Picture Show: Tea Leaf Green In Brooklyn

The strong first set included a shower of confetti over the crowd during Red Ribbons and ended with a memorable Arise, yet it was the Hotdog> Kali-yuga > Stormcloud that had the audience most excited. The set break ended with a round of happy birthday wishes to Trevor before leading into a California>Dragonfly (reworked)>7th Story.  On Dragonfly, the boys gave the tune a new fresh face with a bluesy sound that had fans talking all night long (similar versions were played at an earlier show this tour). The night ended with a blistering Beatles’ cover of Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey before TLG encored with Pretty Jane and Garden (Part 3).

Sometimes you have to tear it all down before you can start again.  Sometimes you have to return to the start to find a new path.  It can be safely said that the past 14 months have been tumultuous ones for Tea Leaf Green.  From the publicized departure of Ben Chambers, to the inclusion of the highly talented but vagabond Reed Mathis (see JFJO, Benevento Trio), to the move over to Surfdog Records and the release of their new album Raise Up the Tent, and with sets at Rothbury, Jam in the Dam, Jamcruise and The Jammys, it sure hasn’t been a boring year for the quartet.

Though their January East Coast tour is wrapped up, TLG is on the road again and sounding great. They finish out this month opening up for moe. out in Colorado and then are back on the road again in March to visit the mid-west. Do yourself a favor and make sure you catch these guys.

Setlist:

Set 1: Make A Connection > Devils Pay > Hot Dog > Kali-Yuga > Stormcloud, Let Us Go > Stick to the Shallows, Jezebel, Red Ribbons, Arise

Set 2: I’ve Been Seeking, California > Dragonfly, 7th story > Franz Hanzerbeak, Hangin From a Tree, Morning Sun, Innocent, Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me and My Monkey > Sex In The ’70s

Encore: Pretty Jane, Garden (Part III)

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6 Responses

  1. they were amazing in orlando played a pretty good set time was flying and before i knew it the bar was closed and TLG was still rocking out. Good times though.

  2. That black and white picture of reed and josh is so bad ass i think colors should be banned from everything forever. tomorrow i am coming into work completely monochromatic as a show of solidarity to the badassness that is that picture.

    Way to go JG!

  3. Good insights in this review, particularly about the trajectory of Reed’s injection in TLG. The story cites the way he was “watching” earlier but has become forwardly participatory now, with background vox, stage presence, and bass challenges.

    Good job pointing this out. Tea Leaf Green rules again!

    D.Gold
    Honest.FM

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