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Ratdog Tour Kick-Off

{ October 17, 2009 @ 6:19 pm } · { Audio, Ratdog }
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Bob Weir and his scrappy Ratdog clan kicked of a short Northeast tour last night at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA. The tour consists of a Friday/Saturday 2 night stand at the Tower, Monday and Tuesday at the Grand Ballroom in NYC, and a 3-night run next weekend at the newly renovated Beacon Theater in NYC.

Happy B-Day Bobby!

Last night was a special night for the band as it was Bobby’s 62nd birhtday. The song selection was classic Bobby – Help/Slip opener, 3 Dylan tunes, Ripple closer, and a nice Blackbrid, Masters of War, Masterpiece acoustic mini-set. Hopefully the band will really bring it this tour, look for a first hand review of next Saturday’s tour closer at the Beacon.

Weir, Lane, and Sylvester

10/16/2009 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA

Set 1: Jam > Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Maggie’s Farm > Baby Blue > Youngblood, Crazy Fingers > Take Me to the River > Brown-Eyed Women > Eyes of the World

Set 2: Happy Birthday*, Blackbird@4, Masters of War@, When I Paint My Masterpiece@5 > She Says > Liberty > Stuff > Death Don’t Have No Mercy, Two Djinn > Franklin’s Tower

Encore: Ripple

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Ain’t Nuthin’ New

{ October 7, 2009 @ 9:12 pm } · { Audio, Grateful Dead, Phish }
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While Phish has been pumping out the tricks, mysteries, and secrets like it’s their job as of late, they aren’t the first to adopt this cosmic humor.
Back up 20 years, the Grateful Dead make a historic return to none other than Hampton Coliseum – The Mothership (and yes, hippies were calling it that long before Phish debuted there) – by booking a secret 2 night run under the name “Formerly The Warlocks”. The Dead had been banned from the historic arena years earlier due to the unruly parking lot/line scene. The circumstances surrounding these shows is historic in and of itself and the band really brought it both nights with top-notch playing and many long-shelved songs being reborn. This is a piece of Dead lore’ not to be missed…

The Warlocks, 1965

Formerly the Warlocks
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
October 8th and 9th, 1989

10/8/89
Set 1:
Foolish Heart
Walkin’ Blues
Candyman
Me and My Uncle
Big River
Stagger Lee
Queen Jane Approximately
Bird Song
The Promised Land

Set 2:
Help on the Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklin’s Tower
Victim or the Crime >
Eyes of the World >
Drums >
Space >
I Need a Miracle >
The Wheel >
Gimme Some Lovin’ >
Morning Dew

Encore:
And We Bid You Good Night

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10/9/89
Set 1:
Feel Like a Stranger
Built to Last
Little Red Rooster
Ramble on Rose
We Can Run
Jack-A-Roe
Stuck in Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Row Jimmy
The Music Never Stopped

Set 2:
Playing in the Band >
Uncle John’s Band >
Playing in the Band Reprise >
Dark Star >
Drums >
Space >
Death Don’t Have No Mercy >
Dear Mr. Fantasy >
Hey Jude Reprise >
Throwing Stones >
Good Lovin’

Encore:
Attics of My Life

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Weekend Nuggets

{ October 3, 2009 @ 8:22 pm } · { Audio, Furthur, Gov't Mule, Phish, Phish Fall Tour 09, Rumors }
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Enjoy a few heady weekend nuggets, courtesy of yours truly, Welcome to Now blog:

1. Furthur SBD

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Furthur has begun circulating the sought-after Soundboard recordings from their recent debut run at the Fox in Oakland. Yesterday, they released the SBD for the first night – 9/18/09. It sounds phenomenal and is a real treat, check it out here:

Stream on Archive.org
Download Torrent – etree.org
Download (Matrix) – etree.org

2. Confirmation of Phish Fall Tour!

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While many like to say that no tour is confirmed til’ it’s on the dot-com, I’m gonna go ahead and say we have official CONFIRMATION of Phish’s upcoming fall tour! An Albany bar is advertising a post-Phish show after party with The Heayy Pets on Nov. 27th and Raisinhead on the 28th. This coupled with tons of independent sources independently confirming many of the dates below is confirmation enough for me, it’s on! Local hotels in Albany are almost sold out so grab a room fast while they last. The rumored dates are as follows:

