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S o m e t i m e s y o u g e t t h e b e a r. . .

the band

tour dates

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photos

reviews

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credits

Photo by Kim Han in Champaign, IL

STEPHENKELLOGG

& THE SIXERS

Vocals, guitar.

Photo of Stephen by Dylan Meadows in Minneapolis, MN

Photo of Goose by Kim Han in Champaign, IL

Bass, keys, tuba, accordion, vocals.

Photo of Boots by Kim Han in Champaign, IL

Photo of Steamer by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

Drums, mando, banjo, vocals.

Guitar, pedal steel.

tour

09/11 - Fairfield, CT @ StageOne

09/13 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall

09/15 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig

09/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall

09/18 - Chicago, IL @ Park West

09/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe

09/20 - Madison, WI @ The Majestic Theatre

09/21 - Cedar Falls, IA @ The Hub

09/22 - Lawrence, KS @ The Granada

09/23 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre

09/25 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

09/26 - Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers

09/28 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

09/29 - Austin, TX @ Antone’s

10/1 - Dallas, TX @ Cambridge Room, H.O.B.

10/2 - Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre

10/3 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft

datesReview

Photos

10/4 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

10/6 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

10/7 - Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre

10/8 - Charlottesville, VA @ Fryes Spring Beach

10/9 - Annapolis, MD @ Ram’s Head Tavern

10/10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Duquesne University

10/13 - Burlington, VA @ Higher Ground

10/14 - Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre

10/15 - State College, PA @ State Theater

10/16 - Philly, PA @ World Cafe Live

10/17 - Philly, PA @ World Cafe Live

10/30 - Albany, NY @ Swyer Theater, The Egg

10/31 - Rochester, NY @ Club at Water Street

11/1 - Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio

11/2 - St Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill

11/4 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch

11/5 - San Diego, CA @ Anthology

11/6 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

11/7 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

11/8 - Sacramento, CA @ Marilyn’s on K

11/11 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater

11/13 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

11/14 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s

11/17 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium

11/18 - Champaign, IL @ Highdive

11/19 - Cleveland, OH @ Cambridge Room, H.O.B.

11/27 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

11/28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

Photo of the Sk6ers by Margaret Jow in San Francisco, CA; Photos of Boots, Big Easy, and crowd by Christina Travalja in Philadelphia, PA;

Photos of Stephen, Goose, and Steamer by Dylan Meadows in Minneapolis, MN / Indianapolis, IN

all part of the show

all part of the show

Photo by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

setlists

fairfield, ct. 09/11 @ stage one

setlist

1. the bear / 2. sweet sophia / 3. start the day ear ly /

4. see yoursel f / 5. in f ront of the world / 6. my old man /

7. oh adel ine / 8. mi lwaukee / 9. big easy / 10. sat isf ied

man / 11. maria / 12. a l l I wanna do / 13. 4th of ju ly /

14. days

encore15. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

16. see you later, see you soon / 17. goodnight

northampton, ma. 09/13 @ iron horse

setlist1. the bear / 2. start the day ear ly / 3. a (with love) /

4. maria / 5. in f ront of the world / 6. see yoursel f /

7. hearts in pain / 8. mi lwaukee / 9. big easy / 10. sat isf ied

man / 11. sweet sophia / 12. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 13. l ike a rol l ing stone / 14. 4th of ju ly /

15. days

encore16. born in the spr ing / 17. see you later, see you soon /

18. goodnight

ann arbor, mi. 09/15 @ blind pig

setlist

1. the bear / 2. start the day ear ly / 3. sweet sophia /

4. see yoursel f / 5. dying wish of a teenager / 6. anthem of

our discovery / 7. in f ront of the world / 8. maria /

9. mi lwaukee* / 10. such a way / 11. shady esperanto and

the young hearts / 12. 4th of ju ly / 13. th i r teen

encore

14. let your troubles rol l by* / 15. l ike a rol l ing stone* /

16. big easy* / 17. another man’s woman*

* with Carbon Leaf

milwaukee, wi. 09/17 @ shank hall

setlist

1. the bear / 2. start the day ear ly / 3. sweet sophia /

4. wagon wheel / 5. now i ’m not so lost / 6. see you later,

see you soon / 7. oh adel ine / 8. mi lwaukee / 9. see yoursel f /

10. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 11. 4th of ju ly /

12. days

encore

14. big easy* / 15. a l l i wanna do* / 16. let your

t roubles rol l by* / 17. goodnight* / 18. another man’s woman*

* with Carbon Leaf

chicago, i l . 09/18 @ park west

setlist

1. start the day ear ly* / 2. the bear / 3. sweet sophia /

4. a (with love) / 5. maria / 6. th i r teen / 7. mabel ine / 8. in

f ront of the world / 9. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

10. such a way / 11. 4th of ju ly / 12. ( i ’ve had) the t ime of

my l i fe

encore

13. big easy* / 14. another man’s woman* / 15. rambl in’

man** / 16. goodnight** / 17. let your troubles rol l by*

* with Carbon Leaf

**with Carbon Leaf and Toby Lightman

minneapolis, mn. 09/19 @ fine l ine music cafe

setlist

1. start the day ear ly / 2. cabin in the woods / 3. maria /

4. diamond / 5. my old man / 6. mi lwaukee / 7. sat isf ied man /

8. sweet sophia / 9. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

10. 4th of ju ly / 11. days

encore


man** / 15. goodnight** / 16. let your troubles rol l by*

* with Carbon Leaf

**with Carbon Leaf and Toby Lightman

madison, wi. 09/20 @ majestic theatre

setlist

1. the bear / 2. now i ’m not so lost / 3. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 4. anthem of our discovery / 5. th i r teen / 6. in f ront

of the world / 7. pedal steel / 8. born in the spr ing / 9. mi lwaukee

/ 10. 4th of ju ly / 11. start the day ear ly* / 12. let your troubles

rol l by*

encore


man** / 16. goodnight**

* with Carbon Leaf

** with Carbon Leaf and Toby Lightman

cedar falls, ia. 09/21 @ the hub

setlist

1. up on cr ipple creek / 2. start the day ear ly / 3. the bear /

4. now i ’m not so lost / 5. see yoursel f / 6. th i r teen /

7. you win / 8. mi lwaukee / 9. big easy / 10. uninspired

gambl ing / 11. 4th of ju ly

encore

12. rambl in’ man* / 13. goodnight*

* with Carbon Leaf

lawrence, ks. 09/22 @ the granada

setlist1. lonely in columbus / 2. sweet sophia / 3. blue jean /

4. the bear / 5. in f ront of the world / 6. see you later,

see you soon / 7. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

8. th i r teen / 9. l ike a rol l ing stone / 10. 4th of ju ly /

11. start the day ear ly*

encore14. big easy* / 15. another man’s woman* /

16. rambl in’ man** / 17. goodnight**

* with Carbon Leaf

** with Toby Lightman

boulder, co. 09/23 @ fox theatre

setlist

1. start the day ear ly* / 2. the bear / 3. maria / 4. my old man

/ 5. in f ront of the world / 6. th i r teen / 7. mabel ine /

8. mi lwaukee / 9. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

10. such a way / 11. 4th of ju ly / 12. days

encore


man* / 17. goodnight* / 18. let your troubles rol l by*

* with Carbon Leaf and Toby Lightman

denver, co. 09/25 @ ogden theatre

setlist

1. lonely in columbus / 2. sweet sophia / 3. shady esperanto

and the young hearts / 4. days / 5. see you later, see

you soon / 6. sat isf ied man / 7. mi lwaukee / 8. the bear /

9. diamond / 10. 4th of ju ly / 11. start the day ear ly*

encore


man* / 15. goodnight* / 16. a l l i wanna do*

* with Carbon Leaf

l incoln, ne. 09/26 @ knickerbocker’s

setlist

1. the bear / 2. sweet sophia / 3. wagon wheel / 4. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 5. my sweet charade /

