Watch Midnight Oil performance of the Grateful Dead’s “Wharf Rat” 5/27/17 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
Midnight Oil
“Wharf Rat”
(Grateful Dead)
5/27/17
Fox Theater
Oakland, CA
Thanks to rb1229 for the video!
Always Grateful
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Dead Image of the Day by Robbi Cohn – Jerry Garcia w Grateful Dead "So Many Roads" , 2-22-1993, Oakland
Dead Images by Robbi Cohn
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Grateful Dead
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1993-02-22
Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree, Walkin’ Blues, Althea, When I Paint My Masterpiece, So Many Roads, Cassidy, Don’t Ease Me In
Saint Of Circumstance-> Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain-> Wave To The Wind-> Drums-> Jam-> The Days Between-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away,
E: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
DSBD: DAT > DAT > CD encoded by Matt Vernon
https://archive.org/details/gd93-02-22.dsbd.vernon.19238.sbeok.shnf
Audio from
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Mickey Hart Band setlist and review Yoshi's Oakland
Mickey Hart Band – 1st night of Winter Tour 2011
Mickey Hart, Gawain Matthews, Tim Hockenberry, Ian INKX Herman
Crystal Monee Hall, Sikiru Adepoju, Ben Yonas, and Dave Schools
Yoshi’s Jazz Club
Oakland, California
November 28, 2011
Let There Be Light
Supersonic
Cut the Deck
Time Never Ends
Starlight
Slow Joe
Endless Skies >
Drums n Dave >
Endless Skies >
Fire On the Mountain
Encore: Brokedown Palace
The band started pretty close to the 8pm time – Yoshi’s does not allow shows to go late so it had to be. I was outside, waiting for my friend Adrienna to arrive – she had one 2 tickets on the radio!
As the door within the club creaked open I could here a few sounds begin, and I made out what sounded like “Let There be Light”, one of the newish Robert Hunter/Mickey Hart tunes. Several people in and out the doors of the club, so I could hear enough to confirm it, and also that the song was jamming. I stepped outside to enjoy some of the local harvest, and there were a handful of ticketless hopefuls, waiting for a miracle, of some sort, for this sold out show. I stepped back in… still LTBL (close to a 15 minute version).
As I waited, it seemed a number of the ticket-less did find a way in.. and when she did arrive, we were only into the beginning of the second song, “Supersonic”. As with all the Mickey Hart band songs, it was lush and dripping with sounds. The band has a very fresh approach, combining the instruments, and voices. It’s the best synthesis of all Mickey has done over the years, groove and rhythm, sound textures and moods, vibration and intention.
Very small club, Yoshi’s, usually for Jazz and other artists, where people politely sit at tables, small dance floor jammed with people! Groovin’ and movin’ this space was gettin’ hot as the band moved into “Cut the Deck” (which I tweeted as “Build this House” -oops! When you hear the song, you’ll know why). This song has Tim Hockenberry singing with a Peter-Gabrielesque flare.
“Time Never End’s” and “Starlight”, “Slow Joe” and “Endless Skies” – the songs all had a cosmic-ness about them, magical lyrics, galactic jams, and spacey moods. And always that groove. Laid down in all nimble heaviness by Dave Schools (from Widespread Panic) on bass, Sikiru Adepoju on talking drum and djembe, Ian INKX Herman at the kit, and of course Mickey Hart on percussion of every sort, including the Beam. The short break during “Slow Joe” I have dubbed “Drumz N Dave” and I hope they expand upon this jam every night of the tour!
Most of the set was new material, I know Mickey wants to share it, and it is all worth sharing. No complaint either, for $20 (okay, my friend won free radio tickets, but still, it woulda been worth the $20…) it’s a great show, worth seeing. Of course, Deadheads would love a escond set, and more Grateful Dead songs, and other Mickey Hart material could fill out the set. The band did have a short time to play at Yoshi’s; hopefully they will explore more at their other dates.
“Endless Skies” goes into “Fire On the Mountain” with Tim singing the leads. Set over, Mickey thanked us. He semmed really happy all night. The band came out for an ancore, a lovely BrokeDown Palace, with Crystal Monee Hall taking the lead, Quite beautiful.
Crystal was sweet after the show, she said she wanted to do well by such a beloved standard, and we told her her version was beautiful (it is!), and we were glad she made it her own. I think most Deadheads will like it, very sweet, and heartfelt rendition of the Grateful Dead’s treasured song.
Fun after the show, hanging out we got to thank and say hello to most of the band (where was Mickey?) Dave is always a great guy, he took a moment for a picture with Andrienna – even though his wife was waiting for him.
So the suggestion from me for most deadheads is… go see the Mickey Hart Band! It’s a great little show, fun to dance too, great musicians (leads from Gawain Matthews were swirling melts of sound!) – and most of the shows are pretty inexpensive.
