2016 Full Show SBD

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead along with a crew of other jam bands stormed the Dominican Republic last December for the weekend-resort festival Dominican Holidaze. Umphrey’s McGee, STS9 and The Disco Biscuits may have been the headliners, but JRAD kept the party going, well past midnight.

This show technically was a late night show scheduled for the 4th, but JRAD didn’t start their first set until 12:01 AM. And they kept the party going with two sets and an encore that stretched past 3:00 AM! What could be better than a “Shakedown Street” at 3:00 AM on the beach in Punta Cana?

This is an incredible setlist with tons of teases and treats tucked in between. Included in the recording is the public soundcheck that JRAD did earlier in the day around 1:30.

If you aren’t familiar with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, their lineup is Joe Russo on drums and vocals, Tom Hamilton on guitar and vocals, Scott Metzger on guitar and vocals, Marco Benevento on keyboards and vocals and Dave Dreiwitz on bass.

After falling in love with Voodoo Dead, this fantastic recording from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead pops up and we can fall in love all over again with JRAD. It’s 2017 and we have JRAD, Voodoo Dead, DSO, Phil and Friends, Dead and Company and so many more Dead acts—gonna be a grate year for Deadheads!

Public Soundcheck (1:35PM ish – 2:00PM ish?):
01. Night Train %% ->
02. Vampire Blues (JR) ->
03. King Solomon’s Marbles ->
04. Jam ->
05. New Speedway Boogie @ (TH) ->
06. The Music Never Stopped @ (SM)
07. Uncle John’s Band (All)

Set One (12:01AM – 1:11AM):
01. intro/crowd
02. Scarlet Begonias # (TH) ->
03. Cassidy $ (SM) ->
04. Fire on the Mountain % (TH) ->
05. St. Stephen (All) ->
06. Alligator ^ (SM) ->
07. St. Stephen Reprise (All) ->
08. The Eleven (TH & JR) ->
09. Deal (TH) ->
10. Scarlet Begonias Reprise &

Set Two (1:32AM – 3:10AM):
01. Dancing In The Streets *(SM) ->
02. Eyes Of The World (TH) ->
03. Throwing Stones (SM) ->
04. Cumberland Blues + (All) ->
05. Throwing Stones Reprise (SM) ->
06. Ramble On Rose (TH)
07. Truckin (SM) ->
08. Born Cross Eyed Jam
Encore:
09. Shakedown Street ** (TH)

%% – Jimmy Forrest cover. Song fades in, first time played by Almost Dead
@ – Both unfinished. NSB was just 2 verses & MNS lacked the jam at the end
# – With Cassidy Teases (TH)
$ – With Rubin & Cherise Teases (MB)
% – With Rubin & Cherise Teases and Cassidy Teases (TH & band)
^ – Unfinished
& – First Time Played by Almost Dead
* – With an unknown tease (MB)
+ – With a “Duo Jam”
** – With “Serpentine Fire” (Earth Wind & Fire) teases (MB & TH)

Thanks to Peter Costello for the excellent recording.

Photo credit: Dave Vann

Listen to Phil Lesh and Friends Ring in the New Year at the Hawai’i Theatre – 12/31/2016 Full Show AUD

While Phish, Gov’t Mule, Holly Bowling and others were winding down their celebration on the East Coast, Phil and Friends were just getting the party started in Hawaii. Lesh opted to test out a new scene for his New Years Eve run to close out 2016 and played a pair of shows in paradise. The first show on December 29th was played on Maui and then Phil and Friends island hopped to O’ahu to celebrate New Years in Honoulu at the Hawai’i Theatre.

Phil’s lineup included some of Terrapin Crossroad’s usual suspects: Grahame Lesh on guitar & vocals, Ross James guitar & vocals, Scott Law guitar & vocals, Alex Koford on drums & vocals and Jason Crosby on keyboards & vocals. Phil and Friends treated Hawaiian Deadheads to a marathon three hour show that spread out over three sets.

For those curious, Setlist.fm lists these shows as Phil and Friends’ first appearance in Hawaii. The Dead only played Hawaii five times during their long strange trip.

Set 1
Shakedown Street
The Music Never Stopped
Ramble On Rose
Box Of Rain
Wharf Rat
Box Of Rain
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Set 2
Althea
Estimated Prophet
Eyes Of The World
The Wheel
Terrapin Station
I Know You Rider

Set 3
2017
Balloon Popping
Sugar Magnolia
Scarlet Begonias
Fire On The Mountain
St. Stephen
The Eleven
St. Stephen
Not Fade Away
Band Introduced

The Band*:
Phil Lesh – Bass & Vocals
Grahame Lesh – Guitar & Vocals
Ross James – Guitar & Vocals
Scott Law – Guitar & Vocals
Alex Koford – Drums & Vocals
Jason Crosby – Keyboards & Vocals

*The Terrapin Family Band & Special Guests: Scott Law & Jason Crosby

Thanks to Jay H. Taylor aka Taper Jay for the recording.

