And of course we were back at it a couple of weeks later. Have you been keeping an eye on the local scene? Its been really fun. Self-proclaimed water people, Alex and Petra, Snow in Marin?? I think the easiest answer is just that the songs are so good. He made his 50 million dollar fortune with Grateful Dead & Phil Lesh and Friends. The band will then hit several other venues in the Northeast, including Brooklyn Bowl (Oct. 29) and Garcias at The Capitol Theatre on Halloween. Last week I shared the story of my trip out to the West Coast to see Ryan play with Midnight North and special guests Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, and Mihali Savoulidis. 830 Jay Peak Road By Brian Jones I liked the music, obviously, and I still do. Mastered by Justin Thomas and Revoice Media. They wrote many of the songs on their last album, Under the Lights, about their experiences touring for the first time as a fledgling band. Web20.2k Followers, 1,011 Following, 1,289 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Grahame Lesh (@grahamelesh) We started dating in college ten (?!) The musician his starsign is Pisces and he is now 82 years of age. Join Grahame Lesh & Friends in the Foeger Ballroom for a woven tapestry of roots, rock, and Americana. Hes kind of always been secretly an amazing player. And so, here at Terrapin, all of us, including Midnight North, are trying to play music as much as we can. Your idea of creating a clubhouse like this goes back pretty far, doesnt it? Then it became more singer-songwriter than any kind of jam bands and Grateful Dead influence that you would think of. Jay, VT 05859 2012-2022 Midnight North. They are the proud parents of two sons namely Brian and Grahame. 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 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. How did you hone that? Jake and his awesome team (shoutout to Sarah Lauren and Ben!) It was the first time someone I knew was on the news for something like that.. 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A pivotal moment for the band came when Grahame met drummer Nathan Graham at a benefit show in Philadelphia in 2016. Its amazing. We have a new live record out! When this place opened up, they needed local musicians to fill time in the bar, he says. Why do you think the Deads music has remained so popular 50 years down the road? Bay Area arts: here are 9 great shows to see this weekend, Chart-topping band performs benefit show at intimate Bay Area venue, Petaluma Music Festival unleashes big lineup for 16th annual event, Justin Bieber cancels remaining Justice World Tour dates, including California shows. There's always another tour to look forward to! Touch of Grey came out when I was less than a year old, Lesh, 29, who plays guitar and sings in the band Midnight North, said during a recent phone interview. Always focused on the song and the groove, whether it be his or another's, Grahame's music stays rooted in the present while touching on all aspects of rock, folk, blues, soul, and more. The title seems to embody the pragmatic attitude Lesh and band are taking as they look at building their audience and career. Us younger folks are like, how are you doing this? Every band member had a little area backstage where their family and friends would hang out. I still love it. He has a ginger beard and reddish-brown hair pulled back into a man bun. How has Midnight North changed since the band initially got together? Wed just sit there, and all the band members and crew were like my uncles or family friends. The harmony Elliott sings back to me is never what I expect, and hopefully its the same for her. Every band member had a little area backstage where their family and friends would hang out. 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. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Grahame became buddies with Jake (who was the Giants' pitcher at the time) by bonding over Tiger, Jerry Garcia's guitar. He is facing at least two months in a skilled nursing facility, once he is stabilized and released from the Mayo hospital. 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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. And I think a lot of it came from Napster and then Spotify and Pandora, which recommends music and all of a sudden youre discovering obscure bands and songs. Its a really nice balance to have more than one front person, Peck says. Phil Lesh: Well, its still a work in progress. I grew up in San Rafael, and you discover there are still plenty of younger folks moving to or living in Marin. My dad, who had just had his knee replaced a few days before, held down the fort until the rest of the band and family arrived. 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.. See acast.com/privacy for more information. And thats working out pretty well, I think. It keeps the shows feeling fresh.. We were on Highway 101 and had just passed Blithedale on the way to Sausalito when he got a call. Terrapin features free bands in the bar every night, and before he knew it, Grahame was serving his apprenticeship as a working musician, playing guitar and singing with his dad and younger brother, Brian, 30, in the Terrapin Family Band. Popup Player. And its hard to avoid any influence, for any of us, from the Grateful Dead. Midnight North's new live album "Selections from Levon Helm Studios", co-produced by Grahame, was released in May of 2022 to celebrate Midnight North's legendary show at Levon Helm Studios in November of 2019. We were doing 2-part harmonies, 3-parts take it to the next level, for sure. On Saturday, Grahame Lesh teamed with Jennifer Hartswick, with help from Natalie Cressman, to sing Morning Dew.. I want to have multigenerational bands. 