2021 AUD

Grand and grateful pianist, Holly Bowling had one of the most adventurous pandemic projects where she crossed the country and performed Dead and Phish tunes in the far reaches of the US. Holly recently announced a new project with collaborator Tom Hamilton titled Lacuna.

Before Tom and Holly hit the road for a few gigs in support of their new album, Holly played a gig at the Midtown Ballroom in Bend, OR.

Setlist
01 – China Cat Sunflower >
02 – I Know You Rider >
03 – Stash*# >
04 – St. Stephen*^ >
05 – I Know You Rider > Stash

*brief return to China Cat theme

#St. Stephen tease, awesome St. Stephen/Stash mashup

^Stash teases

Thanks to Carbohydrates for the recording!

Listen to Phil Lesh and The Q’s Finale at the Capitol Theater – 10/13/2021 AUD

Phil Lesh returned last night to the Cap with his first group of Friends for the final show in the first of three 3-show runs. Phil’s crew for the first run of shows is better known as The Q which includes John Molo, Rob Barraco, Jimmy Herring and Warren Haynes.

This show was my first time back at the Cap since the pandemic shut down live music last year. Phil and The Q came out swinging with a strong first set “Help on the Way > Slipknot!” Phil pocketed “Franklin’s Tower” for later in the second set and Warren lead the band in a raging cover of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.”

The second set was pretty much all fire from the opening “Scar > Fire” to the set ending “Franklin’s Tower.” The Q reprised “Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys” from earlier in the run and sneaked in a cover of “I Am the Walrus”—the second Beatles tune of the evening. The standout from the set was Warren leading the band in a jaw-dropping rendition of “Stella Blue.”

1st Set
01 Celebration
02 Not Fade Away
03 China-Cat Sunflower >
04 New Potato Caboose
05 Help On The Way >
06 Slipknot! >
07 Lucy In The Sky

2nd Set
01 Scarlet Begonias >
02 Fire On The Mountain >
03 Scarlet Begonias Reprise
04 Unbroken Chain
01 Dark Star >
02 So What >
03 Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys >
04 Dark Star >
05 I Am The Walrus >
06 Wharf Rat
07 Stella Blue
08 Slipknot! >
09 Franklin’s Tower

Encore:
10 Phil Donor Rap
11 Patchwork Quilt
12 Band Introductions/Outro

Thanks to Z-Man for the recording and Phil Lesh and The Q for an awesome show!

Photo credit: me!

Listen to Phil Lesh and Friends Kick Off Explosive Run in Colorado – 9/16/2021 AUD

Phil Lesh and Friends headed to Colorado for a run of shows earlier this month. Next month, Phil and a roving cast of friends will be playing at the Capitol Theater over three weekends.

For the first night of the run, Phil and Friends landed in Dillon Colorado at the Dillon Amphitheater. Phil’s line-up included Grahame Lesh, Stu Allen, Holly Bowling, and John Molo. The band sounded extremely tight for the opener and exploded with a huge “China > Rider” sandwich set out of the gate.

Set 1:

01 Intro

02 China Cat Sunflower

03 The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)

04 Dupree’s Diamond Blues

05 Bird Song

06 Loser

07 Casey Jones

08 I Know You Rider

Set 2:

01 Intro 2

02 Shakedown Street

03 Cumberland Blues

04 Viola Lee Blues

05 Estimated Prophet

06 Dancing in the Street

07 Feel Like a Stranger

08 Sugar Magnolia

09 Scarlet Begonias

10 Sunshine Daydream

11 Crowd

Encore:

12 Donor Rap

13 Crowd

14 Brokedown Palace

15 Band Introduction

Thanks to Coloartist for the recording.

Listen to Dead and Company Close Out Summer Tour at Wrigley Field – 9/18/2021 AUD

Dead and Company’s 2021 Summer tour came to an end with a two night run at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Bobby and the boys aren’t calling it quits quite yet for the year—Dead and Co will be back in October for a fall leg of the tour.

Mayer took the lead on his favorite Dead tune and an unusual opener—”Althea.” Dead and Co delivered a great closing show including a monster second set that included “China Cat > Rider,” “Estimated > Eyes” and “Help > Slip > Frank” and more. The tour ended just as it started, with “Touch of Grey”—the perfect anthem for the times.

Set One:

01 Althea

02 Uncle John’s Band >

03 He’s Gone

04 Brown Eyed Women

05 Little Red Rooster

06 Jack Straw

07 One More Saturday Night

Set Two:

08 China Cat Sunflower >

09 I Know You Rider

10 Estimated Prophet >

11 Eyes of the World >

12 Drums >

13 Space >

14 Milestones >

15 The Days Between

16 Help on the Way >

17 Slipknot! >

18 Franklin’s Tower

Encore:

19 Brokedown Palace

20 Touch of Grey

Thanks to cabinetmusic for the recording.

Photo credit: Dead and Company

Listen to Dead and Company’s Hartford Show – 9/5/2021 AUD

Dead and Company summer tour continued last night at the bus rolled into Hartford, CT. Bobby and the gang still have 7 more gigs left in the summer leg of their tour before heading south and west for the fall leg.

Dead and Co treated Hartford to some great Dead jams including an opening “Shakedown Street,” “Franklin’s Tower,” and the elusive “St. Stephen > William Tell Bridge > The Eleven.”

Setlist

01) Shakedown Street

02) Samson and Delilah

03) He’s Gone

04) Big Railroad Blues

05) Lost Sailor

06) Saint of Circumstance

07) Franklin’s Tower

Set II

08) China Cat Sunflower >

09) I Know You Rider >

10) St. Stephen >

11) William Tell Bridge >

12) The Eleven >

13) Drums >

14) Space >

15) All Along The Watchtower >

16) Wharfrat >

17) Playing In The Band Reprise

18) Werewolves In London

Thanks to JT/NY for the recording.

Listen to Holly Bowling’s Set in Bend, OR – 11/17/2021 AUD

Listen to Phil Lesh and The Q’s Finale at the Capitol Theater – 10/13/2021 AUD

Listen to Phil Lesh and Friends Kick Off Explosive Run in Colorado – 9/16/2021 AUD

Listen to Dead and Company Close Out Summer Tour at Wrigley Field – 9/18/2021 AUD

Listen to Dead and Company’s Hartford Show – 9/5/2021 AUD

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