6. you win / 7. uninspired gambl ing / 8. oh adel ine /

9. th i r teen / 10. 4th of ju ly / 11. start the day ear ly*

encore

12. big easy* / 13. another man’s woman* / 14. honkey tonk

women* / 15. rambl in’ man* / 16. goodnight* /

17. one prair ie outpost* / 18. let your troubles rol l by*

* with Carbon Leaf

Left photo by Dylan Meadows in Minneapolis, MN

Right photo by Leslie Lopez in Charlottesville, VA

houston, tx. 09/28 @ warehouse l ive

setlist

1. the bear / 2. sweet sophia / 3. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 4. now i ’m not so lost / 5. gi r l f r iend as pretty

as you / 6. see you later, see you soon / 7. sweetest

goodbye / 8. my old man / 9. days / 10. 4th of ju ly /

11. start the day ear ly* / 12. let your troubles rol l by*

encore


man* / 15. goodnight*

* with Carbon Leaf

austin, tx. 09/29 @ antone’s

setlist

1. born in the spr ing / 2. maria / 3. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 4. in f ront of the world / 5. th i r teen /

6. sat isf ied man / 7. mi lwaukee* / 8. the bear / 9. such a

way / 10. 4th of ju ly / 11. start the day ear ly

encore


man** / 15. goodnight**

* with Carbon Leaf

** with Carbon Leaf and Toby Lightman

setlists

setlistsFirst three photos by Leslie Lopez in Charlottesville, VA

Fourth photo by Margaret Jow in San Francisco, CA

dallas, tx. 10/1 @ house of blues, cambridge room

setlist

1. start the day ear ly* / 2. the bear / 3. sweet sophia /

4. wagon wheel / 5. a (with love) / 6. glassjaw boxer /

7. maria / 8. uninspired gambl ing / 9. oh adel ine /

10. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 11. th i r teen /

12. 4th of ju ly

birmingham, al. 10/2 @ workplay theatre

setlist

1. see you later, see you soon* / 2. the bear / 3. maria /

4. gir l f r iend as pretty as you / 5. see yoursel f / 6. now i ’m

not so lost / 7. mi lwaukee / 8. cradle of fami ly / 9. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 10. start the day ear ly /

11. 4th of ju ly / 12. ( i ’ve had) the t ime of my l i fe

encore



* with Carbon Leaf

atlanta, ga. 10/3 @ the loft

setlist

1. lonely in columbus / 2. sweet sophia / 3. shady esperanto

and the young hearts / 5. the bear / 6. uninspired gambl ing

/ 7. in f ront of the world / 8. mi lwaukee / 9. sat isf ied man /

10. start the day ear ly* / 11. 4th of ju ly / 12. see you later,

see you soon**

encore

13. big easy** / 14. another man’s woman** / 15. rambl in’

man*** / 16. goodnight***

* with Brandon Bush and Scott Patton

** with Carbon Leaf

*** with Carbon Leaf and Dawn Landes

nashvil le, tn. 10/4 @ exit/in

setlist

1. see you later, see you soon / 2. the bear / 3. sweet sophia

/ 5. mabel ine / 6. in f ront of the world / 7. mi lwaukee /

8. born in the spr ing / 9. keep me in your thoughts /

10. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 11. start the

day ear ly** / 12. 4th of ju ly / 13. days

encore

14. big easy* / 15. another man’s woma * / 16. rambl in’


* with Carbon Leaf and Dawn Landes

** with Annie Clements

carrboro, nc. 10/6 @ cat’s cradle

setlist

1. a l l part of the show / 2. blue jean / 3. cabin in the woods /

4. wagon wheel / 5. the bear / 6. in f ront of the world /

7. mi lwaukee / 8. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

9. 4th of ju ly / 10. start the day ear ly

encore


man* / 14. goodnight* / 15. curtain cal l * / 16. let your

troubles rol l by*


charlotte, nc . 10/7 @ visulite theatre

setlist

1. the bear / 2. you’ve changed / 3. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 4. glassjaw boxer / 5. days / 6. oh adel ine /

7. sweet sophia / 8. such a way / 9. 4th of ju ly / 10. th i r teen /

11. start the day ear ly*

encore


man* / 15. curtain cal l * / 16. let your troubles rol l by*


burlington, vt. 10/13 @ higher ground

setlist

1. a l l part of the show / 2. sweet sophia / 3. anthem of our

discovery / 4. the bear / 5. days / 6. glassjaw boxer /

7. wagon wheel / 8. mi lwaukee* / 9. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 10. 4th of ju ly / 11. start the day ear ly

encore


man* / 15. curtain cal l / 16. let your troubles rol l by*


somervil le, ma. 10/14 @ somervil le theatre

setlist

1. see you later, see you soon* / 2. born in the spr ing /

3. sweet sophia / 4. the bear / 5. days / 6. in f ront of the

world / 7. see yoursel f / 8. mi lwaukee* / 9. sat isf ied man /

10. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 11. start the day

ear ly / 12. 4th of ju ly

encore


man* / 16. curtain cal l *

* with Carbon Leaf

state college, pa. 10/15 @ state theatre

setlist1. start the day ear ly / 2. the bear / 3. sweetest goodbye /

4. do / 5. wagon wheel / 6. th i r teen / 7. in f ront of the world

/ 8. uninspired gambl ing / 9. such a way / 10. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 11. 4th of ju ly / 12. days

encore


man* / 16. curtain cal l / 17. let your troubles rol l by*


charlottesvil le, va. 10/8 @ fryes spring beach

setlist

1. southern state of mind / 2. maria / 3. a (with love) /

4. sweet sophia / 5. the bear / 6. see yoursel f / 7. g lassjaw

boxer / 8. big easy / 9. anthem of our discovery / 10. f lower

in ra in* / 11. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

12. start the day ear ly / 13. 4th of ju ly / 14. mi lwaukee

encore

15. th i r teen / 16. curtain cal l

* with Dawn Landes and Josh Kaufman

annapolis, md. 10/9 @ ram’s head tavern

setlist

1. lonely in columbus / 2. start the day ear ly / 3. sweet

sophia / 4. wagon wheel / 5. my old man / 6. you win /

7. the bear / 8. such a way / 9. mi lwaukee / 10. sat isf ied

man / 11. f lower in ra in* / 12. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 13. 4th of ju ly / 14. days

encore 15. howl at the moon / 16. see you later, see you soon

* with Dawn Landes and Josh Kaufman

pittsburgh, pa. 10/10 @ duquesne university

setlist

1. start the day ear ly / 2. cabin in the woods / 3. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 4. th i r teen / 5. mabel ine /

