Mitch Webb and the Swindles

Set List

2. 2 X 1.15 Sets (1 of 3) 69 songs, 5:12:30
Set 1 (24 songs - 88 minutes)
1 Fantastico
2 Hold Me Down
3 Poison Bed
4 Where The Rio De Rosa Flows
5 Barrel Of A Gun
6 Lonely Kind
7 Stalker's Lament (Lost My Job
8 Buford Wilson
9 Big Hunk O' Lovin'
10 Is Anybody Going To San Antone
11 Key To My Heart
12 Downtown San Antonio
13 Blubberball
14 Fade Away
15 Wasted days And Wasted Nights
16 Get Rhythm / Message
17 Nuevo Laredo
18 Gone Gone Gone
19 Guacamole
20 Blue Moon
21 Silver Horses
22 Can't Stop
23 Mendocino
24 Who Were You Thinkin' of
2. 2 X 1.15 Sets (2 of 3) 69 songs, 5:12:30
Set 2 (24 songs - 88 minutes)
25 Need You
26 Marie
27 Teardrop
28 Let Her Dance
29 My Mama's Jaguar
30 A Man Can Cry
31 Only When I Dream
32 Jail In San Antone
33 La Vida Es Muerte
34 Spiders And Snakes
35 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
36 I Was So Wrong
37 Home In San Antone
38 New Border Town G
39 Big C
40 Big Dave Shuffle
41 Cold Brown Bottle
42 Bama Lama Bama Loo
43 West Coast Blues
44 Laredo Rose
45 She's About A Mover
46 Folsom Prison Blues
47 Boot's Are Made For Walking
48 Ooh Poo Pah Doo
2. 2 X 1.15 Sets (3 of 3) 69 songs, 5:12:30
Set 3 (21 songs - 77 minutes)
49 Good Guys And Bad Guys
(phone number hidden)1 Crossroads
52 I'm Ready
53 4th Of July
54 You're Gonna Miss Me
55 Lee Harvey
56 Cactus Blooms
57 Driftwood 40-23
58 Old Blue
59 Right There Where You Want Me
60 Heart To Cave In
61 Queen Of Kendall County
62 Used To Be Kings
63 Don’t Go Back To Rockville
64 I Never Cared For You
65 Little Things
66 Queen Of The Hop
67 Tennesse Flat Top Box
68 What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love And

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Music Review - `Mitch Webb & The Swindles` by Fantastico (lz)
Category: Music Reviewer - LeeZ Published on Sunday, 01 December 2019 01:5 3Hits: 719
Mitch Webb & The Swindles -- Fantastico

It’s apparent that Mitch Webb and his band The Swindles are students of history. After all, they hail from the fertile realms of South Texas and San Antonio in particular, a region that played a key role in the integration of Tejano music and the border sounds that accompanied it into the broader expanse of Americana music. They’ve held true to that tradition ever since, effectively resurrecting the essential styles of that great American city. Six albums on, the spirit of Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Los Super Seven, and others of that ilk echo through each of their efforts.

Fantastico is no exception. Here again, Webb and company clearly convey an essential sound from a knowledge perspective. With the exception of the rockabilly revival conveyed through “Gone, Gone, Gone” and “Can’t Stop,” no two songs take the same tack, much less overlap. Each offering becomes a singular study in various forms of County and its various Tex-Mex motifs, and while the band is clearly adept at emulating others, they convey the music in a singular style. “New Bordertown” pays homage to the Sir Douglas Quintet, the mournful “I Was So Wrong” is a self-described Patsy Cline-style weeper, “Driftwood” nods to Ray Price,” just as the Latin sway of “Marie” and the vampy gypsy jazz flavor of “Big C” expand the palette to include more exotic influences as well.

Given the fact that Webb was able to enlist several notable guess stars to aid in these efforts -- Grammy winners Augie Meyers, Joe Reyes and producer Joe Trevino, among them -- the level of musicianship comes as no surprise. It’s one thing to be inspired. It’s quite another to be able to create the music that stays true to the mantra.

At this point in his career, Webb and his band have reached a definitive plateau, one that has found them willingly preserving a vital legacy and taking it forward towards the future. It is, after all, all too easy to forget certain precedents as far as cross-cultural initiatives are concerned. Consequently, given today’s dangerously divisive environment, Webb & The Swindles ought to be commended not only for the music but equally importantly, for their efforts to continue breaking down barriers all at the same time.

Setup Requirements

6-piece band (4 vocals, 3 guitars, full drum kit, electric bass guitar, accordion)

PA System with monitors