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Watch Highlights from Dead and Company in Philadelphia – 11/16/2017 Full Show AUD

Dead and Company marched down the eastern seaboard to Philadelphia for their third gig of the tour and second city. Last Tuesday’s epic show at MSG proved to not be a fluke as they brought the fire once again to Philly.

The first set was a warm-up to the second set as it was in NYC, but still a great set none the less. Tune’s like “West LA Fadeaway” set the vibe for the first set.

Dead and Co didn’t waste anytime busting out the treats in the second set with a monster Dark Star to kick off the set. Johnny Lightning and company picked up the tempo with “Truckin’ > Smokestack Lightning” spilled into a fierce “Deal.” Like “Sugaree” and “Franklin’s Tower,” “Deal” is one of Dead tunes that Mayer has made his own.

The second set ended with a “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad” sing-along before Dead and Company came out for an emotional “Black Muddy River.” One Redditor described it as more of a benediction than an encore.

Next up for Dead and Company is a pair of shows at the TD Garden in Boston. This tour is just getting started, folks!

Dancing in the Streets

Deal

Dark Star

Let It Grow

Truckin’

West LA Fadeaway

Row Jimmy

Set One:
01 Tuning
02 Dancing In The Streets >
03 Ramble On Rose
04 Row Jimmy
05 Friend Of The Devil
06 Minglewood Blues >
07 West L.A. Fadeaway >
08 Let It Grow

Set Two:
01 Dark Star >
02 Truckin’ >
03 Smokestack Lightning >
04 Deal >
05 Eyes Of The World >
06 Drums >
07 Space>
08 Dear Prudence >
09 Uncle John’s Band >
10 Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad

Encore:
11 Black Muddy River

Thanks to Toby Gow, Tom F, crg144 and super vince for the footage.

Thanks to the incomparable Keith Litzenberger for the recording!

Instant Classic: Watch JRAD Bust Out Radiohead’s “The Bends” at Brooklyn Bowl – 10/12/2017 Full Show AUD

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead continued their RADtober run at the Brooklyn Bowl last night, kicking off the second half of the six October dates they are scheduled to play in BK. The show also happened to land on JRAD guitarist Scott Metzger’s 40th birthday. Metzger proved that the older you get, the hotter the jams are.

Among the many treats JRAD brought to the Brooklyn Bowl last night, was the most unexpected bust out of a Radiohead cover. “The Bends” off the album with the same name from Radiohead, was the bands second album and released in 1995. JRAD debuted the cover back in October of 2015 and hasn’t played it in the 71 shows since then. The cover came out of the blue from “Help on the Way > Slipknot!” just when everyone was expecting “Franklin’s Tower” or “Shakedown Street.”

The rest of the show was straight fire. From the “Throwing Stones” opener to super raggae infused “Estimated Prophet,” these guys know how to do the Dead.

Set One (8:44PM – 10:09PM)
Throwing Stones @ ->
Jackstraw ->
Duo Jam # ->
Ramble On Rose ->
Weather Report Suite Prelude $ ->
Weather Report Suite Part 1 $ % ->
Black Throated Wind ^ ->
Scarlet Begonias ->
West LA Fadeaway
Happy Birthday to Scott &

Set Two (10:35PM – 12:11AM)
Jam ->
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl * >
Jam ->
Help On The Way ->
Slipknot! ->
The Bends + ->
Estimated Prophet ->
Tennessee Jed @@ ->
Truckin’ ## ->
Born Cross Eyed Jam @@

E: Tell Me Momma $$

@ – Began with 40 Hits for Scott’s 40th Birthday
# – With a Marco Solo
$ – Not played by Almost Dead since 2015-04-22 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, a gap of 100 shows (2nd Time Played)
% – With a “My Sharona” (The Knack) Jam
^ – Unfinished
& – Sung by the Crowd
* – Not played by Almost Dead since 2016-10-06 at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 42 shows (2nd Time Played)
+ – Radiohead cover, not played by Almost Dead since 2015-10-31 at The Ritz, Raleigh, NC a gap of 71 shows (2nd Time Played)
@@ – With Katie Jacoby on Violin
## – With Katie Jacoby on Violin, with teases of New Speedway, Cryptical, Bird Song, China Cat, Easy Wind & The Eleven and probably more
$$ – Bob Dylan Cover, Second Time Played by Almost Dead

Thanks to Lazy Lightning for the great footage of “The Bends.”