6. in f ront of the world / 7. mi lwaukee / 8. f lower in ra in /

9. the bear / 10. wagon wheel / 11. 4th of ju ly /

12. see you later, see you soon

encore 13. big easy* / 14. another man’s woman* / 15. rambl in’

man* / 16. curtain cal l *


Top photo by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

Bottom photo by Leslie Lopez in Charlottesville, VA

setlists

philly, pa . 10/16 @ world cafe l ive

setlist

1. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 2. sweet sophia /

3. southern state of mind / 4. my sweet charade / 5. glassjaw

boxer / 6. days / 7. oh adel ine / 8. f lower in ra in** /

9. the bear / 10. 4th of ju ly / 11. start the day ear ly /

12. let your troubles rol l by* / 14. the sea / 15. one prair ie

outpost / 16. miss hol lywood

encore


man* / 20. curtain cal l


** with Dawn Landes

philly, pa. 10/17 @ world cafe l ive

setlist

1. see you later, see you soon / 2. pedal steel / 3. a (with

love) / 4. start the day ear ly / 5. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 6. father’s day / 7. the america song /

8. mi lwaukee / 9. sat isf ied man / 10. the bear / 11. 4th of

ju ly / 12. ( i ’ve had) the t ime of my l i fe

encore

13. big easy* / 14 another man’s woman* / 15. runnin’ down a

dream* / 16. curtain cal l / 17. let your troubles rol l by* /

17. lets al l go to the picture show*


albany, ny. 10/30 @ the egg

setlist1. born in the spr ing / 2. start the day ear ly / 3. now i ’m not

so lost / 4. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 5. pedal

steel / 6. you win / 7. my sweet charade / 8. oh adel ine /

9. mi lwaukee / 10. sat isf ied man / 11. big easy / 12. the bear

/ 13. 4th of ju ly / 14. days

encore15. yer so bad / 16. see you later, see you soon /

17. curtain cal l

rochester, ny. 10/31 @ club at water’s street

set one (tom petty’s “full moon fever”)

1. zombie zoo / 2. a mind with a heart of i ts own / 3. alr ight

for now / 4. the apartment song / 5. depending on you /

6. yer so bad / 7. i ’ l l feel a whole lot better / 8. runnin’ down

a dream / 9. a face in a crowd / 10. love is a long road /

11. i won’t back down / 12. free fal l in’

set two

13. the bear / 14. start the day early / 15. sweet sophia /

16. cabin in the woods / 17. al l part of the show / 18. in front

of the world / 19. thirteen / 20. milwaukee / 21. keep me in

your thoughts / 22. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

23. 4th of july / 24. days

encore

25. my old man / 26. maria / 27. curtain cal l

indianapolis, in. 11/1 @ radio radio

setlist

1. a (with love) / 2. maria / 3. sweet sophia / 4. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 5. glassjaw boxer / 7. days

/ 8. the bear / 9. milwaukee / 10. satisf ied man / 11. throw

my love around* / 12. start the day early* / 13. now i’m not so

lost* / 14. 4th of july

encore

15. oh adel ine / 16. runnin’ down a dream /


* with Jon Mclaughlin

st louis, mo. 11/2 @ blueberry hil l

setlist

1. lonely in columbus / 2. start the day early / 3. sweet

sophia / 4. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

5. southern state of mind / 6. do / 7. days / 8. hearts in

pain / 9. a (with love)/mabeline / 10. such a way /

11. 8 days a week* / 12. the bear / 13. 4th of july /


encore

15. milwaukee / 16. curtain cal l

* with Jeffrey Gaines

scottsdale, az. 11/4 @ martini ranch

setlist

1. the bear / 2. start the day early / 3. a (with love) /

4. wagon wheel / 5. vegas / 6. in front of the world /

7. dying wish of a teenager / 8. days / 9. satisf ied man /

10. big easy / 11. yer so bad* / 12. shady esperanto and

the young hearts / 13. 4th of july / 14. ( i ’ve had the) t ime

of my l i fe

encore

15. sweet sophia / 16. see you later, see you soon

* with Curtis Peoples

san diego, ca. 11/5 @ anthology

setlist

1. born in the spring / 2. start the day early / 3. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 4. glassjaw boxer /

