Steve Poltz Is....he just is.

Steve Poltz played two eclectic sets at Lou and Rain's house in East Windsor, NJ on Sunday. One never knows what one will get at a Poltz show. It ranges from somber to quirky, speckled with the unexpected and the outrageous. You will be moved; you will laugh; you will sit there at times in utter disbelief. He is a little nutz and, if you tell him that, he is honored to hear it.

During the break, I introduced myself and told him a little story that wound up making it, in a slightly altered version, into his next set as a dedication. I told him that my boyfriend's ex wasn't into live music and so when Dave and I started dating, we went to see Poltz at Iota, and Dave got sentimental during "You Remind Me Who I Am." Now he can enjoy concerts again, with someone who shares that passion and, in that regard, it's become our song. Thanks, Mr. Poltz, for playing it for us.


Set list: (courtesy of Rob Hanning)
Set 1
Going Up the Country (Canned Heat cover)
Music Box
California Krikor's Waltz
This Rice Looks Like a Butterfly
Special Heshial
Everybody Needs Rain (improv)
WWGD
Moon River
Medical Career
The Hargrove Situation
Dahmer's Song
Freebasin' Celery
Sugar Boogers
Super Taco Dilemma
Dreams #2
Things You Should Know About Me
Killing Myself To Be With You

Set 2:
You Remind Me Who I Am (dedicated to me and Dave!)
If It Feels Right (this and the above he co-wrote with Anya Marina)
You Were Meant for Me (song he co-wrote with his ex-girlfriend, Jewel)
A Million Miles Away
Look to the East / Good Morning
Murder Isn't Funny
Space in Steve's Head
Salt Suit
Watching the Elephants Dance
Spider & Bumblebee
Medicine
I Faked My Life
Dick's Automotive