First time at the re- purposed Pilot Pen tennis center which is now called the Westville Music Bowl. The upper deck houses solar panels, mid-level seats are reserved, and an astroturfed “floor” in front of the stage is where the hippies congregate. The setlist is as follows: Friend of the Devil, Jack-a-roe, Black Throated Wind, Jack Straw, Wharf Rat, King Solomon’s Marbles, Yazoo Street Scandal, The Golden Road, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, China Doll. If you’ve been following the geometry Grateful Dead homage it’s varied. The Dark Star Orchestra recreates entire set lists, Keller Williams Grateful Grass bluegrasses even the non bluegrass numbers, and JRAD weaves chestnuts and lost nuggets from the back catalog. Joe Russo on drums, Marco Benevento on keys, Dave Dreiwitz on bass, Scott Metzger and Tom Hamilton on guitars. These guys have been anchors of the jam scene since it’s inception, and treat the GD covers with care. I joke that Joe must be a meter maid in New Haven by day, while playing this venue at night. He seems to play here several times a month. I guess you can’t knock success, he packs in the fans regularly. I always love me some Wharf Rat, and the excellent rendition of China Doll was sung by the lead guy from The Fruit Bats.
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