We’ve only seen Eleventh Dream Day perform once (to my knowledge), in May 2019 when they opened for The Dream Syndicate here in Milwaukee. I got the setlist from the show (on a styrofoam plate) and confirmed none of the songs performed that night were from this first EP (but it still was a great show).

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Eleventh Dream Day paired well with The Dream Syndicate (they’ve recorded with Steve Wynn in the past) though they have a harder rocking vibe: raw, fuzzed-out guitar jams, noise rock with melody. Original members Rick Rizzo (guitar, vocals), Doug McCombs (bass) and Janet Beveridge Bean (drums and vocals) are still playing strong – especially Bean who is a power player and wailer and I’m just a little obsessed.

We were able to get Bean’s setlist (on a styrofoam plate – not earth-friendly but able to withstand the monstrous beats) and a few of the songs from Works for Tomorrow were my favorite of the night.

Those songs included “Vanishing Point” on which Bean has lead vocals – it’s hard-driving and punked-up; “Cheap Gasoline” and “Go Tell It” are punk-blues at their finest where Rizzo and Bean share vocals. Also great is “Requiem for 4 Chambers” which sounds like it should be an orchestral string ensemble piece but is more like a country-twinged (punk) rocker with slide guitar and pounding organ (though towards the end there is some borderline choral chanting courtesy of Bean).

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