2018 Full Show AUD

While all eyes were on Dead and Company’s Playing in the Sand Mexico excursion last weekend, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead was ripping through the midwest. A four-day string of gigs kicked off in Nashville, headed to St. Louis, went north to Chicago and ended in Madison, Wisconsin.

There were plenty of highlights at the Madison show, but the epic 32-minute “Terrapin Station Suite” into an 16-minute “Morning Dew” took the cake. The two songs could have accounted for a set on their own and had little to no filler. Hamilton’s soaring guitar solo at the end puts an exclamation on the stellar Dew.

Set One (8:38PM – 9:56PM)
Althea
Gonesville ->
Cumberland Blues @
Row Jimmy ->
St. Stephen Jam ->
Jack Straw
Tennessee Jed

Set Two (10:26PM – 12:14AM?)
Let It Grow ->
Crazy Fingers ->
Estimated Prophet ->
Lady With A Fan # ->
Terrapin Station ->
Terrapin ->
Terrapin Transit ->
At a Siding ->
Terrapin Flyer ->
Refrain >
Morning Dew

ENC:
Drums ->
Samson & Delilah

@ – With Dark Star Teases (MB)
# – With Playing in the Band Teases (TH)

Thanks to Picklemic for the great recording!

Photo credit: allsunshine710

UPDATE: Watch John Mayer Sit-In with JRAD for “Althea,” “New Minglewood Blues,” & More at Brooklyn Bowl – 10/13/2017 Full Show AUD

Update: Thanks to Peter Costello & Eric McRoberts for the SBD/AUD UltraMix recording – it sounds amazing!

JRAD powered on from an amazing performance last night at the Brooklyn Bowl for their fifth show of a six-show run. Joe Russo and the gang had another card up their sleeve to bring the fire again-John Mayer.

Mayer is making these Brooklyn Bowl sit-ins with JRAD a habit. Last year, Mayer sat in during JRAD’s fall run in Brooklyn as well.

The Dead and Company guitarist is in between his solo gigs and the November Dead and Co tour. With just a few weeks before the Dead and Co MSG dates, Johnny Lightning is getting refocused on playing the Dead and what better way to do it than with JRAD?

Mayer’s sit-in started at the end of the first set with one of his signature “Althea” jams and continued into the beginning of the second set with a massive “Jam > Here Comes Sunshine” and a dirty “New Minglewood Blues.” Mayer makes one of the most exciting bands in the land somehow a little more exciting to watch.

After retreating backstage, Mayer came out for the encore which started with the extraordinary Marco Benevento soloing and segued into “Such a Night > Franklin’s Tower.”

Set One (9:36PM – 11:03PM):
01. Jam @ ->
02. Greatest Story Ever Told # >
03. Candyman
04. Feel Like A Stranger $
05. Loser % ->
06. Crazy Fingers
07. Cosmic Charlie (SM/JR) ^ ->
08. Jam ->
09. Althea &

Set Two (11:36PM – 1:24AM):
01. Jam * ->
02. Here Comes Sunshine + ->
03. New Minglewood Blues @@
04. Golden Road To Unlimited Devotion >
05. Jam ## ->
06. Lazy Lightning $$ ->
07. China Doll %% (TH) ->
08. Marco Solo ->
09. There is a Mountain ^^ ->
10. I Know You Rider
Encore:
11. Marco Solo ->
12. Such A Night & ->
13. Franklin’s Tower &

@ – With The Wheel Teases (Band)
# – With an Unknown Tease (MB) and The Wheel Teases (TH)
$ – With a “Chameleon” (Herbie Hancock) Tease (either SM or TH)
% – With a “Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica) Tease (TH)
^ – First Time Played by Almost Dead
& – With John Mayer on Guitar
* – With “Serpentine Fire (Earth, Wind & Fire) Teases & China Cat Teases (Band). With John Mayer on Guitar
+ – With a Marco Solo that included a Cosmic Charlie Tease. With John Mayer on Guitar
@@ – With a West LA Fadeaway Tease (MB). With John Mayer on Guitar
## – With teases / jams of Uncle John’s, “Jolene” (American Babies), Ruben & Cerise, Playin in the Band & The Wheel if not more
$$ – Not played by Almost Dead since 2016.02.14 at Higher Ground, Winooski, VT, a gap of 57 shows
%% – First Time Played by Almost Dead, with teases of “No Quarter” (Led Zeppelin), “Run Like Hell” (Pink Floyd) & Morning Dew
^^ – Donovan cover, very short, just the chorus

Alteha

Jam > Here Comes Sunshine

New Minglewood Blues

Franklin’s Tower

Thanks to JRAD for the official stream, TimeZonerTV and monihampton for all the great footage!

Photo credit: jdcohenphoto

Listen to Holly Bowling and Tom Hamilton’s Enchanting “Eyes > Slip > Eyes > Crazy Fingers” – 10/18/2017 Full Show AUD

Tom Hamilton and Holly Bowling teamed up for a double bill at the Ardmore Music Hall on Wednesday. Hamilton opened with a short set before Holly launched into her signature Grateful Dead and Phish grand piano arrangements.

