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August began with an aural bang in Philadelphia last night as Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express powered through a nearly two-hour set of good old-fashioned rock and roll. Heavy on songs from the stellar 2012 release Temple Beautiful, Prophet and his crackerjack Mission Express players -- including Prophet's wife and fellow songstress Stephie Finch, guitarist James DePrato (who even utilized a double-necked guitar on some songs), bassist Kevin White, and drummer Vicente Rodriguez -- engaged the audience in a rollicking musical affair. Prophet also regaled his fans with tales of meeting the late Jerry Garcia and shaking his "catcher's mitt" sized hand and of WXPN's Dan Reed comparing the Prophet tune "Summertime Thing" to Bob Seger's "Night Moves" and the subsequent serendipity of hearing "Summertime Thing" in a Philly restaurant. Musical highlights included the main set closer "You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp)," Prophet's catchiest tune that had the crowd gleefully calling "you did" back at Prophet and Co., and the finale, Alejandro Escovedo's "Always a Friend," a song co-penned by Prophet that crystallized the atmosphere and the experience of the night -- there is a love affair between Prophet, Mission Express, and the audience that is sure to never end.

Set List

01.Dollar Bill Blues

02.Let Freedom Ring

03.Doubter Out of Jesus All Over You

04.Just To See You Smile

05.Tulane

06.Temple Beautiful

07.Who Shot John

08.Would You Love Me

09.Summertime Thing

10.White Night, Big City

11.Instrumental Intro

12.Sonny Liston's Blues

13.All Is Forgiven

14.Sorrow

15.The Left Hand And The Right Hand

16.Willie Mays Is Up At Bat

17.Castro Halloween

18.You Did Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp

19.Shoot 'Em All Down

20.Always A Friend


Chuck Prophet - guitar, vocals

Stephanie Finch - organ, piano, guitar, vocals

Kevin White - bass

Vicente Rodriguez - drums

James DePrato - guitar, vocals