Suffolk Downnnnnnnnnnnn December 21, 2017, 21:50:51

ya gotta here the Trunk Monkeys play killer CSN on a weekly basis!

Jim December 22, 2017, 12:48:50

“ya gotta here the Trunk Monkeys play killer CSN”
Usually one knows the difference between“here” and “hear” by the 3rd grade. Bet the Trunk Monkeys don’t sell tickets or have the promoters clamoring to book them like Midnight North does. Trunk Monkeys can’t play CSNY stuff? They got something against Neil? Neil keeps on truckin, the rest wish they did.

nah playa December 22, 2017, 13:22:19

Literally no one gives a shit about Midnight North.

John Mason December 22, 2017, 16:28:40

MN s/b a CSNY (or, better yet, Ronstadt) cover band because they have absolutely no style of their own and would get little or not attention whatsoever if not for the Lesh connection—one has to wonder if blurbs like are stipulations of Phil’s contract w/Shapiro!?!?!?

Definitely December 22, 2017, 16:38:40

For certain Phil gets Midnight North shows and promotions as part of his show deals. They are not young kids getting promoted because they are so good. They are parents getting promoted because they want cash from it.

Eat me December 22, 2017, 16:46:47

Although Jim seems to feel otherwise, I doubt the Furthur ending / “I’m done touring” $happy contract of 2014 is still effect. More than likely, $happy knows to play ball with Jr if he wants Papa to keep coming around.

Jim December 22, 2017, 17:15:23

Eat me Phil toured in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and set to tour in 2018. If he did say he would stop, which I don’t remember, he can change his mind. I did GOGGLE “Phil Lesh to stop touring” and no old media articles popped up. So I doubt he said it. I also searched on Relix which definitely would have carried the story. Probably a Shapiro conspiracy since he now owns Relix.

ron December 22, 2017, 19:43:31

for what it’s worth, mn is a lot of fun

Eat me December 23, 2017, 05:15:40

Announced by Phil himself on the radio Fall 2013 somewhere here. I’ll see if I cant get the exact Sunday he was on, I want to remember in November 2013 right on top of the show. http://talesfromthegoldenroad.com/ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/04/arts/music/phil-lesh-a-grateful-dead-founder-strikes-promotion-deal.html

Jim December 23, 2017, 15:24:27

Eat me Since Phil did at least 65 shows with Phil & Friends in 2013 (listed on etree as being in possession of people as to tapes) including including 13 just in Jan, Feb and the first half of March, the first show being 1/1/14, I am sure quite a few had been committed to by fall 2013. That doesn’t count shows that couldn’t be taped or shows taped and not listed or other bands Phil played with which included Phil & the Family Band which he had already started playing with. Also Phil did three shows in Mexico at Riviera Maya with Furthur in Jan of 2014. Those shows certainly must have been committed to as to it being one of those all included trips, and for the other members to be ready, along with numerous shows Phil did with Joe Russo and Almost Dead in 2014.