Terrapin Crossroads presents Phil Lesh, with Stu Allen, Jason Crosby, Scott Law, and Sean Nelson
the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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Missed the start, dunno what happened, or even when they started.
[7:12 PM] Throwing Stones
[7:24 PM, done after a bit more noodling]

[8:18 PM lights down; 8:21 PM band out, noodling away; Scott on Gibson semi hollow body; Stu on Jerry Garcia's Alligator 1957 Fender Stratocaster]

1. [8:25 PM] Dear Mr. Fantasy (SA)
   [pause for a minute or two]
2. [8:43 PM] Truckin' (SL)
   [pause for a minute or two]
3. [8:59 PM] Row Jimmy (SA)
   [pause for a minute or two; Jason swaps to 6-string violin]
4. [9:16 PM] Peggy-O (PL) > [9:22 PM] (JC swaps back to FR keyboard, mid-tune]
   [pause for a minute or two]
5. [9:27 PM] Brown-eyed Women (SA)
   [set ends 9:33 PM]

[9:56 PM lights down, 10:01 PM band out; Scott on the Alligator Fender; Stu on a new ?Cripe guitar with a ?Phoenix inlay]

1. [10:03 PM] Feel Like a Stranger (SL)
   [pause for a minute or two]
2. [10:20 PM] Mountains of the Moon (PL) »
3. [10:36 PM] Estimated Prophet (SL) »
4. [10:46 PM] Foolish Heart (SA) »
5. [10:55 PM] Throwing Stones (SL)
   [set ends 11:05 PM; 11:08 PM band introduction and abbreviated donor rap; show ends 11:09 PM – no encore tonight]

• Stu Allen: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Jason Crosby: Fender-Rhodes electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ, 6-string violin;
• Scott Law: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Phil Lesh: bass, lead and harmony vox;
• Sean Nelson: drums.

First set was hot! Short but solid. Completely unhurried: very much a '73 vibe IMHO, but that don't mean much. Nice group energy! A few folks that I talked to at break whined about the long breaks between songs, or the lack of segue, but c'mon, it was the first set … you can't just launch everyone into deep space from the get go. Sometimes it's nice to stop and take a look at the scenery first!

Set two was also great fun, but with completely different energy (newer songs, faster tempos, plenty of jamming). I'm glad I could be there for the fun!

Fender has a nifty little article about the Alligator guitar posted on their website; Jambase reports that Stu and Lebo played on it at the 3/1 show too.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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