Phil Lesh at Terrapin Crossroads, February 15, 2015

Terrapin Crossroads presents Phil Lesh & Friends featuring Jeff Chimenti, Stanley Jordan, John Kadlecik and John Molo
2015-02-15
the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA
7:00 PM, Sunday, February 15, 2015

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[6:40 PM JK out for a moment, then Lesh; both off without any action]
[7:18 PM lights down]

1. [7:21 PM] Mason's Children (AK/JK/PL)
2. [7:33 PM] Scarlet Begonias (JK) »
3. [7:43 PM; -AK] Reuben and Cerise (JK) » [7:51 PM] Space »
4. [7:57 PM] Little Wing
5. [8:04 PM] Rosemary (PL)
6. [8:11 PM; +AK] Blue Sky (AK)
7. [8:18 PM] Touch of Grey (JK)
   [set ends 8:26 PM]

[9:14 PM lights down]

1. [9:16 PM] Truckin' (AK/JK) » [8:29 PM -AK] jam »
2. [9:36 PM] the Other One (PL) »
3. [9:45 PM; +AK] St. Stephen (PL) » [9:52 PM] SJ: Bolero riffs » Jam » [9:58 PM] Stephen reprise »
4. [10:01 PM; -AK] Mountains of the Moon (PL)
5. [10:18 PM; +AK] All Along the Watchtower (AK) » [10:30 PM] segue jam »
6. [10:33 PM] Eyes of the World (PL) »
7. [10:44 PM] Wharf Rat (JK) # »
8. [10:55 PM] Box of Rain (PL)
   [set ends 11:05 PM]
    
   Encore
9. [11:11 PM] [Donor rap]
10. [11:14 PM] City of New Orleans (SJ)
    [show ends 11:20 PM]

• Jeff Chimenti: piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, harmony vox;
• Stanley Jordan: guitar, # fretless guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• John Kadlecik: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Alex Koford: lead and harmony vox;
• Phil Lesh: bass, lead and harmony vox;
• John Molo: drums, harmony vox.

Had a great time tonight, even if the show might not have been the mind melter reported from the previous two nights. The crowd was pressed in a little closer than normal, but absent drunken idiots crashing through, this wasn't necessarily a problem, just cozy!

The list from Set One was full of surprises – I didn't really expect to hear any of the tunes that they played – consequently, I was a happy boy at set break!

Set Two wasn't quite so unpredictable, and except for the novelty of hearing this band work it's way through the war horses on the list, I don't know that there's too much to recommend as far as searching out a recording. Stanley's insertion of a bit of Bolero into the St. Stephen jam was certainly novel, but the entire episode probably lasted less than a minute or so before he realized that the band wasn't going to follow him out onto that path. Too bad, as that would really have been something new to write about!

Ending the show (and the weekend) with Steve Goodman's classic City of New Orleans was certainly a departure from the norm, and a welcome one at that. Stanley's vocal lead was at least as strong as Phil's, and the crowd was totally into the singalong chorus at the end, making for a good happy, participatory vibe to wrap things up.

It would have been nice to see and hear the other shows from the start of this run, but until we find ways to be in two places at the same time, I'll have to settle for time-and-place-shifting via the magic of YouTube and the audio recordings offered at the merch table.

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