Live at Schuba's Tavern

Live At Schuba's Tavern
Live album by the Handsome Family
Released	2002
Recorded	December 8, 2000
Length	65:20
Label	Digital Club Network
The Handsome Family chronology
Twilight (2001) Live At Schuba's Tavern (2002) Smothered and Covered (2003)

Live at Schuba's [sic] Tavern is a live album by the Handsome Family recorded at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, Illinois. It was released 2002 by Digital Club Network. It contains songs as well as short jokes or stories told by the band.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [3]
The Village Voice	A– [4]

Track listing

1. "Amelia Earhart Vs. The Dancing Bear" - 3:21
2. "The Good Toothpicks" - 0:18
3. "So Much Wine" - 3:57
4. "The Czar Bar" - 1:02
5. "Tinfoil" - 2:41
6. "A Beautiful Thing" - 3:45
7. "Vienna Sausage Hotline" - 0:53
8. "The Giant of Illinois" - 3:12
9. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" - 3:18
10. "Names For All His Shirts" - 0:36
11. "Cathedrals" - 3:51
12. "Weightless Again" - 3:44
13. "Bony Bread" - 0:24
14. "Winnebago Skeletons" - 3:45
15. "Drunk by Noon" - 2:49
16. "Magic Balls, Introduction" - 0:58
17. "The Sad Milkman" - 3:18
18. "Magic Balls, Conclusion" - 2:07
19. "I Know You Are There" - 3:21
20. "Down in the Ground" - 3:10
21. "Arlene" - 3:46
22. "Moving Furniture Around" - 3:50
23. "Freebird" - 0:16
24. "My Ghost" - 2:44
25. "The Woman Downstairs" - 4:25

Tracks 2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 18 and 23 are conversations on stage or with the audience.

References

1. Layne, Joslyn. "Live at Schuba's Tavern - The Handsome Family". AllMusic . Retrieved November 5, 2018.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958.
3. Dahlen, Chris (October 20, 2002). "The Handsome Family: Live at Schuba's Tavern Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 5, 2018.
4. Christgau, Robert (November 18, 2003). "Greatest Whatevers". The Village Voice . Retrieved November 5, 2018.

External links

• The Handsome Family official website