Fall Tour 2009
11/20/09 – US Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
11/21/09 – US Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
11/24/09 – Wachovia Center – Philadelphia, PA
11/25/09 – Wachovia Center – Philadelphia, PA
11/27/09 – Times Union Center – Albany, NY
11/28/09 – Times Union Center – Albany, NY
12/2/09 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
12/3/09 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
12/4/09 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
12/5/09 – John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA

New Years Run 2009
12/28/09 – American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL
12/29/09 – American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL
12/30/09 – American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL
12/31/09 – American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL

Additional possible dates include a Nov. 18th stop in the Motor City, and a Conan appearance and possible gig at the Hollywood Bowl before Festival 8 takes place. Look for an announcement on the 16th of October…

3. Mule tour close-out at the Warfield w/ Special Guests

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Gov’t Mule pulled out all the stops for the final show of their late summer/early fall tour that took place last weekend at The Warfield Theater in San Francisco. Warren and the boys brought out Jackie Greene, Grace Potter, and Jose Neto and rocked out on all the Mule classics and run throughs of the following set of choice covers: One of These Days (Floyd), Wish You Were Here (Floyd), Loser (GD), Morning Dew (GD), Empty Pages (Traffic), Wild Horses (Stones), Southern Man (Neil Young), and a smoking Mule > Who do you Love (Bo Diddley) > Whole Lotta Love (Zep) sandwich. Wow is just about all you can say to that. Give it a listen and check out some great pics from Jambase below:

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Jambase Coverage/Pictures

Time Turns Acoustic

{ September 25, 2009 @ 10:43 am } · { Audio, Festivals, Grateful Dead, Phish, Rumors }
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In a surprise move yesterday, Phish announced a special ‘crack of Noon’ acoustic set to take place at high noon on day 3 of Festival 8. The band also released the official schedule for their Halloween weekend jamboree as part of the announcement. In other Festival 8 news, Trey gave two radio interviews this week to discuss the upcoming festival and the Phish reunion at large. For the most part, these interviews seems to be marketing tactics for the Festival which has been rumored to be struggling with below-desired ticket sales. As a result, these interviews are mostly fluff (not the good kind), though one interesting tidbit was revealed: the band had chosen a musical costume and learned half of it when Page vetoed the selection sending the band back to the drawing board. Some sources are reporting the shelved selection was none other than the Grateful Dead’s ‘Workingman’s Dead’…

Speaking of the Dead, let’s not forget the critical role the band played in defining many of the now ingrained traditions of the jam world – from LSD soaked audiences to following fanbases to tie-dyes to the rarely played ‘acoustic set’. Let’s look back in time 29 years ago to the day to one of those special evenings where the Dead treated their fans to a special acoustic set (followed of course by a raging electric set for set 2) on their home turf at the Warfield in San Fran. Stream the crispy SBD here or download an audience recording here.

The Dead acoustic in 1980

The Grateful Dead
9/25/80
The Warfield Theater
San Francisco, CA

Set 1 (Acoustic): Bird Song, I’ve Been All Around This World, Dark Hollow, Rosalie McFall, Monkey & The Engineer, It Must Have Been The Roses, Jack A Roe, Ain’t No Lie-> Ripple

Set 2 (Electric): Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend Of The Devil, Mama Tried-> Mexicali Blues, Loser, Little Red Rooster, Althea, Jack Straw, Deal China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Samson & Delilah, Ship of Fools, Playin’ In The Band-> Drums-> Wharf Rat-> Around & Around-> Good Lovin’

Encore: U.S. Blues

Furthur Night 3, 9/20/09

{ September 21, 2009 @ 8:17 am } · { Audio, Furthur, Grateful Dead }
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Well, as soon as they came, they’re gone. What a weekend blowout it was though with Furthur at the Fox, they really proved that the Dead’s music is alive and well, still able to take on new forms and flavors. All we can do now is hope for some more dates to be announced. John K. posted via the DSOForums website that ‘more dates are in the works, but likely nothing on the east coast until at least 2010’. It’s also yet to be seen if Dark Star Orchestra or Furthur will be playing NYE this year. So far, DSO has announced shows for Dec 28th and 29th only, both in Virginia. Look for New Year’s announcments in the coming weeks. Until next time – furthur on up the road.

