Went to see the Rhythm Devils last Friday night @ the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA. The Sherm has been the place this summer, as far as I know it is the only venue to have all 4 of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead perform this summer, not including Donna, but I never liked her much anyways....
But anyways the Rhythm Devils, founded by GD drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, truly are more than just a drum show. They have found other musicians that share their passion for the music of the Grateful Dead and also enjoy creating new music. I feared that it would be just a drum show, but that was far from the truth. It was one of the better shows that I've seen at the Sherman...
The show opened with a solid Scarlet>Fire and Friend of the Devil and never let up. The other Dead songs that they played were Ship of Fools, Uncle John's Band, Brown Eyed Women, Bird Song, Going Down The Road Feeling Bad, Easy Wind, and We Bid You Good Night, which was a total surprise. Of the original songs that they played, Bo Didley and Castles of Timber were the highlights for me. The encore was Neil Young's Cortez the Killer, it was awesome, especially Davey Knowles' solo. It was a great show...
Here is the entire show on the Archive.
Pictures can be found here.
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