Davy Knowles to join the Rhythm Devils on tour.....

Lots more shows have been added with the Rhythm Devils. Might want to check for a show near you. I've now secured tickets to the Milwaukee show.

http://www.davyknowles.com/gigs

Roy

That's great Vikki! Let me know if you do get a recording of the show.

Roy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mubDxlE0Vgg

Roy

A couple more from the Rhythm Devils:

"See You Again" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlgAg5aJCnU

"Sultans of Swing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7bWgiyx1XI

Tuesday, my turn finally comes.

Roy

I'm sorry Vikki, but I didn't want to post a long review here, but since you already did, I guess I can copy and paste mine here. As far as no pictures of Bill or Mickey, actually I was standing next to the stage up front and the rest of the floor space was jammed with people dancing. I was getting slapped around pretty good by some of the women with their hands flying and believe or not, the floor was actually bouncing a little like a trampoline making taking photos a bit difficult. Sure wish though I would have had my video camera. Anyway, here's my version of what happened this past Tuesday night......

Had the pleasure of really seeing a great show in Milwaukee at the Pabst Theater this past Tuesday night. This time it was the Rhythm Devils which are comprised of former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman on percussion, Davy Knowles and Tim Bluhm sharing lead guitar and vocals, Sikiru Adepoju on talking drum and Andy Hess on bass. It's very hard to put a label on the music we all heard, because it's such a mix of everything. I guess you could call it Blues/Rock/Jazz/Funk/Psychedelic Jam Band with a slight African beat to it.    

Believe it or not, this was my first visit to the Pabst Theater although I have attended many shows at its sister theaters, the Riverside Theater and Turner Hall. As I sat in the front row a member of the audience told me as soon as the performers would come out, everyone would rush the stage. Sure enough, that’s what happened, so instead of being able to sit for the next 3 hours, I stood next to the stage positioned with Davy Knowles in front of me.

All of the players in this band are excellent musicians. Of course, I am a bit biased when it comes to Davy having seen him perform as a solo act and with his own group, Back Door Slam, at least a dozen times. Davy more than fits his role here and shines rather brightly amongst the older members of the band. During the night many of the "Dead Heads" that were in the audience asked who the "young kid" was on lead guitar and vocals. Of course, that always leads to a discussion with name spelling as far as Davy is concerned. Sure wish he had business cards, like Joe does, to hand out with his web info on them. It would make the job of his Street Team members like me much easier. Anyway, like I’ve seen him do many times before, Davy thrilled the crowd.    

Another outstanding member of the band is Sikiru Adepoju and I can't even attempt to tell you the great sounds that this man was able to bring out of his tiny talking drum, simply fantastic! Both Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman drive the rhythm of the group and it sure appeared to me that Mickey Hart directs the group as I many times saw Davy and Tim Bluhm look to him for ques. Speaking of Tim Bluhm, he also is a very accomplished guitarist although I must admit, many in the crowd preferred Davy’s voice to Tim’s. Lastly on bass was Andy Hess and I was not even aware that he was a former bass player with Gov’t Mule until Reverend Paul, who was also present at the show, told me; always great to see the Rev and Cathy!

The crowd that was present at the show were really into the night. Many of them that were up next to the stage were dancing and when I say dancing, I mean dancing! Almost felt a little like the days of Woodstock , minus the mud of course. In summation as I said before, wherever you live, whatever you do, you must see this show! I guarantee you will not be disappointed!

I was able to take a number of pictures and I must apologize if they are a little blurry. No flash was used in accordance with the wishes of the venue. I’m still kicking myself that I didn’t bring along my video recorder. Even though videos were not allowed, there would have been no problem taking them as no one even bothered to check my camera bag at the door. Here’s the pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8384830@N0 … 5822/show/

Enjoy Life,

Roy

Well I had my turn last Saturday, and was pleasantly surprised.  I have never really listened to much stuff by the Dead so I had no expectations for this show.  I even avoided videos so I wouldn't have any preconceived notions.  Turned out to be a great show.  Nothing like watching a great group of musicians just jamming away on a Saturday night!  Davy seems to be having a great time, and it is very interesting to watch him play with another guitarist and a larger band.  He did, of course, manage to blow the crowd away with his excellent vocals and guitar solos.  One guy asked me if he was Mickey Hart's son!  And it was a VERY interesting crowd - not the bunch you would see at a typical Joe show.  Thank goodness it was a seated show - I think I would have been trampled by all the dancers.

The show ended with Cortez.  I saw Davy play this two years ago with Mule (I think it was his first time playing it 'cause he looked thoroughly lost the whole time), but he now OWNS this song.  Amazing stuff.

Pictures here:  (toy camera)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24057301@N … 904526868/

Videos:  (toy camera takes better videos than stills I think - what's up with that!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4fS-gdD-gY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYKGdSvQ4zM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqOZZ99-wk8

Great to see JBRules and a few of the other New England folks.  Nice chat with Davy before the show - he promises to not turn into a hippy, and look out Europe he is headed your way.

Sandy

George, have you listened to the Rhythm Devils show I posted above (post #10)?  There are 4 links there... my friend ran 2 different sets of mics (he prefers the Neumann recording, but they're both good), and there's an Archive.org and a Etree.org link for each.  Not sure if you're into bit torrent, but there ARE still seeders on those Etree uploads.  And incase you're not familiar with Archive, that does not involve bit torrent to download, and you can also stream it right at your computer using the music player. 

--Vik