WIN TICKETS, CD and more!  The Fall RIsk – This Saturday @GAMH – w/ Stu Allen and Mars Hotel

WIN TICKETS, CD and more! The Fall RIsk – This Saturday @GAMH – w/ Stu Allen and Mars Hotel

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WIN a PAIR of Tickets to see Jeff Pehrson’s band The Fall Risk at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

The Fall Risk_albumWinner will also receive a copy of their CD “The Fall Risk Vol:1” plus a DHL Membership Kit!
3 Runners Up will get a the CD and DHL kit.DHL Membership Kit

The Fall Risk along with good friends Stu Allen and Mars Hotel will perform a co-bill at The Great American Music Hall is San Francisco on Saturday, Aug. 16th!!
Tickets here: http://tickets.gamh.com/events/411340/Stu-Allen-and-Mars-Hotel–The-Fall-Risk

TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS do each of these steps:
1. Comment on this post below: I WANT TO WIN TICKETS
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3. Email happycat@deadheadland.com and tell me you want to go and have done steps 1 & 2
Please include your MAILING ADDRESS for CD and DHL prizes.

I will announce the winners picked after 6pm Friday evening. If you win the tickets, your name(+1) will be on the guest list! Other prizes will be mailed to you. Runners Up will get prizes mailed.

DHL TV INTERVIEW: Jeff Pehrson of The Fall Risk

DHL TV INTERVIEW: Jeff Pehrson of The Fall Risk

Janet Maurice sits down with Jeff Pehrson (The FallRisk, Furthur) and discusses the new album The Fall Risk, Vol. 1. This DHL TV interview took place at A Bear’s Picnic 2013.

You can get the new album at TheFallRisk.com – as well as on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.

PARTY AT THE SWEETWATER SATURDAY  8/17/2013

By the way,  the band playing in the background of the interview is NOT The Fall Risk!
You can see & hear them here, from their recent show in New York at the Brooklyn Bowl:

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SUNDAY: Dwion-a-thon 2013: Benefit and Celebration of the life of Dwion Gates

DwionPlease join us for a very special evening of music, as we celebrate the life of our dear friend Dwion Gates.

Longtime resident of the Bay Area, veteran of the music scene – as both an audience member and part of the crew at many venues – and avid enthusiast of Sequoia National Park where he helped to institute the first ADA accessible picnic area, Dwion’s circle of family and friends stretches far and wide.

He touched the lives of many, is personally responsible for instigating many long-lasting friendships, and his radiance warmed and brightened any space that he was in.

Animating the Sweetwater stage will be a revolving lineup featuring members of Mars Hotel, Grapefruit Ed, The Fall Risk, Ghosts of Electricity, Buffalo Roam, The Bluescasters, and Cubzilla, including Stu Allen, Rich Brodsky, Stacey Erdman, David Gans, Sammy Johnston, Pete Lavezzoli, Pat Nevins, Chuck Rosene, Phil Savell, Cubby Sedgewick, and more!

There will also be a silent auction; proceeds from the event will go into a college trust fund for Graham Gates (Dwion’s son).

Get Tickets: http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events/300948 

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/194081300716259/

The event organizers are seeing about recording and possibly streaming of the show for those too far away to attend.  We will keep you posted!

 

SETLIST The Fall Risk with guest Phil Lesh, The Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads, June 23, 2012

The Fall Risk
Jeff Pehrson, Matt Twain, Mark Abbott, Sammy Johnston, 
Phil Savell, Jeff Ballard, Eddie Berljafa, Rich Goldstien
with guest Phil Lesh,
The Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads
San Rafael, California
June 23, 2012

1st set:
Dear Mr. Fantasy*
All Along the Watchtower*
Squeezebox*
Cry Baby Cry
Hollow
If Love Is the Answer
Le Claire
HBWA

*with Phil Lesh on bass

2nd set:
Ode
Cross My Heart
Wendy
Catfish John
Deep Elem Blues
Friend of the Devil
Back To You
Lemonade
Jessie

