Bob Weir & Wolf Bros opened a five-night run at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on Tuesday with a show featuring legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter and saxophonist Kenny Brooks.
Weir kicked off the run in a unique fashion, taking the stage by himself for a solo acoustic rendition of “Loose Lucy”. He was then joined by Jay Lane and Don Was for a trio version of Bob Dylan‘s “When I Paint My Masterpiece” before switching to electric guitar for a quartet telling of “Brown-Eyed Women” with Lane, Was, and Jeff Chimenti. The band finally reached full strength with the addition of Barry Sless on the fourth song, “Althea”, and then welcomed the Wolfpack strings and horn section, plus saxophonist Kenny Brooks, for “Playing In The Band”.
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros – “Loose Lucy” (Solo Acoustic),
“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (Bob Dylan) (Acoustic With Jay Lane & Don Was) – 12/12/23
Even then, Weir still wasn’t done inviting friends to the stage. After runs through “Don’t Let Go” and “Mexicali Blues”, the Grateful Dead co-founder welcomed prolific bassist Ron Carter, who holds the distinction of being the most-recorded jazz bassist in history with over 2,000 studio sessions and has been widely sampled since the early days of hip-hop. Carter sat in on Weir’s tune “She Knows What I’m Thinkin’” and “Bird Song” to close out the first set.
Returning for set two, Weir once again opened the frame on acoustic guitar, this time with Wolf Bros. The band started with “Only a River” before welcoming the Wolfpack back to the stage for a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Silvio” that flowed into “Tequila” and back into “Silvio”. The steady flow continued with Dead classics “Estimated Prophet” and “He’s Gone”, followed by The Beatles‘ “Tomorrow Never Knows”, and after a celestial “Standing on the Moon”, the set concluded with a cover of Chuck Berry‘s “Around and Around”.
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros – “Only A River”, “Silvio” (Bob Dylan) > “Tequila” (The Champs) > “Silvio” – 12/12/23
After an encore break, Weir capped off night one at The Cap with “Black Muddy River”.
Click below to view fan-shot videos from Bob Weir & Wolf Bros at The Capitol Theatre. The band returns to the venue tonight, Wednesday, December 13th for night two, with Ron Carter tapped to sit in once more. For tickets, visit Bob Weir’s website.
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros – “Playing In The Band”, “Don’t Let Go” (Jesse Stone) – 12/12/23
[Video: Patrick Tyrrell]
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY – 12/12/23 – Full Audio
[Audio: Ted Carpenter]
Setlist: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros | The Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, NY | 12/12/23
Set 1: Loose Lucy (Bobby solo acoustic), When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob Dylan) (Acoustic Bobby with Jay and Don), Brown-Eyed Women (Electric Bobby w/Jeff, Jay and Don), Althea (Complete Wolf Bros), Playing in the Band (w/ the Wolfpack) > Don’t Let Go (Jesse Stone) (w/ the Wolfpack), Mexicali Blues (w/ the Wolfpack), She Knows What I’m Thinkin’ (with Ron Carter & the Wolfpack), Bird Song (Jerry Garcia) (with Ron Carter & the Wolfpack)
Set 2: Only a River (Acoustic Bobby w/ the Wolf Bros), Silvio (Bob Dylan) (w/ the Wolfpack) > Tequila (The Champs) (> ‘Silvio’ reprise), Estimated Prophet > He’s Gone > Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles) > Standing on the Moon > Around and Around (Chuck Berry)
Encore: Black Muddy River
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