Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC - 8/5/2011

We sped over to Asheville from Nashville on Friday afternoon. We made it in about 4 hours and missed Knoxville traffic, which was huge. We got checked in at the Hotel Indigo (very nice) and made it over planning a late dinner afterward. The sold out show was at the Orange Peel, a venue I love ... a great space with great acoustics and amazing beer selection. We mainly enjoyed Lagunitas IPA's, which was a treat. We were also able to meet up with some friends who were in from Charlotte, which was pretty cool and a nice surprise.

The show ... WOW. They just killed it, and the new songs, which had seemed sleepy to me on the record, just slayed live. Some highlights include "Look at Miss Ohio," Gillian doing a folky jig during "Six White Horses," a killer "Revelator" after which Dave looked pretty intensely shaken, and getting to hear "Wrecking Ball" during the first encore. I only got a couple of photos and one video, as they were discouraging camera use.

Of note, we had the late night menu at Lexington Ave Brewery (meh - I hear the full menu is killer, though) and one of the best breakfasts I've ever had at Tupelo Honey Cafe on Saturday.

Scarlet Town
Elvis Presley Blues
Ruination Day, Pt 2
The Way It Goes
The Way It Will Be
I'm Not Afraid To Die
I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll
Annabelle
Dark Turn of Mind
Look at Miss Ohio

Down Along the Dixie Line
Hard Times
Tennessee
Six White Horses
Sweet Tooth
Revelator
Silver Dagger
Red Clay Halo

Encore:
Wrecking Ball
The Way That It Ends
White Rabbit

Encore 2:
Ruby
I'll Fly Away