11316 - THE BIG WU - WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, BABY! (LIVE) (2015)

THE BIG WU
''WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, BABY! (LIVE)''
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 1999, HARMONY PARK, MN
OCTOBER 1999
64:26
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01 - "Howl" Chant 01:01
02 - Break of Day 09:47
03 - Shantytown 06:21
04 - Midnight Rudy 04:44
05 - House of Wu 09:50
06 - Angie O'plasty 04:42
07 - Werewolves of London 06:57
08 - Parade Dreams 02:13
09 - Red Sky 18:48
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Andy Miller - Bass, Vocals
Terry VanDeWalker - Drums, Vocals
Chris Castino - Guitar, Vocals
Jason Fladager - Guitar, Vocals
Al Oikari - Keyboards
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Jason Ankeny
Jam band the Big Wu formed on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 1992 around the nucleus of singer/guitarist Chris Castino, guitarist Jason Fladager and drummer Terry VanDeWalker. Channeling a wide range of influences including bluegrass, rock, jazz, psychedelia and R&B, the group built a strong local following thanks to a rigorous live schedule, adding bassist Andy Miller in 1995 and keyboardist Al Oikari a year later. In early 1996 the Big Wu also landed their first weekly gig at Minneapolis' Terminal Bar, solidifying their fanbase and scoring a spot on the following year's H.O.R.D.E. Festival. Their debut album Tracking Buffalo Through the Bathtub appeared that autumn, and was reissued by the Big Wu's new label Phoenix Rising in 1999. Folktales followed a year later.
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3986 - THE BIG WU - Wu Years Eve 2000, Disc Three (2010)

THE BIG WU
''WU YEARS EVE 2000, DISC THREE''
SEPTEMBER 7 2010
176:14

DISC ONE
1 - Astronaut Intro (We Are Not Alone)/2:08
2 - Red Sky/13:55
3 - House Of Wu/7:38
4 - Julie Be True/5:29
5 - Texas Fireball/8:20
6 - Boxing Day/4:01
7 - Two Person Chair/9:52
8 - Shoot The Moon/15:32

DISC TWO
1 - Minnesota Moon/6:09
2 - Welcome Back, Tom Sawyer/6:07
3 - Break Of Day/7:59
4 - Big Love/7:10
5 - When I Die/5:30
6 - Big Deaner's Rolling Stone/18:05

DISC THREE
1 - Cissy's 2001 Wu Year's Strut/19:20
2 - Ride On Midnight Rudy/6:09
3 - S.O.S/10:38
4 - Jazz/14:44
5 - Let's Go Crazy (Into The Night)/7:25

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Jam band the Big Wu formed on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 1992 around the nucleus of singer/guitarist Chris Castino, guitarist Jason Fladager and drummer Terry VanDeWalker. Channeling a wide range of influences including bluegrass, rock, jazz, psychedelia and R&B, the group built a strong local following thanks to a rigorous live schedule, adding bassist Andy Miller in 1995 and keyboardist Al Oikari a year later. In early 1996 the Big Wu also landed their first weekly gig at Minneapolis' Terminal Bar, solidifying their fanbase and scoring a spot on the following year's H.O.R.D.E. Festival. Their debut album Tracking Buffalo Through the Bathtub appeared that autumn, and was reissued by the Big Wu's new label Phoenix Rising in 1999. Folktales followed a year later.

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3985 - THE BIG WU - Wu Years Eve 2000, Disc Two (2010)

THE BIG WU
''WU YEARS EVE 2000, DISC TWO''
SEPTEMBER 7 2010
176:14

DISC ONE
1 - Astronaut Intro (We Are Not Alone)/2:08
2 - Red Sky/13:55
3 - House Of Wu/7:38
4 - Julie Be True/5:29
5 - Texas Fireball/8:20
6 - Boxing Day/4:01
7 - Two Person Chair/9:52
8 - Shoot The Moon/15:32

DISC TWO
1 - Minnesota Moon/6:09
2 - Welcome Back, Tom Sawyer/6:07
3 - Break Of Day/7:59
4 - Big Love/7:10
5 - When I Die/5:30
6 - Big Deaner's Rolling Stone/18:05

DISC THREE
1 - Cissy's 2001 Wu Year's Strut/19:20
2 - Ride On Midnight Rudy/6:09
3 - S.O.S/10:38
4 - Jazz/14:44
5 - Let's Go Crazy (Into The Night)/7:25

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Jam band the Big Wu formed on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 1992 around the nucleus of singer/guitarist Chris Castino, guitarist Jason Fladager and drummer Terry VanDeWalker. Channeling a wide range of influences including bluegrass, rock, jazz, psychedelia and R&B, the group built a strong local following thanks to a rigorous live schedule, adding bassist Andy Miller in 1995 and keyboardist Al Oikari a year later. In early 1996 the Big Wu also landed their first weekly gig at Minneapolis' Terminal Bar, solidifying their fanbase and scoring a spot on the following year's H.O.R.D.E. Festival. Their debut album Tracking Buffalo Through the Bathtub appeared that autumn, and was reissued by the Big Wu's new label Phoenix Rising in 1999. Folktales followed a year later.