Encore:
Back In Amsterdam

Jeff Pehrson (guitar, vocals),
Matt Twain (keys, vocals),
Mark Abbott (drums),
Sammy Johnston (organ, accordian, pedal steel),
Eddie Berljafa (bass),
Jeff Ballard (harmonicas, percussion)
Rich Goldstein (guitars, slide guitar)
Phil Savell (guitars)

Photos by Donald Wanamaker and by MarkoVision

THIS SATURDAY: The Fall Risk featuring Jeff Pehrson of Furthur at The Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads

THIS SATURDAY: The Fall Risk featuring Jeff Pehrson of Furthur at The Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads

Jeff Pehrson  likes keeping busy when he not on tour with Furthur

He has sat in several times with various combinations of Phil Lesh and Friends playing at Phil’s Terrapin Crossroads in the last few months.  And he has sat in with Mark Karan at his one of the “Wednesday Night Live” shows a the Sweetwater Music Hall.   additionally  he  has another couple bands of his own: Box Set  and The Fall Risk.   Jeff played a sold out show with The Fall Risk at The Sweetwater a few weeks ago, then went to Portland, OR to do a 7 night run with  Box Set Duo

Box Set has been around over 20 years, and while they used to tour a lot as a full band, nowadays  Jeff and his musical partner Jim Brunberg, perform “reunion” shows as Box Set Duo on an occasional basis.  In January of 2012 they performed 2 sold out shows in San Francisco – their loyal fans grabbed up all the $75 tickets fast!  the shows were the first in several years, but it was as if no time had passed, as they spent their time on stage cracking jokes and reminiscing.  Oh and they played a few songs too!  When Jim suggested they do a song from Jeff’s “other band” Jeff said: “You want to do a Fall Risk song?” – though Jim meant Furthur, and then started playing “Uncle John’s Band”. 

The Fall Risk is such a rocking great band, no wonder that is what Jeff thought!   This is his current band, what he was doing right before he started up with Furthur back in Spring of 2010, and what he does most of the time when not touring with Furthur.  They play some ass kicking folk rock with a psychedelic twist. 

Their show last month at the Sweetwater was amazing! The house was SOLD out and the band rocked an incredible first set.   Guitar player Phil Savell shredded heads (in a good way) and Jeff’s songs and ballads moved the crowd to dance until they were all dripping with sweat. 


The Fall Risk – Sweetwater – Playlist

 

After set break, they brought out a special guest, Stu Allen, of Mars Hotel and JGB Band, and then surprised the crowd with a set of mostly Dead songs, or songs the Dead themselves covered.   But rather than paying them like any Grateful Dead Tribute band (not that there is anything wrong with that!), The Fall Risk, with the incredible Stu Allen, owned the songs that night.  It was so fresh, unlike anything jammed by this band before.  

Jeff Pehrson (guitar, vocals),
Matt Twain (keys, vocals),
Mark Abbott (drums),
Sammy Johnston (organ, accordian, pedal steel),
Eddie Berljafa (bass),
Jeff Ballard (harmonicas, percussion)
Rich Goldstein (guitars, slide guitar)
Phil Savell (guitars)

And now… after the successful crowd pleasing night at the Sweetwater, Jeff and The Fall Risk are honored to be the first band “non Phil Lesh” band  booked into Terrapin’s Grate Room! 

Priced at a super affordable $15, this is going to be a grate time indeed! 

The Fall Risk plays orignal tunes, some Box Set favorites, and some rocking covers too. Even an occasional Grateful Dead song.  the band has 7 other players in addition to Jeff Pehrson,. and they are expecting a super special guest! It is someone they have not played together with as a band before (though Jeff has played with him plenty)… let’s just say he is the most regular player there at Terrapin, and you’re probably his phan.

This show is almost sold out, get your tickets soon, you don’t want to miss this one!

SHOW: The Fall Risk at Terrapin Crossroads
Tickets: $15 GA
DATE: Saturday June 23, 2012
Time:8 PM
Purchase your tickets at the Terrapin Box Office, or online here: http://terrapincrossroads.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=69682&eid=78827 

Music and videos of The Fall Risk here: http://songpier.com/thefallrisk

and visit their official website here: www.thefallrisk.com