The overdue cherry on top of this years Moontower Sundae (even though it was before the schmoozing), “Weird Al” Yankovic playing at the Paramount Theater. This wasn’t just any show, it was his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour which meant, no parodies, only original works and style parodies. OK, at the end, he did a montage of favorites before the encore. Being a fan of his work since high school and well versed from the first album on (I would grief for playing his originals on WMUR), hearing songs such as “Dog Eat Dog” (1986), “I’ll Sue Ya,” (2006) and “One More Minute” (1985) were a thrill! Another surprise was his frequently performed Devo style parody “Dare To Be Stupid” was re-arranged as a Grateful Dead song, “Truckin'” is my guess.
For the encore, this was another demonstration of what great musicians Al and his band are. They do a different cover every evening. For Austin, they chose “Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants.
See him if you can. Weird Al never disappoints!
Opening for the Weird One was his old friend Emo Phillips. I had seen big portions of his set last year at CapCity, can’t get enough of his jokes, namely this dig at NeoConfederates.
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin have the same birthday. It’s very fitting because they’re two of the South’s biggest enemies.