Tedeschi Trucks Band Closes Out 2017 Oakland Run

Tedeschi Trucks Band capped off their two-night run at the historic Fox Theater in Oakland on Saturday night. The Southern rock and soul group offered up a two-set “Evening With” format for the sold-out Bay Area crowd that featured their typical mix of TTB tunes and covers.

The meaty ensemble concentrated their originals song selection in their first set with material from their two most recent studio albums offering up takes on “Laugh About It,” “Made Up My Mind,” “Right On Time,” “It’s So Heavy,” “Anyhow” and “Idle Wind.” The band looked to Derek Trucks solo work for “Don’t Miss Me,” from the guitarist’s 2009 release Already Free. Additionally, the grouped offered up covers of John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery,” Jerry Garcia’s “Sugaree” and “Comin’ Home” from Delaney & Bonnie’s final studio album D & B Together.

“Just As Strange” and “Don’t Drift Away” opened up the second frame, with Ed and Lonnie Young’s folk-blues tune “Chevrolet” following. TTB’s second set was highlighted by their second cover of Neil Young’s “Alabama” in as many nights, as well as takes on Billy Taylor’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would To Be Free” and Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “I Pity The Fool.” Tedeschi Trucks Band closed out their two night run in Oakland with a three-song encore. First up was a take on Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How It Feels,” from his 1994 solo release Wildflowers, with the traditional tune “Will The Circle Be Unbroken?” following and the band bringing it all home with a “Bound For Glory.”

The Tedeschi Trucks Band return to the road on November 30 to begin a three-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.

Check out Susan Weiand’s photos from Friday night:

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