Bob Weir of Grateful Dead, Ratdog and Furthur, sat in withBay Area favorites  Vinyl last night:

Bob sat in with Vinyl at the Sweetwater Music Hall on May 16th for a Rainforest Action Network Benefit. Bob was hanging in the bar, and rumours swirled, though everyone thought he left.   At the end of their first set Korty said they would have special guests later,  but by the time Bobby came out there were less than a hundred people there…

Vinyl with Bob Weir, partial set list:

Little Red Rooster
Turn On Your Lovelight
All Along the Watchtower

Here are some photos.

Report and video:  Daniel Skinner

Vinyl is:

Danny Cao – Trumpet
Billy Frates – Guitar
Jonathan Korty – Organ/Keys
Lex Razon – Drums
Aaron Saul – Alto Sax
Geoff Vaughan – Bass

Vinyl is the rare sort of band that can meld funk, Latin jazz, dub and reggae without coming across as pale imitators of the style of the moment. Instead, Vinyl can alternately sound like the best live funk, Latin, reggae or dub band you’ve heard in ages–and occasionally, all at the same time. Instead of going for flash or gimmicks, Vinyl brings it with fierce musicianship and zesty abandon, proving you can have both substance and style. It’s an approach that has made the band favorites of the festival circuit, but the best place to experience them is on the dance floor of a hot, sweaty indoor venue.

Setlist support by John Collins!  thanks for everything John!

Ramble with Phil & Friends
May 13, 2012
Terrapin Crossroads, The Grate Room
San Rafael, CA

First Set (7:45 -8:45)

Alabama Getaway (gl)
Friend of the Devil (pl)
Deal (nb/all)
The Weight (gl/cr/nb/mk)
Peggy-0 (pl)
Look at Miss Ohio (nb)
Mississippi Half-Step (gl/cr)

Second Set (9:40 – 11:40)

Bertha (cr)
Hard To Handle (cr)
Cold Rain & Snow (tb)
West LA Fade Away (nb)
Death Dont Have No Mercy (mk)
Althea (cr)
The Wheel (cr/pl/gl) ->
Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad (cr/gl/tb/nb)

Encore:
Not Fade Away (all)

The Band:
Phil Lesh – [Bass/Vocals]
Chris Robinson [Vocals/Guitar]
Tim Bluhm [Vocals/Guitar]
Nicki Bluhm [Vocals]
Mark Karan [Vocals/Guitar]
Jon Graboff [Pedal Steel Guitar]
Grahame Lesh [Vocals/Guitar]
Adam MacDougall [Keyboards]
John Sherkhan [Mandolin]

Setlist help from Owen Rosenberg, Sam the #1 Fan, and John Collins

RAMBLE with Phil Lesh & Friends
Terrapin Crossroads
San Rafael, CA
Sat. May 12th, 2012
70′s Night

Phil Lesh – Bass/Vocals
Chris Robinson – Vocals/Guitar
Tim Bluhm – Vocals/Guitar
Nicki Bluhm – Vocals
Adam MacDougall – Keyboards
Jaz Sawyer – Drums
Jon Graboff – Peddle Steel
Grahame Lesh – Vocals/Guitar
Mark Karan – Vocals/Guitar
John Skehan – Mandolin

First Set
8:25pm – 9:40pm

Here Comes Sunshine (tb, nb)
Call Me the Breeze (cr)
Old Man (gl)
Eyes of the World (pl)
Carey Get Out Your Cane  (nb)
Dancing In the Streets (cr, nb)
Sugaree (mk, cr)

Second Set
10:35pm – 12:05am

Sugar Magnolia (gl)
Landslide (nb)
Scarlet Begonias (tb)
Fire & Rain (tb)
Franklin’s Tower (pl)
Hurricane (cr)
Fire On the Mountain (cr)

Encore:
It’s Only Rock N’ Roll (cr,nb)