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Listen to Circles Around the Sun’s Show at the Ardmore – 1/22/2023 AUD

Circles Around the Sun is on the road this winter and is currently working their way through the East Coast. This past weekend they were in Brooklyn and then headed south to the Ardmore Music Hall outside of Philly.

CATS opened with “Language” with a sit in from Mikaela Davis on the harp.

Setlist
Language*
break
Scarlotta’s Magnolias
Third Sunrise Over Gliese 667
Outer Boroughs
Landline Memories
One For Chuck
Money’s No Option
Away Team
encore: Babyman

Thanks to nico11104 for the great recording.

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Listen to Scott Metzger Play with Circles Around the Sun in Fort Collins – 12/29/2019 AUD

Circles Around the Sun lost their guitarist and rock in Neal Casal earlier in 2019, but have continued touring deep into December. CATS had some dates in the fall with Eric Krasno and this past New Year’s run was with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead guitarist Scott Metzger.

Neal Casal’s Jam on “Gilbert’s Groove” from LOCKN’ 2019 – his last performance with CATS

The three night run stopped at three different venues in Colorado including Ft. Collins, Englewood and Crested Butte. While new the music, Metzger gelled nicely with the band.

In addition to the older jams like “On My Mind,” and “Gilbert’s Groove,” CATS also played “Babyman”—a track off the upcoming Circles Around the Sun LP to be released in March.

With shows on the calendar throughout April, the future for CATS seems bright despite the tragedy of Neal’s passing.

01 On My Mind
02 Gilbert’s Groove
03 When I was At Peace
04 Halicarnassus
05 Scarlotta’s Magnolias
06 Rogue Lemon
07 Babyman
08 [encore break]
09 One For Chuck

Lineup:
Scott Metzger – guitar
Adam MacDougall – keyboards
Dan Horne – bass
Mark Levy – drums
Jeff Franca – percussion

Thanks to Perry Phillips and Neil M for the recording.

Photo credit: Pescophotography

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Listen to Circles Around the Sun Jam on New Material in Berkeley – 11/21/2018 Full Show AUD

Circles Around the Sun, the side project that grew out of the Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well shows a few years ago, has recently released a new album. Let It Wander was released in August and Circles Around the sun is on the road in support of it.

The quartet lead by Chris Robinson Brotherhood guitarist Neil Casal played at the Cornerstone in Berkeley the night before Thanksgiving. Among the tunes that they wrote for the Fare Thee Well set breaks, CATS also jammed on some of the new tunes they released this year including “On My Mind,” “Immovable Object, “Ticket to Helix,” “Halicarnassus” and “One For Chuck.” Fun fact—”One For Chuck” actually has a guest appearance on the album from Public Enemy’s Chuck D.

Setlist
01 Ginger Says
02 On My Mind
03 Immovable Object
04 Scarlotta’s Magnolias
05 One For Chuck
06 Ticket to Helix > Saturday’s Children
07 Encore Break
08 Halicarnassus

Guitar: Neil Casal
Keys: Adam McDougall
Drums: Mark Levy
Bass: Dan Horne

Thanks to ycoop for the recording!

Photo credit: sanfranciscodrew

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Listen to Circles Around The Sun Groove the Troubadour in Hollywood, CA – 1/5/2018 Full Show AUD

Circles Around the Sun, the Neal Casal project that was born from the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary Fare Thee Well shows, has played their first show of 2018. The quartet hit The Troubadour in Hollywood, California for last Friday.

The band sounded fantastic, especially for playing their last show nearly 6 months ago!

Intro Jam
Ginger Says
Scarlotta’s Magnolias
Saturday’s Children
Kasey’s Bones
Hallucinate a Solution
Gilbert’s Groove

Encore:
Farewell Franklins

Thanks to Dman for the recording and to Neil M for sharing it!

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Listen to the Groovin’ Circles Around The Sun Show at The Hamilton – 11/22/2016 Full Show AUD

If you were lucky enough to attend the Fare Thee Well Dead shows in summer of 2015, you were treated to the first listen of specially commissioned music from Neal Casal with a band named Circles Around the Sun during the set breaks. The instrumental grooves are rooted in the Grateful Dead, but are fully their own.

Circles Around the Sun made their debut performance at LOCKN’ this summer to rave reviews. Neal and the crew are back for a three-gig tour that included this show in D.C., the Brooklyn Bowl and the final show tonight in Stroudsburg, PA.

The recording here is of the band’s second ever performance. By the sound of the jams it sounds like these guys have been touring all year. The songs are extended and the jams are sublime. Neal Casal is on fire. I could (and will be listening) to this recording all day.

Thanks to Alex Leary for the great recording and Neil M for upping it to YouTube.

Set One
Scarlotta’s Magnolias
Saturday’s Children
Gilbert’s Groove

Set Two
Farewell Franklin’s
Space Wheel

Neal Casal – guitar
Adam MacDougall – keys
Mark Levy – drums
Dan Horne – bass

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