Neil Young w/ Poncho and The M.G.’s - Fox Theater, Redwood City, California, May 10, 2002

Neil Young w/ Poncho and The M.G.’s - Fox Theater, Redwood City, California, May 10, 2002Since the latest episode of All One Song dealt with the early 2000s, this week’s bootleg bonus is drawn from that era. Poncho and the M.G.’s! Is this Neil’s shortest-lived band? Maybe! They only played four shows in the wake of Are You Passionate?’s release in early 2002. Of course, it’s not like this was a totally new group — Neil and the M.G.’s go back to 1992 and Poncho goes back to the mid-70s. And earlier in ‘02, Booker T, Duck Dunn and drummer Steve Potts had served as the backing band for a lengthy CSNY tour. These were no spring chickens when it came to the Shakeyverse. But still, the Passionate-heavy setlists make these gigs fairly unique. So here’s the warmup hometown show in Redwood City at one of those old theaters Neil loves so much. (Instead of touring, Neil should just buy one of these theaters and do long residencies, right? Everyone wins!) A great audience tape with two long sets.…