Photo credit: carlnhawaii

Listen to Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Show at the Cap with Guests, Debuts and More Surprises – 12/30/2016 Full Show SBD

While Phish, Gov’t Mule, Holly Bowling, and countless other guests were getting busy in NYC in the days leading up to the New Year, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead played a pair of shows in Brooklyn and then retreated to the Capitol Theater for a two-night run in Port Chester, NY.

JRAD started with a pair of old-school Dead classics, “King Bee” and “The Eleven” before launching into a full-fledged Grateful Dead 3-hour marathon. The two-sets started at 8:45 and ended well past midnight. Tedeschi Trucks Band vocalist, Alecia Chakour sat in with JRAD for the evening.

Some of the surprises of the evening included Joe Russo and Marco Benevento reprising their ‘Duo’ reunion performance from the week before with “Becky” in the middle of Uncle John’s Band and the debut of Wilco’s “Hoo Doo Voo Doo.”

Set 1 (8:45PM – 10:12PM):
01. King Bee Jam + ->
02. The Eleven @ (All) >
03. BIODTL # (SM) >
04. Feel Like A Stranger (SM)
05. Cumberland Blues $ (All)
06. The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion) (AC) ->
07. Estimated Prophet (SM) ->
08. Space ->
09. Bird Song Jam + ->
10. Day Tripper % (TH) ->
11. Bird Song ^ (TH) ->
12. King Solomon’s Marbles & ->
13. Bird Song Reprise + (TH)

Set 2 (10:49PM – 12:??AM):
01. Til The Morning Comes + (All + AC) ->
02. Passenger + (SM & AC) ->
03. Viola Lee Blues * (All) ->
04. Jam ->
05. Uncle John’s Band (All) ->
06. Becky @@ ->
07. Uncle John’s Band Reprise (All) ->
08. Viola Lee Blues Reprise (All) ->
09. Hoo Doo Voo Doo ++ (SM) ->
10. Lovelight * (AC) ->
11. Shakedown Street ## (TH) >
12. Throwing Stones $$ (SM)
Encore:
13. The Weight (All + AC)

AC is Alecia Chakour (Tedeschi Trucks Band) on Vocals
+ – First Time Played by Almost Dead
@ – With at Throwin’ Stones Tease (TH)
# – 30 Beat BIODTL for Dec 30th
$ – With Feel Like A Stranger & Hoedown (Aaron Copeland) Teases (MB) & a Lovelight Jam (Band)
% – First Time Played by Almost Dead, Beatles Cover, Unfinished, 2 verses were sung
^ – With a Day Tripper (The Beatles) Tease (MB)
& – Unfinished
* – With Cochemea Gastelum (Dap Kings) on Bari Sax
@@ – Benevento Russo Duo Cover, not played since 2015-10-03, a gap of 46 shows. Basically only Joe & Marco played on this song.
++ – Wilco/Billy Bragg/Woody Guthrie Cover, First Time Played by Almost Dead.
## – With a MB Piano Solo, an On The Road Again Tease (Band), a “That’s All” (Phil Collins) Tease – I think, it might be something else (Band) & an unknown jam (Band) that I may be able to figure out.
$$ – With an Unknown Tease (TH)

Joe Russo – Drums, Vocals
Tom Hamilton – Guitar, Vocals
Scott Metzger – Guitar, Vocals
Marco Benevento – Keyboards, Vocals
Dave Dreiwitz – Bass

Thanks to Peter Costello & Eric McRoberts for the awesome SBD recording of the sold out show!

Photo credit: xxjdcohenxx

Listen to Dead and Company’s Second Night at Citi Field in NYC – 6/26/2016 Soundboard Quality

After a monster night one, Dead and Company took to the stage at Citi Field to complete their first run of the tour. Donna returned to play more tunes on stage with the band, as she did the night before.

As the tour goes on, Mayer is seemingly gaining confidence and superpowers. I have been re-listening to the shows from this run and rediscovered the absolutely insane Viola Lee Blues from Bristow. Night two at Citi Field showed John experimenting with different teases throughout the night whether it was Coltrane or Hendrix. We are witnessing John Mayer at the absolute top of his game.

Night two had a couple of tour debuts like The Eleven Jam and Samson and Delilah.

Here is the setlist for night two thanks to Reddit:

Set 1:
St. Stephen > The Eleven Jam > St. Stephen
The Music Never Stopped
Bertha
Black Throated Wind
Peggy-o
Box of Rain
Goin Down the Road Feeling Bad

Set 2:
Jam > Truckin > He’s Gone > Help on the Way > Slipknot > Franklin’s Tower > Drums > Space > Days Between > China Cat Sunflower > I know You Rider

Encore:
Samson and Delilah

Listen to JRAD’s After Midnight Sets at Dominican Holidaze – 12/4/2016 Full Show SBD

Listen to Phil Lesh and Friends Ring in the New Year at the Hawai’i Theatre – 12/31/2016 Full Show AUD

Listen to Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Show at the Cap with Guests, Debuts and More Surprises – 12/30/2016 Full Show SBD

Listen to Dead and Company’s Second Night at Citi Field in NYC – 6/26/2016 Soundboard Quality

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