Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Welcomes TTB’s Alecia Chakour To Close Out Atlanta Run [Photos/Video/Audio]

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead introduced in some outdoors assist to shut out its weekend run in Atlanta, inviting Tedeschi Trucks Band vocalist Alecia Chakour to sit down in all through the present. The band’s second of two concert events at The Eastern polished off a three-night swing by way of the Southeast that started on Thursday in Charlotte.

Drummer Joe Russo, guitarists Scott Metzger and Tom Hamilton, keyboardist Marco Benevento, and bassist Dave Dreiwitz began Saturday’s two-setter unassisted with a gap jam that in the end changed into Bob Weir‘s ’80s chestnut “My Brother Esau”. One of the various components that separates JRAD from the legions of different Grateful Dead tribute bands is the group’s willingness to dive deep into the band’s catalog and invigorate often-overlooked picks, reintroducing followers to the songs in a complete new approach.

The set rolled on with “Peggy-O” and a “Truckin’” that developed into the lengthiest jam of the night. Following “They Love Each Other” the band welcomed Chakour for the primary of two sit-ins all through the night. Chakour helped the band debut a canopy of Ike & Tina Turner‘s “River Deep – Mountain High”, the primary of three debuts of the evening. Without breaking stride, the band easily transitioned into “Good Lovin’” with Chakour to shut out the primary body.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – “My Brother Esau” (Grateful Dead) > “Peggy-O” (Traditional) [Pro-Shot] – 2/10/24

Returning for the fourth and ultimate set of the weekend in Atlanta, JRAD took one other opening jam into the serene “Here Comes Sunshine”. Tom Hamilton dealt with the vocals dutifully earlier than some transient improvisation developed right into a jam round “Throwin’ Stones”. The band didn’t totally decide to the music, nevertheless, as an alternative hopping on the bus for an sudden detour by way of “The Other One”. A basic ’60s Dead pairing of “The Other One” and “St. Stephen” ate up a superb half-hour earlier than the band traveled additional south for some Texas blues courtesy of ZZ Top.

Taking a pair of winners from the band’s glorious 1973 album Tres Hombres, Metzger led JRAD by way of its debut of “Waitin’ For The Bus” adopted by a brief instrumental run by way of “Jesus Just Left Chicago”. Circling again to the Grateful Dead songbook, an eerie “Candyman” led to a spacey jam that burst out the opposite facet as a “Let It Grow” set two nearer.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead nonetheless had a couple of methods up its sleeve when it returned for the encore with Chakour as soon as once more in tow. The visitor vocalist took the band by way of a chic and related debut of the Ray Charles favourite “Georgia On My Mind” earlier than your entire band introduced the home down with a rowdy tackle The Band‘s “Don’t Do It” to cap off the present and the weekend run.

Check out a gallery of photographs from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and Alecia Chakour in Atlanta courtesy of photographer Christian Stewart. The band is off till April eighth when JRAD will carry out on the Texas Eclipse Festival in Burnet, TX. Visit the band’s web site for tickets and a full record of tour dates.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA – 2/10/24 – Full Video

[Video: Joe Wiseman]

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA – 2/10/24 – Full Audio

Setlist: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | The Eastern | Atlanta, GA | 2/10/24

Set One: Jam > My Brother Esau (Grateful Dead), Peggy-O (Traditional), Truckin’ (Grateful Dead) > Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead), They Love Each Other (Jerry Garcia) > River Deep – Mountain High (Ike & Tina Turner) [1] [2] > Good Lovin’ (The Rascals) [1]

Set Two: Jam > Here Comes Sunshine (Grateful Dead) > Throwin’ Stones Jam (Grateful Dead) The Other One (Grateful Dead) > St. Stephen (Grateful Dead) > Waitin’ For The Bus (ZZ Top) [2] > Jesus Just Left Chicago Jam (ZZ Top) > Candyman (Grateful Dead), Jam > Let It Grow (Grateful Dead)

Encore: Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael) [1] [2] > Don’t Do It (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) [1]
[1] w/ Alicia Chakour on vocals and percussion

[2] FTP

The publish Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Welcomes TTB’s Alecia Chakour To Close Out Atlanta Run [Photos/Video/Audio] appeared first on L4LM.

HI-FI News

by way of L4LM https://ift.tt/zGCTwf5

February 12, 2024 at 07:22PM