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Listen to Bob Weir’s Full Christmas Pre-Jam Set at the Orange Peel in Asheville

Before there was the Christmas Jam, there was a full-night of music at the Orange Peel dubbed the Christmas Pre-jam. The Orange Peel is just a few blocks away from the Asheville Civic Center, but a world apart in terms of vibe. The smaller, more traditional concert club, is a perfect warm-up venue for the marathon Christmas Jam.

The acts at the Christmas Pre-jam where pretty similar to the actual Xmas Jam this year, including a great set from Mr. Bob Weir. Bobby’s lineup included Tom Hamilton on guitar, Holly Bowling on keys, Don Was on bass and Duane Trucks on drums.

The setlist was pretty similar to the ones from this fall. Bob opened up with a few acoustic tunes, including “Only a River” off his new album. The entire band then finished the set with a Dylan cover, another Bobby tune off Blue Mountain and three Dead tunes. For the last song of the set, Warren Haynes came out to sing and play guitar on “Touch of Grey.”

Here is the full setlist:

When I Paint My Masterpiece *
Only A River *
Loose Lucy *
A Hard Rains A Gonna Fall
Ghost Towns
Friend Of The Devil
Tennessee Jed
Touch Of Grey [a]

Bob Weir and Friends Lineup
Bob Weir, Guitar
Tom Hamilton, Guitar
Don Was, Bass
Duane Trucks, Drums
Holly Bowling, Keys

* Bob Acoustic, solo
a – Warren Haynes, Guitar, Vocals

Thanks to nolamule for the great recording!

Photo credit: reverbavl

Instant Classic: Watch Bob Weir Sit-in with JRAD and Cover Dylan for an Acoustic Mini Set in Oakland

Many people point to Bob Weir and his sit-in (and many others) with Phish as “passing the baton” in the jam band world. I believe to some degree, he and Phil have passed the baton to Phish, but also to so many others. Bobby has said in interviews that the music of the Grateful Dead is timeless and will be played for generations to come. In his paternal instinct to teach and groom the next bearers of the Dead, Bob (and Phil) have also made an extraordinary effort to recruit and nurture young talent.

Bobby made his way across the bay a couple of nights ago to fulfill that paternal instinct and to make some great music with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. Reprising their acoustic set’s that they did at the Brooklyn Bowl, JRAD came out for a mini 5 song set in between their two electric sets. After “It Must Have Been the Roses,” the band welcomed their hero Bob Weir for the rest of the set.

Bob took the helm and shined on old Bobby standards like “When I Paint My Masterpiece” and “Black Throated Wind.”

Thanks to Ted Silverman for the excellent front row footage of the historic sit-in! Check out his channel for more tunes from the electric sets.

Watch Bob Weir’s Acoustic Set at Amoeba Music with Blue Mountain Debuts

Bob Weir played an impromptu acoustic set at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, CA last week in support of his new album Blue Mountain.

The set was short but oh so sweet. Despite a few technical glitches at the beginning, Bobby’s vocals, guitar playing and spirit shined through beautifully. Halfway through the 7 song set, Bobby welcomed Josh Kaufman who produced Bob’s new album and is a member of The National to the stage for a few tunes.

Bobby being the consummate performer and ready for whatever when on stage, debuted “Only a River” without rehearsal with Josh. In addition to some new tunes off of Blue Mountain, Bobby performed “When I Paint My Masterpiece” and Peggy-O among other staples.

As Weir prepares for his tour this month, this performance shows he is in tip-top shape!

Thanks to Live Nation for live-streaming the show and GratefulLSD for the capture!

Setlist:
Intro 0:01
Walkin’ Blues 0:45
When I Paint My Masterpiece 7:35
Blue Mountain 14:40
Only a River* 20:20
Lay My Lily Down* 27:20
Peggy-O (traditional)* 33:30
Ki-Yi Bossie* 40:15

* = w/ Josh Jaufman (The National/Producer of Bob’s album, “Blue Mountain”)

First Listen: Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Live at the Keystone – 10/11/1973 Soundboard

Dozens of new Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead soundboards have been popping up on eTree this week that have never circulated. It’s one thing for a soundboard recording to have never circulated, but it’s another thing for any recording of a show to have never been circulated.

This particular show was at the Keystone in Berkeley, CA. Jerry and Merl released a live album from the Keystone pulled from two shows earlier in the summer of 1973.

Jerry and Merl are on fire, the entire show. It’s a beautiful sounding recording that you will want to listen to again and again.

Here is the setlist:

Set I
Someday Baby
Honey Chile
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Mystery Train
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Set II
I Second That Emotion
One Kind Favor
Sunshine Of My Life*
The Harder They Come

* Sunshine of My Life is a Stevie Wonder tune that Jerry and Merl only covered once.

Here is the lineup for the evening of 10/11/1973:

Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders – keyboards, vocals
John Kahn – bass
Bill Vitt – drums

Listen to Dead and Company’s Show at The Gorge – 7/23/2016 HD Audio Capture

Dead and Company continued their west coast assault at arguably the most beautiful venue in the U.S. – The Gorge in Gorge, WA. Dead & Co treated fans to an equally beautiful night of Dead.

The highlights of the night include a smoking Brown Eyed Women, Cumberland Blues and the Oteil special – Eyes of the World.

It’s sad to think that we only have a week left of Dead and Company before the tour ends 😥

Thanks to Quinfolk for the amazing stream!

Here is the setlist thanks to Reddit.

SET ONE
Touch Of Grey -> Hell In A Bucket
Dire Wolf
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Cassidy
Brown Eyed Women
Ramble On Rose
Next Time You See Me
One More Saturday Night

SET TWO
Eyes Of The World -> New Speedway Boogie -> Cumberland Blues
Shakedown Street -> Uncle John’s Band
Drums -> Space – Uncle John’s Band (reprise) -> Playing In The Band (tease) -> who even really knows anymore -> Uncle John’s Band (reprise) (again)
Wharf Rat
Casey Jones

ENCORE
Knockin On Heaven’s Door


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