'2026' Dates
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My friend Chris invited me to this show. It's our second show in a row together! He's very interested in the Grateful Dead (and its offshoots) and related music. I'd mentioned to Chris how Mike and I thought that Ty Segall, Pavement, The Hard Quartet, and the like were in the jam band realm. The SST Podcast I listen to makes so many mentions of how the Dead influenced several SST artists. So Chris shared with me some links of his favorite Dead shows. I listened and they have their moments. One thing for me is the "culture" that is layered on top of The Grateful Dead. Sometimes I think I'm too cynical for the positive vibes. Regardless, there is good stuff in there. So Chris told me that this particular show is regularly held on the same date the Dead played Crystal Ballroom in 1968. I think another thing that makes me wary of the Deadhead crowd, is that I realize they share my archival mindset. The band played two sets. Chris was taking notes in his phone of the songs they played. He said that one early was from the "Disco Dead" era called "Shakedown Street". I also recall them playing "Uncle John's Band". If Chris has a blog of the songs, I'd link to it here. Late in the first set a woman joined them on guitar, and stayed on for the entire second set. Chris told me she had learned guitar during COVID and was popular in the Dead scene. Everyone was dancing and having a great time. I think what the bands I've seen do is like this, but with more dissonant guitar and vocals, and less dance in the drums. I had a fun time, as did everyone else there.