Self-proclaimed water people, Alex and Petra, Snow in Marin?? Inside the Musicians Brain is brought to you by Osiris Media. Midnight North, which has become a fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area scene with frequent performances at venues like Phil Leshs own Terrapin Crossroads, kicks off an East Coast run this week at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Wednesday, Oct. 26 and The Ardmore Music Hall on Thursday, Oct. 27. We all loved singing before Alex Jordan joined the band. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. After the Grateful Dead disbanded upon Jerry Garcias death in 1995, the bassist launched Phil Lesh & Friends, a group featuring revolving membership that he continues to perform with today. If Im 6 or 7 years old at the time, theres no way I understand that, but now Ive played it a bunch, and I get it. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Wayne has lost 45 pounds in the last three weeks. I still love it. Will the marriage of American CSNY has been a big one, big 3-part, even 4-part harmonies, is something we really dug into. Theme music by Chris Pandolfi. On this evening, hes wearing a Midnight North T-shirt, the creation of a fan. Hosted on Acast. Did you think hed make a good fit? Im constantly moving around, trolling for musicians. We had to set off the next day (after an afternoon of leftovers and batting practice), but I know we'll be back to visit these family and friends again soon. J: Theres a line in a Grateful Dead song that says, See here how everything leads up to this day, and it kind of has. There is a community here with a lot of young people who used to be based in San Francisco and are now centered on Terrapin.. I mean, its nice we ended up here. 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Ive had experiences being in a band before Terrapin came about, and the difference of being in a band with Terrapins support and its music community behind you is just night and day, she says, speaking by phone from the East Coast while visiting family for the holidays. Im always stunned when we get to watch a band like Mother Hips or players like Jason Crosby. He also has an indelible memory of Garcias 1995 death, which shocked the music world and ended the 30-year run of the Grateful Dead. Ive always been an incredibly big Ryan Adams fan and all 6,000 songs hes written or whatever (laughs). Graham was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. Graham is known for his time in WWE during the 1970s and 1980s. In advance of the new album, Midnight North has released its first single, Long View, the bands entry into NPRs Tiny Desk Concerts contest. https://sphinx.acast.com/insidethemusiciansbrain/grahamelesh/media.mp3, Snarky Puppy: Transmissions From Deep Ellum, Inappropriate Happiness with Karina Rykman & Isaac Slone, The Recovering Catholic with Katie Pruitt, Highway Butterfly: The Stories of Neal Casal, After Midnight: Phishs Big Cypress Festival. I didnt really have any doubts. It wasnt really much of an issue.. Besides the Grateful Dead, who are some of the other musical influences the band members share? Celebrity. I havent really thought about his fit specifically playing this music, but Ive been a fan of his for a while. Were trying to create whats cool to us, going back to the roots of what we like, blending it all together in our own way.. The Peavys welcomed us all with open arms and a helluva meal. Reflecting on the time since their origin, Midnight North is ready to tell the world its story. The pair begin by discussing Terrapin Crossroads, the music venue/restaurant in San Rafael, California that was founded by his father and Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh. His father didnt play publicly for a couple of years after Garcias death, eventually enjoying renewed success with Phil and Friends, an ever-changing group that featured him with members of various name bands, including the Allman Brothers, Phish and Government Mule. J: It was actually a really positive experience, for the most part. On 15-3-1940 Phil Lesh (nickname: Phil) was born in Berkeley, California, United States. Across all of the tracks, when you think you have the band pegged for a style or a genre, all of a sudden a chorus, or a new solo or new instrument altogether, diverts the music boldly but smartly to a new sound and feel, said The Poke Around in their review of Under the Lights. Celebrity. Weve had this opportunity at Terrapin to really hone our skills., Since then, hes been recording and touring with his own band, Midnight North, a rootsy quartet that kicks off the new year with a show Jan. 18 in Terrapins Grate Room concert hall. And its hard to avoid any influence, for any of us, from the Grateful Dead. are making huge strides to revitalize Mobile and the Gulf Coast, especially in the wake of this year's terrible hurricanes. That, of course, didnt happen. Bobby & The harmony Elliott sings back to me is never what I expect, and hopefully its the same for her.Elliott and I are songwriters first. disclosures. