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| 2010-01-02 | The Phinney Ridge Romp, Phinney Neighborhood Center |
10:30am set time Caspar Babypants (Chris Ballew) Press: Ridge Romp back with fun for kids and parents The annual Ridge Romp children’s entertainment series starts up again at the Phinney Center on Oct. 3 with an almost-monthly offering of various fun events, from concerts to puppet shows. The cost is $3 per person (child or adult). PNA members also can buy family passes at the first show for $35 for the whole season (six shows). The first three shows of the season are set. More will be announced soon. All shows start at 10:30 a.m. in the PNA Community Hall (in the brick building); doors open at 10 a.m. The schedule so far is: Sat., Oct. 3: The Not-Its! Sat., Nov. 28: Alleyoop Sat., Jan. 2, 2010: Caspar Babypants (a.k.a. Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America) Ridge Romp is a volunteer effort, with all proceeds going back into hiring the performers. They’re looking for some more volunteers, so email the Ridge Romp folks if you want to help. As a side note, Ballew offered up a personal song to the highest bidder at last May’s PNA Auction. Joyce Lem was thrilled to win, and told me Ballew sent her an autographed CD of the song a month later after one phone call and numerous emails to discuss what the song should be about. Lem says Ballew told her the song, “bold little bird,” might even be included on the next Caspar www.phinneywood.com |
| 2010-01-09 | Sugarlump Toys, Seattle, WA |
Baby Bear Incomplete setlist Solo acoustic show 10:30am set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-01-16 | Family Days Concert, The Experience Music Project Museum, Seattle, WA |
Setlist 12:00 noon set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-01-25 | Mercer Island Library, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-02-05 | Rotunda of the Capitol building in Olympia |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-02-08 | 102.5 KZOK, The Bob Rivers Show, Seattle, WA |
Peaches (youtube) / Nuthin But Luv (youtube) Watch the interview part in The Bob Rivers show website. Chris Ballew and Andrew McKeag plays acoustic on The Bob Rivers Show. Webcast |
| 2010-02-11 | Wheelock Library, Tacoma, WA |
Setlist 10:30am set time Caspar BabypantsPhotos: Flickr |
| 2010-02-11 | PUSAFEST, Roseland Theater, Portland, OR |
Highway Forever / Kitty / Volcano / Mixed Up SOB / Flame Is Love / Bad Times / Lump / LIP / Boll Weevil / Naked and Famous / Tiki God / Dune Buggy / Some Postman / Sharpen Up Those Fangs / Mach 5 / Video Killed the Radio Star / Peaches / Kick Out the Jams / Love Everybody / Nuthin' But Luv / We're Not Gonna Make It (w/ TV Eye) with Jared Mees & the Grown Children, and BoatPhotos: Flickr #1 Review: Oregon music news Press: [MUSIC THERAPY] Music is too often thought of as therapy for tortured artists who stave off depression by giving to others. But some bands treat their therapy with tongues in cheek while playing truly engaging music. Young Seattle band Boat weaves goofball tales over singsongy choruses, while Portland’s own Jared Mees & the Grown Children clown around with winking songs about fleeting troubles. Seattle’s enduring Presidents of the United States of America has even made a living of writing hooky rockers about everything from canned fruit to torn jackets. With all three on the same bill, the lightheartedness could prove the best kind of therapy. AP KRYZA. 8 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $20. All ages. |
| 2010-02-12 | PUSAFEST, The Showbox, Seattle, WA |
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Highway Forever / Kitty / Volcano / Some Postman / More Bad Times / Lump / Flame Is Love / Back Porch* / Naked and Famous (1x, 3x, 7x, 15x, 227x)* / Boll Weevil* / LIP* / Nuthin But Luv / Ghosts Are
Everywhere / Dune Buggy / Stranger / Deleter / Video Killed the Radio Star / Peaches / Kick Out the Jams (w/ This is A Blitz, including a cameo from Blitz the Seahawks mascot) / Mixed Up SOB / Body* / Supersonics* / We're Not
Gonna Make It* with Black Daisy, People Eating People, DJ Self-Administered Beatdown Press: "The Presidents of the United States of America had this bit of news for fans over the weekend: since everyone has so little going on for the next
week or two, this seems like a good time to tell you a couple things. |
| 2010-02-13 | PUSAFEST, The Showbox, Seattle, WA |
