Songs
Bigger Isn't Better
| Author | Bill Nershi |
| Live Debut | 11/12/1995 |
| Last Time Played | 03/01/2023 |
LYRICS
I've been pushed around this dirty old townI had to move so many times it makes my head spin 'round
Just what it is that keeps me here
It's hard to say, the answer's not real clear
I guess it casts a spell that\'s hard to break
Like December's ice on a mountain lake
I tried to get out but I don't have the heart
To leave all my friends and make a new start.
There's a fly buzzin' around my 8x12 home
Where I can spend the afternoon all alone
I don't need much don't you know
I don't need a TV or a VCR or a touch tone telephone
All you people you try to sell the land
You don't see the problem, you don't seem to understand
All you're doin' is makin' one big mess
'Cause bigger isn't better and money isn't happiness...
LIVE APPEARANCES
174 total appearances
- 11/12/1995 The Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery - Boulder, CO
- 03/17/1996 One World Cafe - Telluride, CO
- 04/06/1996 Center for the Performing Arts - Crested Butte, CO
- 04/07/1996 The Forest Queen - Crested Butte, CO
- 04/14/1996 One World Cafe - Telluride, CO
- 04/19/1996 The Bluewater Brewery - Tahoe City, CA
- 04/21/1996 Alpine Meadows Ski Area - Lake Tahoe, CA
- 05/02/1996 The Zephyr Club - Salt Lake City, UT
- 06/14/1996 Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO
- 06/20/1996 Mainstage, Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO
- 07/05/1996 Showcase Stage, High Sierra Music Festival - Bear Valley, CA
- 07/09/1996 The Sweetwater - Mill Valley, CA
- 07/11/1996 The Last Day Saloon - San Francisco, CA
- 07/13/1996 The Q Cafe - Palo Alto, CA
- 07/18/1996 The Double Diamond - Aspen, CO
- 07/23/1996 The Forest Queen - Crested Butte, CO
- 07/27/1996 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
- 08/11/1996 Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival - Alta, WY
- 08/23/1996 Rico Theatre - Rico, CO
- 08/27/1996 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
- 09/01/1996 Club 181 - San Francisco, CA
- 09/05/1996 Good Times - Eugene, OR
- 09/07/1996 River City Saloon - Hood River, OR
- 09/08/1996 The Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
- 09/19/1996 Fly Me to the Moon Saloon - Telluride, CO
- 09/26/1996 Black Diamond Company Picnic - Salt Lake City, UT
- 10/03/1996 The Zephyr - Salt Lake City, UT
- 10/22/1996 8x10 Club - Baltimore, MD
- 10/23/1996 The Brewery (East) - Raleigh, NC
- 10/25/1996 Friar Tuck's - Norfolk, VA
- 10/31/1996 Jack Straw's - Charlotte, NC
- 11/16/1996 ZBT Fraternity House, Tulane University - New Orleans, LA
- 11/22/1996 The Mercury - Austin, TX
- 12/31/1996 The Art Factory at Lawson Hill - Telluride, CO
- 01/03/1997 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
- 01/10/1997 Humpty's Sports Bar and Stage - Tahoe City, CA
- 01/16/1997 Mt. Tabor Theatre and Pub - Portland, OR
- 01/23/1997 Wild Duck Brewery - Eugene, OR
- 01/26/1997 Pasha's - Bend, OR
- 01/29/1997 The Swiss - Tacoma, WA
- 02/01/1997 The Green Lantern - Walla Walla, WA
- 02/05/1997 The Cat's Paw - Bozeman, MT
- 02/10/1997 The Trap Bar and Grill - Alta, WY
- 02/15/1997 The Trap Bar and Grill - Alta, WY
- 02/16/1997 The Trap Bar and Grill - Alta, WY
- 02/17/1997 The Mangy Moose - Teton Village, WY
- 02/20/1997 The Zephyr Club - Salt Lake City, UT
- 02/21/1997 Western State College - Gunnison, CO
- 02/26/1997 Garton's - Vail, CO
- 03/11/1997 Stubb's BBQ - Austin, TX
- 03/14/1997 Mercury Lounge - Austin, TX
- 03/20/1997 Sheridan Opera House - Telluride, CO
- 03/27/1997 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
- 03/28/1997 Humpty's Sports Bar and Stage - Tahoe City, CA
- 04/02/1997 The Venetian Theatre - Albany, OR
- 04/04/1997 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
- 04/08/1997 Jay's Upstairs - Missoula, MT
- 04/10/1997 First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
- 04/12/1997 Otis' - Chicago, IL
- 04/20/1997 The Funnel - Baltimore, MD
- 04/30/1997 Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC
- 05/03/1997 Minipark, U of Alabama - Birmingham, AL
- 05/12/1997 The Covered Dish - Gainesville, FL
- 05/19/1997 Santa Fe Music Hall - Santa Fe, NM
- 05/22/1997 Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA
- 05/25/1997 Sammet's House (Shady Grove) - Ben Lomond, CA
- 06/20/1997 Quonset Hut - Telluride, CO
- 06/28/1997 Salty Gebhardt Amphitheatre, Truckee Reg. Park - Truckee, CA
- 07/18/1997 OK Hotel Ballroom - Seattle, WA
- 07/20/1997 World Hemp Expo Extravaganja - Harrisburg, OR
- 07/27/1997 KPIG Fat Fry, City Park - Aptos, CA
- 08/01/1997 Downtown Merchant's Concert Series - Steamboat Springs, CO
- 08/05/1997 Turquoise Lake - Leadville, CO
- 08/09/1997 Mainstage, Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival - Alta, WY
- 08/10/1997 Black Diamond Equipment Co. Picnic - Salt Lake City, UT
- 08/15/1997 Bearmouth Boogie - Missoula, MT
- 08/29/1997 Mainstage, High Sierra Music Festival - Bear Valley, CA
- 09/06/1997 The Hoodoo Bash - Lyons, CO
- 09/09/1997 Sheridan Opera House - Telluride, CO
