
The ensemble’s second set got underway with a classic pairing of “Lost Sailor” with “Saint of Circumstance,” followed by a return and continuation into “Dark Star.” A striking “Stella Blue” arrived next and was capped after another return to “Dark Star.” The ensemble reprised “Uncle John’s Band” from night one, before working in a return to their first set take on “Playing in the Band.” On the second night of their Kennedy Center stand, the National Orchestra began with another instrumental interlude before breaking into “Shakedown Street” and “Playing in the Band.” The start of “Dark Star” rang before they continued with “Jack Straw” and a striking take on “Wharf Rat” before the first frame ended on “Cassidy.” 4 death date, the band ran through a fitting “Bird Song” followed by a set ending “Loose Lucy,” which the band reprised as their encore. Set two continued with “Sugar Magnolia” before adopting an increasingly serious tone as they worked through “Brokedown Palace.” Then, on the night which followed Janis Joplin’s Oct.

After they wrapped the number, the Wolf Brothers and the Pack returned for “Cassidy,” followed by a profound take on “Dark Star.”

The ensemble’s second set resumed with the orchestra-infused “Uncle John’s Band,” which gave way to “Touch of Grey” and a smoking rendition of “Shakedown Street.” The latter bled into “Days Between,” which saw Weir and only, the National Symphony Orchestra deliver the Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia penned track. To follow the orchestra’s instrumental opener, the ensemble broke into the Grateful Dead’s Wake of the Flood favorite on “Row Jimmy,” followed by a classic pairing of “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider.”
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30, at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Conn., and continuing on Saturday in neighboring New Haven, Conn., Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros long-awaited National Symphony Orchestra stand began with a 10-minute “Overture” which featured immaculately placed instrumental breaks of “Brokedown Palace,” “Cassidy,” “Terrapin Station” and at times, “The Other One” led by Reinecke.įor the first full song of the night, Weir took the stage, followed by Don Was, Jay Lane, Jeff Chimenti, and his Wolf Pack allies: Alex Kelly (cello), Mads Tolling (violin), Adam Theis (trombone), Brian Switzer (trumpet) and Brian Switzer (woodwind), all of whom were dressed to the nines, in their formal wear. During the group’s initial performances, they ran through several Grateful Dead classics presented stunningly as the bands warped and twisted the notes that rose from each instrument.Īfter kicking off their fall tour on Friday, Sept. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., for the first of four nights of concerts alongside the National Symphony Orchestra, which conductor Steven Reinecke led. 5, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros arrived at the John F.
