Joe D's Nite w/Tim FITE!

Mob Review:

I’ve had the joy of catching indie/alt-rock/hip-hop hybrid mastermind Tim Fite everywhere from New York and Austin to Chicago (well, actually that about sums it up), multiple times in the past few years—last night being my fourth encounter in the past year alone. Fite, who’s been touring seemingly non-stop in support of Anti Records’ “Fair Ain’t Fair,” since its release last spring, was back in Chi for the umpteenth time in the past six months –but this time around he was in charge—headlining. I had been getting used to watching Fite’s endearing attempts to win over various crowds as the forever opening act, whether it was Les Claypool, the Watson Twins, or as part of this last year’s Hideout Block Party—but this was the first time the spotlight truly belonged to him and his partner in crime, Dr. Leisure.

The infamous duo took to Schuba’s stage around 11:00; minutes after Fite had brushed past me sporting a navy jumpsuit, stating matter-of-factly to no one in particular, “I gotta pee.” Upon his return, the now bib overall/suit jacket gentleman got the crowd whistling and roaring in approval with the opening “Gone Ain’t Gone” number “I Hope You’re There.” Fite and Leisure kept the masses on their toes, with the forever colorful AV presentations, various crowd interactions and group exercises (literally—“Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,” as well as the grunting remix of “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” were just a couple of several examples), and everyone was laughing, singing, stomping and cheering. Good vibes were aplenty.

(dis is Court Knee, she really liked the head, shoulders, knees and toes game--as did the cheery smiley guy in flannel in the background, FUN TIMEZ!!)

The set itself lasted roughly an hour, staying consistent with every other set list I’ve caught the past year with the exception of a few additions including a new animated short featuring a not so cuddly finger eating koala bear as well as a track I hadn’t heard before, “Take your medicine, take your daughter to work day, it’s her birthday. . .” Catchy, whatever it was. Other regular staples included: “JoJo Bobby, Stab a Motherfucker,” “Big Mistake”—(which received huge crowd appreciation), “The Garden,” “Clothes,” “Line by Line,” and the super catchy “Burn it Down” (see vid above, you may like, dude on the right side of the cam sure did.) Fans swarmed to Fite and Leisure immediately following the set, and the forever humble gentlemen hung around, posing for photos and saying hi to new friends. It was a spectacular evening and I can’t send enough praises or thank-you’s to Fite for the forever good times.

official review is here: (WITH VIDEO OF BURN IT DOWN)

http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2009/02/26/review-tim-fite-schubas-chicago/

now the jodi fun time narrative version:

got home after work tired as a duck. downed a couple pbrs in anticipation of the 4th time catching the weirdo cool dewd tim fite play in the past 6 months. got my girl court knee and we headed down to broville (southport what what) to check schuba's where she had an awkward run in with the bouncer. woops. i was trying to look cool in front of the 3 cute guys present in the bar area when c went to smoke a cig and wound up dropping my phone and nearly losing my battery when the back went catapulting towards the ground. good timez.

bounced bw all the skanky emo girls and dude bro dudes and wound up near the stage to get pics for mob. stood by super fan. super fan had super bo. it was cool. there was a very very childlike short woman by us. a slutty girl who looked like a dresden doll with the most irritating laugh i've ever heard. a pregnant looking man wearing a violet t-shirt. a really happy chubby boy. and of course, tim and dr. l were up front as well. tim told me he had to pee. dr. leisure was cracked out on something, crawling around on the floor, possibly trying to look up girls' skirts? not sure. he pulled the ladder off the wall towards the end of the set and brought it out in the middle of the audience where court later explained to me he squirted water out of his ass and shoved his mic in the fan. safe. then this douche, see here: climbed the ladder when dr. l returned to the stage.

tim was just polite and jumping around. he remembered me after i said hi tim, good show, i'm with muzzle of bees. "jodi root from muzzle of bees! nice to see you!" aww.

then it was bedtime. i was tipsy and tired. i threw on my jody rulez tee and brushed my teeth. thought i looked so cool doing it i tried to take a picture for some reason. i've included this below so you too, can see how cool i look as i drunkenly brush my shiny white brights in my jody rulez tee. ahhh, wacky wednesdays. gotta luv it.