5. satisf ied man / 6. the bear / 7. 4th of july / 8. see you

later, see you soon / 9. on the road again*

* with Tyrone Wells

Photos by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

san francisco, ca. 11/7 @ slim’s

setlist

1. lonely in columbus / 2. start the day early / 3. sweet sophia

/ 4. a (with love) / 5. thirteen / 6. you win / 7. milwaukee /

8. such a way / 9. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

10. 4th of july / 11. the bear / 12. on the road again*

* with Tyrone Wells

sacramento, ca. 11/8 @ marilyn’s on k

setlist

1. the bear / 2. wagon wheel / 3. my old man / 4. shady

esperanto and the young hearts / 5. the apartment song /

6. start the day early / 7. big easy / 8. thirteen / 9. see you

later, see you soon / 10. on the road again*

* with Tyrone Wells

portland, or. 11/11 @ aladdin theatre

setlist

1. wagon wheel / 2. shady esperanto and the young hearts /

3. sweet sophia / 4. see yourself / 5. oh adel ine / 6. start the

day early / 7. the bear / 8. diamond / 9. 4th of july / 10. days

/ 11. on the road again*

* with Tyrone Wells and Matt Hires

spokane, wa. 11/13 @ knitting factory

setlist

1. born in the spring / 2. shady esperanto and the young

hearts / 3. thirteen / 4. big easy / 5. milwaukee / 6. the bear /

7. 4th of july / 8. ( i ’ve had the) t ime of my l i fe / 9. on the

road again*


setlists

anaheim, ca. 11/6 @ house of blues

setlist

1. the bear / 2. start the day early / 3. shady esperanto and

the young hearts / 4. in front of the world / 5. milwaukee /

6. satisf ied man / 7. 4th of july / 8. days / 9. on the

road again*

* with Tyrone Wells

seattle, wa. 11/14 @ neumo’s

setlist

1. the bear / 2. sweet sophia / 3. start the day early /

4. in front of the world / 5. days / 6. satisf ied man /

7. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 8. 4th of july /

9. see you later, see you soon / 10. on the road again*


fargo, nd. 11/17 @ the aquarium

setlist

1. my old man / 2. maria / 3. a (with love) / 4. start the

day early / 5. now i’m not so lost / 6. glassjaw boxer /

7. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 8. see yourself /

9. thirteen / 10. such a way / 11. big easy / 12. the bear /

13. 4th of july / 14. milwaukee

encore

15. see you later, see you soon / 16. l ike a rol l ing stone /

17. curtain cal l

champaign, i l . 11/18 @ highdive

setlist

1. lonely in columbus / 2. start the day early / 3. cabin in the

woods / 4. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 5. anthem

of our discovery / 6. cradle of family / 7. al l part of the show /

8. my sweet charade / 9. uninspired gambling / 10. oh adel ine

/ 11. yer so bad* / 12. the bear / 13. 4th of july / 14. see you

later, see you soon

encore

15. see yourself / 16. days / 17. curtain cal l


cleveland, oh. 11/19 @ house of blues, cambridge room

setlist

1. my old man / 2. maria / 3. sweet sophia / 4. start the day

early / 5. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 6. southern

state of mind / 7. mabeline / 8. big easy* / 9. diamond /

10. milwaukee / 11. satisf ied man / 12. the bear / 13. 4th of

july / 14. days

encore

15. born in the spring / 16. see you later, see you soon /

17. curtain cal l


setlistsPhoto by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

new york city, ny. 11/27 @ bowery ballroom

setlist

1. the bear / 2. start the day early / 3. now i’m not so lost /

4. see youself / 5. anthem of our discovery / 6. mabeline* /

7. you win / 8. thirteen / 9. oh adel ine / 10. uninspired

gambling / 11. hearts in pain** / 12. in front of the world /

13. shady esperanto and the young hearts / 14. l ike a

rol l ing stone / 15. 4th of july / 16. days

encore

17. born in the spring / 18. such a way / 19. milwaukee***

* with Tim Warren

** with Eric Donnelly

*** with Carter Gravatt

new york city, ny.11/28 @ bowery ballroom

setlist

1. my old man / 2. maria / 3. a (with love) / 4. sweet

sophia / 5. start the day early / 6. shady esperanto and the

young hearts / 7. southern state of mind / 8. glassjaw boxer /

9. wagon wheel / 10. milwaukee / 11. satisf ied man /

12. the bear / 13. diamond / 14. 4th of july / 15. see you

later, see you soon

encore

16. f lower in rain / 17. big easy* / 18. curtain cal l

second encore

19. such a way / 20. thirteen

* with Carbon Leaf

,

Photos by Christina Travalja in Philadelphia, PA

,

The Bear Rhymes with Woman.

Co-headline Tour, September 15 – October 17.

Top photos by Kim Han in Champaign, IL

Bottom first five photos by Margaret Jow in San Francisco, CA, sixth by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

Boots SteamerSkunk Goose

Fairfield, CTBy: Chr is t ine Quicc i Perd ich izz i

Fans of Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers know how

much energy and heart the band puts into i ts l ive

performances. The audience interact ion is

unbel ievable, the guys are incredib ly enter ta in ing,

and the stor ies that Stephen chooses to te l l

before the songs g ive them new meaning. I t ’s these

types of personal touches that put S ixers shows

on a complete ly d i fferent leve l f rom those of other

bands. With each song per formed, you’re get t ing a

look into the l ives of the band members.

The Fai r f ie ld , CT show, however, was f i l led wi th

even more personal touches. On September 11th,

2009, the Sixers k icked off the new tour in Stephen

Kel logg’s home town wi th a so ld out show.

Before the concert even star ted, you could fee l an

exci ted buzz emanat ing f rom the audience. Everyone

seemed to know each other ; f r iends and fami ly

members of the band were present , and the buzz ing

only stopped when Jeff rey Gaines ( the opening act ,

and f r iend of Stephen Kel logg) announced that the

Sixers were about to come on stage.

Stephen, Boots, K i t , and Steamer opened the show

wi th “The Bear” and got the crowd going. Steamer

(Sam), the Sixers’ newest band member, f i t r ight in

as i f he’d been a part of the band f rom the

very beginning.

Steamer was even asked to he lp fac i l i ta te the dance

movements dur ing “Big Easy,” where the crowd

jo ined in wi th the s ignature hand mot ions that go

a long wi th the song. Everyone in the audience

appeared to be part ic ipat ing. When Stephen made

a joke about a sect ion of the audience being a b i t

weak, they enthus iast ica l ly jo ined in as wel l .

There was a great mix of new songs wi th o ld

favor i tes. “My Old Man,” “Oh Adel ine,” “Sat is f ied

Man,” and “Shady Esperanto and the Young Hearts”

were four out of the f ive new songs that were p layed.

“Sat is f ied Man” is a song that the band has been

p lay ing at shows for awhi le , but hadn’t yet been

re leased on an a lbum. This song g ives the l is tener

the fo lk , acoust ic gu i tar dr iven sound that fans have

loved for years. The lyr ics are beaut i fu l ly

autobiographica l , and the crowd’s at tent ion was

captured. And dur ing the encore, the Sixers had

everyone c lapping a long to “Shady Esperanto and

the Young Hearts” in synchronizat ion!

The band a lso per formed “Days,” a def in i te fan

favor i te . I f you take a moment to look around at the

crowd dur ing th is song you can l i tera l ly see smi les

on the faces of every person and hear the

exci ted chatter.

Af ter the show, the band hung out to speak wi th fans

and fami ly members; the energy never d ied down! I t

was an honor to at tend th is show – i t fe l t l ike be ing

a part of the Sixers’ extended fami ly. I even th ink a

few new fans were made.

Photos by Dylan Meadows in Minneapolis, MN

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As Stephen Kel logg sang, “You win, I hate th is

stuff ,” f rom the apt ly t i t led song You Win, there

was an apparent sense of re levance on th is n ight in

Cedar Fa l ls , Iowa. The concert , a co-headl in ing g ig

featur ing Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers and

Carbon Leaf , was the last day of summer; a Monday.

Th is too was f i t t ing, see ing as how f rom the

beginning of the Sixers set , noth ing went the i r way.

The concert segwayed f rom an e lectr i fy ing

Carbon Leaf set to the Sixers v ia a rendi t ion of Up

On Cr ipple Creek. Both bands jo ined on the f ront of

the stage to s ing as the equipment was changed.

Whi le there may have been 9 men on stage, the song

was essent ia l ly a duet between Stephen and Ki t

“Goose” Kar lson as they bel ted out the lyr ics.

The Sixers then opened up the i r ha l f of the show

wi th Star t the Day Ear ly, a f i t t ing dr ink ing song for

a ha l f -drunk audience. The crowd sang a long to the

catchy chorus and had the i r beer in hand

throughout . As the Sixers moved to the i r next song,

Cedar Falls, IABy: Nick Krob

crowd part ic ipat ion reduced but exc i tement

remained. The Bear prov ided the crowd wi th the

ut i l i zat ion of the tuba and p icked up the momentum

as the music pushed forward.

The rowdy crowd must have been apparent on stage

as Stephen decided to replace the sent imenta l

Sweet Sophia wi th crowd-favor i te Now I ’m Not so

Lost . The joy and happiness was beginning to show

as the Sixers took turns shout ing movie quotes and

jokes. Upon complet ion of the song, Stephen

addressed the crowd to int roduce the next song. As

he to ld the crowd about h is grandma’s adorat ion for

him despi te ye l l ing at a homeless man, i t was

apparent the next song was See Yourse l f .

I t was dur ing See Yourse l f where the problems

began as a squeaking microphone and sharp

feedback spiked at var ious points throughout the

song. Press ing on, Stephen faced backlash f rom

the drunken crowd upon a comment preceding

the next song, Th i r teen. Address ing the crowd, he

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thanked everyone in Cedar Rapids for coming out to

the show on a Monday n ight . The problem was that

the show was in Cedar Fa l ls .

