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[krispyweiss]

Holly Bowling is MVP of Phil Lesh’s “Clubhouse Sessions” Episode Two

If she isn’t Phil Lesh’s best Friend, Holly Bowling is undoubtedly the most musically valuable.

The pianist was onboard alongside the former Grateful Dead bassist; guitarists Grahame Lesh and Daniel Donato; singer Nicki Bluhm; and drummer John Molo for episode two of Phil Lesh & Friends’ “Clubhouse Sessions.” And while everyone played an important role - save for Bluhm, who was stuck shaking a tambourine and/or her body, given only a few lines to sing - Bowling, who brings a bit of Keith Godchaux to the music while being her own musician, was the woman of the half-hour.

Donato, too, conjures the Father Band, as he echoes Jerry Garcia’s tone more hauntingly that anyone since a young Steve Kimock came on the scene. In fact, the licks he plays on the Grahame Lesh-sung “Black-Throated Wind” are downright ghostly.

Donato, who has a high, feminine tenor, sung a triple-time reading of “Ship of Fools.” And while his voice - he also sings “Row Jimmy” - is the type Dead Heads will likely love or loathe, the radical change to the music served the dirge-like composition exceedingly well and demonstrated the worthiness of messing with arrangements.

But it just sounds silly and like a cover band when groups pull stunts like trading verses as Grahame Lesh, Bluhm and Donato do on “Tennessee Jed.” In these moments - and during Lesh the younger’s frankly terrible singing on “Me and My Uncle” - it’s Bowling who saves the music, playing colorful, imaginative solos that remind listeners why the Grateful Dead turned to pianists Godchaux and Bruce Hornsby over the course of their long strange trip.

While “Clubhouse Sessions” are expressly for the ears, the eyes will get a smile in seeing how the band members’ clothes miraculously change throughout the video, as if it was a poorly edited movie.

Read Sound Bites’ coverage of episode one here.

5/28/24

[protoslacker]

Nectar’s Presents and Nederlander Entertainment are thrilled to announce a pair of concerts at Covington, KY’s Madison Theater featuring two of the most exciting young acts in American improvisational rock music. On November 24th and 25th, 2023, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Trouble No More will take the stage for two unforgettable performances that will traverse the expansive realms of rock and jam music.

TROUBLE NO MORE AND DANIEL DONATO’S COSMIC COUNTRY TO JOIN FORCES FOR TWO CONCERTS AT THE HISTORIC MADISON THEATER IN COVINGTON, KY

Via Grateful Web

I don't go to concerts, but a ticket to one of these shows, November 24 & 24, is probably the tickect to have in 2023.

Trouble No More - Peach Fest Set 6/30/2022 (Full Show)

[borntomecassidy78]

Saw Billy and the Kids at Pier 17 last night, and I must say that it was good but not great. Some very talented players, but a noticeable lack of cohesion. I dunno if it was due to under-rehearsing or Billy committing too much to the idea of letting everyone do what they want, but the group never felt like they were on the same page.

Just to start, the rooftop at Pier 17 is a wonderful place to see a concert. As someone who <3s NY, getting to see FiDi at night from that high up was a beautiful sight. The framing of the band with the Brooklyn Bridge behind them was awesome. Even when I wasn't that into the music, I was just having a blast seeing the city.

Back to the show, I found Set 1 to be kinda dull - some fun song choices, I particularly enjoyed The Race is On and especially the jam in Cumberland Blues. I think that's my thing with Billy and the Kids. I often enjoy the jams, because they can go to some really cool places. But when they're playing the composed parts of songs, it often sounds sloppy.

Also, despite being a brilliant guitar player, I think Daniel Donato might actually have a worse singing voice than Tom Hamilton. Sierra Hull was the only person in that band who could actually sing.

I honestly thought about leaving at set break, but am very glad I didn't.

Set 2, conversely, I found really enjoyable. Drums > Could You Be Loved had great energy to open. And some really cool jams during Bird Song. But the real kicker was the last three tunes- Take Me to the River was the most fun I had all night, which then went into a gorgeous Wharf Rat, and was followed up by a total face melter of a Franklin's Tower. That was Billy and the Kids at their best- just some ripping solos from everybody in the band. Lots of love going around, lots of chances to shine.

All in all, I probably wouldn't go see this band again unless they had someone I really really loved out there. You can tell the players in Billy and the Kids really enjoy playing together. There was a joy radiating off of every member of the band. I just wish that lead to more inspired music making.

[musiconspotify]

#DanielDonato - Dance In The Desert

[tuuneoftheday]

Daniel Donato - Dance In The Desert

[heckyestaylorhicks]

Sat in with @thedanieldonato this weekend at his Cosmic Country Christmas Jam & had a blast! Happy Holidays!

