Leaderboard

We got an Oh The Dreadful Wind and The Rain>Dust In The Baggie, midset, last night at The Southgate Revival House in Newport last night. Also , some hints of PITB throughout the extensive jams. Really great cosmic harmonizing with mandolin and the banjo, stand up bass. He came from two shows in Texas and is heading now to Pittsburgh. DO NOT MISS this if he comes your way. A deadheads delight. Threw in reference lines about hippies buying tyedyes from Uncle John. The riffing and incredible speed and passion bring him to places only JG went. Hopefully, he won't crash and burn. He seemed strong last night. Dropped one the line about making the fiddle from her small breast plate, but made up for it with leads that were moment to moment inspired. What a treat. Turmoil and Tinfoil is his second album. Worth it. We really wanted that Dreadful Wind and he did it without anyone asking, he just knew what needed to be played and joy rose from the dusts of despair, esp with the PITB licks we all were grinning, laughing and sheading tears while he was shredding the acoustic

I took a beautiful drive down to Arcata yesterday to see Rob Barraco and the California Kind. Once again I'm blown away. Such prolific jamming. I really dig Katie's songs and her playing/stage presence (it doesn't hurt that she's beautiful). Last night i was particularly impressed with the interplay between Pete Sears on bass and Barry Sless on guitar, obviously honed from years of playing together on David Nelson Band. To me, Cali Kind is just a better version of DNB. No offense to anyone. Maybe Rob can post the setlist? There was a Tennessee Jed... Second that emotion...Sears sang John Barleycorn, a definite highlight. I like katie's song ' don't let me down', which if I'm not mistaken sandwiched an eleven jam. Rob sang some of his songs, all enjoyable but whose names i know not Round two tonight at the Applegate Lodge. Stoked!