On Saturday, October 3rd, pianist Melvin Seals & JGB took part in Democracy Comes Alive, a one-day, nonpartisan virtual music festival aimed at channeling the power of music to make a critical impact on civic engagement in this November’s elections and beyond. The one-song performance from the longtime Jerry Garcia Band keyboardist and his revamped backing band comprised of guitarist John Kadlecik, drummer Jeremy Hoenig, and bassist John-Paul McLean delivered a lively rendition of Little Milton blues classic and Jerry Garcia Band go-to “That’s What Love Will Make You Do”.
The quartet’s eight-minute, pro-shot performance welcomed viewers into the friendly confines of San Francisco’s Light Rail Studios, where they hosted A Very Melvin Birthday celebration last month. Seals lead the charge on lead vocals for the uptempo 12-bar blues song, which also featured some wonderful solo work on guitar courtesy of Kadlecik.
Seals took the song’s second solo, and hearing the lush tones of his organ is enough to cure any Deadhead’s seasonal blues heading into the winter months. The video’s multi-angle, semi-psychedelic editing style and JGB graphic overlays almost allowed viewers to feel as if they were right there inside the studio, grooving alongside the band.
Relive Melvin Seals & JGB’s performance of “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” from Democracy Comes Alive in the video below. If you enjoyed the performance and have the means, consider making a donation to HeadCount and the Democracy Comes Alive artists via DemocracyComesAlive.com.
Melvin Seals & JGB at Light Rail Studios – “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” – Democracy Comes Alive
Melvin Seals & JGB joined 50+ performers and 10+ other speakers as part of Democracy Comes Alive, presented by Live For Live Music in partnership with voter registration nonprofit HeadCount. The 10-hour streaming event, powered by Nugs.TV and Plus 1, generated $40,000 and counting in funds for HeadCount as well as the participating artists, who remain out of work as the pandemic continues. In addition to the funds generated, Democracy Comes Alive led thousands of people to HeadCount’s tools to check your voter registration status and register to vote. For more information, head here.
Click here to revisit Melvin Seals & JGB’s two-song performance from The Capitol Theatre as seen during Quarantine Comes Alive earlier this year.
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