The Brothers Comatose Fete Phil Lesh By Revisiting ‘Songs Of Their Own’ Choice With AJ Lee

Watch members of the Bay Area string band fare well with the mandolinist on “Brokedown Palace.”

By Scott Bernstein Oct 31, 2024 • 12:10 pm PDT

Brothers Comatose AJ Lee Brokedown Palace

The Brothers Comatose and AJ Lee shared a performance of the Grateful Dead classic “Brokedown Palace” in honor of Phil Lesh. The cover, which can be viewed below, was posted on YouTube than a week after Phil Lesh died at age 84.

Written by GD guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, the beautiful song was familiar to the Bay Area-based string band. The Brothers Comatose previously covered “Brokedown Palace” for JamBase’s Songs Of Their Own video series. Songs Of Their Own was produced in partnership with Telefunken in 2015 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. The 50-day tribute series featured a daily cover of a Grateful Dead original song leading up to the final Fare Thee Well show in Chicago on July 5.

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BroCo siblings Ben (guitar/vocals) and Alex Morrison (banjo/vocals) assembled with bandmate Steve Height (bass) and AJ Lee (mandolin/vocals) in front of a staircase at a home to play “Brokedown Palace.” Lee shows off her nimble fingerwork while the harmonies between the Morrison Brothers and AJ are absolutely gorgeous.

The Brothers Comatose, who recently welcomed “long-lost sister” Addison Levy to the band, will soon embark on a two-week tour with AJ Lee & Blue Summit. The 11-date trek begins on November 8 in Denver and finds the acts on the road together through a show on November 23 in Bend, Oregon.

Watch The Brothers Comatose team with AJ Lee on “Brokedown Palace” below:

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