Get your tickets fast though, small venues sell out quick. Mickey Hart Band Tour Dates.
POSTER and MUSIC: Grateful Dead Oakland – February 1995
Grateful Dead – Oakland Coliseum, February 24-25 1995
Poster from Wolfgang’s Vault
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Artist: Su Suttle
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Date: Feb 25, 1995
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Venue: Oakland Coliseum Arena (Oakland, CA)
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Size: 14″ x 20″
Listen to these hows on Archive: 2.24.1995 , 2.25.95, 2.26.95
Crusader Rabbit Stealth Band – take a step back to 2001
Who are the Crusader Rabbit Stealth Band?
Take a step back… to 2001…
Phil Lesh and Friends were cooking! The line up known as the PLQ or the “Q” – the Phil Lesh Quintet – were ripping our minds open for a couple years, with great new songs and a tight sound. The Q was comprised of Phil Lesh (bass/vocals), Jimmy Herring (guitar), Warren Haynes (guitar/vocals), John Molo (drums), and Rob Barracco (keyboards/vocals). Their CD There and Back Again
And Ratdog was smoking as well! 2001 was a very busy year, they had many newish songs too, from 2000’s Evening Moods
Mickey Hart was busy as ever, with a ton of projects! He had done Supralingua
Bill Kreutzmann had released Backbone
My point is, individually, these guys were busy making music in their own ways, doing their own things!
Plus, they all four had not played together officially since 1995.
Take another step back…
Yes, Mickey, Phil and Bob did tour in 1998 as The Other Ones, with both Mark Karan and Steve Kimock on guitar, and John Molo on drums (Only The Strange Remain
After that tour, there was a semi-public disagreement between Phil and Bob on internet distribution of the Grateful Dead Vault recordings (Bob wanted to make a deal that Phil didn’t, is the gist). Anyway, word on the Shakedown street was they were not really friendly for a couple of years there.
Then, one night in June 2001, as they tend to do, Phil and Bob made up. They played a gig as Crusader Rabbit Stealth Band, at The Sweetwater in Mill Valley, California, and the rest of the band was Phil’s friends: Molo, Herring, Barraco (Haynes joined in on the last song). The Sweetwater, sadly no more, was a bar, so this was a small show, 100 or so people.
Crusader Rabit Stealth Band
Sweetwater, Mill Valley, California
June 10, 2001
Set 1: Jam > Truckin > Smokestack Lightning > Friend of the Devil > China Cat Sunflower > The Eleven > Brown-Eyed Women
Set 2: The Music Never Stopped > Jam > Get Together > Cassidy, Mason’s Children > Viola Lee Blues > Maggie’s Farm >
Viola Lee Blues
Encore: Promised Land > I Know You Rider
(Warren Haynes sat in for the encore)
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Then, came New Years eve… Exciting enough to hear that Phil and Friends and Ratdog were sharing the bill… CRSB is listed on the line up! And rumors were rampant that Bill and Mickey would be there…
The New Years float featured four Wizards, and behind glimmering robes and fake beards, we slowly realized it was the boys themselves. As they landed on the stage, they were fleshed out by Jimmy and Rob, and played for us all a real sweet set. It was a pretty awesome night, really felt like a healing, all four guys coming together after so long.
12/31/2001
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium
Oakland, California
Ratdog (listen to the RDog set here)
Jam > Feels Like A Stranger > Easy Answers > Youngblood, Odessa, Bury Me Standing, Scarlet Begonias > Aiko Aiko > Dear Prudence > Stuff (drums, bass, dj) > jam > Two Djinn > Touch of Grey
Phil and Friends (1st set)
Midnight Hour (w/Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks) > Hard To Handle > Viola Lee Blues > Tons of Steel > Viola Lee Blues > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Viola Lee Blues > Cosmic Charlie
Crusader Rabit Stealth Band – New Years Set featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Rob Baraco, Jimmy Herring (and possibly others… did Jeff Chimenti sit in at all?)
Intro – Happy New Year, Not Fade Away > Truckin’ > Playin’ in the Band > Space > Playin’ in the Band > The Wheel > Uncle John’s Tease > Sugar Magnolia (Warren joins at middle of song)
Phil and Friends (2nd set)
tuning > Help On The Way > Skipknot! > Dark Star > Terrapin Station* > No More Do I* > Uncle John’s Band*
Donor Rap – “Unity is Possible”
E: Celebration > Franklin’s Tower
* w/Derek Trucks
Here is a link to Phil’s first set, the CRSB set, and Phil’s second set, and a very special donor rap about UNITY!
Quite a night!
Refrences for this article: Archive.org, DeadDisc.com, my memories…
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