Highway Forever / Kitty / Rot In The Sun / Volcano / Some Postman / More Bad Times / Lump / Back Porch* / Naked And Famous* (1X, 3X, 7X, 15X, 227X) / L.I.P.* / Body* / Boll Weevil* / Nuthin' But Love / Mixed Up S.O.B. / Dune Buggy / Ghosts Are Everywhere / Mach 5 / Video Killed The Radio Star - Best Friend's Girl - I Wanna Be Sedated - Don't You Want Me / Peaches / Kick Out The Jams -Ace Of Spades / *Chris & Kate getting married* / Love Everybody / Flame Is Love / Ladybug / We'Re Not Gonna Make It (with TV Eye)* * with Dave Dederer with BOAT, Molly Lewis, DJ Self-Administered Beatdown |
| 2010-02-18 | Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas |
Setlist Press: 107.9 THE ALTERNATIVE presents LIVE 107.9 |
| 2010-02-20 | Tacoma Library Main Branch, Tacoma, WA |
Setlist 10:30 set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-02-26 | Moore Library, Tacoma, WA |
Setlist 10:30 set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-02-27 | Historic Fox Theatre Restorations, Centralia, WA |
Setlist Benefit For The Historic Fox Theatre Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-03-04 | PEPS 12th Annual Luncheon |
Setlist Caspar will be hosting the event. 12:00 noon to 1:00pm Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-03-12 | Gymboree, Issaquah |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-03-12 | Gymboree, Issaquah |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-03-20 | Top Pot Doughnuts, Bellevue, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-06 | Fall City Library, Fall City, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-07 | Kenmore Library, Kenmore, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-10 | Mgnuson Evironmental Center, Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Grand Opening Celebration Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-19 | Auburn Riverside Theatre, The Auburn Library, Auburn, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-23 | Redmond Regional Library, Redmond, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-24 | Broker Center, South Seattle, Community College, Seattle, WA |
Setlist West Seattle Co-Operative Preschools Fundraiser Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-27 | Wellspring Family Service Luncheon |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-04-28 | Mercer Island Library |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-15 | Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-17 | Skyway Library, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-18 | Shoreline Library |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-19 | Carnation Library |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-21 | Burien Library, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-21 | KEXP Hood to Hood West Seattle, Cupcake Royale, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypantswith The Not-Its!, The Board of Education Pictures: Flickr #1 Press: Chris Ballew Interview |
| 2010-05-25 | Issaquah Library |
Setlist 2 shows Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-05-29 | Top Pot Doughnuts, Bellevue, WA |
Small Black Ant (youtube) / 3 Blind Mice (youtube) Incomplete setlist Free show Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-03 | Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Seattle Presents Series Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-05 | Bellevue Main Library, Bellevue, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-13 | Freeway Park, Town Hall, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypantswith The Not-Its!, Johnny Bregar, Recess Monkey |
| 2010-06-15 | Federal Way Regional Library, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-17 | The Bear Tooth Theatre, Anchorage, Alaska |
Setlist Bear Tooth and Moose's Tooth 2010 Summer Solstice Kick-off Concert The Presidents Of The United States Of America with The Hoons |
| 2010-06-18 | The Blue Loon, Fairbanks, Alaska |
Peaches / Video Killed The Radio Star / Nuthin' But Luv / Mach 5 / Lady Bug / Kitty / Lump Incomplete setlist & in wrong playing order. Setlist collected from youtube videos. The Presidents Of The United States Of America with 311Photos: Flickr #1 Press: Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
| 2010-06-22 | Kennewick Library, WA |
Setlist 10:30am set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-22 | Pasco Main Library, WA |
Setlist 2:30pm set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-23 | Keewaydin Library, WA |
