Friend of the Devil - Bob Weir & Rat Dog

Bob Weir's Gamelan: “One Instrument With A Lot of Players”

"Though he is the youngest member of the Grateful Dead’s classic lineup, Bob Weir has gradually aged into a stately role as unofficial voice of the Dead Universe. So it makes sense that since Jerry Garcia’s passing 13 years ago, Weir’s longtime band RatDog has evolved from a primarily blues-and-roots-based collaboration with Rob Wasserman to viable keepers of the Grateful Dead torch, gradually digging deeper into The Dead’s canon and, more importantly, developing a unique style of group improvisation. Weir has also continued to collaborate with many satellite members of the Grateful Dead cosmos, from old friends to Levon Helm to more recent companions like Warren Haynes, with whom RatDog has spent much of the summer on the road. Below, Weir waxes poetic on his summer tour with the Allman Brothers Band, current fascination with Wilco and why Obama is America’s “last, best chance.”"

Click here for the full article on jambands.com.

[GDTSTOO] Bob Weir & Ratdog Halloween shows

The latest missive from GDTSTOO:

"Bob Weir & Ratdog will play at the
Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury in
Westbury, NY on Thursday and Friday,
October 30 & 31, 2008. Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Showtime is at 7:30 PM. All ages are welcome.
Reserved seats are available at $50.50.
A small taping section will be provided.
The first mail in dates for this performance are
Thursday through Monday, August 14 through
August 18, 2008

The Crew of GDTS TOO
August 14, 2008

"Writ in fire across the heaven, plain as
black and white
Get prepared, there's gonna be a party tonight"

Bob Weir"

Bob Weir & Ratdog 2002-07-30 Encore: Gloria

All Good 2007: Ratdog - I Need A Miracle

Bob Weir & Keller Williams 7/11/07

[GDTSTOO] Mt. Winery Venue Change & Corrected Show Date

The latest missive from GDTSTOO:

"DATE CORRECTION: Phil Lesh & Friends
will play Tuesday, October 7 at
Verizon Wireless Music Center
in Pelham, AL.
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VENUE CHANGE:
Dear Bay Area DogHeads:

We're very sorry, but apparently ongoing
renovations at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga,
California, have hit a snag and won't be done in
time for our shows (also some Boston - the
band - shows this week, too).

The shows will now be 16 miles
down the road at the San Jose Performing Arts Center,
255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, at 7 pm.
The tickets will be exchanged at the SJPAC box office
for comparable seat locations.
The SJPAC box office will open at 5 pm.
Refunds will be available at the place of purchase."

[GDTSTOO] Phil Lesh & Friends and The Allman Brothers Band

The latest missive from GDTSTOO:

"Phil Lesh & Friends with the Allman Brothers Band
will play the following shows:

Tuesday, September 30 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
at Columbia, MD. All ages welcome.
Gates open at 4:30 PM. Show time is 6:00 PM
Reserved seats are available at $80.00 & $60.00 per ticket.
Lawn tickets are $40.00 per ticket.
Prices include parking.
Mail order will be open from Tuesday, July 7 through
Friday, July 10, 2008

Tuesday, October 4 at Verizon Wireless Music Center
at Pelham, AL. All ages are welcome.
Doors open at 5:00 PM. Show time is 6:00 PM
Reserved seats are available at $66.00 per ticket.
Lawn tickets are $46.00 per ticket.
Prices include parking.
Mail order will be open from Tuesday, July 7 through
Saturday, July 11, 2008

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Tickets for the remaining Bob Weir & Ratdog/ABB
shows will go out in the next two weeks.

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Tickets for the 7/15/08 Mickey Hart Band will go out
today and tomorrow. Tickets for the remaining MHB
performances will be left at will call. Look for your
conformation emails this week.

"Everybody's dancin' in a ring a-round the sun."
Garcia, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan & Weir"

Bob Weir and RatDog keep tradition alive

"With Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, the Grateful Dead formally ceased to be. The band's legacy lives on, however, through its members' solo incarnations, including the Other Ones, Phil Lesh and Friends, and RatDog.

