fishnet Stockings (Stray Cats cover)
17 Brand New Cadillac

Encore:
18 Flintstones Melody
19 Nutcracker Suite
20 Rock This Town
21 Jingle Bells (Edison Male Quartette cover)


Billed as an exclusive Christmas show, by far the most intimate of Setzer's tour, the show was sold out for nearly a year before it happened. From the Belly Up's website: "Don't miss this one-time, special intimate holiday show, Brian Setzer's 18-piece rockin' big band all crammed onto the Belly Up stage!" and that stage is tiny...they barely fit. I saw Brian's Christmas show last year in New Jersey and needless to say, tonight's was special.

The Belly Up is famous as a small bar/restaurant outside of San Diego which somehow books very large acts onto their small stage and has for decades. Some of the concert posters inside this bar are amazing to see who has played there over the years.
We arrived a generous 1.5 hrs early to line up as this place fills to capacity very quickly and being stuck in back for taping is no good. As it turned out, once inside we ended up standing in the 2nd row literally about 3 feet from Mr. Setzer. With the stacks overhead and my mics all hat-mounted, I wasn't sure about the taping location but I wasn't gonna pass up my good fortune and sacrifice this spot by moving back. In the end, the vocals could have presented themselves a little better in the recording but Brian's Gretsch guitars are captured perfectly here coming straight out of his amps from about 8 feet in front of us.

With the 2 different mics sources I ran that night mixed together, I love how the result came out. Just like being there again. We flew in just for this show as kind of a Christmas present to ourselves.

Recorded by JLW

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