RECAP: Joe Russo's Almost Dead MAR 16-18 2017 at Brooklyn Bowl NY

This past weekend saw Joe Russo's Almost Dead close out the second half of their sold out 6-night run, this time with Oteil Burbridge on bass subbing in for Dave Dreiwitz who was in Chicago playing with Ween. This run also saw multi-instrumentalist, Stuart Bogie, sit in for several songs. Check out the beautiful photos of Lou Montesano from 3/16 and Steve Olker on 3/17 below along with the annotated setlists: [gallery ids="|"] Above photos courtesy of Lou Montesano | stillrock.net​ [gallery ids="|"] Above photos courtesy of Steve Olker | StephenOlker.com | @OlkerPhoto Show #103 2017-03-16 Set One (8:45PM - 9:57PM) Jam @ -> The Other One @& (SM) -> Dark Star #& (OB) -> St Stephen $ & (ALL) -> Cinnamon & Lesbians %* (JR) -> The Eleven @ (TH/JR) -> Shakedown Street #+ (TH) Set Two (10:31PM - 11:53PM) King Solomon’s Marbles @ Black Throated Wind Jam % -> Royals Jam % @@ -> Black Throated Wind % (SM) -> Jack Straw Jam -> Touch Of Grey @ (TH) > Playing In The Band @ (SM) -> Wharf Rat ^ & ## (TH) > Truckin # & (SM) -> Born Cross Eyed Jam E: Born To Run @ (TH) Dave Dreiwitz is on tour with Ween. Entire show with Oteil Burbridge on Bass & Vocals. Entire show with Stuart Bogie on horns & percussion. See below for specifics. OB is Oteil Burbridge Lead Vox. @ - With Stuart on Tenor Sax # - With Stuart on Percussion & Tenor Sax $ - With Stuart on Tenor Sax, Flute & Bari Sax % - With Stuart on Bari Sax ^ - With Stuart on Tenor Sax & Flute & - With Born Cross Eyed Teases (TH) - This may have happened even more. * - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Cover, First Time Played By Almost Dead + - With a “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” (Michael Jackson) Jam - I think (mostly MB), Dark Star Teases (TH) & Feel Like A Stranger Teases (Band) @@ - Lorde Cover, First Time Played By Almost Dead (Mostly Marco & Stuart), crowd sung the lyrics ## - Also with Tennessee Jed Teases (TH) $$ - Bruce Springsteen Cover, Not Played since 2015-12-31 at The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, a gap of 44 shows. Numerous “Mountain Jam” (Donovan/Allman Brothers Band) teases through out the show. Show #104 2017-03-17 Set One (9:43PM - 10:51PM) Sitting On Top Of The World (TH) -> Easy Wind @ (SM) Eyes Of The World # (TH) -> Drums -> Samson & Delilah (SM) Mission In The Rain ** (TH) -> Loser $ (TH) -> LA Woman Jam % -> Going Down The Road Feeling Bad ^ (All) Set Two (11:31PM - 12:56AM) Jam & -> Alligator & * (SM) -> Fame + (MB & TH) -> Brown Eyed Women (TH) -> They Love Each Other @@ (TH) -> Brown Eyed Women Reprise ## (TH) Not Fade Away $$ (All) -> Turn On Your Love Light (OB) Cream Puff War (TH) > My Brother Esau %% (SM) Scarlet Begonias (TH) > Fire On the Mountain ^^(TH) ENC: The Weight && (All) Dave Dreiwitz is on tour with Ween. Entire show with Oteil Burbridge on Bass & Vocals. OB is Oteil Burbridge Lead Vox. Oteil played 4 string bass for the majority of the night, but played 6 string bass on Eyes. (& I think that’s it.) @ - “Flipped” Version - Opened with the last verse sung first. With a Black Throated Wind Tease (SM). Proceeded by blues jam connecting Sitting on Top with Easy Wind that probably included a “Vampire Blues” (Neil Young) Tease (Band) # - With a “What’s Going On” (Marvin Gaye) Tease (SM), a “Jessica” (Allman Brothers Band) Tease (TH) & an Oteil Bass Solo ** - Not played since 2016-03-24, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY 2016-03-24 a gap of 35 shows. $ - With a Tennessee Jed Tease (MB) % - Doors cover, first time played by Almost Dead (Has been teased before). No lyrics sung. ^ - With a “Duo Jam” & without the usual instrumental “We Bid You Good Night” ending & - With Marco Crowd Surfing * - With a Truckin’ tease (SM) + - David Bowie Cover, First Time Played By Almost Dead, Partial Version. (Has been teased before.) @@ - Partial Version, 2 verses(?) sung ## - Not Played since 2015-10-29 at Suwannee Hulaween, Live Oak, FL, a gap of 53 shows $$ - With a “Fat Mama” (Herbie Hancock) Tease (MB), China>Rider Transition Tease (TH), a “Fat Mama” (Herbie Hancock) Jam (MB), a “Hoedown” (Aaron Copeland) Tease (MB), an “I Want Candy” (Bow Wow Wow) Tease (MB) & probably more, including for sure an ‘80s tune by a female vocalist that I can’t quite place that’s driving me nuts. :) %% - With a “Flash's Theme aka Flash” (Queen/Brian May) Jam (MB) ^^ - With a “Borderline” (Madonna) Tease (MB) && - TH - Verse One (pulled into Nazareth), SM - Verse Two (picked up my bags), OB - Verse Three (Go down, Miss Moses), JR - Verse Four (Crazy Chester) & All - verse five (Catch the Cannonball) Show #105 - Night 6 of #MarchRADness 2017-03-18 Public Sound Check (5:30PM - 6:00PM) Such A Night % (MB) Ophelia % (SM) The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down % (TH) Set One (9:41PM - 10:52PM) Promised Land @ (TH) Golden Road To Unlimited Devotion (TH) > Hell In A Bucket (SM) -> Jam -> Here Comes Sunshine (TH) -> In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed # -> Here Comes Sunshine Reprise $ (TH) -> Duo Jam -> Ruben & Cherise % (TH) -> Viola Lee Blues ^ % (All) Set Two (11:25PM - 1:09AM) Jam -> Casey Jones & (TH) -> Jack A Roe (TH) -> Dancing In The Streets * % (SM) -> Franklin’s Tower % (TH) -> Let It Grow Jam -> That’s The Way Jam + -> Let It Grow (SM) @@ -> Girlfriend Is Better Jam ## -> Let It Grow Reprise (SM) I Know You Rider (All) ENC: “Thank You Sean” $$ Brokedown Palace (TH) We Bid You Good Night %% (All) Dave Dreiwitz is on tour with Ween. Entire show with Oteil Burbridge on Bass & Vocals. Oteil played 4 string bass for the majority of the night, but played 6 string bass on Ruben & Cherise. (& I think that’s it.) @ - Not on the set list as written - for the late great Chuck Berry - RIP. Not played since 2015.10.31 at The Ritz, Raleigh, NC a gap of 52 shows. With a “Never Can Tell” (Chuck Berry) tease (SM) # - Allman Brothers Band cover, not played since 2016-03-24 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 36 shows $ - Not played by Almost Dead since 2016-02-13 State Theater, Portland, ME, a gap of 38 shows % - With Stuart Bogie on Tenor Sax ^ - With a China Cat Sunflower Jam & - With a “Hoedown” (Aaron Copeland) Tease (MB) * - With a “9 to 5” Tease (MB), a “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” (Michael Jackson) Tease (MB), a “Shake Your Body” (The Jacksons) Jam, and a “I Want a New Drug” (Huey Lewis & The News) Jam that could become its own track, With Stuart Bogie on Tenor Sax + - Led Zeppelin Cover, First Time Played by Almost Dead, instrumental @@ - With a “Chest Fever” (The Band) Tease (MB) ## - Talking Heads Cover, First Time Played By Almost Dead, Instrumental $$ - With Pete Shapiro, honoring Sean Aiken, a long time Brooklyn Bowl manager working his last night. %% - Sung a cappella, at the front of the stage, not played since 2015-10-03 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 57 shows