While three of the “core four” are currently on a national tour, Phil Lesh is content playing on the coasts with a rotating cast of friends. Sometimes he recreates a show from the Grateful Dead archive song-for-song and other nights he plays a straight show. Other nights he puts together much more experimental setlists.

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Phil and Friends played a “Darkness” show and an “Ascending Into the Light” show the following night. Here is what Terrapin Crossroads had to say about the show:

On July 5th & 6th, 2016 Terrapin Crossroads will host two nights of Phil Lesh and Friends shows that will be designed to take you on a musical journey, exploring the realms of darkness & light. Tuesday (7/5) will focus on the darker side of things, and Wednesday (7/6) will take us into the light.

The “Darkness” show’s lineup featured Cass McCombs, Jackie Greene, Neal Casal, Adam MacDougall, & Mark Levy.

Here is the setlist from 7/5/2016:

Jam>
Dark Star>
Eclipse>
Mountains of the Moon>
Bad Moon Rising>
Paint It Black>
Comfortably Numb
I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain>
Hurricane
Black Peter
Darkness
China Doll
Terrapin Station
Black Muddy River
Who Knows Where The Time Goes

The show had an encore sing-a-long at the fire pit in the Terrapin Backyard which is not included in the recording.

Box of Rain
I Shall Be Released
Bird Song
Uncle John’s Band

Thanks to Quinfolk for the recording!