The Third Mind

I approve of this outfit

especially when it's just playing and no singing

maybe eat a little paper first

um GO TO THE SHOW!

I've caught them 3x's and each was killer.

catch the west coast tour now https://www.thethirdmind.net/

we just got tix for the belly up...$27.... TWENTY-SEVEN f'n dollars.

it's almost criminally cheap.

whole band is incredible.

Think I've seen them maybe 4 times. Planning on going in a couple weeks.  Great band.

And BSS, somehow she is much better live. 

Alvin has had to miss some recent shows because of serious back issues, but he says he'll be making these.

A possible Dave's Chair sit-in?

cheaper than a jgb cover band!
 

road warriors. i read that lance. i hope he takes it easy and is able to get through the tour driving in a van. what a badass, he is one of my very favorite musicians.

there is no universe where this should be under $50.

the chapel show will have the dope light show.

i know that 90% of the songs are covers but they are deep cuts. where else are you hearing "the creator has a master plan"? 

each time i have seen them, they have brought the music down to a pin drop, in bars...complete silence. not sure i have seen another band pull off what they do.

did i mention mark karan is off the ratdog leash and is a complete fucking beast? 

Holy smokes, what a band!

Caught Saturday evening's show at the Tractor Tavern in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.  First time since I saw their very first show a few years back at HSBF.  They've played a lot of shows since then, and have kept adding to their repertoire of jam vehicles, now touring with their third album.

Dave walked on and off the stage with a slight limp/stagger, but seemed fine otherwise, alternately sitting or standing through the show.  He and Mark Karan make a great guitar pairing, trading off creative leads while Victor Krummenacher and Michael Jerome played contrapuntal lines and rhythms in support.   Unless she was opening a song, you don't hear Jesse Sykes acoustic guitar much, but her vocals are in the mix.  She showed a little Grace Slick influence on the opening "Sally Go Round The Roses", and delivered a Garcia-esque "Morning Dew", before which she slammed John Mayer a little.

There is a big Mike Bloomfield component to the band's repertoire from his contribution to Paul Butterfield's "East-West", some solo number I didn't catch the name of, to the show-closing "Highway 61" that Bloomfield plays on Dylan's studio version.  Fred Neil and Pharoah Sanders inform things too.  It's a potent, frequently psychedelic brew.

The crowd was primarily older, and with few seats available, standing for a full show made somewhat of an endurance test for many.  Similar to the Richard Thompson Band show at the Showbox last year.   Wish bands would consider more seat-friendly venues as the crowd is aging.  I was happy to see DSO is playing at Mt. Sainte Michelle Vineyards this summer instead of their normal Showbox bookings.

i also really enjoyed the opening act, a solo guitarist named Marisa Anderson, who showed a bit of Jorma and John Fahey American Primitive Guitar influence.  She nailed her set, and I'd strongly recommend seeing her if you get the  chance.

This is a video of the whole show, shot by renowned local Deadhead Ben Jammin:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QFU9GlrjvII&list=RDQFU9GlrjvII&start_radio...

glad you went and caught the band. i'm really looking forward to the show!

thanks for the video.

i guess no leg kicks by dave, we'll live.

Maybe slammed him more than a little. "'I'm a big Grateful Dead fan...not the John Mayer shit."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFU9GlrjvII&t=4183s

Michael Jerome is a monster player. He's incredible. 

Glad to hear Dave Alvin is back on the roster. 

Dave's Chair!

Alvin is just a beast.

And far out, Jesse Sykes sits at the cool kids table.

Which generally means being not very cool.

Really great show at the Mystic Wed night.

Tom, I think you might like these guys. 

Was a bit too loud for my phone, so, excuse the quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFDKiQxqhMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJrXYB2nGIE

Show was pretty undersold. I know it was a Tuesday but jeez. Able to be front row right in front of Dave and get absolutely sonically emersed in his Fender full power. Absolutely incredible. The interaction between Dave and Mark is really something. Such contrasting styles and tones intertwined.
 

I brought 3 others and met a dude from Texas at the bar who overheard me talking about the show. He had to drive that way and knew who Dave Alvin is. Music fan came to the show.  He was stoked. 
 

Melvin will play the same place in a couple of days and it will be packed. Good for Melvin, but the lack of interest or knowledge of most deadhead fans of other psychedelic rock is perplexing.

Michael Jerome is really becomming my favorite drummer. Locked in, just absolutely crushing it. 
 

This band is really special. Wished they'd sell out venues and charge double.

Bummed I was away when Third Mind rolled through Portland! 

<<Melvin will play the same place in a couple of days and it will be packed. Good for Melvin, but the lack of interest or knowledge of most deadhead fans of other psychedelic rock is perplexing.>>

IMHO, most young music fans, especially those who call themselves deadheads, consume what they are fed off of social and find comfort in repetition. 

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Other than Dave Alvin fans most people just don't know about these guys or who they are, and many if not most Dave Alvin fans don't like "psychedelic rock".

And IMHO, most ALL music fans, especially those who call themselves deadheads, consume what they are fed off of social, word of mouth and find comfort in repetition, exactly like in previous decades when it was the radio and word of mouth.

And everyone finds comfort in repetition.