Those part-Garcia groups represent more than just the opportunity for the band's master musicians to keep working. For guitarist and vocalist Bob Weir, RatDog offers the chance to continue the Dead's grand tradition of constantly finding new interpretations of its most celebrated material..."

Click here for the full story.

[GDTSTOO] One more RatDog and ABB show/update

The latest missive from GDTSTOO:

"One more show with Bob Weir & RatDog and the Allman Brothers Band:
Monday, August 25 at the Hershey Park Star Pavilion,
Hershey, PA.
Show time is 8:30 PM. All ages are welcome.

Two levels of Reserved tickets are available at $69.00 per ticket
or $53.50 per ticket. GA Lawn is available at $43.50.

First postmarks for this show will be Friday, June 20 through
Tuesday, June 24. Of course mail order remains open beyond
these dates.
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We have finished processing all the July shows and we will
get all the August shows processed in the next couple of weeks
so not to worry. We will get the tickets to you in due time.

Tickets are available for all shows still on our web site.

The Crew of GDTSTOO
Summer Solstice, June 2008 at 4.59 pm. PST

--
"He hums: there are drums,
four winds, rising suns.
We are singing and playing
I hear what he's saying"

Donna Godchaux"

Bob Weir Feature

"In the pantheon of rock guitar Bob Weir may be the most mystifying and original player. He hasn't exactly been hiding—during more than 30 years with the Grateful Dead, Weir performed thousands of marathon shows, and he's kept rolling ever since with his own bands. And yet several generations of guitarists have watched and listened to him chime out chords for hours onstage and thought, what is he playing?"

Click here for the full article.

Ratdog at the Regattabar, "Ripple"

New live recordings - Bill Kreutzmann, Jazz Fest, Bob Weir

From Munck Music:

"...On April 22nd, KBM Trio - the new power trio with Bill Kreutzmann (of The Grateful Dead), Oteil Burbridge (of The Allman Brothers Band) and Scott Murawski (of Max Creek) headlined the Green Apple Festival in Chicago. Later that same night the trio played a full 2 set show at Martyr's that had seasoned jam-band aficionados grinning in awe.

Luckily, we were there to capture a live multi-track recording of this event, which is now available on CDs and downloads. And - for a limited time - when you purchase the live Kreutzmann-Burbridge-Murawski Trio recording from Martyr's, we will include a FREE BONUS RECORDING of the trio's entire headliner performance at the Green Apple Fest!...And finally, as Bob Weir & RatDog are commencing their summer tour we'd like to remind you that Downloads of all 2008 RatDog shows (including the Beacon shows from New York City) as well as CDs and downloads from '03-'07 archives are all available at: RatDog Downloads.com..."

[GDTSTOO] Bob Weir & Ratdog/ABB at Bethel, NY and Saratoga Springs, NY

The latest missive from GDSTOO:

"Bob Weir & RatDog and the Allman Brothers Band will play the following shows:

Tuesday, August 12 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY.
Gates open at 4:00 PM.
Show time is 6:30 PM.
All ages are welcome.
Reserved seats are available at $83.00 and $73.50 per ticket.
Lawn tickets are available at $29.00. Prices include parking.
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Tuesday, August 19 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Saratoga Springs, NY.
Doors and show time to be announced.
All ages are welcome.
Reserved seats are available at $63.50 per ticket.
Lawn tickets are available at $24.00. Prices include parking.
Orders previously received will be honored as first day postmark.

The first mail in dates for these shows are
Tuesday through Thursday, June 3 through June 5, 2008.
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Tickets are available for all shows listed on our web site at
www.gdtstoo.com
The Crew of GDTSTOO
May 8, 2008"

Bob Weir - When I Paint My Masterpiece - 5-28-89

[GDTSTOO] an odd gaffe....

the latest missive from GDTSTOO:

I know that Bob Weir and RatDog and particularly also the
Allman Brothers Band play, and Rock....

It might have been all these weird preachers that you hear
and see about the TV these days, but more than likely my
eye problem was the culprit.
Ruby.