Whi le the comment was thought fu l at heart , the

Spina l Tap moment temporar i ly p inned the Sixers

against the crowd. A sense of annoyance grew as

Stephen wished to push forward through the next

song. Facing a skept ica l crowd, approval was s lowly

regained through the en joyable rendi t ion of Th i r teen.

This t ime, K i ts dance mid-song t ru ly saved the day.

The sh i r t less and breath less Goose bowed in

acceptance as the crowd roared in laughter.

Despi te the exci tement , dancing, and fast-paced

music, Stephen Kel logg s lowed th ings down to fu l f i l l

a promise to a fan. The acoust ic rendi t ion of You

Win, a l though s low, quiet , and sent imenta l , had been

requested pr ior to show t ime, and Stephen is not

one to deny a fan. The set t ing was anyth ing but ideal

for such a ser ious and somber song, but the band

pushed on anyway in hopes of sat is fy ing the request .

The band’s luck cont inued to d imin ish as the sound

caused the band t rouble and the crowd disregarded

the beaut i fu l song. Ta lk ing and shout ing marred the

music and le f t l is teners st ra in ing to hear the song.

As the f ina l chords rang, the Sixers decided

someth ing needed to be done to improve the

exper ience for everyone. Af ter tak ing a f ive-minute

break to unsuccessfu l ly t ry and f ix the sound and

correct the problems, the band decided that the

show was now going to be acoust ic , sans

ampl i f icat ion system.

Sport ing acoust ic inst ruments and standing in the

f ront row, the Sixers p layed a crowd-pleas ing

rendi t ion of Mi lwaukee. The 7-minute vers ion

inc luded a descr ipt ion of everyth ing that led each

Sixer to be in the band as Stephen thanked Boots’

inabi l i ty to p lay sports and Sam’s t rouble of meet ing

gi r ls . (cont inued )

Cedar Falls, IABy: Nick Krob

“The ent i re crowd, a long wi th the band,

knew that we a l l won th is n ight .”

Sent imenta l odes Such a Way and See You Later,

See You Soon were replaced wi th s ing-a long Big

Easy to sat is fy the crowd, st i l l uneasy about the

sound t roubles and mistaken town name. Sam’s

Richard Simmons-esque dance moves were noth ing

short of enter ta in ing af ter Stephen demanded h im

to lead the crowd in order to be in i t ia ted into the

Sixers. Stephen won back the crowd af ter s tat ing,

“Come on Sam, I would expect those sh i t ty moves

f rom somewhere l ike Cedar RAPIDS!”

With l i t t le t ime for ta lk or many more songs, the

Sixers quick ly f in ished off the i r set wi th Uninspi red

Gambl ing and 4th of Ju ly. These songs were p layed

with pass ion, in tens i ty and happiness as the crowd

sang a long and danced. Receiv ing a standing

ovat ion, the Sixers put down the i r inst ruments and

went back stage. Not keeping the i r fans wai t ing,

they immediate ly returned for an encore wi th Carbon

Leaf . They opened the encore wi th Rambl in ’ Man

before walk ing into the crowd to p lay the newly

craf ted Goodnight song on of bar stools and tables.

Upon complet ing the song, Stephen l i f ted h is gu i tar,

as sweat g l is tened off each member of the group,

and thanked the crowd. This t ime he was sure to

thank Cedar Fa l ls as the crowd exploded in

applause. The smi les on each member of the group

were unquest ionable and unmistakable as they set

down the i r inst ruments and headed back to meet the

fans. A l l was wel l in the Sixers’ wor ld and another

n ight of music, a l though arduous at t imes, was

successfu l ly completed.

A n ight that wi l l not fade f rom anyone’s memory, the

concert prov ided an inexpl icable bond between

music ian and fan. Maybe that is just a ta lent of

Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers or maybe i t was a

lucky n ight , but the band created a bond and sense

of un i ty and inc lus iveness that cannot be ref lected

through mere records. The appreciat ion fe l t by fans

was matched by the band, as they thanked everyone

for spending the t ime and money to support

the i r pass ion.

Looking back on the i r mid-set per formance of “You

Win,” there was a sense of desperat ion and despai r.

The show was seeming to be headed for d isaster

and the band appeared to be out of luck. Despi te

the problems, however, there was a lways a ca lming

sense of knowing that Stephen Kel logg and the

Sixers would not le t the show die and that they

would a l l overcome. And in doing so, the ent i re

crowd, a long wi th the band, knew that we a l l won

th is n ight .

Left photos by Margaret Jow in San Francisco, CA

Right photos by Dylan Meadows in Minneapolis, MN

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Photo of Sam by Margaret Jow in San Francisco, CA

Photos of Stephen, Boots, and Goose by Kim Han in Champaign, IL

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Pittsburgh, PABy: Amanda Schlosberg

The show at Duquesne Univers i ty was in the

bal l room of the Univers i ty. There were three openers,

inc luding a local band, Dawn Landes, and Carbon

Leaf , and then the Sixers took the stage. Dur ing

Carbon Leaf ’s set , they gave out f ree CD’s to

anyone who knew the i r opening music. When the

fun on stage wi th Carbon Leaf ended, the Sixers

came to the stage.

They opened wi th songs inc luding “Cabin in the

Woods,” and then went st ra ight into p lay ing the fan

favor i tes inc luding “Star t the Day Ear ly,” and

“Mi lwaukee.” The Sixers were fu l l o f energy, and

were in h igh spi r i ts . Dur ing “Thi r teen,” Goose

decided to break out into h is s ignature dance, and

he had the crowd roar ing wi th cheer and applause.

The crowd at f i rs t was a b i t t imid, but once they saw

how much enthus iasm the Sixers had, they began

jo in ing in , and dancing and s ing ing a long.

A re lat ive ly new fan base was about to be formed,

but there were st i l l some people who knew the words

to every s ing le song. The Sixers embodied the fun

that they were hav ing, and that they wanted the

audience to have, so that the audience would fee l

comfortable en joy ing themselves to the fu l lest

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extent . The Sixers a lso p layed some new songs

inc luding “Shady Esperanto and the Young Hearts ,”

as wel l as “Mabel ine.”

One of the h igh l ights of the show was “Wagon

Wheel ,” wi th Sam Getz (Steamer ) on pedal s tee l . The

pass ion was ev ident in the enthus iasm that Stephen

Kel logg and the Sixers shared wi th the audience.

However, the audience was a lso respect fu l as the

Sixers per formed “ In Front of the Wor ld,” a song

wr i t ten by Stephen for h is younger brother when h is

younger brother was going off to col lege. For

“F lower in Rain,” Dawn Landes and her f r iend Josh

came on stage to ass ist in p lay ing and vocals . The

s ignature t rack “The Bear” was complete wi th

Goose’s tuba, and the Sixers cont inued to smi le

throughout the n ight .

Dur ing one of the i r songs, Stephen asked the other

band members what they were looking forward to

dur ing the i r short break f rom shows. They a l l

rep l ied wi th the i r thoughts about be ing wi th the i r

fami ly members. Thei r repl ies were heart fe l t , and

t ru ly made me understand the i r emot ions.

There was a lso a point in which Stephen was

rock ing so hard that h is g lasses s l ipped off h is nose,

and Cousin Jess ica saved the day by br ing ing h im

h is contacts; Stephen was very thankfu l for that .

