Surprise Me Mr. Davis, the union of The Slip and singer/songwriter Nathan Moore, is currently in the middle of a short East Coast tour. Last night the quartet played South Burlington, VTs Higher Ground, two days after the famed venues 10th Anniversary celebration. At the end of the groups show, Mike Gordon emerged to play on a cover of the Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown.

The Slip has a long history with Gordon and the Phish organization. In addition to performing with bassist in San Francisco in 2003, The Slip recorded _ Angels Come On Time_ Trey Anastasios Barn and played Phishs Camp Oswego festival in 1999. Slip guitarist Brad Barr also played with Gordon and The Duo at Higher Ground in April of 2006. Surprise Me Mr. Davis will perform at Northampton MAs The Iron Horse Music Hall this evening.