WebThe first person that Phil brought on was Grahame Lesh, his son. How did you hone that? Shes the reason for that, other than the music.. I went to one of the first John Mayer Trio shows in 2005 or something. I think I said something to the effect of, Why havent you ever played this? And I guess childhood innocence or ignorance mustve made my dad realize, Why havent we? Yeah, its really cool that they busted it out, and they did it at Fare Thee Well. See acast.com/privacy for more information. His wife is the administer of the Unbroken Chain United States. Luckily I love traveling so tour life suits me well. Lesh took piano lessons as a boy and got into the guitar as a teenager, learning the rudiments pretty much on his own. 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! Besides the Grateful Dead, who are some of the other musical influences the band members share? I was 8 when Jerry passed. Thats when they went from playing arenas to playing stadiums. No Opener! We were doing 2-part harmonies, 3-parts take it to the next level, for sure. Head over to Bandcamp to listen to the album and purchase a physical copy on vinyl or CD. I must have been 5 or 6 when I got into space and astronauts, so I really liked the (Garcia-Robert Hunter) song Standing on the Moon, he says. We were on Highway 101 and had just passed Blithedale on the way to Sausalito when he got a call. 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.. Its called Selections from Levon Helm Studios. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Host Lawrence Peryer takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes exploration of the past, present and future of modern culture and entertainment, through discussions with artists, musicians, thought leaders, industry pioneers, tech innovators and more. As the months ticked by they let the rest of the newly written & recorded songs sink into their consciousness so that when work resumed on the album in June the entire album became even better than they could have hoped. WebJoin Grahame Lesh & Friends in the Foeger Ballroom for a woven tapestry of roots, rock, and Americana. Advance tickets from just $25. My 4-year-old niece helping Jill and Ross research how to carve a turkey, The next morning we set off in a tour bus for Mobile, Alabama, where the band played two benefit shows put on by the Jake Peavy Foundation. #ClaireLesh #PhilLesh #GrahameLesh #MidnightNorth #PhilLeshandFriends #TerrapinFamilyBand #SanFrancisco #JillLesh #TerrapinCrossroads #Nashville #Thanksgiving #Mobile #JakePeavyFoundation #JerryGarcia #Guitar #Tiger #Giants #MLB #CentralAlabama #RyanDempsey #BobWeir #MihaliSavoulidis. We were on Highway 101 and had just passed Blithedale on the way to Sausalito when he got a call. The title seems to embody the pragmatic attitude Lesh and band are taking as they look at building their audience and career. So its obviously time for it to happen. Following an ill-fated attempt to open a venue in Fairfax, he and wife Jill, who live in Ross, bought the former I assumed Id always be playing music, but I figured it could be a hobby.. Tickets: $20 Adult (18+) | Junior (7-17) $10. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! After graduation, he and his wife, Claire, who works as a bookkeeper at Terrapin, moved to San Rafael. We had to pull over. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. A month later Nathan sat in with the band for a show, eventually joining the band for their longest tour to date in the Spring of 2017. I'm so lucky that my parents love Grahame and the whole band - it really is a "family" band. That, of course, didnt happen. On and off stage, he smiles easily and seems happy with his career choice, and with Midnight Norths musical direction. Graham's wife, Valerie, gave an update on his health status and asked the fans to pray for him. Today I asked Claire to visit us and share some of her experiences on the road. 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.. Assistant Producer is Zach Brogan. We tried again in the 80s; we were thinking about trying that approach at Rancho Nicasio, but that didnt work out. On Saturday, Grahame Lesh teamed with Jennifer Hartswick, with help from Natalie Cressman, to sing Morning Dew.. We sat down with Phil and Jill in Terrapin Crossroads upstairs lounge to discuss the new project. On this evening, hes wearing a Midnight North T-shirt, the creation of a fan. 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. Mastered by Justin Thomas and Revoice Media. My Mom and Jill and I got up early to cook together while Phil and Grahame went to go pick out wine pairings. I've been married to my hubs Grahame Lesh for two years. It was then revealed on his official Facebook page that the 79-year-old has contracted COVID-19. Weve both been on similar paths. P: Grateful Dead had a flash of trying to do that in the late 60s. When I was in college, I really didnt know what I wanted to do, he says. P: Crossroads is a meeting place, of minds, of ideas, of people. They were playing these huge stadiums then, he says. Grahame Lesh, son of the Grateful Deads Phil Lesh, embraces these positives, and has made a name for himself with his band Midnight North. 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. 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.. 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. 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. My dads still going and hes almost 80, he says. The title seems to embody the pragmatic attitude Lesh and band are taking as they look at building their audience and career. Midnight Norths new album Theres Always a Story is available to buy or stream now! As one of the few male-female lead duos in rock, Lesh and Peck have been inspired by the collaboration between Grammy winners Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks, the husband-wife team in the Tedeschi Trucks Band. We want it to be multigenerational. We havent even begun to start bringing the variety of music that we want to bring in here. