Joe Russo’s Almost Dead is currently between their two-weekend residency at the Brooklyn Bowl. As tradition, the band releases soundboard audio from past shows every Tuesday, dubbed Taper Tuesday. This week’s edition surprised fans with soundboard audio from the previous weekend’s concert at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York City.
The 3/11/17 show featured the return of “US Blues” during the encore, which hadn’t been played since their second-ever show, 100 performances ago. The band also debuted “Stella Blues Jam” in the second set, before heading into a special “He’s Gone” which featured teases of the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The themes continued during “The Wheel,” which heard the theme song from The Simpsons carefully mixed in. The second set ended with an electric “So Many Roads” and “Sugar Magnolia.” You can read the full show recap here.
Thanks to taper Eric McRoberts and the band, you can listen to the full show below:
Tomorrow, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead returns to the Brooklyn Bowl for three more nights of music – only this time, Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge will be filling in for Dave Dreiwitz. We can’t help but imagine what this new lineup addition will sound like, and are looking forward to hopefully seeing more from their collaborations at Fool’s Paradise later this month.
Check out the full setlist below, as posted by band manager Peter Costello.
Setlist: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | Brooklyn Bowl | 3/11/17
Set One (9:29PM – 10:32PM)
Don’t Ease Me In (TH)
Women Are Smarter (SM) ->
China Cat Sunflower (TH) ->
Feel Like A Stranger @ (SM)
Mississippi Half Step (TH) ->
Lost Sailor (SM) ->
Saint Of Circumstance # (SM)
Set Two (11:03PM- 12:30AM)
Greatest Story Ever Told $ (SM) ->
Moby Dick % ->
Music Never Stopped Reprise Reprise ^ (SM) ->
Greatest Story Ever Told Reprise &
Candyman (TH) ->
Uncle Johns Band (All) ->
Stella Blue Jam * ->
He’s Gone (TH) + ->
The Wheel @@ (ALL) ->
St. Stephen Jam ->
So Many Roads ## (TH)
Sugar Magnolia/SSDD (SM)
ENC:
Ripple $$ (TH) >
US Blues %%
@ – With an “Apache” (Jerry Lordan) Tease (MB): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_(instrumental)
# – With a Terrapin Jam (may become a separate track), Ruben & Cherise Teases (TH) & an “Eleanor Rigby” (The Beatles) Tease (TH)
$ – With a Black Throated Wind Jam (may become a separate track)
% – Unfinished (no drum solo). Led Zeppelin Cover, not played since 2015-04-22 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, a gap of 79 shows
^ – First Time Played by Almost Dead, included lyrics
& – Not played since 2015-02-17 State Theater, Portland, ME, a gap of 84 shows
* – First Time Played by Almost Dead, included a short He’s Gone Jam at the beginning
+ – With a “Stranger Things” (Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein from the band Survive) tease (MB). Yes, the Netflix series Stranger Things.
@@ – With “The Simpsons Theme” (Danny Elfman) teases (SM & DD) & Terrapin Teases (TH & MB)
$$ – Not played since 2015-12-31 The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, a gap of 42 shows
%% – Not played since 2013-01-26 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 100 shows. Dave broke a string on the Alembic & played his Gibson SG Bass for most of this.
## – I strongly feel that Tommy’s solo at the end of So Many Roads was a homage to Slash’s solo in the Guns N Roses version of Knocking on Heaven’s Door. However, the Box Score is a place for facts & that’s just my opinion man. 🙂
Want to see Joe Russo’s Almost Dead on the beach? Don’t miss their upcoming performance at the Fool’s Paradise event on March 31st and April 1st in St. Augustine, FL, with special guest keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will join hosts Lettuce and bands like The Floozies, The Motet, and more, with Antwaun Stanley and Oteil Burbridge as artists-at-large! More information can be found here.
[cover photo from 3/9/17 by Jeremy Gordon]