Skull & Roses 2022 was EPIC – to say the least. While I (happycat!) intended to be there the whole time, something came up that kept me at home for the first couple days, trust me I was bummed and full of the FOMO! Though I did enjoy the stream and am very GRATEFUL that our good friends at Fans.Live and Relix were able to kick down an incredible pro-shot multi-cam free stream of the entire festival.
And Deadheadland was able to enlist our friend, and fantastic photographer, Henry Hungerland, to cover the festival. He got some great shots! here are his pictures from the 1st day. Where I can I included sestlist and recording links.
Skull & Roses 2022 | Day 1 Photos| Photos by Henry Hungerland
THE HIGGS are not typically a Grateful Dead band, though they jam and you can hear the influence; for the festival the did a special set, all based on Cats Under The Stars.
BROWN EYED WOMEN were great, everyone really oved their set on Thursday, great musicians in their West Coast Debut. And yes, they are all women, though no one checked their eyes. They sounded excellent, had the crowd dancing, and that is what matters most!
Feel Like a Stranger > Eleanor Rigby > Feel Like A Stranger
Blow Away
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider
Let it Grow
Birdsong
Throwing Stones >
The Music Never Stopped
STEELY DEAD – Dave Hebert’s pet project, a mash up of Steely Dan and Grateful Dead that is very satisfying!
Dave A Bear’s Steely Dead
Recording by Joe Logrippo: https://archive.org/details/sd2022-04-07.akg414.logrippo.flac24
Josie>
Cumberland Blues>
Bodhisattva >
Cumberland Blues
Pretzel Logic >
Mississippi 1/2 Step >
Kid Charlemagne>
Here Comes Sunshine
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number >
Green Earrings>
Slipknot >
Deal>
Realin’ in the Years>
Deal
Reckoning is made up of members of Dark Star Orchestra, Rob Eaton, Skip Vangelis and Rob Baracco and former Dark Star Orchestra lead guitarist John Kadelcik. Their performance of these classic songs had many claiming it was the festivals best set – so far!!! Reckoning is: John Kadlecik – Lead Guitar and Vocals Rob Eaton – Rhythm Guitar and Vocals Skip Vangelis – Bass and Vocals Rob Barraco – Keys and Vocals
Reckoning
(Acoustic DSO w John Kadlecik on guitar sans Jeff Matson)
Recording by Joe Logrippo: https://archive.org/details/reckoning2022-04-07.akg414.logrippo.flac24
Ripple
Monkey & The Engineer
Jack a Roe
Box of Rain
Birdsong
We Can Run
China Doll
Minglewood Blues
Lazy River Road
Big Boss Man
On the Road Again
Uncle John’s Band
Brokedown palace
Stu Allen and Mars Hotel brought the night to a close – first with a very rare Blues For Allah set, as the theme on Thursday night was “Egyptian Nights”. Followed by a set (no break, though one was planned) based on the set played by the Grateful Dead in London 50 years ago this same night, the start of the Europe 72 tour! Stu was played the famous Alligator Guitar, the same guitar Jerry Garcia played in Europe. This guitar and many other vintage instruments of the Dead were played throughout the weekend, courtesy of the Grateful Guitar Foundation.
Stu Allen and Mars Hotel
(Stu w Nate LaPointe, Reed Mathis, Scott Guberman & Dino English of DSO)
Recording by Joe Logrippo: https://archive.org/details/SAMH2022-04-07.akg414.logrippo.flac24
Blues for Allah >
Sand Castles & Glass Camels
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sugaree
Chinatown Shuffle w Bo Putnam
China – Rider
Big Boss Man (Gubes w Bo)
Loser
Other One >
El Paso>
Other One>
Wharf Rat>
Ramble on Rose>
Not Fade Away>
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad>
We Bid You Goodnight>
the full Stu Allen and Mars Hotel set!
OK! watch for our next post as we recap all of Day 2!
LIVE STREAM: Skull & Roses Festival – One More Saturday: Oteil & Friends, Ass Bites From Hell, Melvin Seals & JGB, Circles Around The Sun, Cubensis, The Alligators, Roots Of Creation, Marcus Rezak Shred Is Dead, Extra Ticket, David Gans
The stream is courtesy of Fans.Live and Skull & Roses Festival. And please donate to the Rex Foundation!
Tickets are still available, including single day tickets – come to Ventura, the weather is great, and the music is GRATEFUL! SkullAndRoses.com
Grateful Dead Productions presents DEAD STUDIES: THE WONDERS OF DARK STAR
Join professor of musicology Dr. Graeme Boone for a musical exploration of the Dark Star universe.
Hosted By Dr. Graeme Boone – Professor of Musicology at Ohio State University Executive Producers: David Lemieux, Mark Pinkus Produced By: Marty Dolan, Tyler Shoemaker, and Doran Dyson Editors: Tyler Shoemaker, Patrick Tempest Graphic Designers: Brian Sadler, Patrick Tempest Audio-Visual Production: Rich Krehnovi, Rusty Sneeden Audio Mixing: Rich Mahan Live Production: William Fastenow – Park Boulevard Productions Special Thanks To Dr. Wayne Schlingman and The Ohio State University Astronomy Department, Kristy Krenovi, Chris Costello, Jesse Jarnow, Mike Wilson, Christopher Hazard, ESO/Theofanis N. Matsopoulos
LIVE STREAM: Skull & Roses Festival – Friday: Dark Star Orchestra, Pink Talking Fish, China Cats, Jackie Greene and more… The stream is courtesy of Fans.Live and Skull & Roses Festival
Tickets are still available, including single day tickets – come to Ventura, the weather is great, and the music is GRATEFUL! SkullAndRoses.com
LIVE STREAM: Skull & Roses Festival – Thursday: Stu Allen, Steely Dead, Reckoning, Brown Eyed Women, Higgs, Shakey Feeling, Legion of Mario The stream is courtesy of Fans.Live and Skull & Roses Festival
Tickets are still available, including single day tickets – come to Ventura, the weather is great, and the music is GRATEFUL! SkullAndRoses.com
ROSS CA – Phil Lesh is abandoning music… For comedy!
“I enjoy a good joke, and laughter really is the best response from an audience. I find it’s all in how you de-liver the punch line,” according to the 82 year old Grateful Dead bass player.
Phil Lesh will be announcing Fall Comedy Tour dates very soon.
⚡️PHIL ANNOUNCES HISSkull and Roses Festival FRIENDS Phil Lesh, Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, Jason Crosby & John Molo
Read all about it, and everything else you need to know to get your head together for the show, in the latest edition of the Skull and Roses Festival Wall Of News