- 09/13/1997 Howlin' Wolf Rock and Blues Festival - Aspen, CO
- 09/20/1997 Mishiwaka Inn - Poudre River Canyon, CO
- 09/25/1997 The Zephyr Club - Salt Lake City, UT
- 10/01/1997 Monsoon's - Flagstaff, AZ
- 10/08/1997 The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
- 10/13/1997 Lynagh's - Lexington, KY
- 10/15/1997 The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- 10/22/1997 Ironhorse Music Hall - Northampton, MA
- 10/25/1997 The Wetlands - New York, NY
- 10/31/1997 Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
- 11/03/1997 Be Here Now - Asheville, NC
- 11/12/1997 Gallette's - Tuscaloosa, AL
- 11/14/1997 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
- 11/19/1997 Proud Larry's - Oxford, MS
- 12/05/1997 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
- 12/13/1997 The Top Hat - Missoula, MT
- 12/26/1997 King Kat Theatre - Seattle, WA
- 02/13/1998 Sheraton Ballroom - Steamboat Springs, CO
- 02/23/1998 Diamond Circle Theatre - Durango, CO
- 03/04/1998 Prochnow Auditorium - Flagstaff, AZ
- 03/07/1998 The Troubador - Los Angeles, CA
- 03/13/1998 Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
- 03/19/1998 The Showbox - Seattle, WA
- 03/24/1998 University of Idaho - Moscow, ID
- 03/27/1998 Snow King Center - Jackson, WY
- 04/04/1998 Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
- 04/08/1998 St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
- 04/11/1998 The Barn, Hobart & William Smith College - Geneva, NY
- 04/16/1998 Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
- 04/21/1998 The Bayou - Washington, DC
- 04/25/1998 The Maple Leaf - New Orleans, LA
- 05/07/1998 Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC
- 05/13/1998 Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
- 06/09/1998 The Muse - Nantucket, MA
- 07/13/1998 Copper Dragon - Carbondale, IL
- 07/17/1998 The Brewery - Louisville, KY
- 09/09/1998 Cajun House - Scottsdale, AZ
- 09/24/1998 Smiley Theatre - Durango, CO
- 10/03/1998 Canopy Club - Urbana, IL
- 10/08/1998 Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
- 10/18/1998 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
- 10/28/1998 Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC
- 11/05/1998 4th Quarter - Auburn, AL
- 11/13/1998 Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
- 11/21/1998 Liberty Lunch - Austin, TX
- 11/28/1998 Gothic Hall - Crested Butte, CO
- 12/30/1998 Palookaville - Santa Cruz, CA
- 01/28/1999 Paramount Theatre - Santa Fe, NM
- 02/05/1999 House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
- 02/13/1999 Ten Mile High Room - Breckenridge, CO
- 02/19/1999 Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO
- 02/27/1999 Walk Music Hall - Teton Village, WY
- 03/10/1999 The Showbox - Seattle, WA
- 03/16/1999 Arcata Theatre - Arcata, CA
- 03/19/1999 Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
- 04/02/1999 American Theatre - St. Louis, MO
- 04/10/1999 Smith Opera House - Geneva, NY
- 04/15/1999 Somerville Theatre - Boston, MA
- 04/20/1999 Trax - Charlottesville, VA
- 04/23/1999 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
- 05/01/1999 Tipitina's Uptown - New Orleans, LA
- 05/08/1999 Stubb's BBQ - Austin, TX
- 08/05/1999 Nautica Stage - Cleveland, OH
- 08/28/1999 Waterloo Village - Stanhope, NJ
- 10/02/1999 Riverside Amphitheatre - Tuscaloosa, AL
- 10/06/1999 Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
- 10/09/1999 Denison University - Granville, OH
- 10/14/1999 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
- 10/21/1999 The Ritz - Raleigh, NC
- 10/30/1999 Colgate University - Hamilton, NY
- 11/26/1999 Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
- 12/31/1999 Oregon Convention Center - Portland, OR
- 01/27/2000 Wool Warehouse - Albuquerque, NM
- 02/06/2000 Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
- 02/12/2000 Snow King Center - Jackson, WY
- 04/11/2000 Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN
- 05/02/2000 Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
- 06/21/2000 Navy Pier - Chicago, IL
- 07/02/2000 Telluride Town Park - Telluride, CO
- 07/19/2000 Mt. Shasta Ski Park - Mt. Shasta, CA
- 07/28/2000 Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
- 11/16/2000 Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
- 12/30/2000 SCI Fidelity Room, Oregon Convention Center - Portland, OR
- 08/11/2001 Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR
- 11/03/2001 Washington & Lee Univ. Student Activities Pavilion - Lexington, VA
- 10/09/2003 Palace Theatre - Albany, NY
- 04/01/2004 Glasgow, UK
- 07/23/2004 The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
- 11/24/2006 Fabulous Fox - Atlanta, GA
- 08/10/2007 Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
- 07/20/2016 Big Sky Brewing Co. - Missoula, MT
- 03/04/2017 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
- 03/15/2017 Park City Live - Park City, UT
- 11/27/2021 Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO
- 03/01/2023 The Belly Up - Aspen, CO
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