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 FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM

So, I just saw The Album Leaf & Sea Wolf show up in Portland on Friday.  Last night’s show wasn’t much different… which means… highly enjoyable.  Since I’m in the midst of “work a ton because I chose the path of becoming a CPA and now is the rough work schedule” month, I’ll keep my comments brief – but include setlists and photos, of course.

The main difference for the Eugene show was the lack of string quartet – but where I was in the crowd for the Portland show, I didn’t get much of the string quartet in my ears anyway.  It was about a half-packed WOW Hall, which was good for a Tuesday.  Sea Wolf was great.  I was more familiar with their songs, and I really started digging them.  Same 45 minute set as Portland.

Sea Wolf’s Setlist:

• White Water
• Winter Windows
• Dew in the Grass
• Black Leaf Falls
• Middle Distance Runner
• The Traitor
• O’ Maria
• Turn the Dirt Over
• Wicked Blood
• You’re a Wolf

The Album Leaf came on around 10pm. I could definitely hear more strings this time around, even though there was only the primary violinist and not a whole quartet.  Again, that was more due to my location at Portland’s show.  They played the same setlist as Portland.  I was digging the new songs, as I had gotten a few days now to let the album sink in.  I could tell Jimmy was having some problems with his in-ear monitor during a few songs.  Overall, the sound quality wasn’t as good in Eugene as in Portland.  I moved around the venue and it seemed way more bass heavy than is normal for TAL.  All in all, though, a great set…

The Album Leaf’s Setlist:

• Perro
• Blank Pages
• There is a Wind
• Within Dreams
  
• Falling from the Sun
• Stand Still
  
• 2214
  
• Outer Banks
  
• Shine
• Until the Last
• We Are
• Almost There
• Wherever I Go
• Encore: Always For You
• Red Eye
  
• Tied Knots

many more photos below

Definitely check out The Album Leaf’s new album, A Chorus of Storytellers…

The Appropriate Linkage:

• The Album Leaf’s Site
• TAL’s MySpace
• Sea Wolf’s Site
• Sea Wolf on MySpace
• WOW Hall
  

Check out more tour dates below.

~Dan – np: Sachi Hayasaka – Minga

THE ALBUM LEAF and SEA WOLF PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
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The Album Leaf Spring 2010 World Tour Dates

• Feb 3: Sacramento, CA @ Harlows
• Feb 5: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/Anomie Belle String Quartet)
• Feb 6: Seattle, WA @ Neumos (w/Anomie Belle String Quartet)
• Feb 7: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater(w/Anomie Belle String Quartet)
• Feb 8: Bellingham, WA @ Nightlight Lounge
• Feb 9: Eugene , OR @ WOW Hall
• Feb 11: Santa Cruz @ The Crepe Place
• Feb 12: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/Magik*Magik String Quartet)
• Feb 13: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater (w/Magik*Magik String Quartet)
• Feb 25: Lisbon, Portugal @ Lisbon Santiago Alquimista
• Feb 26: Madrid, Spain @ Moby Dick
• Feb 27: Bilboa, Spain @ 12 & Medio
• Feb 28: Barcelona, Spain @ Apollo 2
• Mar 2: Toulouse, France @ Le Phare
• Mar 3: Milan, Italy @ Circolo Milano
• Mar 4: Lucerne, Switzerland @ Sudpol Club
• Mar 5: Dunidgen (Bern), Switzerland @ @ Bad Bonn
• Mar 6: Sankt Gallen, Switzerland @ Theater Palace
• Mar 7: Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk
• Mar 9: Vienna, Austria @ Szene
• Mar 10: Dresden, Germany @ BeatPol
• Mar 11: Berlin, Germany @ Lido
• Mar 12: Hamburg, Germany @ Knust
• Mar 13: Rotterdam, Holland @ Rotown
• Mar 14: Koln, Germany @ Gebauude 9
• Mar 16: Antwerp, Belgium @ Club Trix
• Mar 17: Colmar, France @ Kraken
• Mar 18: Heidelberg, Germany @ Karlstorbahnhof
• Mar 19: Paris, France @ Maroquinerie
• Mar 20: Lille, France @ L’ Aeronef
• Mar 21: Bristol, UK @ The Thekla
• Mar 22 Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
• Mar 23: London, UK @ Bush Hall
• Apr 2: Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya Ax
• Apr 3: Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quatrro
• Apr 4: Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro
• Apr 7: Hong Kong @ Grappa’s Cellar
• Apr 9: Taipei, Taiwan @ The Wall Live House

And just announced on Feb 3rd (and from Pollstar; so a different format)…

• Tue 04/20/10 – Tucson, AZ – Plush
• Wed 04/21/10 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
• Thu 04/22/10 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
• Fri 04/23/10 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
• Sat 04/24/10 – St. Louis, MO – Luminary Center For The Arts
• Sun 04/25/10 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
• Tue 04/27/10 – Grand Rapids, MI – Ladies Literary Club
• Wed 04/28/10 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
• Thu 04/29/10 – Montreal, QC – Music Hall
• Fri 04/30/10 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
• Sat 05/01/10 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
• Sun 05/02/10 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
• Tue 05/04/10 – Washington, DC – Rock And Roll Hotel
• Wed 05/05/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
• Thu 05/06/10 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft At Center Stage
• Fri 05/07/10 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
• Sat 05/08/10 – Orlando, FL – The Social
• Mon 05/10/10 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
• Tue 05/11/10 – Austin, TX – The Parish Room
• Fri 05/14/10 – San Diego, CA – Birch North Park Theatre