On Monday, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros played a pair of last-minute shows at New York City’s intimate Blue Note Jazz Club, utilizing a few days off in the band’s touring schedule. Weir, Don Was, and Jay Lane announced the surprise shows on Sunday afternoon, giving fans a chance to enter a lottery system with a short window of time. Grateful Dead fans spotted bassist Phil Lesh and his son Grahame (Lesh) in the 200-capacity club, which was full of a very attentive group of attendees due in part to Blue Note’s no cell phone policy.

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros opened up their first set with “Dark Star”, ultimately weaving in and out of the tune for the entirety of their early set. The trio then invited up longtime Weir collaborator and RatDog saxophonist Kenny Brooks for a jam on John Coltrane‘s “A Love Supreme” before continuing to weave in and out of “Dark Star”, throwing covers of Little Willie John’s “Fever” and Little Feat’s “Easy To Slip” in the mix.

Transitioning back into their three-piece configuration, Wolf Bros dove back into “Dark Star”, which was followed up by “Playing In The Band”, a “Supplication” jam, and a take on Bob Dylan‘s “When I Paint My Masterpiece”. Bob Weir and Wolf Bros invited Kenny Brooks back up for the remainder of their early show as they transitioned back into “Supplication” terriory before finally closing out “Dark Star” and reprising “Playing In The Band” to bring the 75-minute set to a close. The four-piece delivered a lone encore with “Ripple” to send their early show crowd packing.

Following a break, Weir, Lane, and Was reemerged to open their late show with “Eternity”, a Weir and Rob Wasserman collaboration that had not been in Weir’s live repertoire for more than a decade until he dusted it off on Wolf Bros inaugural tour in 2018. Kenny Brooks joined the band for an improvisational take on “Bird Song”, before the band hopped back into their three-piece format as they moved forward with Bob Dylan’s “Most Of The Time”, “New Speedway Boogie”, and the Bob Weir and Wolf Bros debut of “Morning Dew”. Brooks reemerged to help the band close out their late show with “Not Fade Away”. Weir, Lane, and Was were still basking  in the energy of their set-closer as the trio took the stage to open up their encore with a reprise of “Not Fade Away”, which was followed up by another Wolf Bros debut, “Oh Boy!”, a song made popular by Buddy Holly in the late 1950s.

Watch pro-shot video of both of Bob Weir and Wolf Bros’ Blue Note Jazz Club sets below via Nugs.tv:

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – 3/11/2019 [Pro-Shot Video]

[Video: nugsnet]

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros are currently in the midst of their 20-date late-winter tour that spans through March 30th. Next up for the trio is a two-night run at Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, March 13th and 14th.

For a full list of the band’s upcoming tour dates and ticketing information, head to Bob Weir’s website.

Setlist: Bob Weir and Wolf Bros | Blue Note Jazz Club | New York, NY | 3/11/2019

Early Set: Dark Star v1 > A Love Supreme Jam* > Dark Star* > Fever* > Dark Star* > Easy To Slip* > Dark Star, Playing In The Band > Supplication Jam > When I Paint My Masterpiece > Supplication Jam* > Dark Star v2* > Playing In The Band Reprise*

Encore: Ripple*

* – w/ Kenny Brooks

Late Set: Eternity > Bird Song*, Most Of The Time, New Speedway Boogie > Morning Dew > Not Fade Away*

Encore: Not Fade Away Reprise > Oh Boy!

* – w/ Kenny Brooks