Joining their jam band brethren, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead has starting releasing weekly streams to tide us over until live music fills concert venues once again. JRAD released their their first of two shows during Jazzfest 2018.
On May 4th, JRAD set up shop at Mardi Gras World Ballroom for some late-night Jazzfest awesomeness. The set included a ton of teases from Phish to the Allman Brothers Band to Dylan and beyond.
In addition to spreading some much needed good vibes, JRAD is also raising some much needed funds for a local NOLA food bank and their road crew: “New Orleans and Jazzfest has always been a special place for us. With that in mind, please donate to help provide food and emergency supplies to Second Harvest Food Bank: Feeding South Louisiana at 2nu.gs/NOhunger” You can also donate to benefit JRAD’s road crew here: 2nu.gs/JRADCrew
Set One (9:30PM – 10:33PM):
01. Jam ->
02. Man Smart, Woman Smarter @ >
03. Help On The Way ->
04. Slipknot! # ->
05. Scarlet Begonias $ ->
06. Jam % ->
07. I Know You Rider >
08. I Need A Miracle
Set Two (11:01PM – 12:44AM):
01. Marco Solo – >
02. Yazoo Street Scandal ^ ->
03. Jam & ->
04. Tennessee Jed * >
05. Playing In The Band + ->
06. Jam + @@ ->
07. The Eleven + ->
08. Feel Like A Stranger + ##
09. Morning Dew $$
Encore:
10. Bertha
@ – With an Iko Iko Tease/Jam (SM)
# – With elements of “Foam” (Phish) and Terrapin Station & an “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed“ (The Allman Brothers) Jam
$ – With multiple Terrapin Station Teases (SM, then MB, then TH)
% – With a Terrapin Station Tease (Band)
^ – Bob Dylan & The Band Cover, 2nd Time Played by Almost Dead, MB on Vox
& – With a “Good Lovin’” (The Rascals) Tease
* – With a “Revelry” (Traditional) Tease (SM) & another Marco Solo
+ – With Katie Jacoby (KJ) on Violin
@@ – With a “Swingtown” (Steve Miller Band) Tease (KJ), and a “Come Together” (The Beatles) Tease (KJ)
## – With a “Here Comes the Hotstepper” (Ini Kamoze) Tease (KJ)
$$ – With a “Baba O’Riley” (The Who) Tease (MB)
Thanks to Live for Live Music and JRAD for the stream!
H/T:
Jam Deets

Featuring: Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Katie Jacoby
Venue: Mardi Gras World Ballroom
Songs: Bertha, Feel Like a Stranger, Help on the Way, I Know You Rider, I Need a Miracle, Man Smart Woman Smarter, Morning Dew, Playin' In The Band, Scarlet Begonias, Slipknot!, Tennessee Jed, The Eleven, Yazoo Street Scandal
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