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? WebIn addition to this uber-stacked lineup of mega talent, this benefit show will feature a silent auction with many coveted items including a signed guitar and a wide array of rock-and-roll inspired art and collectibles. It was the first time someone I knew was on the news for something like that.. Ive already started that with my sons, so musicians their age will come in and play with musicians my age. And theres amazing music happening in the Bay Area with our scene. Advance tickets from just $25. Terrapin features free bands in the bar every night, and before he knew it, Grahame was serving his apprenticeship as a working musician, playing guitar and singing with his dad and younger brother, Brian, 30, in the Terrapin Family Band. I thought I knew good southern hospitality, but their crew takes it to a whole new level! Last summer, the band released its second studio album, Scarlet Skies, and its live albumLive at Terrapin Crossroads is available for free download. Grahame and I never pass up an opportunity to visit our friends in Alabama so of course we had to go and support their event! ", earn about some of my favorite things. We were on Highway 101 and had just passed Blithedale on the way to Sausalito when he got a call. Lesh, the son of the Dead bassist Phil Lesh, grew up on the road with the band, bouncing from show to show in the mid 1990s, when the group was at its commercial peak. As a high school kid, he was more into Metallica than the Grateful Dead, but now sees the Deads classic albums American Beauty and Workingmans Dead as influential in the country rock sound of Midnight North. We had to pull over. Early on it was a lot of sort of early country rock. People come up to me on the street and theyll say things like, Well, thank you for building that here, or, I havent come down yet, but Ive got to because everybodys talking about it. So I think people really know that its here and are interested and are planning to come down. The majority of people were extremely supportive. My brother and I would just run around from area to area, and eventually wed run into everyone.. Will you have an opportunity to host upand- coming Marin-based artists? The TFB has welcomed guests like Sheryl Crow, Benmont Tench, John Scofield, Nicki Bluhm, Dawes, Warren Haynes, Bob Weir, and many more onstage as they performed at venues and festivals around the world. Jay, VT 05859 April 6 - 8, 2023 Showtimes: Thur - Sat @ 8 PM! Featuring The Devil Makes Three, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band, and many more. Phil Lesh is married to his wife Jill Lesh, and the couple has two children namely Grahame Lesh and Brian Lesh. I cant imagine anything that I could enjoy more than playing music down here. As a founder and co-frontperson (with Elliott Peck) for Midnight North, Grahame has played hundreds of concerts around the country and released 4 studio albums, 3 live albums, and two digital EPs of original music since the band's inception in 2012. J: Bobby [Weir] was talking about the Sweetwater and Terrapin Crossroads having a synergy, with different people coming in. Grahame became buddies with Jake (who was the Giants' pitcher at the time) by bonding over Tiger, Jerry Garcia's guitar. In 2021 the band released "There's Always a Story", their most successful studio album to date, and toured throughout the country in support in 2021 and 2022 as the music industry recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. It was pretty classic rock-focused, and then you just sort of open up. Im excited about that. I'm so lucky that my parents love Grahame and the whole band - it really is a "family" band. After the shows were wrapped up on Thursday morning, we set off to Jake's ranch in central Alabama for yet another incredible family Thanksgiving. I liked the music, obviously, and I still do. On Saturday, Grahame Lesh teamed with Jennifer Hartswick, with help from Natalie Cressman, to sing Morning Dew.. Midnight North's new live album "Selections from Levon Helm Studios", co-produced by Grahame, was released in May of 2022 to celebrate Midnight North's legendary show at Levon Helm Studios in November of 2019. You always hear the negative, but there were so many nice people in Fairfax. WebGrahame Lesh, Elliott Peck, & Connor OSullivan began playing together in San Francisco. P: Yes, thats definitely part of the program. Those two are a big influence for a guy and a gal singing together, and they definitely are for us, Lesh says. From the beginning Grahames guitar chops, powerful vocals and harmonic touch helped form the backbone of the bands sound. He is facing at least two months in a skilled nursing facility, once he is stabilized and released from the Mayo hospital. They also released two live albums including 2018s Selections From the Great American Music Hall which featured Bob Weir & Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead plus members of Twiddle as special guests. That