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Watch Oteil Burbridge and Friends Jam on “Dark Star” in Seattle

Oteil Burbridge and a group of his friends were out on the road this summer. Earlier this month, Oteil had a west coast run of gigs including one at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA.

Oteil is supported by a first rate lineup that includes Melvin Seals on keys, Steve Kimock and Eric Krasno on guitar, and John Kimock on drums. During the sets, Oteil and Friends treated Seattle to a variety of Dead and Allman Brothers Band covers including a sublime version of “Dark Star.”

Thanks to Darren Camp for the great footage. Check out his channel for more footage from the show.

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Watch Dead and Company Kick Off Wrigley Field Run – 6/24/2022 Video

Dead and Company’s summer 2022 tour has been going strong, until this evening. Their show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center was canceled at the last minute due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The band refunded ticket holders and treated everyone to an encore stream of their first show at Wrigley this summer.

Rest assured, Dead & Co is on track to finish out their tour as planned. Until the next show, sit back and enjoy this great show from Chicago!

Set 1:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Eyes of the World
Bertha
Next Time You See Me
Dark Star (Preceded by a Wharf Rat jam)
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Hey Jude
Althea

Set 2:
Throwing Stones
Brown-Eyed Women
Estimated Prophet
Sing Me Back Home
Truckin’
Drums
Space
All Blues (Dead and Co debut)
Cumberland Blues
Stella Blue
Not Fade Away

Thanks to nugsnet for the stream!

Take a Deep Dive into Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star” with Dr. Graeme Boone

On the heels of the start of Season 5 of the “Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast,” Grateful Dead Productions have premiered one of the more interesting Dead lectures courtesy of Dr. Graeme Boone of Ohio State University.

The professor of musicology shares a multi-dimensional exploration of one the Dead’s most historic and mysterious songs, “Dark Star.” Dr. Boone shares a brief history of the classic Dead tune and then dives into it’s musical intricacies before sharing a choice “Dark Star” from early in the Dead’s 1972 European tour. While I’m not one for anyone chatting with me during an epic “Dark Star,” Dr. Boone provides a fresh perspective on one of my favorite Dead tunes from an academic angle.

Thanks to the Grateful Dead for the awesome production.

 

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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!

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Watch Billy String Cover “Dark Star” at the Fox Theater in Oakland

Billy Strings reopened the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA last week. The theater had been closed since the start of the pandemic and now is reopen with a stacked line-up of music, comedy and more this fall.

Halfway through the second set, Billy dazzled fans with a terrific cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star.”

Thanks to Mr. TopDogger for the footage!

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