Phil Lesh at the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads, March 4, 2020

Terrapin Crossroads presents Phil Lesh, with Stu Allen, Jason Crosby, Scott Law, and Sean Nelson
the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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Missed the start, dunno what happened, or even when they started.
[7:12 PM] Throwing Stones
[7:24 PM, done after a bit more noodling]

[8:18 PM lights down; 8:21 PM band out, noodling away; Scott on Gibson semi hollow body; Stu on Jerry Garcia's Alligator 1957 Fender Stratocaster]

1. [8:25 PM] Dear Mr. Fantasy (SA)
   [pause for a minute or two]
2. [8:43 PM] Truckin' (SL)
   [pause for a minute or two]
3. [8:59 PM] Row Jimmy (SA)
   [pause for a minute or two; Jason swaps to 6-string violin]
4. [9:16 PM] Peggy-O (PL) > [9:22 PM] (JC swaps back to FR keyboard, mid-tune]
   [pause for a minute or two]
5. [9:27 PM] Brown-eyed Women (SA)
   [set ends 9:33 PM]

[9:56 PM lights down, 10:01 PM band out; Scott on the Alligator Fender; Stu on a new ?Cripe guitar with a ?Phoenix inlay]

1. [10:03 PM] Feel Like a Stranger (SL)
   [pause for a minute or two]
2. [10:20 PM] Mountains of the Moon (PL) »
3. [10:36 PM] Estimated Prophet (SL) »
4. [10:46 PM] Foolish Heart (SA) »
5. [10:55 PM] Throwing Stones (SL)
   [set ends 11:05 PM; 11:08 PM band introduction and abbreviated donor rap; show ends 11:09 PM – no encore tonight]

• Stu Allen: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Jason Crosby: Fender-Rhodes electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ, 6-string violin;
• Scott Law: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Phil Lesh: bass, lead and harmony vox;
• Sean Nelson: drums.

First set was hot! Short but solid. Completely unhurried: very much a '73 vibe IMHO, but that don't mean much. Nice group energy! A few folks that I talked to at break whined about the long breaks between songs, or the lack of segue, but c'mon, it was the first set … you can't just launch everyone into deep space from the get go. Sometimes it's nice to stop and take a look at the scenery first!

Set two was also great fun, but with completely different energy (newer songs, faster tempos, plenty of jamming). I'm glad I could be there for the fun!

Fender has a nifty little article about the Alligator guitar posted on their website; Jambase reports that Stu and Lebo played on it at the 3/1 show too.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2020 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2020 event list! ☸ On to the next event!