This past week has been a big one for Circles Around The Sun the Grateful Dead-inspired psychedelic foursome comprised of guitarist Neal Casal and keyboardist Adam MacDougall of Chris Robinson Brotherhood, as well as bassist Dan Horne and drummer Mark Levy. On Saturday night, July 22, the “young” band played just their 11th performance to a sold out late-night crowd at Manhattan’s Gramercy Theatre. The following day, they headed across the bridge to Williamsburg, where they delivered a mesmerizing Sunday brunch set for the early-risers at Brooklyn Bowl. Thanks to taper Matt Moricle, you can listen to the band’s full daytime set from Brooklyn Bowl on July 23rd below. You can also check out a short video clip of the action from the front row, courtesy of the Circles Around The Sun Facebook page:

Few albums have the creation myth of Interludes For The Dead by Neal Casal’s Circles Around The Sun. The 10 instrumental jams that encompass the release were commissioned by Justin Kreutzmann, the filmmaker son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, to accompany the biographical visuals he was compiling to be shown during set break at the “Fare Thee Well” concerts the living members of the Dead played in the summer of 2015.

This weekend, Circles Around The Sun will head to Terrapin Crossroads for a pair of performances at the San Rafael, CA venue. Tickets for the Terrapin Crossroads shows are available here. For a full list of upcoming dates, head to Neal Casal’s website.

[Cover photo via Dylan Langille/Circles Around The Sun Facebook]


If you had fun at Circles Around The Sun at Gramercy Theatre or Brooklyn Bowl this weekend, check out the rest of Live For Live Music’s Baker’s Dozen Late-Night series, being hosted throughout the city during Phish’s 13-night Baker’s Dozen run at Madison Square Garden. Check out Our Official Guide To Baker’s Dozen Late-Nights for all the info.

Live For Live Music Phish Baker’s Dozen Run Late-Night Shows
July 28 – Dopapod @ Gramercy Theater (tix) *
July 28 – James Brown Dance Party – 2 Shows @ Highline Ballroom (early tix/late tix) *
July 29 – Dopapod @ Gramercy (tix) *
July 29 – Perpetual Groove @ BB King Blues Club (tix)
Aug 2 – Matisyahu @ The Cutting Room (tix) *
Aug 3 – Greensky Bluegrass w/ Marco Benevento @ Ford Amphitheatre At Coney Island Boardwalk (tix) **
Aug 4 – “Kraz & Taz” – Eric Krasno Band w/ Brandon “Taz” Niederauer Band @ The Cutting Room (tix)
Aug 5 – Spafford @ BB King Blues Club (SOLD OUT)

* (L4LM & CEG Presents)

**(L4LM & Live Nation Presents)