Friends at McNear's Beach, August 18, 2024

Terrapin Crossroads presents Sunday Daydream Vol. 4 featuring Phil Lesh & Friends, the Sam Grisman Project, Wolf Jett with special guest Alex Jordan, and Jon Chi
McNear's Beach
201 Cantera Way, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
4:00 PM, Sunday, August 18, 2024

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• 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM ☸ Jon Chi with special guests on the “Keep It Weird “Acoustic Bar Stage
• 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM ☸ Wolf Jett with special guest Alex Jordan on the Main Stage
• 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM ☸ Jon Chi with special guests on the “Keep It Weird “Acoustic Bar Stage
• 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ☸ Sam Grisman Project on the Main Stage
• 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM ☸ Jon Chi with special guests on the “Keep It Weird “Acoustic Bar Stage
• 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ☸ Phil Lesh & Friends on the Main Stage

[4:03 PM] {band out without introduction; noodling; greetings from Grahame}

1. [4:06 PM] Help on the Way (TG) »
2. [4:10 PM] Slipknot! »
3. [4:15 PM] Franklin's Tower (NC)
   [4:26 PM] {applause; dead air}
4. [4:28 PM] Candyman (SA)
   [4:35 PM] {applause; we love you; noodling}
5. [4:36 PM] Cassidy (NC/GG)
   [4:44 PM] {applause; dead air}
6. [4:45 PM] To Lay Me Down (TG)
   [4:53 PM] {applause; dead air}
7. [4:53 PM] Eyes of the World (TG) »
8. [5:06 PM] Bird Song (SG)
9. [5:14 PM] He's Gone (NC)
   [5:21 PM] {GL introduces Peter Rowan; SG having trouble with Big Brown: swaps to a white Fender while Brian Rashap troubleshoots!}
10. [5:23 PM] Panama Red (PR) » {add Jay Conte: harmonica, mid-tune} » {SG swaps back to Big Brown}
    [5:31 PM] {applause; dead air}
11. [5:31 PM] Revolution (SA)
    [5:38 PM] {Big Brown is still acting wonky; SG swaps to a new bass for the rest of the show}
12. [5:39 PM] Lonesome L.A. Cowboy (PR)
    [5:45 PM] {GL & BL Cascadia raffle drawing}
13. [5:47 PM] the Music Never Stopped (TG)
    
    Finale
    [5:58 PM] {GL introduces everyone except JC}
14. [6:00 PM] Midnight Moonlight (PR)
    [6:08 PM] {final applause; GL tells us to get home safely; show ends}

• Stu Allen: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Holly Bowling: Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards;
• Natalie Cressman: trombone, lead & harmony vox;
• Griffin Goldsmith: drums, lead & harmony vox;
• Taylor Goldsmith: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Samson Grisman: bass, lead & harmony vox;
• Grahame Lesh: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Phil Lesh: bass, lead & harmony vox.

• Je Conte: harmonica, harmony vox;
• Peter Rowan: acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox;

It was certainly a bummer to get notification from Phil on Aug 16 that he'd come down with COVID-19 and needed to sit out today's festival, but the word from Grahame is that Phil was on the mend, and that we'd see him back in action real soon. Samson Grisman pulled yeoman's duty by stepping up to hold down Phil's place in the final set, and Peter Rowan made a fine addition to the party!

I was really impressed with this set: maybe the band put in some extra rehearsal time? The only misfire was the cantina shuffle version of Panama Red – I think Peter's psuedo-flamenco take on the tune through the others for a real loop, and it was jarring to hear folks playing out-of-time with one another during the first few minutes. Sometimes it's better to listen than to strum! Despite that stumble, they pulled it together for a big-time rockin' take on Revolution, and the Music Never Stopped took things out to the stratosphere, wow!

Thanks for another fine day!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2024 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2024 event list! ☸ On to the next event!