all changes too, similar to our influences. Time: Doors 8:30p | Show 9:00p Tickets: $20 Adult (18+) | Junior (7-17) $10 Get Tickets Graham's wife, Valerie, gave an update on his health status and asked the fans to pray for him. The show Saturday was stellar as always, but the highlight for me was when the whole band came to my parents' house for an early Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday. How has Midnight North changed since the band initially got together? As a little kid, he would position himself behind the charismatic guitarist on stage, perching on a Grateful Dead road case with his noise-canceling headphones on, while he watched the rock icon from the best seat in the house. P: Theres another one that says, I will not forgive you if you will not take a chance. And then theres the one that says, Inspiration moved me brightly. Put all those together and this is what you get. Were not the kind of band thats going to go off on a crazy jam like the Grateful Dead, but were still living on the edge in a different way.. Phil Lesh & Friends ft. Phil Lesh & Friends ft. Rick Mitarotonda, John Medeski, Grahame Lesh, Nicki Bluhm (3/17-19), James Casey, Natalie Cressman (3/15), Jennifer Hartswick (3/15), Katie Jacoby (3/17-19) + John Molo play for 4 nights on March 15, 17, 18 + 19. P: Yeah, we learned a lot. Were more of a band now than a collection of musicians. (Check out the story of the Malaga Inn at the link!). The more we played, the more we found additional common influences. When many Grateful Dead fans talk about the band and their fellow Deadheads, they use the word family. For Grahame Lesh, though, it goes a bit deeper than that. The harmony Elliott sings back to me is never what I expect, and hopefully its the same for her. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Its a whole different attitude when you get a chance to meet all these different musicians who have similar goals, want the same things and are willing to work together instead of competing against each other.. Lesh credits his mother, Jill, with being the driving organizing force behind that aggregation. 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If were bringing a unique idea to it, then it leads to some very cool stuff. It wasnt the right destination, but it was the right path. I mean, this is my favorite place. Whats your take on the success of the place so far? My dad dropped me off and later it was on the news. In January 2020, the band went into a California studio with producer David Simon-Baker to craft their fourth studio album, There's Always a Story, released in 2021 on Americana Vibes. Midnight North Grahame Lesh Interview Ken Thorsen | Thursday Jul. Whats cool is that he can sound like himself even though hes not playing something hes ever played before. Ive had experiences being in a band before Terrapin came about, and the difference of being in a band with Terrapins support and its music community behind you is just night and day, she says, speaking by phone from the East Coast while visiting family for the holidays. We have a new live record out! But the scene seems to be thriving. 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That began a five year run as a touring band, playing in 36 states in front of thousands of people across the country. Following an ill-fated attempt to open a venue in Fairfax, he and wife Jill, who live in Ross, bought the former But obviously thats another influence. It was then revealed on his official Facebook page that the 79-year-old has contracted COVID-19. And word is getting out. I still love it. In early 2012 they played their first show as Grahame Lesh & Friends. Its amazing. Find more great podcasts from Osiris Media, the leading storyteller in music. Keeping with the family theme is Alex Koford, a long time family friend whom Phil recruited to be his drummer. I started playing music with two folks and sort of informally jamming with Connor and our original drummer Eric, and Conor brought in Elliott, whos our other singer. I've been married to my hubs Grahame Lesh for two years. Oh yes! And I love (Jeff) Chimenti. No Opener! But in 2012, when his parents opened Terrapin Crossroads a bar, restaurant and live music venue in San Rafael the stage was set for him to enter the family business. He seems himself as a part of a vibrant new music scene Thats when they went from playing arenas to playing stadiums. WebThe Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Santanas 1001 Rainbows Tour North American Dates: May 4 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest New Orleans. Last year, she released a solo album, Further from the Storm, and had her CD release show at Terrapin. In Midnight North, he shares songwriting and lead vocal duties with Elliott Peck, a transplanted Midwesterner regarded as one of the top female singer-songwriters on the Bay Area music scene. Production, Editing and Mixing by Chris Pandolfi. copyright 2018. all rights reserved. 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