Dark Star Orchestra played at the 9:30 Club for the second night in a row on Saturday. And for the second night in a row it was sold out. Cornmeal was opening up on Saturday and Lee wanted to go. When I showed up at his place to leave he was at John’s apartment, the same guy from the Mike Gordon show. John drove and we stopped by Lee’s friend’s place on T St before the show. After walking there we walked in a good 10 minutes before 9:00 but Cornmeal was already playing. There weren’t that many people there at the time.
The 9:30 Club has some good beers. I had a Dogfish Head Raison D’Etre on draft before going to Harpoon IPA in a bottle once the crowd came in. Cornmeal rocked out. They were a good blend between bluegrass and jam without being spacey at all. The female violinist and the acoustic guitarist were stand outs. She was throwin’ down. Playin’ a ton of notes per minute during solos and speedgrass jams. The guitarist was impressive on that acoustic neck as well. He played slide on one song.
I haven’t seen Dark Star Orchestra in many years. It was sorta surprising that they sold out two nights at the 9:30 Club. They do a good job of “recreating the Grateful Dead experience”. They started out with Hell in a Bucket and continued to play the Dead tunes in a quite realistic fashion. It was amusing how each band member often physically mimicked the Dead persona they were taking on. They played pretty well and it was an entertaining show.
On Sunday after some french toast out in the nice sunny day I stopped by D’Vines for some fine beer. I found a few worth carrying home.
- Avery - Salvation 22 oz
- Avery - Sixteen Saison 22 oz
- Brewer's Art - Ozzy Ale 750ml
- Stone - Vertical Epic 2008 22 oz
- Victory - Wild Devil Ale 750ml
I rode through town to North Capital St to meet Mike. Not far but the farthest I’ve ridden east in the city.
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