Thanks to Nico11104 for the AUD stream.

Photo credit: wallyographypw

Update: Jim James Joins JRAD for Jane’s Addiction’s “Been Caught Stealing,” “Brown Eyed Women” and “Brokedown Palace” at LOCKN’ – 8/25/2017

Update: We have full video of the first JRAD LOCKN’ show thanks to cosmofromkokomo.

LOCKN’ has teamed up with Relix to stream the entire festival for free through their YouTube channel. While free, donations are being accepted for the Heal Charlottesville fund, so don’t be stingy! The stream provided a front row view to so many amazing sets including Marcus King Band, Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band featuring Bob Weir and Gov’t Mule featuring Ann Wilson of Heart. After Bob Weir joined Phil Lesh, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead took the late night slot and blew everyone away (as usual.)

Last year, JRAD’s LOCKN’ sets were among the best sets of the year.

Last night (or rather early this morning), JRAD was joined by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James. James had done a solo set earlier in the day. My Morning Jacket’s show at LOCKN’ last year was arguably the best show of the year, so it was easy to see why the organizers brought James back for this year as well.

Aside from their Grateful Dead repertoire, JRAD has been slowly exploring other musical interests during their live shows including Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. I don’t think anybody was prepared for the late night cure ball collaboration that JRAD through last night. Jim James and JRAD plowed through an energetic version of 90’s Janes Addiction anthem “Been Caught Stealing.” While musically much different than the Dead, Jane’s Addiction classic fit perfectly and provided another highlight of an already epic day of music at LOCKN’.

One Set (12:45AM – 2:58AM)
Shakedown Street # ->
Gonesville ->
Uncle John’s Band $ >
The Other One ->
Little Red Rooster % (NA) >
Terrapin Suite ^ ->
Truckin’ & ->
Cassidy * (SM/NA)
Band Intros
Help On The Way ->
Slipknot! ->
Been Caught Stealing + (JJ) >
Brown Eyed Women (JJ)
E: Brokedown Palace (JJ/NA/TH) @@
@ – Started the morning of 2017-08-26
# – Unfinished
$ – With a “Low Rider” (War) Tease (JR)
% – Willie Dixon Cover first recorded by Howlin’ Wolf, First Time Played by Almost Dead; NA is Nicole Atkins on Lead Vocals
^ – With Other One Teases (Band) & a “Swingtown” (Steve Miller Band) tease (MB)
& – With the Born Cross Eyed Ending
* – With a “Mountain Jam” (Allman Brothers Band) Jam
+ – Janes Addiction Cover, First Time Played by Almost Dead; JJ is Jim James (My Morning Jacket) on Lead Vocals
@@ – Vocalists listed in the order of their verses (Jim took V1, Nicole V2, etc)

Thanks to rdeal1999 for the footage!

Photo credit: fwbpro

Pro-shot: Watch Dead and Company’s Brilliant Cleveland Show – 6/28/2017 Full Show Video

Set 2:

Dead and Company turned the wagon around and headed back west to Chicago for their final two shows of the summer tour. Lucky for Cleveland, Blossom Music Center is just a few miles away from route 80 and a perfect pit stop en route to Wrigley. Lucky for everyone not in Cleveland, Dead and Company and Nugs.tv tossed up a free last minute livestream of the entire show!

There really isn’t more to write about this band other than they have totally gelled and become their own band. Their dedication to their craft and the Grateful Dead cannon is evident in every show they play. Just read what John Mayer posted on Instagram the night before the Cleveland show:

I feel like the very essence of the Grateful Dead is that the perfect show is right around the corner and tonight’s show could be it. That and simply to have a good time.

One aspect of Dead and Company’s shows I’ve neglected to focus on this summer is Jeff Chimenti’s brilliant work on the keyboards. Jeff really is the unsung hero of Dead and Company.

Some of the highlights from the show include Mayer’s tasty licks on Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, the entire amphitheater and lawn rocking out to “Big River,” a Johnny Cash tune that is nearly 60 years old, an especially weird and far our “Drums” and a gorgeous “Black Muddy River” encore.

Set 1:
Hell in a Bucket
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Black-Throated Wind
Row Jimmy
Big River
Cassidy
Big Railroad Blues

Set 2:
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
He’s Gone
Truckin’
Drums
Space
I Need a Miracle
Wharf Rat
Good Lovin’

Encore:
Black Muddy River


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