For their thirty-seventh edition of Taper Tuesdays (technically a Wednesday edition), Joe Russo’s Almost Dead has released the full audio to their performance at the Brooklyn Bowl on March 9th of this year, as part of their six-night residency across two weekends at the New York venue. Their March 9th show marked the 100th show for the Grateful Dead tribute project consisting of Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Tom Hamilton, Dave Dreiwitz, and Scott Metzger and the first night of their Brooklyn Bowl run (though for the second weekend, Oteil Burbridge subbed in for Dave Dreiwitz on bass, who was on tour with Ween).
Oteil Burbridge Joins Joe Russo’s Almost Dead For Entire Show At Brooklyn Bowl [Videos]
During Joe Russo’s Almost Dead’s performance on March 9th, the group debuted their “Throwin’ Stones” jam, which fell in the first set between “Slipknot!” and “New Minglewood Blues.” The first set later ended with the debut of the group’s first original song, “Keeping It Simple,” which was written by Joe Russo with lyrics by Tom Hamilton. The second set kept this momentum going, with the group jamming through their debut cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Third Stone From The Sun” during a massive rendition of “Music Never Stopped.” You can check out the setlist from Almost Dead’s 3/9/2017 performance below, courtesy of Peter Costello, then listen to the soundboard of the show below along with some choice videos captured during the night. You can check out Live For Live Music’s full recap of the night here.
[Photos by Jeremy Gordon]
Setlist: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | Brooklyn Bowl | New York, NY | 3/9/2017
Set One (8:34PM – 9:41PM): BIODTL @ (SM), Bertha # (TH), Mama Tried (SM) -> Help On The Way (TH) -> Slipknot! -> Throwin’ Stones Jam $ -> New Minglewood Blues % (SM), Ramble On Rose (TH), Keeping It Simple ^ (All)
Set Two (10:16PM – 11:42PM): intro/crowd, Music Never Stopped & (SM) -> Third Stone From The Sun Jam * -> Music Never Stopped Reprise + > Row Jimmy @@ (TH) -> Crazy Fingers (TH) -> Estimated Prophet (SM) -> Jack Straw (SM/TH), Morning Dew (TH)
Notes: @ – 100 Beat – Beat It On Down The Line
# – With a “Shortnin’ Bread” (James Whitcomb Riley) tease (MB)
$ – First Time Played By Almost Dead
% – With Throwin’ Stones Teases / Jams (Band)
^ – Almost Dead Original, Music by JR & Lyrics by TH, First Time Played
& – With an “Ode to Billy Joe” (Bobbie Gentry) Tease (SM)
* – Jimi Hendrix original, First Time Played By Almost Dead
+ – Not played by Almost Dead since Suwannee Hulaween, 10.29.15, a gap of 49 shows
@@ – Proceeded by a significant Wharf Rat Tease / Jam – may become a separate track based on length. Also with a Throwin’ Stones Tease (SM)
I feel like I heard “Dear Prudence” (The Beatles) teased a bunch thru the night, maybe for sure in Morning Dew? There was also a “Fly Like An Eagle” (Steve Miller Band) somewhere in the first set… Let me know what you heard.
Beat It On Down The Line, via nugs.tv
Keeping It Simple, via TimeZonerTV
Music Never Stopped, via nugs.tv
Jack Straw, via LazyLightning55a