Over the weekend, Steve Kimock brought together a top-notch band for three nights of music to the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California. The band included Jeff Chimenti (Dead & Company, Furthur, RatDog), Bobby Vega (Zero, KVHW), Leslie Mendelson, and Jay Lane (RatDog, Primus), promising even more special guests for every night.
The audience was treated to a very special surprise guest appearance from Bob Weir on Friday, the 13th. The Grateful Dead guitarist played the majority of the first set, and the first song of the second set, performing both Grateful Dead songs and unique covers. He kicked into gear for “You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie),” by Chuck Berry and Bob Dylan‘s “Queen Jane Approximately,” before heading into GD classics “Dancing In The Streets,” “Bird Song,” and “The Other One.” He returned during the second set to perform “Blue Bayou,” popularized by Linda Ronstadt.
Thanks to MarkoVision Films, you can watch video of the performances below:
You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie)
Queen Jane Approximately
Setlist: Steve Kimock & Friends at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA – 5/13/16
Set I:
Ice Cream (instrumental)
You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie)
Queen Jane Approximately (BW)
Dancing in the Street* (BW, LM)
Bird Song > (BW)
The Other One > (BW)
Bird Song (BW, LM)
Set II:
Blue Bayou (LM, BW)
Nana’s Chalk Pipe
Hillbillies on PCP
To Love Somebody (LM)
Psycho Killer (LM)
Ancient Astronauts** (JL, SB)
Five B4 Funk
E: Waiting for a Miracle (LM)
* = Matthew Kelly
** = Sunshine Becker
[H/T Deadheadland]