# This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: A Salute to the Grateful Dead at Great American Music Hall, December 20, 2015

[Slim's](http://www.slimspresents.com/?post_type=events&p=12821) presents _This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: A Salute to the Grateful Dead_  
2015-12-20  
[Great American Music Hall](http://www.gamh.com/)  
[859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94109](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=859+O'Farrell+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA+94109&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Sunday, December 20, 2015

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## Set One: Sweet Blossom and guests

[8:00 PM lights down, announcements; onstage: Paige Clem, David Gans, Jacob Groopman, Neil Hampton, Jeff Hobbs, Roger Sideman]

01. [8:02 PM] _U.S. Blues_ (DG) [add Jason Crosby and Danny Eisenberg at very end]
02. [8:09 PM] _High Time_ (RH)  
[-PC]
03. [8:18 PM] _Deal_ (DG) ª  
[-DE, JC; +Jordan Feinstein; Melody Walker: acoustic guitar; RH swaps back to violin]
04. [8:26 PM] _Loser_ (MW)  
[-JF; +JC, DE, Mo Sardella: electronic trap set]
05. [8:36 PM] _Fire on the Mountain_ (JH)  
[-MW, JC]
06. [8:46 PM] _Day Job_ (DG)  
[set ends 8:53 PM]

## Set Two: Dead Dreamers

[9:09 PM lights down]
[Melody Walker: vox; James Nash: g; Mark Karan: g;, Paige Clem: vox; Mo Sardella: dr; Robin Sylvester: b; Danny Eisenberg: keys]

01. [9:10 PM] _Ramble On Rose_ (PC)  
[-MW]
02. [9:21 PM] _It Hurts Me Too_ (PC) 
[-JN; +Pat Nevins: g; NH, DG, JF]
03. [9:31 PM] _Catfish John_ (PN) 
[-JF; +JC]
04. [9:38 PM] _Playin' in the Band_ (PN)
[-All off but MS, RS; +JN, JF, Roger McNamee: acoustic guitar; JC: 6-string violin]
05. [9:53 PM] _Big River_ (RM)
[+PC]
06. [9:59 PM] _Ripple_ (JC)
[-JC, RM; +Maurice Tani: acoustic guitar; DE; Mike Anderson: bass; DE; NH]
07. [10:12 PM] _Believe It Or Not_ (MT)
[+DG, JH: a sax]
08. [10:19 PM] _Stella Blue_ (MT)
[-NH, MT, MA, DE, RH; +Joe Chirko: dr; Wayne Scheller: organ; JF, Robin S]
09. [10:27 PM] _Bird Song_ (Mo S)
[-JC, M, MS, RobinS, DG; +PC, MW, PamB, HenryK, Bob Bralove, Roger S, Matt Hartle, NH]
10. [10:41 PM] _Good Love_ (MW) >>
11. [10:50 PM] _Mason's Children_ (DG/MH/MW) >>
12. [10:56 PM] _Good Love_
[-PB, MW, Matt H, HK, RS; +JN, MS, RobinS, DE]
13. [11:02 PM] _Shakedown Street_ (JN/DG)
[-PC, NH, BB; +PB]
14. [11:12 PM] _You Win Again_ (PB)
[+MW, PC, BB]
15. [11:17 PM] _Ship of Fools_ (PB)
[-PB; +MK, Matt H, DG > hvox]
16. [11:26 PM] _Second That Emotion_ (MW)
[-PC, MW, BB, DG; +RH: violin]
17. [11:34 PM] _Death Don't Have No Mercy_ (MK)
18. [11:44 PM] _Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues_ (MK)
[+PaigeC, Matt H, DG, MW, Neil H]
19. [11:50 PM] _Brokedown Palace_ (DG)
[set ends 11:56 PM]

## Performers

* Pam Brandon AKA Belle Monroe: lead & harmony vox;
* [Paige Clem](http://www.paigeclem.com/): lead & harmony vox ;
* [Jason Crosby](https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband): piano, keyboards, 6-string violin, lead & harmony vox ;
* Danny Eisenberg: keyboards;
* [David Gans](http://www.trufun.com/): guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Jacob Groopman](http://jacobgroopman.weebly.com/): mandolin;
* [Matt Hartle](http://www.matthartle.com/): guitar;
* Jeff Hobbs: violin, alto saxophone, lead & harmony vox ;
* Henry Kaiser: guitar;
* [Mark Karan](http://www.markkaran.com/): guitar, vox;
* [Roger McNamee](http://www.moonalice.com/): guitar, lead & harmony vox ;
* [James Nash](http://www.jamesnash.com/): guitar, vox;
* [Pat Nevins](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pat-Nevins-Fan-Page/129007263778866): guitar, harmonica, vox;
* Mo Sardella: drums, lead & harmony vox;
* Roger Sideman: bass;
* [Robin Sylvester](http://www.rat-dog.com/band/robin-sylvester.php): bass;
* Maurice Tani: guitar, lead vox;
* [Melody Walker](http://melodywalker.bandzoogle.com/fr_home.cfm): acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox.

## Notes

Given that it was a dark and stormy Sunday night, I suppose the turnout for tonight's show was pretty good, but I bet the performers would have been psyched for a stronger turnout -- my guess is that the venue was no more than half full tonight. On the other hand, those of us present were very enthusiastic... 

And the many players offered us a good two sets full of choice Grateful Dead tunes -- fulfilling the promise of tonight's program title. Of course, that title is shared by the new book that David Gans just put together, but except for a brief aside or two, the merchandising promotion part of the night was strictly soft sell -- believe it if you need it, yada yada yada.

I particularly enjoyed Roger's rendition of _High Time_ early on in the opening set from Sweet Blossom. Somehow it fit just right with my mood at that time. On the other hand, I'm not sure what to make of David's choice to close the set with _Day Job_. I get that there's a smidgen of humor in it that's bound to appeal to struggling musicians, but that's not enough to offset the lingering distaste of hearing it way too many times in the 80's. Funny how those (bad) feelings come rushing right back, eh? I guess I ought to needle David about it next time we see him... I'd say the tune needs to rest at least another decade or two!

After a relatively brief break -- all the better to keep the crowd from slipping away! -- the show resumed with the rotating casting I expected for this event. It's not necessarily the best format for delivering a powerful presentation, but it certainly fun to hear how a variety of players react to one another in sharing their varying interpretations of this repertoire.

Being rather long, the second set offered many highlights. Tonight my preferences leaned towards the blues and country tunes. _It Hurts Me Too_, _Believe It or Not_, and _You Win Again_ were all top notch. Which isn't intended as a knock on any of the other tunes, only to highlight those as the few that really floated my boat tonight.

Big thanks to David for getting this gig together, and to all the performers who contributed their time and effort!

{{tag>music Great_American_Music_Hall Belle_Monroe Paige_Clem Jason_Crosby Roger_McNamee Henry_Kaiser Matt_Hartle Mark_Karan James_Nash Pat_Nevins Mo_Sardella Robin_Sylvester Maurice_Tani Melody_Walker David_Gans Jacob_Groopman Jeff_Hobbs Roger_Sideman}}

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