After a couple of nights off, former Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh & his Friends will once again hit the stage at the Nokia Theater in NYC tonight for night five of the 2nd Annual Philathon. In his continuing efforts to say thanks to his fans, the bassist released another tasty soundboard recording for [...]by Some Dude Leave A Comment
The line-up for Head Count's Election Eve Get Out To Vote party included ?uestlove, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Stanton Moore and other folks from the jamband scene. It was enough to pack NYC's Highline Ballroom, but it was the surprise, unannounced acts that stole the show. At 1 AM the venue started to weed out, but those patient enough for a really late-night encore were able to catch Gratef...
Phil Lesh and Friends' Nokia run is just getting started, by all accounts with one clunker and one smoker, but before we get too caught up in the present, let's roll back to last year. The first NYC Philathon was the time the current band (sans Barry Sless, who is always a welcome addition) really [...]by Dan Alford Leave A Comment
I'll spare you full reviews seeing how often I've sung the praises of this lineup, but with now two Phil & Friends Nokia shows under the ol' belt for the run and a third on deck tonight, here are five off-the-cuff observations: [Photo by Rob Chapman via Phillesh.net]1 . There's a nice little debate kicking around the Phil faithful at the moment asking whether this year's Nokia residency is bett...
From Lovethemusic.com http://www.lovethemusicreviews.com/2008/03/10/langerado-2008-went-saw-returned-the-festival/Langerado 2008 : Went, Saw, Returned // The FestivalIt is the recovering Monday after Langerado, and I’m still in the process of working out the kinks in my muscles and uploading photos. Also, not killing my cat, who is overjoyed to see me and Wade (more me) and keeps cheerleading h...
Stopped in on the latest instantiation of Phil & Friends the other night. It's been a year or more since my last Phil show and this one was, frankly, damn good. Of particular note was the newest (and youngest by far) member, Jackie Green. He is truly a kid but an excellent multi-instrumentalist. And he "gets it" in terms of what Phil's looking for...At one point after he'd traded leads with Lar...
Phil Lesh and Friends, with "Jack & Jorma, The Original Acoustic Hot Tuna" and Willie Nelson & Family at the Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, July 28, 2001.Jack & Jorma: The Original Acoustic Hot Tuna Trouble In MindRe-Enlistment BluesSerpent Of DreamsLiving In The MomentEmbryonic JourneyGood ShepherdSan Francisco Bay Blues99 Year BluesI Am The Light Of This WorldI Know You RiderA Life Well LivedNi...
Phil Lesh and Friends' Nokia run is just getting started, by all accounts with one clunker and one smoker, but before we get too caught up in the present, let's roll back to last year. The first NYC Philathon was the time the current band (sans Barry Sless, who is always a welcome addition) really [...]by Dan Alford Leave A Comment
After a couple of nights off, former Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh & his Friends will once again hit the stage at the Nokia Theater in NYC tonight for night five of the 2nd Annual Philathon. In his continuing efforts to say thanks to his fans, the bassist released another tasty soundboard recording for [...]by Some Dude Leave A Comment
I'll spare you full reviews seeing how often I've sung the praises of this lineup, but with now two Phil & Friends Nokia shows under the ol' belt for the run and a third on deck tonight, here are five off-the-cuff observations: [Photo by Rob Chapman via Phillesh.net]1 . There's a nice little debate kicking around the Phil faithful at the moment asking whether this year's Nokia residency is bett...
We're truly in the Philathon homestretch, with only tomorrow's finale to go, and so this week's Stormy Mondays is a mix drawing from a few different incarnations of Phil and Friends (loosely interpreted). The first is actually from The Dead's 2004 summer tour, which was essentially Phil, Warren and Jimmy enhanced by the other GD [...]by Dan Alford Leave A Comment
It's the third week of Phil Lesh and Friends' Nokia marathon, and since last week, we've seen a presidential election. But almost more importantly, a Warren sit-in as well as this past Sunday's monster second set.For this week's Stormy Mondays, however, we're rolling back to the first Sunday's second set, when Larry strapped on the [...]by Dan Alford Leave A Comment