Pro-Shot Video: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Plays ‘Good Lovin’ & ‘Dark Star’ At Brooklyn Bowl

Last month Grateful Dead tribute act Joe Russo’s Almost Dead played a three night stand at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City. Official 10-camera pro-shot footage of a pair of songs from the October 7 middle show of the the Fall Ball II run has been shared by JRAD.

Drummer Joe Russo, keyboardist Marco Benevento, bassist Dave Dreiwitz and guitarists Scott Metzger and Tom Hamilton opened the concert with a debut take on Bob Dylan’s “Tough Mama.” They then spent the next 28+minutes working through “Good Lovin'” and “Dark Star” which can be seen in the video below:

JRAD followed the first set with an acoustic mini set performed on a stage built over the venue’s bowling lanes. The second set that night featured special guest guitarist John Mayer of Dead & Company sitting-in. Watch the official video for “Terrapin Suite” from the acoustic set that was previously posted by the band:

Setlist (via JRAD FB)

Set 1 (9:19PM – 10:30PM ish) Jam -> Tough Mama @ (TH) -> Good Lovin’ # (SM), Dark Star (TH) -> Can’t Turn You Loose Jam $ -> Greatest Story Ever Told % (SM), So Many Roads ^ (TH), Cassidy & (SM)

Acoustic Mini Set (10:30PM ish – 11:17PM ish) (On the Bowling Lanes Stage) Jack A Roe ## (TH), Dark Hollow (SM), Terrapin Suite %% (TH/JR)

Set 2 ++ (11:51PM – 1:22AM ish) Jam -> Cryptical Envelopment * -> (TH), The Other One -> (SM), Cryptical Envelopment -> (TH) New Speedway Boogie (TH/JM) > King Solomon’s Marbles, Let It Grow + (SM), Touch Of Grey (TH)

Encore: Quinn The Eskimo (TH)

• @ – First Time Played by Almost Dead, Bob Dylan Cover. With a China->Rider Transition Tease (MB) & a Fat Mama (Herbie Hancock) Tease (MB)
• # – With a Dark Star Jam (TH, MB & Band)
• $ – First Time Played by Almost Dead, Otis Redding Cover
• % – With Dark Star Teases (TH & MB)
• ^ – First Time Played by Almost Dead
• & – With a DD Bass Solo
• ## – First Almost Dead Acoustic Version
• %% – First Almost Dead Acoustic Version, with Marco on Accordion.
• ++ – Entire Second Set (except for Solomon’s) with John Mayer on Guitar & Vocals
• * – First Time Played by Almost Dead
• + – With a “Duo Jam” and an “It’s About That Time” (Miles Davis) tease (MB)