They then concluded the i r set wi th “See you Later,

See You Soon,” and Carbon Leaf and Dawn Landes

quick ly jo ined the stage to jo in the Sixers for the i r

encore. I t was an exhi larat ing per formance, and my

respect on ly grew af ter see ing the Sixers per form

once again.

The show concluded wi th Carbon Leaf and Dawn

Landes, jo in ing the Sixers, both bands in the i r green

sh i r ts , ( to show the i r school sp i r i t for the event

Duquesne was putt ing on) , for the encore which

began wi th “Big Easy.” Steamer led the fans in the

s ignature dance moves for B ig Easy, and the crowd

was energet ic dur ing the chorus. Af ter “Big Easy” by

the Sixers, the group on stage per formed “Another

Man’s Woman” by Carbon Leaf . Last ly, “Rambl in ’

Man” was covered, and the show concluded wi th

the c lass ic “Curta in Cal l ” wr i t ten by Stephen.

Af terwards, both the Sixers and Carbon Leaf were in

f ront of the i r merchandise booths to s ign and speak

wi th the fans. Overa l l , the show was fantast ic , and

once again, the Sixers were successfu l in the i r

a t tempt to get the audience enjoy ing themselves,

and part ic ipat ing in s ing ing and dancing.

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Photos by Leslie Lopez in Charlottesville, VA

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State College, PABy: Stephanie Goga

There’s noth ing qui te l ike a Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers show. You arr ive

expect ing to hear a l ive band. And you get that — but you a lso receive the

gi f t of a tota l ly in imi table exper ience.

Your heart pangs as you l is ten to the s incere ly r ics, and your l ips cur l in to a

smi le as you hear the story about the g i r l who re jected Boots at the bar. Most

of a l l , when the music ceases and the f ina l cur ta in is drawn, you know that the

band members wi l l soon be out in the lobby. They’ l l greet fans and pose for

seemingly endless photos, because that ’s just the k ind of guys they are.

The Sixers’ abi l i ty to keep each show f resh and exci t ing — of course, whi le

always keepin’ i t rea l — is incomparable. They proved that dur ing a show at

the State Theatre in State Col lege, PA on October 15, 2009.

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Upon arr iv ing at my seat in the f ront row, I was

d isappointed to learn that I was near ly surrounded

by Carbon Leaf fans. However, that fee l ing

diss ipated when Carbon Leaf f in ished and Stephen

Kel logg and the Sixers appeared on stage.

The Sixers’ f la i r for connect ing wi th concert-goers

rea l ly he lped them on th is tour, and they eas i ly

wooed some of the d ie-hard Carbon Leaf fans

around me. The woman s i t t ing next to me, who had

never at tended a Sixers show, was dancing and

clapping throughout the concert , even shout ing, “ I

love th is song!” dur ing “Shady Esperanto and the

Young Hearts .”

I t was, in the end, a per fect example of how music

can be the great equal izer. The set l is t s tar ted off a

l i t t le s low wi th some unusual choices: “Star t the Day

Ear ly,” “The Bear,” “Sweetest Goodbye,” and “Do.”

Whi le they were a l l per formed wel l , I could sense

that some of the Carbon Leaf fans were dr i f t ing

throughout these re lat ive ly s low songs. The band

may have rea l ized th is , too; “Cradle of Fami ly” was

on the or ig ina l set l is t but was not per formed.

Fan favor i tes “Wagon Wheel” and “Thi r teen” served

to l iven up the audience. Goose danced dur ing

“Thi r teen” — but fu l ly c lothed. The band a lso

orchestrated a l i t t le inst rument choreography for

“Shady” and brought back the “Big Easy” hand

movements for the f ina le wi th Carbon Leaf .

The music medley dur ing “Days” seemed to de l ight fu l ly

surpr ise some Carbon Leaf fans. Nnot many people

can res ist the Ghostbusters song. Whi le the show

was everyth ing that a S ixers show should be — fun,

rock in’ and at t imes contemplat ive — the format of

a co-headl in ing show was d isconcern ing at t imes.

The last two t imes that the band passed through

State Col lege, they f i l led the t iny Chronic Town

Hookah Lounge, which has a capaci ty of about 100

people. The State Theatre, wi th about 550 seats, was

a larger venue that obvious ly carr ied more constra ints .

This led to a more st ructured fee l for the show.

The more profess ional set t ing, the song choices —

and perhaps s imply the v i r tue of tour ing wi th another

band — almost made the show seem a l i t t le

more adul t , for lack of a bet ter word.

As the band members cont inue to grow as both

music ians and as men, the i r music wi l l re f lect a l l o f

l i fe ’s changes. And a long wi th that , maybe the i r

choices of venues wi l l change. Maybe Goose wi l l

never return to “dancing in h is underpants.”

However, I have a fee l ing that the i r shows wi l l

cont inue to be f i l led wi th the heart and the energy

that is representat ive of the great Stephen Kel logg

and the Sixers sound.

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Left photo by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

Right photos by Christina Travalja in Philadelphia, PA

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Philadelphia, PABy: Casey Harv i l la

Ask any Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers fan how many t imes they have seen the

band l ive. The answer is usual ly more than once. Now ask them why they f ind i t

necessary to see the same band mul t ip le t imes. The answer to th is is most l ike ly

a resounding chorus of the fan pra is ing the band’s r id icu lous leve l of awesome.

F ina l ly, ask these fans how far they drove to get to the show that n ight . The

answer might surpr ise you.

On Saturday, October 17, 2009, Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers p layed the f ina l

show of The Bear Rhymes wi th Woman Tour, the i r co-headl in ing venture wi th

Carbon Leaf . Fans f rom Pennsylvania , New York, New Jersey, West Vi rg in ia ,

Washington D.C. , Ohio, Mary land, Connect icut , and Massachusetts gathered at

Wor ld Café L ive in Phi ladelphia , PA for a n ight of meet ing new people, hear ing

great music, and just en joy ing themselves.

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The Sixers star ted the i r show in an odd fashion,

s imul taneously c los ing Carbon Leaf ’s set and

opening the i r own wi th “See You Later, See You

Soon,” c lever ly stat ing that instead of see ing them

“ in the moon,” they would be seeing Carbon Leaf

“ in the encore.” The band fo l lowed wi th the o lder

and more emot ional “Pedal Stee l .” Keeping the

rhythmic balance of the songs a l ive, they later

t rans i t ioned into everyone’s favor i te dr ink ing song,

“Star t the Day Ear ly.”

Then came the f i rs t b ig dance number of the n ight .

Stephen, Boots, K i t , and Steamer at tempted to

dance a long wi th the i r newest music v ideo, “Shady

Esperanto and The Young Hearts ,” get t ing the crowd

even more hyped. At th is point , i t was def in i te ly

c lear that Sam Getz, the newest S ixer, f i ts in wi th

the band seamless ly. In an effor t to take a breather

f rom the dance moves, The Sixers s lowed i t down for

a few songs, inc luding “The Amer ica Song,” a rare ly

p layed tune that reminded me of my f i rs t S ixers

show years ago.

