Phil Lesh at Beach Park, April 14, 2021

Terrapin Crossroads presents Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Allstars featuring Stu Allen, Jason Crosby, Nathan Graham, Grahame Lesh, and Elliott Peck
the Backyard Stage in Beach Park at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
5:00 PM, Wednesday, April 14, 2021

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[5:24 PM] {Phil arrives}
[5:33 PM] {Phil & band onstage, getting ready}

1. [5:36 PM] Not Fade Away »
2. [5:46 PM] Bird Song (PL)
   {Grahame swaps from SG to ES-335 for the rest of the show}
3. [6:01 PM] Beat It on Down That Line (SA)
4. [6:07 PM] the Music Never Stopped (GL)
5. [6:18 PM] Passenger (GL/EP)
6. [6:27 PM] Ship of Fools (SA)
7. [6:39 PM] Pride of Cucamonga (PL)
8. [6:48 PM] Playing in the Band (GL) »
9. [6:57 PM] Crazy Fingers (SA) »
10. [7:09 PM] Playing in the Band (reprise)
    [7:13 PM] {show ends; thanks and band introduction from Phil, then all done, no donor rap, no encore}

• Stu Allen: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Jason Crosby: Nord keyboard;
• Nathan Graham: drums;
• Grahame Lesh: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Phil Lesh: bass, lead and harmony vox;
• Elliott Peck: percussion, lead and harmony vox.

For whatever reason, todays show ran on a more relaxed schedule than the previous shows this month, making for more time to sit around and jaw with our fellow music fans.

Eventually things got going, and the show began with a nice surprise: the Buddy Holly chestnut, Not Fade Away. Seemed to me like this one leaned less than usual on the Bo Diddley beat in favor of Lesh-inspired space jamming; regardless, it was a fun way to start the festivities. That airy, spacey groove continued with Bird Song. Perfect!

Rest of the show was darn good as well, but right now I don't have much to say about it. 39 songs in April from Phil so far … no repeats. That's a good sign! Let's see whether the guys can sustain that streak through Bicycle Day next week.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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