Setlist 10:30am set time Caspar BabypantsPress: About 175 people crowd the Keewaydin Library to sing-along with Caspar Babypants, a children's band from Seattle. The trio of Chris Ballew, Fred Northup Jr. and Ron Hippe played their original songs for about one hour. They performed four free shows this week at area libraries. |
| 2010-06-23 | West Richland Library, WA |
Setlist 2:30pm set time Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-06-26 | Bellevue Strawberry Festival, Bellevue, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-10 | "Day Out With Thomas", Snoqualmie, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-09 | "Day Out With Thomas", Snoqualmie, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-04 | Family 4th at Lake Union, Gas Works Park, Seattle, WA |
Set 1: Boll Weevil / Kitty (Youtube) / Rot in the Sun / Volcano / Ghosts Are Everywhere / Dune Buggy / Back Porch / Kick Out The Jams Set 2: Lump / Video Killed The Radio Star / Lady Bug / Peaches / We're Not Gonna Make It There was a Family 4th at Lake Union fireworks show between sets. Second set might be incomplete. See the video clips from the second set. Show was (partially?) broadcasted on HDTV? The Presidents Of The United States Of America Photos: |
| 2010-07-10 | West Seattle Summerfest, Seattle, WA |
All You Pretty Babies (youtube) Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-11 | "Day Out With Thomas", Snoqualmie, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-13 | Renton Library, Renton, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-14 | Kent Summer Concert Series, Kent, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-14 | Bastille Day Fete, The Corson Building, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-15 | The Marty Riemer Show, Seattle, WA |
$9.99 / Brown And Lonely Worm Caspar Babypants playing acoustic on The Marty Riemer podcast show. |
| 2010-07-20 | Kirkland Concert Series, Kirkland, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-21 | Wellspring Family Services tent, Columbia City Farmers Market, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-22 | KZOK-FM, The Bob Rivers Show, Seattle, WA |
Happy Heart / Poor Little Broken Truck Acoustic Caspar Babypants solo performance. |
| 2010-07-23 | Tukwilla Childrens Concert Series, Tukwilla, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-07-29 | Front Row, City Hall Noon Concerts, Concert Hall, Seattle, WA |
| All You Pretty Babies / Small Black Ant / Baby Bear / Poor Little Broken Truck / Brown And Lonely Worm / $9.99 / Free
Like A Bird / Bold Little Bird / Robin On A Wire / Run Baby Run / The Island Hop / Under A Rock / Bug In The Cuff / Run Away / I'm A Nut / Slither / Mary
Had A Little Lamb Watch the whole show Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-06 | Summer Meltdown Festival, Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater, Darrington, WA |
Setlist The Presidents Of The United States Of America Press: An Eco-Friendly Festival: The tenth annual Summer Meltdown is Aug. 6-8 in Darrington, WA. A 3-day music and camping festival, this year the Presidents of the United States, Flowmotion and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk are
headlining, and the lineup is deep: EOTO, Mother Hips, Hot Buttered Rum and more! Others: Review & Photos |
| 2010-08-07 | Second Annual Pepsapalooza, Redhook Brewerery, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-08 | Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-14 | Pinkpop Classic Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands |
Lump / Boll Weevil / Volcano / Kitty / Love Everybody / More Bad Times / Dune Buggy / Shreds Of Boa / Lunatic To Love / Ghosts Are Everywhere / Video Killed The Radio Star / Peaches / Kick Out The Jams - Shout - Ace Of Spades The Presidents of the United States of America with with Iggy & The Stooges, Gary Moore, The Cult, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Therapy?, Janse Bagge Bend, Peter Koelewijn En Zijn Rockets |
| 2010-08-17 | Kids Club At University Village, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-17 | Mercerdale Park, Mercer Island, WA |
Show was cancelled! Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-19 | Thursday Morning Childrens Series, Everett, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-19 | Hiawatha Park, Seattle, WA |
Run Baby Run / 3 Blind Mice (youtube) Incomplete setlist AMA 2nd Annual Summer Concerts In The Park Series Caspar Babypantswith Board Of Education |
