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News Flash: BBD will be sticking with the earlier start time of 8:30pm until football season starts back up in September.If the Grateful Dead is your religion, then the Crazy Horse is your church when Third Thursday rolls around. Every month Jonny Mojo (Achilles Wheel), Gary Campus (Deadbeats) and Tim High (Tim High & the Mighty) host a cast of the finest musicians from around the region to conjure lightning in a bottle. BBD is a gathering point for everyone who wants to plug into the feeling of what it was like soaking in the otherworldly sounds at a Dead show while sharing the dance muse with the tribe. The music that bubbles forth from these nights captures the spontaneous, primal, orgasmic spirit that so many of us crave.
Jonny is a proverbial pied-piper who guides the flock to the promised land with his incredibly versatile guitar playing and passion for the music coursing through his veins. He is one of the brightest lights among Nor Cal GD guitar specialists. He lives and breathes this music like a fish swimming in the sea. Gary emanates pure joy in every beat and gracefully molds his style to elevate the strengths of his collaborators. He’s been a rhythmic instigator in the region for 45 years now and is more fired up than ever. Nothing makes Tim happier than singing Grateful Dead songs as is evident by his assertive and heartfelt renditions of the classics as well as obscurities. Akin to Mickey Mantle switch-hitting, he transmits the fire and brimstone of Bob and the raw emotion of Jerry.
The special guests for this month are three knockout players who have gone full launch mode with BBD on several previous occasions. Sean Lehe is an absolute monster guitarist who plays some of the most tasteful licks we know. He’s also a beautiful singer. He and Jonny always complement each other very well. Jusin Purtill is a world-class bassist who has played with Stu Allen for many years. Justin brings the funk while also asserting a jazzy influence. Scott Foreman (No Simple Highway) is an extremely versatile keyboardist who can represent any era of the Dead. He has an impressive vocal range which can do justice to Jerry, Bobby or even Pigpen.
We are doing something very out-of-the-box, kicking off this show with an acoustic set. It will be a hybrid of early Dead as well as the Reckoning songbook. Then the band will be ready to boil over the brim with a lengthy electric set to close things off.
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Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill, 230 Commercial St,Nevada City,CA,United States
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