When moe. returned to dry land this week after five days “off the grid” on the always exhausting maritime music marathon that is Jam Cruise, they were met with news of the untimely death of Allman Brothers Band founding member Butch Trucks. Having laughed and jammed with Trucks in the past, the band decided they needed to pay proper homage to the fallen titan. Last night, during their performance at St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live, moe. collectively paid their respects to the fallen jam band icon, encoring with a stellar cover of Allman Brothers classic “Southbound.”
Though clearly still feeling fatigued and looking for their land legs, the band used their sound check to run through the tune in order to ensure that their version would be up to snuff, befitting a tribute to one of the most influential drummers of all time. During the performance, bassist Rob Derhak even shared a self-deprecating story of a behind-the-scenes encounter with Trucks at a charity concert they had done together. The band’s affection for Trucks was abundantly clear in both their kind words and the extra effort they put into honoring his work.
We’ll have a full review tomorrow, but for now check out footage of the evening-closing tribute thanks to our own Rex Thomson:
Setlist: moe. | Jannus Live | St. Petersburg, FL | 1/26/2017
Set One: Faker > Bullet > Kyle’s Song, Captain America >Mexico
Set Two: Seat Of My Pants > Not Coming Down > Wormwood > Water > Bring You Down, Plane Crash
Encore: Southbound