Jeff Tweedy Revives Grateful Dead Cover in San Francisco, John Scofield Confirms Electrospective Tour
One Hour Left in The Fillmore Era Auction
Relix Daily
March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
RECAP
On Thursday evening, Jeff Tweedy submitted his second night of songs from San Francisco’s famed Fillmore stage. Night two found the musician, who is currently on tour in support of his new triple album, Twilight Override, busting out the Grateful Dead’s beloved folk ballad “Ripple.” According to setlist.FM, last night’s placement represented the first time since 2011 that Tweedy, the solo artist, had revived the Dead’s pertinent sendoff, despite appearing on two setlists for private events in 2020.
NEWS
Previously, Relix reported on John Scofield’s Electrospectic Tour by running a story on his confirmed concert at the Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati, on October 15. Now, Miles Davis’ 1980s collaborator has tacked on an extension, including an added night at the aforementioned location, bringing their venue total to two, before ensuing appearances on both sides of the country, keeping Sco, drummer Adam Deitch (Lettuce), bassist Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Co., Allman Brothers) and keyboardist Larry Goldings (Scary Goldings, James Taylor) busy well into November.
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FEATURE
On April 8, George Porter Jr. will make his long-anticipated premiere appearance with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The program will feature some classic songs from the storied bass player, along with a new composition written for strings that Porter began many years ago, then set aside while awaiting such an occasion to necessitate its completion.
GALLERY
On Wednesday, Tedeschi Trucks Band resumed their ongoing, venue-specific residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Night eight brought only a sampling of their new LP, Future Soul, two tracks, specifically “I Got You” and “Under the Knife.” Rather than rely on their own songs, the troupe picked up a whopping 11 covers, ranging from well-regarded pieces that touched on Derek and the Dominos, Bob Dylan, Howlin’ Wolf, Sly and the Family Stone, and other songbooks, which helped transport the audience out of the current moment and time-travel through music history.
NEWS
Dark Star Orchestra have confirmed a slate of Summer Tour dates. The renowned Grateful Dead cover band, known for recreating the original ensemble’s concerts by tracking setlists from start to finish, will embark on a seasonal run beginning June 11 at BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, N.H. On the roster are a significant number of East Coast appearances, which will keep the band busy during the onset of the sunny dog days.
NEWS
In 1975, George Clinton and Parliament boldly went where no band had gone before with the release of Mothership Connection, a pioneering Afrofuturist vision of a flamboyant and funky Black life beyond the stars. One year later, that far-off future invaded on the Earth Tour as fans across the globe witnessed the landing of the Mothership, an iconic prop that drifted down to centerstage and opened, through dazzling lights and pyrotechnics, to let loose Dr. Funkenstein, come to blow the cobwebs out your mind. Now, Clinton has formally announced when the Mothership will fly again.
REVIEW
It’s 2026, and it’s easier than ever to feel ungrounded—endless Internet doomscrolling at home, and the world on fire outside. Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett feels you. She’s called her latest album, Creature of Habit, “a dichotomy—beauty versus the darkness,” but the feeling she encapsulates is that wandering, unmoored sensation of being adrift amidst the madness. The album isn’t as disorienting as that might sound; Barnett works to embrace the uncertainty lyrically and musically, creating a warm, intimate and mellow set of guitar songs that’s among her best.
RECAP
Last night, Big Ears Festival returned to Knoxville, Tenn., for the outset of its stacked citywide festival. One highlight of the event’s opening program was a set from Taper’s Choice, which arrived as the jam supergroup’s last show with founding guitarist Dave Harrington. To properly recognize the occasion, the band bookended their set with an exploded run through “The Dave Test.”
