I couldn't have been much slower posting about this show. I'm surprised that nobody beat me to it!

This show was a little bit strange with the tour coming off 4 days of rest. Both bands seemed pretty tired and had a hard time getting into the show. OTR was really quiet between songs and didn't show much emotion anytime, even during songs. The audience was seated (many empty seats noticeable) and extremely quiet which couldn't have helped matters. Still, the music was really nice.

I didn't get all of Over The Rhine's set, but they played at least these songs:

Anything At All
Born
Trouble
On A Roll
Entertaining Thoughts
Five O'Clock Shadow
Firefly
Drunkard's Prayer

My last picture below is an inadvertent, blurry shot I got of their setlist, and maybe somebody who knows their songs better than I do can decipher the songs I'm missing. One tune probably not on the list is one played by request in the encore. Someone in the front row gave Karin a rose, apparently with a request tied to it. She said that that's the way to get a request.

Pictures of Hem are at my site on this page along with their full setlist. I also posted a little review of their set at Hem's forum. In addition to what I said there, it was great hearing them play with their drummer Mark. The more instruments there are on stage, the more stunning their arrangements and instrumentation become, and I'm always struck by that live.

Here are a few pictures I took of Over The Rhine. The ones I took of Linford turned out too dark and awful to share, but I tried! The last one of Karin is during "Firefly" when she was playing keyboards.

I'm surprised there were no other posts about this show. I had a very diferent response than you did! I didn't think OTR seemed tired, just thoughtful. Karin shared a story about dining at her favorite restaurant in Harvard Square, watching soccer in the hotel room, etc. They opened with Poughkeepsie, Karin saying that being in Boston inspired a feeling for playing that particular song. One of my favorites, bringing tears to my eyes. Not sure what you meant by the audience being quiet; not exactly a rowdy event. Maybe everyone was as entranced as I. I've not seen Hem before, and I didn't really get into them. I thought OTR was a tough act to follow, and Hem seemed uncomfortable. Lots of people left in the middle of their first set which leads me to believe it was an OTR crowd. Thanks for the great photos.

Does anyone have a complete set list?

-jennifer8

I can go ask my dad if he keeps all the set lists after the show, but no promises. Chances are he will remember some of the songs they played. I will get back to you with what i find out

Yea he is totally clueless! He said that he gives the set lists away and there were to many shows to remember a specific set list. Sorry guys!

Thanks for posting this, Christina. Hem may just have come off of 4 days rest, but Over the Rhine played almost two hours in Lancaster PA the Saturday before this show (their opener there never showed up). The name of the "Five O'Clock Shadow" song is Trouble, btw.

It blows my mind that people can walk out in the middle of a Hem or an OtR set, but I guess there are quite a few fans who really like one band and not the other. From what Christina told me in Northampton, Hem had some problems with their sound at this show.

Hem eventually righted the sound system snafu and got comfortable. It was sad to see people leave; the band was aware and it showed. Even though it wasn't my cup of tea it's always worth seeing something new. I really think I just stayed unhooked after Poughkeepsie...

-jennifer8

I know when i go to the shows and over the rhine opens it always makes me soo sad when ppl leave when hem comes on!! I mean they are really good too!