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? These Are The 10 Best-Paid Television Stars In The World. Whats your take on the success of the place so far? We all loved singing before Alex Jordan joined the band. Both Lesh and his brother went to the Branson School in Ross, where being the sons of a rock star was no big deal. 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. 'Superstar' Billy Graham Still Dealing With Serious Illness, Wife Offers Update, Vanessa Bryant Settles Kobe Crash Site Photos for $28.85 Million, Charles Barkley Shades CNN Amid TV Show Talks, Arrest Warrant Issued for Georgia Bulldogs Football Star Jalen Carter, Boxing Champ Arrested on Child Neglect Charge, Terry Holland, Legendary College Basketball Coach, Dead at 80, Tom Brady Is Not Pursuing Stand-up Comedy Career, New Report Says. Lesh took piano lessons as a boy and got into the guitar as a teenager, learning the rudiments pretty much on his own. They released Under the Lights, their most successful studio album to date, in summer 2017. What are your thoughts about John Mayer playing with Dead and Company? It was the first time someone I knew was on the news for something like that.. 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. I think the easiest answer is just that the songs are so good. Something like the Fare Thee Well concerts last year, that blew my mind. They're sounding great on this tour. The goal is to keep doing it and have a go of it as a group. Plus I got to learn the ropes from my mother-in-law and world's #1 tour wife, Jill Lesh (Phil's wife of 30+ years). I mostly think I was just listening to Mars Hotel, and I really liked that song, and talking about how good the songs are; that crazy composition, great lyrics and melodies. In its review of 2018s Peach Music Festival in Pennsylvania, Rolling Stone voted Midnight North best new act, saying the group takes the best parts of roots music and weaves them into a tapestry of rock and Americana., During the same week as the Terrapin concert, Midnight North will be in Allegiant Records studio in San Anselmo with producer David Simon-Baker, recording its fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2017s Under the Lights., Well probably try out some of the new tunes from the album at the show, Lesh says, sitting on a stool at a high table in the Grate Room, which is empty and quiet on an off night. 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I assumed Id always be playing music, but I figured it could be a hobby.. Its a really nice balance to have more than one front person, Peck says. Based in the musical hotbed of Marin County, California, Grahame Lesh is a guitar player and singer-songwriter for Midnight North, Phil Lesh & Friends, & the Terrapin Family Band. We started dating in college ten (?!) 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. years ago, when he was just growing into the great musician he is today. Bobby & RollingStone hailed Midnight North as the Best New Act in its review of 2018s Peach Music Festival saying the band takes the best parts of roots music and weaves them into a tapestry of rock and Americana.. They also dive deep into the making of Midnight Norths new album, Theres Always a Story, and how it was a different process from how theyve done it in the past. A crossroads is like a place where you continue a journey. Graham is known for his time in WWE during the 1970s and 1980s. A WWE legend is dealing with a serious Illness. P: Yeah, we learned a lot. Ryan was sitting in with Midnight North, so of course during sound check Alex and I struck out into the city for pedicures and cocktails. 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.. It was pretty classic rock-focused, and then you just sort of open up. I think Bobby was sounding great, and I loved Oteils playing, been a fan of his and knew him through his connection with Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. Lesh credits his mother, Jill, with being the driving organizing force behind that aggregation. I dont think when I was that age I understood the enormity of it all. 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. Following an ill-fated attempt to open a venue in Fairfax, he and wife Jill, who live in Ross, bought the former Seafood Peddler restaurant along San Rafaels scenic canal in February and converted it within weeks into a warm, modern restaurant/venue called Terrapin Crossroads (Terrapin Station was the name of the ninth Grateful Dead studio album). And of course we were back at it a couple of weeks later. It keeps the shows feeling fresh.. P: I mean, Its my sandbox. Episodes Phil Lesh: Well, its still a work in progress. Theyve also been influenced by the country-rock harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and especially Graham Parsons and Emmylou Harris. A mainstay in the scene centered around Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Grahame has joined such luminaries as The Mother Hips, Chris Robinson, Twiddle, Amy Helm, The North Mississippi All Stars, Neal Casal, Jackie Greene, Eric Krasno, ALO, and many more in singing, playing, and interpreting the American songbook. As one of the few male-female lead duos in rock, Lesh and Peck have been inspired by the collaboration between Grammy winners Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Grahame & Elliott both brought a repertoire of original music to this new project that was a perfect marriage once the band began performing in earnest. We had to go through there. Early on it was a lot of sort of early country rock. And its hard to avoid any influence, for any of us, from the Grateful Dead. Lesh credits his mother, Jill, with being the driving organizing force behind that aggregation. Its kinda cool, though. 