Phil Lesh at the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads, July 26, 2016

Terrapin Crossroads presents Phil Lesh with Stu Allen, Karl Denson, Danny Eisenberg, Eric Krasno, and Mark Levy
2016-07-26
the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
7:30 PM, Tuesday, July 26, 2016

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[7:34 PM band out, noodling]

1. [7:36 PM] Shakedown Street (SA) »
2. [7:53 PM] Bertha (SA)
3. [8:01 PM] Deal (EK)
4. [8:10 PM] West L.A. Fadeaway (EK/KD)
5. [8:27 PM] Brown Sugar (SA)
6. [8:33 PM] After Midnight (EK) £
7. [8:44 PM] Bird Song (PL) £
8. [8:58 PM] Fire on the Mountain (EK) » [9:11 PM] Scarlet Begonias coda
9. [9:13 PM] Help on the Way (SA) » [9:20 PM] Slipknot! »
10. [9:27 PM] Franklin's Tower (PL)
    [set ends 9:37 PM]
     
    Encore
    [9:41 PM; donor rap]
11. [9:44 PM] Bitch (KD)
    [show ends 9:52 PM; group bow and band introduction, then all off]

• Stu Allen: guitar, acoustic guitar, lead (t01-02, t05, t09) and harmony vox;
• Karl Denson: tenor saxophone, tambourine, £ flute, lead (t04, t11) and harmony vox;
• Danny Eisenberg: keyboards;
• Eric Krasno: guitar, lead (t03-04, t06, t08) and harmony vox;
• Phil Lesh: bass, lead (t07, t10) and harmony vox;
• Mark Levy: drums.

I'm really glad we made it out for tonight's gig. Middle of the week shows generally mean it will be a mellow, low-key, mostly hometown crowd of music lovers. Seemed like quite a few visitors tonight, but very respectful of the music. Yay! Makes it more fun when everyone is more or less in the same head space. I'm sure that a few hours more practice would have helped nudge the performance up a few notches … maybe even kick the meter from Fun/Fine over to Excellent, but I feel like I got my moneys worth nonetheless. You can't expect them all to be unforgettable ragers, and there's much to be said for the comfort and familiarity built by a band of brothers playing together night after night.

I feel bad that we didn't check out Ross James' Cosmic Twang set in the bar, but the notion of getting home well before midnight was just too attractive, so after hanging in the Grate Room until they started to seep up, we headed off into the night….

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