PHOTOS/SET LIST: Stockholm Syndrome @ Tipitina’s – 8/20/11

Dave Schools @ Tipitina's - Photo © Wesley Hodges

Stockholm Syndrome capped a quick and dirty August national tour at Tipitina’s with a deafening and thunderous 2-hour set heavy on freight train rock and roll (like the setcapper “Road to Damascus”). There were a few lighter moments like the jazzy “Purple Hearts”, a Schools-led “Who Dat” chant and the classic funk nod on “Couldn’t Get It Right,” but the lasting impact (and ringing in the ears) of the show was quite simply how hard these guys rocked and Eric McFadden’s amazing stylistic range on the guitar. McFadden’s talent is quite simply a sight to behold and it’s a mystery how such a player remains mostly a ‘musician’s musician’ and not more of a household name. On Saturday, it was plain to see how much this quintet enjoys playing with each other and hopefully they’ll continue to take time to develop this beast further as Panic goes on hiatus in 2012. Also, Archive’s got the recording of the show here.

Continue on after the jump for a full photo gallery from the show, the set list and a video of the Climax Blues Band cover from last week’s SS stop in Boston.

Stockholm Syndrome, Tipitina’s Uptown – August 20, 2011 – Set List:

Apollo > Empire One, Tarantula Hawk, Emma’s Pissed*, Couldn’t Get It Right (Climax Blues Band), Hanging Moon, Fools Rush In, Purple Hearts, Bouncing Very Well** > Drums > Bouncing Very Well, He’s Gone (Grateful Dead) > Road to Damascus

Encore: Wisconsin Death Trip, Conscious Contact

* “Amazing Grace” verse
** Schools leads the “Who Dat” chant

Stockholm Syndrome – Couldn’t Get It Right (8.12.11 – Live in Boston)