# Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Frost Amphitheatre, August 17, 2019 [Stanford University Live](https://www.axs.com/events/369057/joe-russo-s-almost-dead-tickets?skin=goldenvoice) presents [Joe Russo's Almost Dead](http://www.joerussosalmostdead.com/) [Frost Amphitheatre](https://www.google.com/#q=%22Frost%20Amphitheatre%22) [Campus Drive at Galvez St, Stanford, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Campus+Drive+at+Galvez+St,+Stanford,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en) 6:30 PM, Saturday, August 17, 2019 [[2019-08-16|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2019|Up to the 2019 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2019#August_events|Up to the 2019 event list!]] ☸ [[2019-08-18|On to the next event!]] ## Set One [6:30 PM band out, Joe says hello] 01. [6:31 PM] _Morning in Marin_ » 02. [6:37 PM] _Feel Like a Stranger_ (SM) 03. [6:46 PM] _St. Stephen_ (TH) 04. [7:04 PM] _I Need a Miracle_ (SM) 05. [7:17 PM] _Jack Straw_ (TH/SM) 06. [7:31 PM] _China Cat Sunflower_ (TH) £ » 07. [7:39 PM] _I Know You Rider_ £ [Joe introduces the band] [set ends 7:48 PM] ## Set Two [8:19 PM lights down, band out] 01. [8:20 PM] (Jam) \#© » 02. [8:25 PM] _Estimated Prophet_ (SM) » 03. [8:37 PM] _Mission in the Rain_ (TH) £ 04. [8:46 PM] _Cumberland Blues_ (TH) ©£ » 05. [8:59 PM] _Viola Lee Blues_: v1 » [9:01 PM] jam » [9:04 PM] v2 » jam (teasing riffage on _I Know You Rider_ and _Here Comes Sunshine_) » [9:09 PM] v3 » 06. [9:10 PM] _Franklin's Tower_ (TH) 07. [9:21 PM] _Throwing Stones_ (SM) \# 08. [9:40 PM] _Standing on the Moon_ (TH) [Joe introduces the band again] [set ends 9:48 PM] **Encore** [Thanks from Joe; add Kyle trumpet, Adam trombone] 10. [9:51 PM] _CC Ryder_ (SM) [show ends 9:55 PM] ## Performers [Joe Russo's Almost Dead](http://www.joerussosalmostdead.com/) * [Marco Benevento](http://marcobenevento.com/): piano, keyboards, vox; * Dave Dreiwitz: bass, contrabass, trumpet, tuba, percussion, vox; * [Tom Hamilton](https://www.facebook.com/tom.hamilton.58): guitar, vox; * [Scott Metzger](http://scottmetzger.com/): guitar; * [Joe Russo](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-Russo/31168110632): drums, vox; - with special guests - * [Kyle Athayde](http://www.kyleathaydedanceparty.com/): trumpet (s2t10); * [Stuart Bogie](https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician/Stuart-Bogie-407165702972609/): tenor saxophone, £ flute, \# bass harmonica, © clarinet * [Adam Theis](http://www.jazzmafia.com/adam-theis): trombone (s2t10). ## Notes Thanks to JamBase for cluing me in to the jazzy jam that started the show. Guess I ought to put _Hooteroll?_ on my playlist! And even bigger thanks for linking to Must Have Media's multishot HD video of the show hosted at [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1lkp0EiLE)! I thought the whole experience was terrific, starting with the low key scene in the parking lot and south-side admission line. Perfect NorCal experience! Was it a sold out show? I dunno. The venue seemed pretty darn full, but I didn't have trouble moving through the crowd when I needed to, and there was plenty of dancing space around our spot about half-way back from the stage to the soundboard. Gonna chalk that up to good sense on the part of the promoters (assuming that ticket sales were capped to prevent overcrowding) -- another plus for the NorCal vibe! The opening jam, later identified to me as _Morning in Marin_ (oh yeah, spot on, now that I stream it while writing this), was a great way to dive into sonic paradise: open your ears and surf the sound waves! The audio mix at our position was superb: excellent stereo separation of the players and a really wide dynamic range. At times, the band let their output dip low enough for me to hear yackers 15 feet away (unfortunately!), but other times it was a roaring tornado of sound. Cowabunga! Stuart Bogie was an unexpected addition -- I didn't realize that he'd sat in with the band in LA on Friday night -- and I *really* enjoyed the additional flavors that he tossed into the mix. I didn't try to keep track of his tenor playing... you can assume that he played tenor on every tune unless I come back later to add indicators to show otherwise. I was most taken with the growly rumbling that he added on bass harmonica -- bet that one is *much* easier to travel with than a baritone saxophone! Tonight's encore, _CC Ryder_, performed with additional horn players, was delivered as a _Soul Man_-inspired rave-up rather than a slow blues. Way cool! ## Photos Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery! {{gallery>:2019:2019-08?20190817-*.jpg}} {{:wip.png?nolink}} **Whoa!** This section is incomplete for now, sorry! {{:wip.png?nolink}} {{tag>music Joe_Russo's_Almost_Dead Frost_Amphitheatre Marco_Benevento Dave_Dreiwitz Tom_Hamilton Scott_Metzger Joe_Russo Stuart_Bogie Kyle_Athayde Adam_Theis}} [[2019-08-16|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2019|Up to the 2019 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2019#August_events|Up to the 2019 event list!]] ☸ [[2019-08-18|On to the next event!]]