The guys unknowingly kept my remin isc ing going

when they p layed “Mi lwaukee,” a personal favor i te

of mine that was p layed acoust ic in the center of

the crowd at my f i rs t S ixers show. The audience, as

usual , sang a long wi th the i r f r iends, adding to the

re laxed atmosphere of Wor ld Café. Af ter the hugging

of f r iends was completed, Stephen took the stage

alone to serenade the crowd wi th the gorgeous

“Sat is f ied Man.”

In t rue Sixer sty le , the guys broke out into a cover

of “ ( I ’ve Had the) T ime of My L i fe ,” dedicat ing the

per formance to Patr ick Swayze. Af ter the ever so

popular l i f t , the band le f t the stage. At th is moment ,

a g i r l s tanding near me who was at tending her f i rs t

S ixers show sa id, “ Is that i t?” wi th a worr ied look

on her face. As i f on cue, Stephen, Boots, K i t , and

Steamer emerged back onto the stage, greeted by

an overwhelming applause.

Obvious ly knowing what the crowd wanted, the guys

p layed “Big Easy,” inc luding the s ignature over

exaggerated dance moves being led by Steamer,

fur ther ind icat ing h is welcome into the band. The

show concluded wi th Carbon Leaf and Dawn Landes

jo in ing the Sixers on stage for a group rendi t ion of

Tom Petty ’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream.” Another

f lawless and enter ta in ing per formance f rom Stephen

Kel logg and the Sixers? Check.

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Bottom right photo by Christina Travalja in Philadelphia, PA

Other photos by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN / Minneapolis, MN and Kim Han in Champaign, IL

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Fargo, NDBy: Malary Cloke

Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers has been a favor i te band of mine s ince the very

f i rs t t ime I had the opportuni ty to see them in the Spr ing of 2008. The shows I

attend are few and far between, but they’ re never d isappoint ing.

Af ter ten months of not see ing the Sixers, i t was t ime. For the show on November

17, 2009 in Fargo, North Dakota, my best f r iend and I drove 11 or 12 long hours

across the border and through a lot of rea l ly exc i t ing pra i r ie land. A l though th is

seems dreadfu l , we were sure seeing the Sixers again would be worth i t .

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On the day of the show, af ter jamming to “Star t

the Day Ear ly” in our parked car, we walked into

Dempsey’s Publ ic House and up the sta i rs to the

connected venue ca l led The Aquar ium.

The atmosphere was very smal l and re laxed wi th

very few people. I t ’s probably even safe to say that

most of the people in the venue at one point were

e i ther wi th the Sixers, s taff members for the venue,

or wi th the support ing act , Michael P ink. He p layed

a short but good set wi th a smal l group of l is teners

and af ter he f in ished i t o ff , the Sixers wasted

no t ime.

By 9:00PM The Aquar ium had f i l led up a l i t t le more

wi th fans f rom the area. A few had seen or heard of

the band before (some even long ago) , and of course

there were some who were brand new to th is music.

Before I could b l ink, the Sixers took the very smal l

s tage and began p lay ing “My Old Man” fo l lowed by

“Mar ia .” The energy the crowd had dur ing both these

songs was phenomenal and surpr is ing, but perhaps

these songs were good choices for the pra i r ie fo lks.

The energy never d ied as they cont inued to p lay “A

(Wi th Love) ,” “Star t the Day Ear ly,” and of course,

“Now I ’m Not So Lost .” The movie quote segment of

the lat ter had the crowd laughing, especia l ly when

Boots read an ent i re novel f rom h is b lackberry.

The Sixers then chose to s low i t down a b i t wi th an

acoust ic “Glass jaw Boxer,” which was an amazing

surpr ise. Th is s low pace d idn’t last too long though

when the new s ingle , “Shady Esperanto and the

Young Hearts” was up next . Th is song never fa i ls to

get an ent i re crowd jumping and c lapping a long at

any show, but i t a lso t r iggers a few to dance thanks

to the “Shady Esperanto. . . ” music v ideo. Not on ly

did th is amuse a l l the Sixers on stage, but i t amused

a few crowd members standing up f ront as wel l . I t ’s

safe to say the crowd was def in i te ly fee l ing warm

by now. (cont inued)

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“See Yourse l f , ” “Thi r teen,” and “Such a Way,” were

then p layed. The Fargo crowd seemed to love the

new song, and then cheered Goose on dur ing h is

very fami l iar “Thi r teen” dance ( fu l ly c lothed th is

t ime) . As an int ro for “Such a Way,” Stephen to ld a

story about a col lege guy f rom North Dakota us ing

th is song to get g i r ls by te l l ing them he wrote i t for

them. Stephen proceeded to say how f lat tered he

was, but then sa id that i f any g i r l fe l l for that . . . wel l ,

you get the idea.

“Big Easy” was a crowd pleaser as i t usual ly is , and

Steamer seemed to p ick up the ro le as the leader of

choreography. He seemed to do just a l r ight at f i rs t ,

but boy d id he improve as the song f in ished up. As

soon as Goose grabbed the tuba af ter that song, i t

was pret ty obvious that “The Bear” was next . Th is

song went a lot l ike “Shady Esperanto. . . ” in the way

that most people seemed to be c lapping, jumping, or

dancing; i t was, of course, a good t ime.

Stephen dedicated “4th of Ju ly” to the t roops, which

gave the song a l i t t le b i t of a new meaning and was

a l i t t le inspi r ing. Inspi rat ion grew as a l l four S ixers

jumped off the stage and walked to the middle of the

f loor for the next song. Everyone formed an in formal

c i rc le around the band for an unplugged vers ion of

“Mi lwaukee.” Old fans, new fans, and var ious groups

Fargo, NDBy: Malary Cloke

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of f r iends stood c lose ly. I t was c lear that everyone

enjoyed th is part of the show as i t was one of those

moments where you know you’re not a lone.

The Sixers le f t the stage br ie f ly and returned soon

for a t r ip le encore - “See You Later, See You Soon,”

“L ike a Rol l ing Stone,” and the expected “Curta in

Cal l . ” These three songs were the per fect three

songs to end th is show r ight , and I th ink the Sixers

knew th is when they decided ( last minute) to p lay

“See You Later, See You Soon” instead of “Lonely

in Columbus.” The encore d id just as i t should: i t

ended the show per fect ly for a S ixers show in

the pra i r ies .

Afterward, the Sixers stuck around to meet every fan

as usual , but a lot of fans met and ta lked to other

fans as wel l – music is a lways a good way to meet

people, maybe even your best f r iends. I ’m sure some

new fans were made, and the ones who were a l ready

fans only became bigger fans. Stephen Kel logg and

the Sixers seem to have th is undeniable ta lent where

they can put on a show in such a way that makes

you fa l l in love wi th the music every s ing le day that

you hear i t . That may be every month for some, but

for people who l ive in Fargo and s imi lar areas, i t

fee ls good to be reminded (so very l i t t le ) as to why

you l ike th is band so much.

“Such a way that makes you fa l l in love

with the music every s ing le day.”

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Photos by Christina Travalja in Philadelphia, PA

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New York, NYBy: Chr issy Ware ik is

Since 2007, in order to ce lebrate Stephen’s b i r thday, Stephen Kel logg and the

Sixers have done specia l shows in New York Ci ty on Thanksgiv ing weekend to

ce lebrate. Unfor tunate ly, I could not at tend the f i rs t two years. But th is year, my

mom and I f ina l ly decided i t was t ime to go to NYC for the show on November

28, 2009, and ce lebrate wi th the b i r thday boy!