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. Midnight North Grahame Lesh Interview Ken Thorsen | Thursday Jul. 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. are making huge strides to revitalize Mobile and the Gulf Coast, especially in the wake of this year's terrible hurricanes. We started dating in college ten (?!) I thought I knew good southern hospitality, but their crew takes it to a whole new level! Development & Design. I cant imagine anything that I could enjoy more than playing music down here. There's Always a Story represents a new chapter for Midnight North. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. My brother and I would just run around from area to area, and eventually wed run into everyone.. Jake and his awesome team (shoutout to Sarah Lauren and Ben!) Time: Doors 8:30p | Show 9:00p. But, the lifestyle of musicians on the road is nothing new to Lesh, who was a newborn when the Grateful Dead hit superstar status with the double-platinum In the Dark. Recorded in the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, it was the Deads only top 10 album, boosted by the bands one and only hit single, Touch of Grey.. 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. 1st, 2021 In the nearly 9 years since their origins in early 2012, Midnight North has established itself as a mainstay on stages in both the Bay Area roots music Did you think hed make a good fit? Im always stunned when we get to watch a band like Mother Hips or players like Jason Crosby. He writes about Jerry Garcia connecting with you and playing to you as you watched. "Superstar" Billy Graham was hospitalized inearly January due to an ear infection that spread to his skull and sent him into cardiac arrest, per Wrestling Inc. We were going to find a place and plug into it and beam it up to the rock-and-roll satellite and send it all over the world. Additionally, Lesh and his wife Jill administer their charitable organization, the Unbroken Chain Foundation. The couple have two children together, Grahame and Brian. Both Grahame and Brian follow in their father's musical footsteps. We had to pull over. P: Thats the vision that we had originally. Were getting a lot of parents coming with their teenage kids to the shows, which is really fun. At Stanford, Lesh dabbled in various bands, gaining practical experience recording in the universitys studio and performing the occasional frat party gig. As one of the few male-female lead duos in rock, Lesh and Peck have been inspired by the collaboration between Grammy winners Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks, the husband-wife team in the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Share us you, I could not be more excited about the opportuni, Mention New Orleans to anyone whos been and wat, Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and if you don't have, "Across the county, the region, the state and the, Thank you everyone for coming out + @perryssf for, Marin is known for its vast open spaces, health-co, Whats New in Town in This February: Its kind of been a family affair. Us younger folks are like, how are you doing this? 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. In fact, many of them lately like to show off, 40/ 40Cardi Bs dream mansion in Atlanta rap-up.com After two years of house hunting Cardi B, 55/ 55Sean Penn $70,000,000 via bz-berlin.de Sean is a dinosaur in Hollywood, but he manages. Grahame became buddies with Jake (who was the Giants' pitcher at the time) by bonding over Tiger, Jerry Garcia's guitar. 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. Plus were both in the zany sisterhood of tour wives! And so, here at Terrapin, all of us, including Midnight North, are trying to play music as much as we can. He has a ginger beard and reddish-brown hair pulled back into a man bun. We did a lot of Gram Parsons songs when the band was starting. We do these crazy long shows at Terrapin Crossroads, and hes still going strong at hour four. In its review of 2018s Peach Music Festival in Pennsylvania, Rolling Stone voted Midnight North best new act, saying the group takes the best parts of roots music and weaves them into a tapestry of rock and Americana., During the same week as the Terrapin concert, Midnight North will be in Allegiant Records studio in San Anselmo with producer David Simon-Baker, recording its fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2017s Under the Lights., Well probably try out some of the new tunes from the album at the show, Lesh says, sitting on a stool at a high table in the Grate Room, which is empty and quiet on an off night. I havent really thought about his fit specifically playing this music, but Ive been a fan of his for a while. I grew up in San Rafael, and you discover there are still plenty of younger folks moving to or living in Marin. WebOn 15-3-1940 Phil Lesh (nickname: Phil) was born in Berkeley, California, United States. I know my mom and her team put a lot of work into making it successful, he says. WebEvent Details. ", earn about some of my favorite things. 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. 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. And theres amazing music happening in the Bay Area with our scene. 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. Time: Doors 8:30p | Show 9:00p Tickets: $20 Adult (18+) | Junior (7-17) $10 Get Tickets The venues debut in March came just two months after the reopening of the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, an effort led in part by bandmate Weir. I do, vaguely. After graduating from Stanford University in 2010 with a masters degree in music, Grahame Lesh, 33-year-old scion of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, wasnt sure if he wanted to follow in his famous fathers footsteps, trying to make a career for himself as a professional rock musician. 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