📸: @nslmedia

[drab-legrib]

Daniel Donato Denver Cervantes

September '23

[mirrorbuck]

9-1-1 characters as sharks❕🦈

As a shark nerd, I had to. Enjoy! :)

1 - ✭ Bobby ; angel shark

• They spend most of their time hiding in mud and dust

2 - ✭ Athena ; leopard shark

• Their rough skin makes it hard for stuff to settle on them.

3 - ✭ May ; zebra shark

• As they mature, their stripes fade and then become small dark spots, which is why they are often mistaken for leopard sharks

4 - ✭ Hen ; mako shark

• They are very fast and smart sharks

5 - ✭ Karen ; silky shark

• They have a great hearing

6 - ✭ Chimney ; spiny dogfish shark

• They’re quite small

7 - ✭ Maddie ; blue shark

• They will attack if they feel threatened

8 - ✭ Daniel ; whale shark

• Only 10% of whale sharks make it to adulthood

9 - ✭ Buck ; lemon shark

• They are very loyal to their home, are highly social and can be jealous of other lemon sharks. They’ve also been known to help out humans who are lost and in danger

10 - ✭ Eddie ; white tip shark

• They swim away when swimmers or divers approach

11 - ✭ Ravi ; nurse shark

• Really friendly and social

12 - ✭ Albert ; bluntnose six gills shark

• Their ability to handle a variety of temperatures and depths allows them to go wherever they like

13 - ✭ Lucy ; megalodon

• There’s still a lot we don’t know about them

14 - ✭ Josh ; horn shark

• They have a tough exterior and sharp spines to protect themselves

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The end 🦈🌊 Thank you for reading <3

[youneedtolookatthis]

My Kraken friends, the vibes of this article are immaculate. Just perfect. Also, OMG, some of the things that are linked to in here? Also CANNOT MISS footage. But, as an example, in case you don't believe me:

"Carson Soucy

The doctor is in, baby

In the penalty box, probably

Still, he’s got seven assists this year

Handsome. Knows it. Whatever, so do we."

[krispyweiss]

Phil Lesh Debuts “The Clubhouse Sessions”

- Episode 1 features Nicki Bluhm, Holly Bowling, Daniel Donato, Graham Lesh and John Molo alongside former Grateful Dead bassist

Sound Bites wants in the Terrapin Clubhouse.

Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh unveiled his new musical hideaway in “The Clubhouse Sessions - Episode 1,” featuring singer Nicki Bluhm, pianist Holly Bowling, guitarists Daniel Donato and Graham Lesh and drummer John Molo. The session presumably doubled as a rehearsal before the band performed May 9 as Phil Lesh & Friends in San Francisco.

The group sounds musically like a going concern as Phil Lesh and Molo have a long-standing sonic relationship; Bowling channels Keith Godchaux on the bench; and Donato and Grahame Lesh are fast six-string pals. Bluhm is, unfortunately, underutilized, singing lead only on “U.S. Blues,” in an arrangement - much like the Donato-sung “Beat it on Down the Line” and “They Love Each Other” - that harkens to GD ca. ’74.

Harmony vocals are rough throughout the 30-minute video, with Bluhm and Grahame Lesh unable to tie together Phil Lesh’s baritone and Donato’s high tenor. But that is small potatoes when Lesh the elder challenges his youthful collaborators to dig in to “Mexicali Blues,” which doesn’t require slick singing.

“Brown-Eyed Woman,” on the other hand, does. And with Lesh the younger and Donato alternating vocals, the Clubhouse gang comes off more as a cover group than a band taking things furthur.

Sound Bites still wants in the Clubhouse, but will happily peek through the virtual peephole as long as Lesh continues to offer such opportunities.

Now where’s that promised Darkstarathon?

5/10/24

[shutupptara]

Kraken arrival times

[turbosmissingtooth]

“What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.” -Albrecht Dürer (1, 2, 3, 4)

[musiconspotify]

Daniel Donato Reflector (2023) … swaggering and confident …

[marcogiovenale]

online i numeri 35 e 36 di 'utsanga'

www.utsanga.it (utsanga.it) – online i numeri 35 e 36 (marzo/giugno 2023) con: Francesco Aprile, Cristiano Caggiula, Texas Fontanella, Michael Betancourt, Leah Singer, Silvio De Gracia, Ana Montenegro, Viviane Houle, James Falzone, Sylvain Darrifourcq, Lina Allemano, James Meger, Sissel Vera Pettersen, GAP – Global Art Project, Carl Heyward, Wellington Amancio, Gianluigi Balsebre, Fabio…

[jasonstoltzfus]

Daniel Donato Summer 2020 - Photographs by Jason Stoltzfus