Reviews attached to May 30, 2024

Show Notes: Dead and Company After Show

justin_bruce June 6, 2024
this was a superb one set show that was chocked full of improv. alex really shined during lay down sally with his thunderous play. graceless started with syrupy, ethereal funk before patiently reach a big, dynamic peak. i can't recall a version of high noon that's gone this deep; the jam started slow and bluesy with b3. a nice if i only had a brain tease from jake, or close to it. some spacey moments. then a muscular, patient march with synth textures. which led to a bright driving peaky-adjacent section before ascending to a big, full peak. highlight of the night was suite: judy blue eyes with perfect vocal harmonies. seeing this in person helped me realize mike is killing the high harmonies when they play from the CSN or CSNY canon. SJBE initial jam featured a metered, snappy groove that really drives, with some slinky mike play underneath that recalled (i kid you not) some bowser's castle mario brothers melodies from my NES days way back when. after vocals, second jam section pivots to searing jake tones with clav funk via dani. then some spare jake pedal tones with dani synth textures. jam turns spare and gorgeous as alex drops out to jazzy cymbal play for a bit. late night at big cypress quantegy vibes, to my ears, but builds to a thoughtful, grand peak. after another round of vocals, the third jam delivers a chonky rock groove where the b3 shines. some wah pedal fret tapping athletic play from jake, and a heavy metal adjacent bass heavy riff as jam peaks before vocals wrap things up. phew! boom or bust encore quite appropriate for las vegas and this jam capped off the night with a b3-laden crashing groove. jake mentions "slanty town" as he interacts with dani on the nord. jam gets silent, then goes dark, and builds back via mutron and piano, then b3. sizzling evening full of great play and deep jams.

 


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