DCFC albums take a while to sneak up on me, though, and Narrow Stairs is no exception. Death Cab tends to hide little presents in the dark spaces of their music, which makes it difficult to critique their albums after a few quick listens.
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On a muggy Friday night at the Warfield Phil Lesh and his talented Friends covered all of the Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty, leading fans to think they would play albums for the entire run. Saturday found the band expertly playing Skullfuck, before skipping about ten years and taking on 1981’s Dead Set. Both Dead Set and its acoustic brother Reckoning were partially recorded at the Warfield, making the choice to cover the electric album a fitting one.
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Yet Sunday was a completely different animal. Just as the show was starting Phil told the crowd that the night would be full of friends and improv. So the album covers went out the window, but what the crowd got what looks to be an epic three set affair featuring two acoustic interludes (one by Jackie Greene and Larry Campbell, the other with Greene and Tim Bluhm) between the sets.
The first set featured an intriguing trio of Phil, Bob Weir and John Molo rockin’ Come Together > Dark Star > Loose Lucy before Jeff Chimenti and Larry Campbell added their talents to West L.A. Fade Away and The Wheel > Not Fade Away. After Jackie and Larry’s mini-set Phil’s usual quintet came out to tackle a few GD favorites. Towards the end of the set Mark Karan came out to add some more psychedelic tones to the festivities. The quintet handled the third by themselves , ending what has to be the most exciting run they’ve played in years. Here’s hoping they keep the momentum goin’ throughout the summer. READ ON for last night’s setlist…
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