Watch Phil Lesh, Karl Denson and Robert Randolph’s Wild “Shakedown Street” Opener at the Cap

Phil Lesh is back on the East Coast for a pair of shows at the Capitol Theatre, marking his first shows at the historic venue since his 77th birthday bash. Phil has a pretty formidable group of friends with him for this weekend run. Last night’s show included Karl Denson, Robert Randolph, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jackie Greene, Jason Crosby, Ross James, Tony Leone and Alex Koford. Wow.

With the added brass firepower on stage, the Grateful Dead tunes Phil and Friends played took on a different personality. “Shakedown Street” is usually a good time, but with Karl Denson, Robert Randolph and the Preservation Hall Band on the stage, the Cap was treated to a one of a kind Shakedown.

Nugs.tv streamed “Shakedown Street” from the first set and shared pro-footage of the “Help on the Way > Slipknot!” from the second set.

Phil and Friends also busted out some The Band covers throughout the night including “Ophelia” and “The Weight” encore.

The Weight

Ophelia

Thanks to Stephen Hurtes and Chuck Siegel for the footage!

Listen to Warren Haynes, Taj Mahal, Garth Hudson, Dr. John and More Cover 26 Blues & Rock Classics with The Last Waltz 40 – 4/13/2017 Full Show AUD

Due to some scheduling conflicts, a few of The Last Waltz 40 shows have been canceled, but luckily the last three are still on! Last week, Warren Haynes and friends pulled into L.A. to play at another Orpheum theater (their show on the 9th was at the Orpheum in Chicago.)

This show in L.A. featured the full The Last Waltz 40 cast plus a slew of friends. Special guests that joined Warren and the band included Dr. John, Cyril Neville, Taj Mahal, Dave Malone and the ultimate special guest, original The Band member Garth Hudson.

The Orpheum was treated to a whopping 26 rock and blues classics over two sets—the show clocks in at nearly three hours! In addition to music by The Band, The Last Waltz 40 band covers legendary tunes from Bob Dylan, CSNY, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and more.

Set 1
Up on Cripple Creek(The Band cover)
Stage Fright(The Band cover)
Georgia on My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael cover)
Caravan(Van Morrison cover)
It Makes No Difference(The Band cover)
Such a Night(Dr. John cover) (with Dr. John)
Down South in New Orleans(The Band cover) (with Dr. John)
Who Do You Love?(Bo Diddley cover) (with Cyril Neville)
Rag Mama Rag(The Band cover)
The Shape I’m In(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
King Harvest (Has Surely Come)(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)

Set 2:
Ophelia(The Band cover)
Life Is a Carnival(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down(Eric Von Schmidt cover) (with Taj Mahal)
Helpless(Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)
This Wheel’s on Fire(The Band cover)
Mystery Train(Little Junior’s Blue Flames cover) (with Dave Malone)
Mannish Boy(Muddy Waters cover)
Kind Hearted Woman Blues(Robert Johnson cover)
Further On up the Road(Bobby “Blue” Bland cover)
Forever Young(Bob Dylan cover) (with Taj Mahal)
The Weight(The Band cover) (with Garth Hudson)
I Shall Be Released(Bob Dylan cover)

Encore:
The Genetic Method(The Band cover) (with Garth Hudson)
Chest Fever(The Band cover) (with Garth Hudson)

Thanks to datpat for the phenomenal recording!

Front Row: Watch Garth Hudson Join Warren Haynes and Company for a Remarkable “Piano Solo > The Weight” in Chicago

Warren Haynes’ headlining The Last Waltz 40 Tour is in the middle of it’s second leg this spring. The tour pays homage to the final concert of The Band by bringing together an outstanding group of musicians to play the greatest hits of The Band. The Last Waltz 40 Tour website reports that the last three dates of the tour have been canceled due to scheduling conflicts, but still may be made up at a later date. The Chicago concert this past Sunday may be the last show of the tour.