[GDTSTOO] RatDog and ABB at Chicago and Michigan

the latest missive from GDTSTOO:

We are pleased to report:
Bob Wier and Ratdog with the Allman Brothers Band
will pray the following 2 shows:

Wednesday, August 27 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre
at Clarkson, MI. All ages welcome.
Doors open at 5:00 PM. Show time is 6:30 PM.
Reserved seats are available at $53.50 per ticket.
Lawn tickets are $24.00 per ticket.
Prices include parking.
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Wednesday, August 28 at the Charter One Pavilion
@Northerly Island. Doors open at :5.30 PM.
Show time is 6:30 PM. All ages welcome.
All seats are reserved. Prices are at 2 levels:
$69.00 per ticket and $33.50 per ticket.
A small batch of taper tickets are available at $53.50.
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First postmark days for these 2 shows will be Wednesday
May 28 through Friday, May 30. Mail order will remain
open beyond these dates.
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One more time: Tickets are available for all shows
posted on our web site at www.gdtstoo.com
It's going to be Summer sooner than we think...

The Crew of GDTSTOO
5.19.228

Bob Weir Joins Phil & Friends for Grateful Dead and Anthem of the Sun

from Relix.com:

"Last night Phil Lesh & Friends opened a five-night run at San Francisco’s famed Warfield Theater. To the surprise of nearly everyone in attendance, Lesh and his friends ran through a complete version of the Grateful Dead’s 1967 self-titled debut during their first set, with Bob Weir joining his estranged bandmate for “Cream Puff War,” ”Morning Dew,” “New Minglewood Blues” and “Viola Lee Blues.” Weir returned at the start of Lesh’s second set as the bassist jumped headfirst into the Dead’s 1968 sophomore effort Anthem of the Sun , which includes classics like “That's It For The Other One” and early rave-ups such as “Alligator.” At the end of the night, Lesh closed his set with the Buddy Holly sing-a-long “Not Fade Away.” With eight sets and eleven albums to go, it’s a fair bet that Lesh will run through the Grateful Dead’s entire recorded canon over the next few days. Phil & Friends will return to the Warfield this evening. As of press time, the venue's future is uncertain."

Night two they played Aoxomoxoa and Live Dead, which means tonight should be Workingman's and American Beauty...holy shit.

[GDTSTOO] RatDog at Las Vegas and Billy Kreutzmann in NH.

The latest missive from GDTSTOO:

"Bob Weir and RatDog with Gov't Mule will play the following show:

Thursday, July 3 at The Joint, Las Vegas, NV.
Show time is 8:00 PM. 6 years and older are welcome.
this is a General Admission show. Mail order tickets are
available at $44.50 per ticket.
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Bill Kreutzmann with Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski will
play the following show:

Tuesday, June 3 at the Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH.
Show time is 8:00 PM. All ages welcome.
Mail order tickets are available at $53.00 per ticket.
Will/call only. No taping...
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Tickets are available for all shows listed on our web site at
www.gdtstoo.com

The Crew of GDTSTOO
May 8, 2008"

[GDTSTOO] Red Rocks and SPAC

The latest missive from GDTSTOO:

"Bob Weir and RatDog and the Allman Brothers Band will
play the following show:

Tuesday, August 19 at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Doors and show time to be announced. All ages welcome.
Reserved seats are available at $63.50 per ticket.
Lawn tickets are available at $24.00.
Ticket prices include parking.
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Correction:
Instead of Gov't Mule, Bob Weir and RatDog will play
with the Allman Brothers Band at Red Rocks.
Saturday, August 30 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre,
Morrison, CO. All ages are welcome. Show time is 7:00 PM.
Reserved seats are available at $62.50 per ticket.
General admission tickets are available at $54.75.
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First post mark dates for these shows are Friday, May 2
through Tuesday, May 6.
As per usual mail order will remain open beyond these
dates.
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As we usually do we are also offering mail order tickets for
this year's Gathering of the Vibes, at Seaside Park,
Bridgeport, CT from Friday, August 1 through Sunday,
August 3. Current price is $169.00 per person. This
price will eventually be increased.

For more information about this event, please go to our
web site at www.gdtstoo.com for more information.
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The Crew of GDTSTOO
May 1, 2008