Dogs In A Pile gave audiences in Venice, CA a taste of some classic ’60s R&B on Wednesday with their debut of Booker T. & The MG’s instrumental “Green Onions”. The cover arrived during the band’s second of two sets at The Venice West.
Wednesday’s show was full of cheeky setlist antics by the fast-rising New Jersey jam five-piece. In the first set, the band had two “Johnnys” (“Look Johnny”, “Look Johnny II”), two “Days” (“Today”, “Snow Day”), two “Blues” (Grateful Dead deep cut “Dupree’s Diamond Blues” > “Blues For Brian”), and two “Stranges” (“Strangest Dreams” > “Bent Strange”). The shenanigans continued in the second set, with two “Fours” (“4th of July” > “Four More Days”), two “Songs”(“G Song” > Ben Folds‘ “Song For The Dumped”), two “Apples” (“Appleseed” > “Applesauce”), two “Greens” (“Green Earrings” > Booker T.’s “Green Onions”) and finally two cocktails (“Jack & Coke” > “Trunk Rum”). The Dogs In A Pile cover of “Green Onions”, one of the most famous R&B instrumentals of all time, brought back a rush of memories of the 1960s or maybe the 1993 classic The Sandlot—depending on when you grew up.
Check out photos from Dogs In A Pile at The Venice West on Wednesday courtesy of photographer Brandon Weil along with full-show audio. The band’s full catalog of live performances is available to stream over on nugs. [Editor’s Note: Live For Live Music is a nugs affiliate. Ordering your nugs subscription or purchasing a download via the links on this page helps support our coverage of the world of live music. Thank you for reading!]
Dogs In A Pile are in the midst of a residency stay in California and will perform at The Venice West and Winston’s Beach Club in San Diego throughout April as they record a new album. Up next is a show in Pioneertown tonight, March 31st, at Pappy & Harriet’s. The band will also head out this spring and summer for a tour with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Andy Frasco & The U.N. For tickets and a full list of tour dates visit the band’s website.
Dogs In A Pile — The Venice West — Venice, VA — 3/27/24 —Full Audio
03/27/24 – The Venice West – Venice, CA by Dogs In a Pile
Setlist: Dogs In A Pile | The Venice West | Venice, CA | 3/27/24
Set One: Look Johnny, Look Johnny II > Today, Snow Day > Dupree’s Diamond Blues (Grateful Dead) > Blues for Brian, Strangest Dreams > Bent Strange
Set Two: 4th of July > Four More Days > G Song > Song For The Dumped (Ben Folds) > Appleseed > Applesauce, Green Earrings > Green Onions (Booker T. & The MG’s) [1] > Jack & Coke, Trunk Rum
Encore: Let U Go
Footnotes:
[1] FTP
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