While Holly has sat in with Phil and Friends among other bands before, it’s rare for anyone to join her during a Holly Bowling set. After Holly sat-in with Tom during his set, Hamilton repaid the favor and joined Bowling on the acoustic guitar for a sprawling, gorgeous “Eyes of the World > Slipknot! > Eyes of the World > Crazy Fingers.” The jam ended the first set and was beautiful.

In the second set, Holly reprised a debut she had made a few weeks back—”Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails. While NIN doesn’t seem to fit in with the rest of her cannon, “Hurt” is a heartbreaking beautiful song that was covered by Johnny Cash as well.

Set 1
China Cat Sunflower >
Swept Away >
Steep
Fast Enough for You
Proxima B
Eyes of the World > #
Slipknot! > #
Eyes of the World > #
Crazy Fingers # *

Set 2
Althea > **
A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > **
Dark Star >
Hurt (NIN)
Roggae
St. Stephen >
I Know You Rider /
/ Rider (Cont.)

Encore:
Encore Break
Tela

Thanks to Rich Stoler for the awesome recording.

Photo credit: 215alexb

Front Row: Watch Keller Williams & the Infamous Stringdusters’ Charismatic Grateful Dead Covers at Strawberry Music Festival

The fall edition of the Strawberry Music Festival happened last weekend in Tuolumne, CA. The Strawberry Festival turned 35 this year and the fall festival marked it’s 66th show.

One of the highlights of the Strawberry Music Festival lineup this year was Keller William’s Grateful Grass set. The Saturday evening set featured The Infamous Stringdusters with special guest John Skehan from Railroad Earth.

The roots and bluegrass power on stage for the Grateful Grass set was definitely something special. Keller has created a niche within the Grateful Dead universe with his unique character and sound. The addition of the Infamous Stringdusters and John Skehan brought the tribute to a whole other level.

Among the Grateful Dead songs they covered were “Jack Straw,” “Mr. Charlie” and “Crazy Fingers.”

Mr. Charlie

Crazy Fingers

Thanks to Ted Silverman for the great HD footage!

Listen to Joe Russo’s Almost Dead’s Capitol Theatre Finale – 7/22/2017 Full Show SBD

For Taper’s Tuesday, Peter Costello and Eric McRoberts released an ultra-mix of a soundboard and two audience recordings from JRAD’s second of a two-show run at the Cap on July 22. The first show was a doozy.

The second show opened with a happy birthday to the JRAD keyboardist, Marco Benevento. Benvento celebrated the 40 year milestone in style with one of the hottest bands on the circuit today.

Some of the highlights from the first set include the bluesy jam in “Cumberland Jam” and a bust out of “I Need a Miracle,” which JRAD hadn’t played since March of 2016. JRAD also debuted a Benevento Russo Duo original, “Play, Pause, Stop” in the first set.

The second set included a monster Marco Benevento keyboard solo on “Cassidy” and a slew of teases and jams. See if you can spot the “Sweet Home Alabama” bust out in “Werewolves Of London” encore.

Jonesin’ for another JRAD show? Joe and his Almost Dead will be kicking off the festivities at the Peach Festival tonight!

Set One (8:57PM – 10:07PM):
01. Happy Birthday to Marco (Crowd)
02. King Solomon’s Marbles ->
03. Cumberland Blues @@ ->
04. I Need A Miracle ## ->
05. Crazy Fingers ->
06. St Stephen ->
07. Play, Pause, Stop @
08. Happy Birthday to Marco # (Crowd)

Set Two (10:35PM – ):
01. Silvio $$ ->
02. Scarlet Begonias ->
03. Cassidy $ ->
04. Jam % ->
05. Fire On The Mountain ^ ->
06. Lost Sailor ->
07. Saint Of Circumstance & ->
08. Bertha *
Encore:
09. Werewolves Of London +

@@ – Included a lengthy Blues Jam
@ – Benevento Russo Duo Original, First Time Played by Almost Dead – Complete song, not a jam. With Ruben & Cerise & Terrapin Station Teases (MB)
## – Not played since 2016.03.25, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY a gap of 45 shows, with a short Half Step Jam at the end
# – Katie Benevento brought out MB’s Birthday Cake
$$ – Not played since 2016-10-06 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 33 shows.
$ – Unfinished
% – With “Mountain Jam” (Allman Brothers Band/Donovan) Teases (TH)
^ – With Throwing Stones Teases (TH)
& – With a Marco Solo that could become its own track
* – With an unknown tease/jam (MB)
+ – With “Sweet Home Alabama” Teases (MB), Not played since 2016-10-06 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 33 shows.

Badass photo credit: jdcohenphoto

Listen to JRAD’s Monster 50-Minute “Terrapin Station > Morning Dew” in Madison – 2/18/2018 Full Show AUD

UPDATE: Watch John Mayer Sit-In with JRAD for “Althea,” “New Minglewood Blues,” & More at Brooklyn Bowl – 10/13/2017 Full Show AUD

Listen to Holly Bowling and Tom Hamilton’s Enchanting “Eyes > Slip > Eyes > Crazy Fingers” – 10/18/2017 Full Show AUD

Front Row: Watch Keller Williams & the Infamous Stringdusters’ Charismatic Grateful Dead Covers at Strawberry Music Festival

Listen to Joe Russo’s Almost Dead’s Capitol Theatre Finale – 7/22/2017 Full Show SBD

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