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3984 - THE BIG WU - Wu Years Eve 2000, Disc One (2010)

THE BIG WU
''WU YEARS EVE 2000, DISC ONE''
SEPTEMBER 7 2010
176:14

DISC ONE
1 - Astronaut Intro (We Are Not Alone)/2:08
2 - Red Sky/13:55
3 - House Of Wu/7:38
4 - Julie Be True/5:29
5 - Texas Fireball/8:20
6 - Boxing Day/4:01
7 - Two Person Chair/9:52
8 - Shoot The Moon/15:32

DISC TWO
1 - Minnesota Moon/6:09
2 - Welcome Back, Tom Sawyer/6:07
3 - Break Of Day/7:59
4 - Big Love/7:10
5 - When I Die/5:30
6 - Big Deaner's Rolling Stone/18:05

DISC THREE
1 - Cissy's 2001 Wu Year's Strut/19:20
2 - Ride On Midnight Rudy/6:09
3 - S.O.S/10:38
4 - Jazz/14:44
5 - Let's Go Crazy (Into The Night)/7:25

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Jam band the Big Wu formed on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 1992 around the nucleus of singer/guitarist Chris Castino, guitarist Jason Fladager and drummer Terry VanDeWalker. Channeling a wide range of influences including bluegrass, rock, jazz, psychedelia and R&B, the group built a strong local following thanks to a rigorous live schedule, adding bassist Andy Miller in 1995 and keyboardist Al Oikari a year later. In early 1996 the Big Wu also landed their first weekly gig at Minneapolis' Terminal Bar, solidifying their fanbase and scoring a spot on the following year's H.O.R.D.E. Festival. Their debut album Tracking Buffalo Through the Bathtub appeared that autumn, and was reissued by the Big Wu's new label Phoenix Rising in 1999. Folktales followed a year later.

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3983 - THE BIG WU - Tool For Evening (2004)

THE BIG WU
''TOOL FOR EVENING''
JUNE 2 2004
50:00

1. Texas Fireball/4:21
2. Stole my Girlfriend/3:56
3. Dog's Dead/3:57
4. Middle of Nowhere/3:59
5. Ray Charles Can See/5:19
6. Jazz88/7:05
7. Black Rain/5:40
8. King of Bass/2:18
9. I'm Cryin'/4:27
10. Lowdown/8:53

Chris Castino /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Percussion, Programming, Vocals
Al Oikari /Accordion, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Vocals
Padre Pienbique /Bass (Upright), Vocals
Terry Van Blaricom /Drums, Percussion, Vocals

REVIEW
by Stewart Mason
Although the Big Wu fit the jam band stereotype to a certain degree, their playful and rootsy attitude has more in common with the likes of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen or even the sainted NRBQ than with the flaccid white-boy wiggle of the legions of Phish imitators. Kicking off with the rollicking, piano-driven jump blues of "Texas Fireball," Tool for Evening consists almost entirely of concise and catchy pop songs rather than lengthy frameworks for expanded noodly solos. Although the quartet can vamp with the best of the jam bands (as shown on the centerpiece "Jazz 88," one of only two tracks to break the six-minute barrier), they wisely focus their energy here on creating memorable hooks and singalong choruses, as on the countrified "Stole My Girlfriend" and the particularly NRBQ-like "Dog's Dead." Guitarist and co-lead singer Jason Fladager quit the band before the writing and recording of this album; what relation there might be between his departure and the Big Wu's newfound focus on their always evident pop skills is unclear, but it must be said that Tool for Evening is the Big Wu's best studio album by some distance.

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Jam band the Big Wu formed on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 1992 around the nucleus of singer/guitarist Chris Castino, guitarist Jason Fladager and drummer Terry VanDeWalker. Channeling a wide range of influences including bluegrass, rock, jazz, psychedelia and R&B, the group built a strong local following thanks to a rigorous live schedule, adding bassist Andy Miller in 1995 and keyboardist Al Oikari a year later. In early 1996 the Big Wu also landed their first weekly gig at Minneapolis' Terminal Bar, solidifying their fanbase and scoring a spot on the following year's H.O.R.D.E. Festival. Their debut album Tracking Buffalo Through the Bathtub appeared that autumn, and was reissued by the Big Wu's new label Phoenix Rising in 1999. Folktales followed a year later.

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