| 2010-08-21 | Library Connection At Southcenter, Southcenter Mall |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-21 | Top Pot, Doughtnuts, Mill Creek, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-08-22 | The Arts In Nature Festival, Camp Long, West Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar BabypantsInfo: SHOW IS IN THE MAIN LODGE suggested donation to enter the festival 11:00am set time then all day songwriting and hanging out in cabin number 4 with artist KATE ENDLE then CHRIS BALLEW PLAYS A SPECIAL SOLO BENEFIT SHOW doing solo versions of PRESIDENTS classics in the lodge at 5:00pm tickets $25 Review: Chris Ballew recreating his entire career in the course of a day: Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America started Sunday morning in the lodge as his kids' rock alter ego Caspar Babypants, went through the afternoon playing his Babypants repertoire off and on in one of the cabins, and closed the festival evening with a Nature Consortium benefit show of him reviving select old Presidents songs, album by album, from the first album to the last. He candidly confessed his reservations about making a second record too soon ("We really made a good EP into a record. There was a lot of fluff on the second record."), told the story behind "Peaches" (there was this girl...), laughed about run-ins with MC5 when Presidents covered "Kick Out the Jams," and spliced into songs with stories about the band, the writing, his family and anything else he could fit in between chords. Ballew wasn't going to recreate the Presidents all by his lonesome, but he could provide the backstage pass. read the whole article |
| 2010-08-28 | Skokie’s Backlot Bash, Skokie, Chicago, IL |
setlist photo by montercarl Tiki God / Kitty > Superstitious > Kitty / Boll Weevil / Ladybug / Highway Forever / Monkey River (brief Led Zeppelin "Baby, Baby, Baby") / Back Porch - Dueling Banjos / Lump / Puffy Little Shoes (shortened to one verse and chorus - all Chris remembers) / Flame is Love / Love Everybody / "Jason's hi-hat interlude while Chris "figures something out" with the wireless he wears on stage" / Shreds of Boa / Mixed up S.O.B / Feather Pluckn > More than a Feeling > Gin & Juice > Free-Falling > Feather Pluckn / Ghosts Are Everywhere / Dune Buggy / Video Killed the Radio Star / Peaches / Kick Out The Jams > Shout > Kick out the Jams > Living in the City (brief) / Froggie (with Andrew adding guitar riffs from "Life's been Good" and "Life in the Fastlane") / Mach 5 / We're not Gonna Make It > Band Introductions > We're Gonna Make It After All Encore songs were different than what was on written setlist. The Presidents Of The United States Of Americawith School of Rock, Bullet Called Life, Pink Devil, Steve Frisbie Audience Tape |
| 2010-09-03 | Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Private club show? The Presidents Of The United States Of America |
| 2010-09-04 | Bumbershoot, Northwest Court Stage, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-09-18 | HFStival, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD |
Setlist The Presidents Of The United States Of America with Third Eye Blind, Billy Idol, Everclear, Ed Kowalczyk from Live, Fuel, Lit, Marcy Playground |
| 2010-09-2x | Prospecto, Grand Rapids, MI |
Setlist Check out Prospecto site for more details. Event schedule not yet announced. The Presidents Of The United States Of America |
| 2010-10-02 | Magnuson Park Community Center, Seattle, WA |
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Setlist Junior Nature Explorer Jamboree Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-10-03 | Arts Crush Kick Off Event, Fisher Pavillion, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-10-09 | Kids Quest Museum, Bellevue, WA |
Setlist Caspar Babypants |
| 2010-10-09 | REVERB Fest!, Ballard, Seattle, WA |
Setlist 4th annual REVERB Fest. Caspar BabypantsPress: REVERB Fest is a massive orgy of Seattle bands and artists descending on Ballard at a dozen(ish) venues around the neighborhood. Now in its fourth year, it's hosted bands ranging from Fleet Foxes and Cave Singers to Maldives and Moondoggies. |
| 2010-10-23 | Town Hall Seattle, WA |
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Setlist "Caspar will be sitting in on a little piano with the sweet awesome Elizabeth Michell at her shows" |
| 2010-10-30 | Wind Up Here Toy Store, Olympia, WA |
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Setlist Caspar Babypants (solo) |
| 2010-10-30 | Child Care Action Council Benefit Show, The Cherry Street Loft, Olympia, WA |
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Setlist Caspar Babypants |