# Phil Lesh & Friends in the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads, July 5, 2016

[Terrapin Crossroads](http://www.terrapincrossroads.net/events/phil-lesh-friends-7/) presents _A Musical Exploration of Darkness_ featuring [Phil Lesh](http://www.phillesh.net/), with [Neal Casal](http://www.nealcasal.com/), [Jackie Greene](http://jackiegreene.com/), Mark Levy, Adam MacDougall, and [Cass McCombs](http://cassmccombs.com/home/)  
2016-07-05  
[the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads](http://terrapincrossroads.net/)  
[100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=100+Yacht+Club+Drive,+San+Rafael,+CA+94901+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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## One Set

[7:20 PM lights down, Adam and Neal out to noodle for a moment; 7:30 PM Jackie Greene out for an inspection, then off; 8:01 PM, band out, let's rumble!]

01. [8:02 PM] _Space_ »
02. [8:08 PM] _Dark Star_ jam » [8:15 PM] first verse, vocals passed from CM to JG to NC » jam »
03. [8:18 PM] _Eclipse_ (JG/CM) » [8:22 PM] jam »
04. [8:26 PM] _Mountains of the Moon_ (PL)
05. [8:38 PM] _Bad Moon Rising_ (CM)
06. [8:45 PM] _Paint It Black_ (NC)  
[8:52 PM full stop; pause for a minute or so]
07. [8:54 PM] _Comfortably Numb_ (AM/NC+JG)
08. [9:03 PM] _I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain_ (NC)
09. [9:13 PM] _Hurricane_ (JG)
10. [9:29 PM] _Black Peter_ (CM)
11. [9:38 PM] _Darkness Darkness_ (JG)
12. [9:48 PM] _China Doll_ (CM)
13. [9:54 PM] _Lady With a Fan_ (PL) » [10:04 PM] _Terrapin Station_ (CM)
14. [10:10 PM] _Black Muddy River_ (JG)
15. [10:18 PM] _Who Knows Where the Time Goes?_ (NC)  
[set ends 10:25 PM]

## Encore (outside, by the fire pit; entirely acoustic with crowd singing along)

[NC, JG, & CM: acoustic guitars; AM & ML: hand percussion; PL & JG: vox]

01. [10:45 PM] _Box of Rain_ (PL)
02. [10:51 PM] _I Shall Be Released_ (JG)
03. [10:55 PM] _Bird Song_ (PL)
04. [11:00 PM] _Uncle John's Band_ (PL+JG)  
[show ends 11:08 PM]

## Performers

* [Neal Casal](http://www.nealcasal.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Jackie Greene](http://jackiegreene.com/): guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Phil Lesh](http://www.phillesh.net/): bass, lead and harmony vox;
* Mark Levy: drums;
* Adam MacDougall: keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
* [Cass McCombs](http://cassmccombs.com/home/): guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox.


## Notes

An excellent concept and an interesting setlist, but damn, very rough execution tonight. It's a good thing that we're a tolerant crowd at Terrapin, for despite the flashes of inspiration and virtuosity, I felt the group was woefully under rehearsed. Must've been tough getting everybody together, I guess. Hopefully tomorrow's effort will be stronger!

Instead of dwelling on the short-comings, let's talk about tonight's strengths. Conceptually, I think they hit the mark pretty well. I suppose one could quibble that Sandy Denny's 1967 classic _Who Knows Where the Time Goes?_ isn't about darkness as much as sad wistfulness in the face of change, but it seemed like an entirely appropriate tune to end the set, and a huge surprise too... and we all like surprises, right?

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