Furthur - 9/18/09

Furthur
9/20/09
The Fox Theater
Oakland, CA

Set 1
Samson and Delilah
Casey Jones
Mississippi 1/2 Step
Sugaree
Pride of Cucamonga>
Throwin’ Stones>
Passenger

Set 2
Viola Lee Blues (v1-2)>
Cumberland Blues>
Viola Lee Blues (v3)
King Solomon’s Marbles
Cassidy>
Space>
Dark Star>
Welcome to the Dance (new Phil song)>
Dark Star >
Uncle John’s Band
Sugar Magnolia >
Sunshine Daydream

Encore
Cosmic Charlie

Download – Torrent

Download – MP3s (part 1)

Download – MP3s (part 2)

A little bit FURTHUR, just a little bit more
A little bit FURTHUR than we’ve gone before!

Furthur Night 2 at the Fox

{ September 19, 2009 @ 10:54 pm } · { Audio, Furthur, Grateful Dead }
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Furthur
9/19/09
The Fox Theater
Oakland, CA

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Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin’ >
Estimated Prophet
Friend of the Devil
Feel Like a Stranger
Brown Eyed Women
Hell In a Bucket

Set 2
Shakedown Street >
New Speedway Boogie >
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Playing In The Band >
Eyes of the World >
Unbroken Chain
Help on the Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklin’s Tower

Encore
One More Saturday Night

Download – Torrent

MP3 Download – Part 1

MP3 Download – Part 2

‘Stranger’ Jam:

Friend of the Devil:

And some shots from 9/18/09:

Phil - 9/18/09

Bobby - 9/18/09

John K. - 9/18/09

Furthur Debut

{ September 18, 2009 @ 11:03 pm } · { Audio, Furthur, Grateful Dead }
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Phil and Bobby’s new project ‘Furthur’ debuts tonight with their first of 3 nights at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Everyone’s eager to see how this new take on the Dead will go and if this band can really gel. Here’s to hoping and here’s to the goin’ Furthur!

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The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA

Furthur
9/18/09
The Fox Theater
Oakland, CA

Set 1
Jam >
The Other One >
The Wheel
Jack Straw
The Music Never Stopped
Bird Song >
Born Cross Eyed >
Let It Grow

Set 2
Lost Sailor >
Saint of Circumstance
Althea
Scarlet Begonias >
Fire on the Mountain
St. Stephen >
The Eleven >
Foxy Lady Jam >
Terrapin Station >
Not Fade Away

Encore:
Touch of Grey

Torrent Download

Download – MP3s (part 1)

Download – MP3s (part 2)

Furthur Official Poster

Watch all of the first set on YouTube!:

Two short second set vids:

Brief, but listen to the cheers when John K. steps up to the mic:

Spread It Round

{ September 17, 2009 @ 8:30 pm } · { Audio, Grateful Dead, Phish }
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In the interest of free love and music, check out these two phan-made compilations that you’re sure to love. First, we have ‘Phish Destorys America’, a compilation chronicling the highest of high points from the band’s 1997 fall tour – widely regarded as one of the band’s best. Fall 1997 found the band moving out of their mid-nineties creative peek into their most exploratory late nineties ‘cow funk’ period, all the while building towards their massive career-crescendo millennium show. The disc is aptly name, the band is just killing it and overflowing with funky-throw-down-dance-party energy in these takes, check it out.

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Second, we have a fantastic compilation of the Grateful Dead’s ‘Best 31 Jam Segments’ of all time. This wealth of fun is put together by a group of deadheads who call themselves the GratefulDeadProjects, check out all their other great work here. There’s too much good stuff to even get into in these compilations. This is just classic, top-notch, pure Dead, as good as it gets.

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Download – Phish Destroys America Discs 1 and 2
Download – Phish Destroys America Discs 3 and 4
Download – Phish Destroys America Discs 5 and 6

Dowloads/Setlists – Grateful Dead’s Best 31 Jam Segments

Beaming With Bisco

{ September 15, 2009 @ 9:07 pm } · { Audio, Disco Biscuits, Show Reviews }
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The Disco Biscuits brought the house down this past Saturday night with a special 3-set show at Starland Ballroom, featuring a raging 3rd set from alter-ego cover band Tractorbeam. Having attended the show, let me say that it is clear the band is determined – to play more shows, longer, with more new material, more new arrangments, and, of course, more fan-favorites new and old. Such was the case on Saturday as the band broke out 2 new tracks from the forthcoming Planet Anthem (one of which, ‘Konkrete’, can be downloaded for free here) along side old-school fan favorites like ‘Stone’, ‘Devil’s Waltz’, and Tractorbeam’d ‘Mr. Don’. All in all, a very tight show with only a few slow moments, give it a whirl and rage with Bisco on their upcoming tour.

The Disco Biscuits
9/12/09
Starland Ballroom
Sayreville, NJ