Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre, August 6, 2017

Jerry Day 2017 presents Stu Allen & Mars Hotel
Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre
McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA 94121 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, August 6, 2017

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• 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Midnight North
• 12:45 PM - 2:45 PM Melvin Seals & JGB
• 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

• Wherein today's iteration of Mars Hotel is reveled as: Stu, Scott G, Scott L, Brian, Jerry S, & Cochrane: percussion.
• [10:58 AM Brown-Eyed Women]
• [11:05 AM all done; band members off after a minute or so]

[3:00 PM Bo makes the announcements and band introduction again; EP joins the band for the first tune]

1. [3:02 PM] Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodle-oo (SA)
   [drop EP; pause to add MS, RH]
2. [3:14 PM] the Race Is On (SL)
   [drop MS, RH; add CR, SS]
3. [3:24 PM] It Must Have Been the Roses (SA)
   [drop CR, SS]
4. [3:32 PM] Black-Throated Wind (SL)
   [add BP]
5. [3:42 PM] Big Railroad Blues (SA)
   [drop BP]
6. [3:51 PM] Queen Jane (SL)
   [add EP]
7. [4:01 PM] Loose Lucy (SA)
   [drop EP]
8. [4:10 PM] Blow Away (SG)
   [add BP]
9. [4:21 PM] Promised Land (SL)
   [drop BP; add AJ]
10. [4:31 PM] China Cat Sunflower (SA) »
    [add EP]
11. [4:37 PM] I Know You Rider
    [drop AJ]
12. [4:49 PM] Samson and Delilah (SL)
    [drop EP]
13. [5:01 PM] Dark Star (SA): Intro Jam » 5:03 PM first verse » 5:05 PM jam » 5:20 PM second verse » 5:21 PM outro »
14. [5:22 PM] drums » 5:24 PM add SA & PL bass drum » 5:28 PM PL off, band back »
15. [5:29 PM] Gimme Some Lovin' (SG)
16. [5:35 PM] One More Saturday Night (SL)
    [set ends 5:40 PM all off for a moment, Tom riles up the crowd, Stu introduces the band]
    
    Encore
17. [5:42 PM] Casey Jones (SA)
    [show ends 5:47 PM, final words from Tom Murphy]

• Stu Allen: guitar, drums (t14), lead and harmony vox;
• Scott Guberman: keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, lead (t08, t15) and harmony vox;
• Scott Law: guitar, lead (t02, t04, t06, t09, t12, t16) and harmony vox;
• Cochrane McMillan: percussion;
• Brian Rashap: bass;
• Jerry Saracini: drums;
  - with special guests -
• Ron Holloway: tenor saxophone (t02);
• Alex Jordan: Hammond B-3 organ (t10-t11);
• Peter Lavezzoli: drums (t14);
• Elliott Peck: harmony vox (t01, t07, t11-12);
• Bo Putnam: harmonica (t05, t09);
• Cheryl Rucker: harmony vox (t03);
• Melvin Seals: Hammond B-3 organ (t02);
• Shirley Starks: harmony vox (t03);

Stu and his buddies played a long set for us today, with lots of sit-ins featuring assorted band members from the first two acts. Having Ron Holloway and Melvin Seals guest on the Race Is On seemed kind of strange as far as song selection goes, but they both added interesting contributions, and despite my initial misgivings, I was sad to see them leave so soon. The following tune, It Must Have Been the Roses, also seemed like a strange choice for a guest sit-in, in this case by Cheryl and Shirley, singing harmony vox. Again, it worked. Guess I shouldn't carry so much baggage about what makes a decent setlist!

So, uh, what else do I have to say about Stu's set? Well, the weather wasn't as cold and fight as some past years, that was a really big plus! And the guys played for a darn long time, that's for sure! Probably the best thing would be for you to listen and decide for yourself. Thanks to Jon Hart, you can do that! Just visit the Live Music Archive, hit play, and crank up your volume.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2017 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2017 event list! ☸ On to the next event!