The last time this reviewer was Dark Star Orchestra was for their amazing recreation of the last Europe ’72 show. That performance, which kicked off “Jerry Week” in style, was
“I like to have a good time, and I don’t care who gets hurt.”—“Mr. Bad Example,” 1991 If you mention the name Warren Zevon to someone, they usually give you
To call the period between August 1 and August 9 “The Days Between” seems a more than a little depressing. “Jerry Week” sounds like the celebration it truly is. With
With the soundboard from Saturday’s show Dead & Company show playing through the speakers, the magnificence of the first show at Citi Field is confirmed. Guitarist John Mayer has made
Expectations ran high for Saturday night’s Capitol Theatre show in Port Chester as this was the first time former Jerry Garcia Band keyboardist Melvin Seals sat in with Phil Lesh
This reviewer last covered Dark Star Orchestra in 2011 when they covered the Grateful Dead’s final Fillmore East show from 1971. Since that time, Furthur disbanded after Bob Weir’s back
The last time this reviewer covered Bruce Springsteen was when he finished his seven fall stops in the Metropolitan area in 2009 with a complete performance of The River. You
Dark Star Orchestra has “recreated” many Grateful Dead shows throughout its career. However, it is extremely rare for them to announce (and the audience to know) the concert they are covering beforehand. Last Friday, they played a replica of the Dead’s final show at the Fillmore East on 4/29/71 to a sold-out Irving Plaza.
After three (mostly) triumphant shows in Oakland in September, Furthur began its mini-tour of the Northeast in Manhattan last week. With a New Year’s show and February swing already scheduled, Bobby and Phil have given guitar responsibilities to former DSO frontman John Kadelick for the foreseeable future. Wednesday, the second of the two shows began with a nice “Stranger,” that was more upbeat than the half-speed version that was unveiled in Oakland.
It’s been a little over a week since Bruce Springsteen returned to the NY Metropolitan area. After closing down Giants Stadium with two performances each of Born To Run and Born In The U.S.A apiece (but sadly only one of Darkness Of The Edge Of Town), the two Garden shows looked to be even more special. Earlier that week, it was announced that on the first night, he would play The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle and on the second, the entire 20-song double album, The River. Neither of these had ever been performed in their entirety and the second show looked to be an especially ambitious project, even for The Boss. Then again, Bruce wouldn’t have tried if he knew he wasn’t up to it.