Each t ime we’ve been to NYC, we’ve stayed in Midtown, and never rea l ly saw

much e lse of Manhattan. Th is t ime, s ince the show was at Bowery Bal l room, we

got to stay downtown. . . in Chinatown, to be exact . Ta lk about confus ing! In

midtown, the st reets are l ike a gr id and are easy to fo l low. Downtown takes

some gett ing used to. Let ’s just say that there was a lot of walk ing one way,

rea l iz ing we were wrong, turn ing back around, and say ing to ourse lves, “Where

are we going?!”

So, af ter a somewhat confus ing walk , we made i t to Bowery for the show. Once

doors opened, we headed st ra ight for the balcony and snagged a spot r ight up

f ront . As I wai ted for the show to begin, I looked down at the f loor and watched

i t qu ick ly f lood wi th fans. They weren’t k idding when they sa id th is show was

sold out .

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Lucki ly, th is wasn’t one of those shows where I was

dreading the opening act . That ’s because Carbon

Leaf was opening, and af ter see ing them for the f i rs t

t ime twice in Phi ladelphia last month, I couldn’t wai t

to see them again. Before long, Carbon Leaf took the

stage, opening wi th “Lake of S i lver Bel ls ,” a song off

the i r brand new a lbum. From there, they went into

“What About Everyth ing?” which is the one song I

was rea l ly hoping for. Once they got to the last verse

of the song, they stopped and let the crowd s ing the

l ine, “What about that midnight phone ca l l?” then

they p icked up on “ the one that wakes you f rom your

peace. . .” For me, that was awesome because i t ’s my

favor i te l ine in the song.

Carbon Leaf p layed more of the i r fan favor i tes,

inc luding “One Pra i r ie Outpost ,” “L i fe Less Ordinary,”

and “Let Your Troubles Rol l By.” They a lso threw in a

Beat les cover, “Dear Prudence,” and dedicated the i r

song “The War Was In Color” to our so ld iers

f ight ing overseas.

When Carbon Leaf f in ished the i r set , there was a

short in termiss ion whi le the stage was set up for the

Sixers. Before long, and af ter some humorous int ro

music, they took the stage, opening wi th “My Old

Man.” To get the crowd hyped, they went st ra ight

into “Mar ia ,” which got everyone up and ready

to rock.

After a few songs, inc luding the latest S ixers h i t ,

“Shady Esperanto and the Young Hearts ,” Stephen

had an unfor tunate gui tar mal funct ion and the

concert had to be stopped for severa l moments.

Goose and other crew members went to work to f ix

i t whi le Stephen took a break backstage. Boots and

Sam kept the crowd enter ta ined by improv is ing on

the i r inst ruments. (cont inued)

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New York, NYBy: Chr issy Ware ik is

“Not only the song, but the ent i re

tour, ended wi th a bang.”

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Before long, Goose saved the day and got Stephen’s

gui tar in work ing order again. He thanked the crowd

for our pat ience as Stephen took the stage again. He

picked up h is gu i tar, p layed a chord, and breathed

a s igh of re l ie f when i t could f ina l ly be heard by the

whole audience. “My best f r iend,” he sa id, re fer r ing

to Goose. “ I couldn’t funct ion wi thout h im.”

“Nei ther could we,” my mom and I rep l ied out loud.

Great minds th ink a l ike.

The concert cont inued wi th an o ld ie , “Southern

State of Mind” and an acoust ic rendi t ion (Boots

on mandol in and Goose on the accordion) of

“Glass jaw Boxer.”

“Mi lwaukee” was one of my favor i te songs of the

n ight . But then again, that song is one of my

favor i tes, per iod. I a lways look forward to hear ing

what k ind of new improv is ing Stephen does in the

middle of the song. Th is t ime, he sang about h is love

for h is fami ly, f r iends, and how he never wanted to

stop making music.

“Diamond” was dedicated to h is wi fe , who was in

a t tendance. “See You Later, See You Soon”

appropr iate ly c losed out the set . But of course,

i t just wouldn’t be a S ixers show wi thout a k i l le r

encore. They came back for an upbeat rendi t ion of

“F lower In Rain,” and then inv i ted Carbon Leaf back

on stage for “Big Easy” and “Curta in Cal l . ” Rais ing

the i r g lasses, they made a f ina l toast to the last

show of the tour.

They le f t the stage again, but the fans kept on

cheer ing, as i f they wouldn’t fee l complete un less

there was at least one more song. The band happi ly

came back for not one, but two more: “Such a Way,”

which appropr iate ly takes p lace in New York Ci ty,

and “Thi r teen.” In the middle of the song, Stephen

to ld the audience that Goose had a cer ta in “ je ne

sais quoi” about h im, and that when someone has

that cer ta in “ je ne sa is quoi ,” they should share i t !

With that , Stephen, Boots, Sam, and the whole

crowd star ted chant ing, “ i f you can’t dance in your

underpants, then you don’t s tand a chance!” With

l i t t le hes i tat ion, Goose obl iged and gave the crowd

a f ina l thr i l l : H is famous underpants dance. Not on ly

the song, but the ent i re tour, ended wi th a bang.

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Photos by Dylan Meadows in Indianapolis, IN

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shot through with adrenaline, fire up my excited heart, and help me believe in myself and get this starter to start. shot through with adrena-line, fire up my excited heart, and help me believe in myself and get this starter to start. shot through with adrenaline, fire up my excited heart, and help me believe in myself and get this starter to start. shot through with adrenaline, fire up my excited heart, and help me believe in myself.

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Photo by Christina Travalja in Philadelphia, PA

Lyrics by Stephen Kellogg

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i f my spir it should offend, do not stay unti l the end.

but i f you stay, stay long enough let the music f i l l your cup.

as the f inal curtain cal ls, we might stumble, we might fal l .

we would stay here evermore, but the magic can’t endure.

so to our troubles we’l l return with new fr iendships much deserved,

may the wind stay behind the paupers and celebrit ies.

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thanks to...

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The Band Stephen Kel logg and the Sixers (Stephen Kel logg, Boots Factor,

Sam Getz, and Ki t Kar lson) and tour manager, Jess ica Kel logg

Graphic Design Malary Cloke (www.malary-c loke.com)

Photography Margaret Jow ( in San Francisco, CA at S l im’s )

Les l ie Lopez ( in Char lot tesv i l le , VA at Fryes Spr ing Beach)

Dy lan Meadows ( in Minneapol is , MN at F ine L ine Music Cafe,

Ind ianapol is , IN at Radio Radio)

K im Han ( in Champaign, IL at The Highdive)

Chr is t ina Trava l ja ( in Phi ladelphia , PA at Wor ld Cafe L ive)

Reviews Malary Cloke - Fargo, ND

Stephanie Goga - State Col lege, PA

Casey Harv i l la - Phi ladelphia , PA

Nick Krob - Cedar Fa l ls , IA

Chr is t ine Quicc i Perd ich izz i - Fa i r f ie ld , CT

Amanda Schlosberg - P i t tsburgh, PA

Chr issy Ware ik is - New York, NY

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