# Billy & the Kids at Sweetwater Music Hall, April 8, 2016

[Sweetwater Music Hall](http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/event/1108357-billy-kids-feat-billy-mill-valley/) presents [Billy & the Kids](http://billkreutzmann.com/billy-and-the-kids/) with [Eric Krasno](http://www.royalfamilyrecords.com/erickrasno) and [Bob Weir](http://bobweir.net/)  
2016-04-08  
[Sweetwater Music Hall](http://www.swmh.com)  
[19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19+Corte+Madera+Ave,+Mill+Valley,+CA+94941+USA&hl=en)  
9:00 PM, Friday, April 8, 2016

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## Set One

[9:05 PM lights down, Tom and Bob out alone on acoustic guitars]

01. [9:06 PM] _Silver Threads_ (B)
02. [9:10 PM] _Friend of the Devil_ (B)
03. [9:16 PM] _Bird Song_ (B)  
[9:24 PM setbreak]

## Set Two

[9:35 PM lights down, Billy & Kids all out]

01. [9:37 PM] _Big Railroad Blues_ (T)
02. [9:42 PM] _They Love Each Other_ (R)
03. [9:48 PM] _West L.A. Fadeaway_ (E)
04. [9:59 PM] _Ruben & Cerise_ (T) >>
05. [10:11 PM] _the Wheel_ >>
06. [10:22 PM] _Dancing in the Streets_ (Aaron: _Don't Stop Til You Get Enough_ tease during the bouncy bass bridge section)  
[set ends 10:36 PM]

## Set Three

[11:02 PM lights down, Weir out with the band]

01. [11:05 PM] _China Cat Sunflower_ (T) >>
02. [11:11 PM] _I Know You Rider_
03. [11:22 PM] _Help on the Way_ (T/B) >>
04. [11:25 PM] _Slipknot!_ >> [11:31 PM] chaos/drums >>
05. [11:33 PM] _the Other One_ (B) >>
06. [11:43 PM] _Wharf Rat_ (B) >>
07. [11:54 PM] _Iko, Iko_ (B)  
[set ends 12:02 AM; back in 3]  
   
**Encore**
08. [12:05 AM] _Workin' Man Blues_ (B)  
[show ends 12:12 AM]


## Performers

### Billy & the Kids

[Billy & the Kids](http://billkreutzmann.com/billy-and-the-kids/)

* [Tom Hamilton](https://www.facebook.com/tom.hamilton.58): guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Bill Kreutzmann](http://www.ocean-spirit.net/): drums;
* [Aron Magner](https://www.facebook.com/aronmagnermusic/): keyboards, harmony vox;
* Reed Mathis: bass, lead & harmony vox;  
- with special guests -
* [Eric Krasno](http://www.royalfamilyrecords.com/erickrasno): guitar, lead & harmony vox.
* [Bob Weir](http://bobweir.net/): guitar, lead & harmony vox.

## Notes

A hot time in Mill Valley tonight. Bob Weir was all over it. Bravo!

Fashion summary: Weir rockin' in hemp manpris, a Zuckerberg-inspired grey top, and classic brown leather 3-strap Birkenstocks.

I was expecting the show to be a bit more high energy -- manifesting that intensity I associate with East Coast rockers -- but in retrospect, I think I might have been letting my recollections of JRAD overly color my hopes for tonight. Which isn't to imply I was unhappy with the show in any way. Rather, I was surprised that the setlist seemed to rely on steady Kreutzmann-powered slow shuffles rather than more up-tempo screamers. I was also surprised that Reed played 'straight' bass the whole night -- no pedals, no octave doubling, no crazy two handed solos -- just solid work in the pocket with Kreutzmann -- a refreshing change of pace! While the rest of the band performed admirably, I was particularly happy to hear the guitar work from Weir. He was really solid tonight, consistently adding those interesting licks and fills that make him such an essential (and difficult to replace!) part of the Grateful Dead experience. Yay!

And the encore, _Workin' Man Blues_? Holy Shit! Weir just *owned* it. I don't recall hearing him play that tune before (and the [Internet](http://www.whitegum.com/introjs.htm?/songfile/WORKMANB.HTM) tells me that the Grateful Dead only tried it once, at soundcheck on Dec 1, 1973), but if the report from [the Boot](http://theboot.com/bob-weir-cowboy-songs-country-album/) is correct, maybe Weir's been working on this for his as-yet-unreleased album of cowboy rock. If so, this sample bodes well!

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