The musicians that have joined Warren Haynes on the tour include Dr. John, Jamey Johnson, Don Was, Terence Higgins, Danny Louis, An All-Star Horn Section Led By Mark Mullins Featuring The Original Horn Arrangements Of Allen Toussaint, Cyril Neville, Dave Malone, And Bob Margolin. The most notable guest of all has been original The Band member Garth Hudson on the keys.

This footage from the side of the stage captures the 79 year old Garth Hudson’s beautiful keyboard solo into The Band’s classic “The Weight.” The aging keyboardist, hunched over his piano doesn’t have the appearance of a rock star, but his fingers are more capable than musicians half his age. Garth’s deft and melodic solo transitions beautifully into “The Weight.” It’s so great to see Garth still playing these iconic rock songs after so many years.

Thanks to Nunu Zomot for the awesome front row footage.

Listen to Warren Haynes, Garth Hudson and The Last Waltz 40 Band’s Tour Finale in Oxon Hill, MD – 2/4/2017 Full Show AUD

Warren Haynes’ tribute to The Last Waltz came and went all too fast. The brief, but incredible run of shows reminded us of what an amazing body of music The Band shared with us.

The Last Waltz 40 Tour included a gig with Joan Osborne and most notably, original The Band member Garth Hudson on the keyboards.

For the tour finale in Oxon Hill, Garth Hudson joined the band one more time. While the setlist didn’t change much from night to night, during the nights when Garth sat in there was one remarkable break from the regular show—Garth’s organ intro to “Chest Fever.”

Thanks to Tom Libera, we have excellent footage of Garth, 79 years young, jamming on the organ as if he was 50 years younger.

Set 1:
Theme From the Last Waltz
Up on Cripple Creek
The Shape I’m In
Stage Fright
Georgia on My Mind
Life Is a Carnival
It Makes No Difference
Down South in New Orleans
Who Do You Love?
This Wheel’s on Fire
King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Set 2:
Ophelia
Caravan
Helpless
Mystery Train
Rag Mama Rag
Mannish Boy
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
Farther Up the Road
Such a Night
Forever Young
The Weight
I Shall Be Released

Encore:
The Genetic Method
Chest Fever
Don’t Do It

The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Band:
Warren Haynes – Guitar, Vocals
Don Was – Bass
Jamey Johnson – GUitar, Vocals
John Medeski – Keys
Michael McDonald – Keys, Vocals
Terrence Higgins – Drums

Guests:
Ivan Neville – Keys, Vocals
Cyril Neville – Percussion, Vocals
Bob Margolin – Guitar, Vocals
Garth Hudson – Keys

Thanks to opsopcopolis for the recording.

Photo credit: joshbrickgraphics

Watch Original The Band Member Garth Hudson and Warren Haynes Perform “I Shall Be Released” & More in Albany

Iconic rockers, The Band, played their last show 40 years ago and it was a star-studded event. Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Neil Young and Eric Clapton were just a few of the many musicians that performed at the The Last Waltz, 40 years ago.

Warren Haynes, along with a cast of musicians including Michael McDonald, Jamey Johnson, John Medeski, Don Was, Terence Higgins, Bob Margolin, Dave Malone, Mark Mullins and Ivan Neville have embarked on a tour entitled The Last Waltz 40. As the original Last Waltz did, Warren and company and have started to pick up some friends along the way. Last week, Joan Osborne joined the tour for a few songs, including an incredible “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

Last night at the Palace Theater in Albany, another guest joined the tour—original The Band member, Garth Hudson. Garth may be 79 years old, but he can still play the keys with the best of them. While most of the footage shows Garth hunched behind the organ, he does glance over at the other musicians and shoot them a huge smile. You get the sense that not only are Warren and the mother musicians honored to play with Garth, but Hudson feels extremely honored to be celebrating the music that he created nearly half a century ago.

Thanks to our 2016 taper of the year, Sean Roche for grabbing a ton of footage from the historic guest appearance including the above “I Shall Be Released.” Sean’s footage gives you the most authentic experience of being at the show with bobbing heads and all 😉

Garth Hudson Organ Solo and Chest Fever