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12/2/2009 10:00 PM at Martyr’s - Tributosaurus Becomes THE BEATLES (VOL 1)!
3855 N. Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois 60613
Cost: $15
One month, one band -- it’s the Tributosaurus formula. From our first night as The Who in August of 2002, the mandate has been simplicity; purity of concept. There has been the occasional Volume II, sometimes delving an entire set deeper into a band’s body of work, for the precious few that merit it, and there are some that are so much fun that an occasional redux has to happen. But one band defies our traditional process, because virtually every note they recorded has become iconic. Ever since we started, the question has loomed...how would Tributosaurus attack The Beatles?
We have debated this internally for years - how can you possibly choose from the Beatles songbook? If we whittled down to an evening, to 15-20 songs, how does that even come close to capturing the legacy? So we happened on this: Let’s do the whole thing. EVERYTHING. You start at the beginning, and you follow it through to the end. We envisioned doing it at the end of the project, for perhaps the final 6 months that this beast would live. Well, the end of the project is nowhere in sight, and we’re tired of waiting. So December, now and for years to come, is hereby christened Tributosaurus’ Beatles Month. We’re going to play the whole Beatles canon, including the singles - all 12 records. We have decided to follow the UK releases, and also draw the singles from Past Masters, Vol. 1 & 2, inserting them chronologically as we go.
This December we’ll do the first 2 records - Please Please Me & With The Beatles. These are the albums that launched the most popular and influential rock band of all time. (Deal with it, Stones fans.) From the start, the chemistry and energy of Lennon & McCartney stood out, even as they covered other people’s songs. And, as we’ll all be reminded, the songwriting genius was evident even in its infancy.
Join us as Tributosaurus finally hooks the absolute biggest fish in the rock and roll pond. Roll up, roll up for the Mystery Tour!
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