Shows/John Linnell/1995-10-07
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John Linnell
— with Spondee, Freedy Johnston opening —
Mercury Lounge in New York, NY
October 7, 1995 at 7:00 PM
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John Linnell performed this short solo set as part of a "Hello Showcase" event, which featured artists that had released recordings with the Hello CD Of The Month Club.[1] He was backed by tuba player Marcus Rojas.
Linnell performed material from his 1994 State Songs EP, as well as Wallace Stevens' poem "Anecdote of the Jar", and Maryland's official state song, "Maryland, My Maryland". He also performed "The Songs Of The 50 States", which was unreleased at the time, and would be for another four years. The song, as played at this show, featured a different ending, with slightly altered lyrics.
This Hello Showcase also instigated the formation of the Mono Puff band, who played their first show at the event. John Flansburgh: "I had a bunch of songs that I had put out through the club that I had wanted to record in a more full-blown way. I got together a band to do the songs at a "Hello" showcase in NY."[2]
