12th Annual Jerry Day presents Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, Tea Leaf Trio, and Josh McIntosh 3
2014-08-03
Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre
McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA
11:00 AM, Sunday, August 3, 2014

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(sorry, nothing to declare, we missed 'em!)

(hoped to have arrived in time for Reed's set, but that just didn't work out … we ended up walking in just a few minutes before Stu's set began)

[1:10 PM band onstage, announcements]

1. [1:11 PM] Alabama Getaway (SA)
2. [1:18 PM] Hell in a Bucket (MC)
3. [1:26 PM] Althea (SA)
4. [1:36 PM] It's All Over Now (add Bo Putnam: h vox, harmonica, Pete L: congas; then Pete swaps out, Marcus In)
   (-SE, +PL, -BP)
5. [1:46 PM] Doin' That Rag (SA)
6. [1:56 PM] Masterpiece (MC)
7. [2:00 PM] Might as Well (SA)
8. [2:09 PM] Alligator (PL) (w/Sammy Johnston: harmonica) »
9. [2:20 PM] GDTRFB
   (MM off here?)
10. [2:30 PM] Estimated Prophet (MC) »
11. [2:40 PM] That's It for the Other One: Cryptical Envelopment (SA) » 2:42 PM drums » 2:42 PM Quodlibet for Tenderfeet (MC) » 2:52 PM We Leave the Castle (SA)
12. [2:59 PM] Stella Blue (SA)
13. [3:12 PM] Throwin' Stones (MC) »
14. [3:22 PM] Mason's Children (SA) [set ends 3:3m PM]

[4:09 PM band onstage, announcements from Melvin]

1. [4:12 PM] Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder) » Shakedown Street coda » Expressway to Your Heart (aborts)
2. [4:19 PM] Johnny Too Bad
3. [4:32 PM] Love in the Afternoon
4. [4:40 PM] Tough Mama
5. [4:52 PM] It Stoned Me $
6. [5:02 PM] ? (instrumental) Finders, Keepers? »
7. [5:10 PM] Mystery Train
8. [5:18 PM] Dear Prudence
9. [5:30 PM] My Sisters and Brothers »
10. [5:34 PM] Ride Mighty High
    [5:42 PM show ends following a few announcements from Tom]

Melvin Seals & JGB

• David Hebert: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Pete Lavezzoli: drums;
• Cheryl Rucker: harmony vox;
• Melvin Seals: keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
• Shirley Starks: harmony vox;
• John-Paul McLean: bass;
  - with special guests -
• Dave Ellis: $ soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone;
• Marcus Malone: congas.

Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

• Stu Allen: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Matt Cohen: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Jeff Chimenti: keyboards;
• Pete Lavezzoli: drums, congas (s3 t04), lead vox (s3 t08);
• Jerry Saracini: drums;
• Robin Sylvester: bass;
  - with special guests -
• Steve Ellis: drums (s3 t04, possibly earlier too);
• Sammy Johnston: harmonica (s3 t08);
• Marcus Malone: percussion (s3 t04 - s3 t09);
• Bo Putnam: harmonica, harmony vox (s3 t04).

Tea Leaf Trio

• Trevor Garrod: keyboards, guitar, harmonica, vox;
• Reed Mathis: bass;
• Cochrane McMillan: percussion.

Josh McIntosh 3

• Don Bassey: bass;
• Jason Lynn: drums;
• Josh McIntosh: guitar, vox.

It was another typically foggy day in McLaren Park as we celebrated Jerry Garcia's Birthday with a healthy crowd of freaks! Sunday slow to rise kept us from arriving before the midpoint of the schedule, but it was still a plentiful helping of music.

Stu Allen and friends were in fine form today, whipping the crowd into a frenzy as the sun played peek-a-boo through the tendrils of fog. My favorites were Doing That Rag, Alligator and the Other One suite.

The closing set from Melvin Seals started with a pretty festive version of Stevie Wonder's Birthday, which abuptly segued into a few lines of Shakedown Street, and then just as abruptly shifted into the close of Expressway to Your Heart. Must have made sense to Melvin, but to me those transitions came off as rather brusque and under-rehearsed. The rest of the set was solid, but uneventful – my favorites were Johnny Too Bad and Mystery Train, though I should add that the ultimate pairing, My Sisters and Brothers _ » _Ride Mighty High, was also pretty darn awesome. Best of all was to be grooving outdoors on a splendidly cool Sunday afternoon!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2014 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2014 event list! ☸ On to the next event!