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. Were trying to create whats cool to us, going back to the roots of what we like, blending it all together in our own way.. Graham's wife, Valerie, gave an update on his health status and asked the fans to pray for him. Please pray for discernment for those caring for him tonight and for the Lords mercy to be on him. These Are The 15 Hottest Wives And Girlfriends Of Hollywood! https://sphinx.acast.com/insidethemusiciansbrain/grahamelesh/media.mp3, Snarky Puppy: Transmissions From Deep Ellum, Inappropriate Happiness with Karina Rykman & Isaac Slone, The Recovering Catholic with Katie Pruitt, Highway Butterfly: The Stories of Neal Casal, After Midnight: Phishs Big Cypress Festival. P: Im ecstatic. Lesh, the son of the Dead bassist Phil Lesh, grew up on the road with the band, bouncing from show to show in the mid 1990s, when the group was at its commercial peak. Were not a jam band, but we can jam, he says. disclosures. This talented musician originating from Berkeley, California, United States has a skinny body & diamond face type. As a boy, Lesh and his family would often go on tour with his dad and the high-flying Dead when the band was one of the top-grossing touring acts in the concert business, drawing record-breaking crowds across the country. When this place opened up, they needed local musicians to fill time in the bar, he says. They also released two live albums including 2018s Selections From the Great American Music Hall which featured Bob Weir & Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead plus members of Twiddle as special guests. 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.. For Phil Lesh, 30 years with one of popular musics most celebrated groups was just the beginning. And I love (Jeff) Chimenti. I'm so lucky that my parents love Grahame and the whole band - it really is a "family" band. We all loved singing before Alex Jordan joined the band. My dads still going and hes almost 80, he says. Lesh and Peck, bassist Connor OSullivan and drummer Nathan Graham spent a great deal of 2019 on the road, nurturing a growing fan base in New York and the Northeast, and making forays into the South and southwest, hoping to establish a national footprint. Early on it was a lot of sort of early country rock. As a high school kid, he was more into Metallica than the Grateful Dead, but now sees the Deads classic albums American Beauty and Workingmans Dead as influential in the country rock sound of Midnight North. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Alex asked me to share a little bit about my tour wife life, so here goes. Head over to Bandcamp to listen to the album and purchase a physical copy on vinyl or CD. Graham's wife, Valerie, gave an update on his health status and These Are The 10 Best-Paid Television Stars In The World. are making huge strides to revitalize Mobile and the Gulf Coast, especially in the wake of this year's terrible hurricanes. We havent even begun to start bringing the variety of music that we want to bring in here. Both Lesh and his brother went to the Branson School in Ross, where being the sons of a rock star was no big deal. Its Marin, and there are so many people who are the kids of parents who were in music or other entertainment or were super-wealthy bankers, he says. 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.. WebThe Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. 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. 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. 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. Its a cool song, theres no reason not to play it. My dad dropped me off and later it was on the news. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Photo by Susana Millman, author of the soon to be released photo memoir Alive with the Dead: A Fly on the Wall with a Camera. Used with permission. Lesh, who earned a bachelors degree in communications and a masters in music science technology, both from Stanford University, chatted with Highway 81 Revisited about the development of Midnight North which also features Elliott Peck on vocals, Alex Jordan on organ, guitar and vocals, Connor Croon on bass and Alex Koford on drums the Grateful Deads influence, jamming with his dad and much more. Grahame also shares what it was like growing up in the wild world of the Grateful Dead. Ive already started that with my sons, so musicians their age will come in and play with musicians my age. WebIn addition to this uber-stacked lineup of mega talent, this benefit show will feature a silent auction with many coveted items including a signed guitar and a wide array of rock-and-roll inspired art and collectibles. "Wayne's wife Valerie is doing the best she can to work full time, while also doing all she can for her husband. He writes about Jerry Garcia connecting with you and playing to you as you watched. It keeps the shows feeling fresh.. In advance of the new album, Midnight North has released its first single, Long View, the bands entry into NPRs Tiny Desk Concerts contest. P: I mean, Its my sandbox. It was kind of a coincidence that it all happened at the same time. At Stanford, Lesh dabbled in various bands, gaining practical experience recording in the universitys studio and performing the occasional frat party gig. Your dad also writes about you convincing him to finally play Unbroken Chain live in 1995. Out in Fairfax, theres all kinds of local musicians playing all the time. The place was conceived as a home away from home, a community center, and a comfortable place for Phil to play whether with big-name acts or with sons Grahame and Brian, both in their twenties without having to hit the road. 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! 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 Im not gonna talk shit about anybody, but there are a lot of people in the jam band scene that arent songwriter first, I think, and the Grateful Dead were amazing players and amazing at jamming, but those songsMy God, all of Bobbys songs, the Jerry songs, the few that my dad wrote, theyre stunning compositions. Production, Editing and Mixing by Chris Pandolfi. 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