Which Song Did Billy Strings and Trey Anastasio Open With?

Gild The Lily, Bathtub Gin, Back on the Train, Leadfoot, or Axilla, Part II?

Relix Daily
June 21, 2026

June 21, 2026

A Whiz of a Quiz from Dr. Dean Budnick

Trey Anastasio Welcomes Billy Strings and Jovi in Michigan

QUESTION 1

When Billy Strings sat in with Trey Anastasio on Wednesday, they began with this song, which has been in Billy’s repertoire since 2017 and was the first tune that Trey performed with Billy, at New York’s Pier 17 on 6/29/22.

Margo Price Remembers Bob Weir: An Effortlessly Grounded Guru

QUESTION 2

In April 2023, Margo Price was on hand when Bob Weir convinced this reluctant musician, who was then 91 years old, to collaborate on a spontaneous song in front of an audience.

Jerry Garcia Band at the Warfield 🌹 5-LP Vinyl Set

Originally released on CD in 1991, the self-titled Jerry Garcia Band album captured a unit that had spent years refining one of the most soulful sounds in the Bay Area live circuit, with Melvin Seals' Hammond organ and the vocal harmonies of Gloria Jones and Jacklyn LaBranch giving Garcia's songwriting a warmth and gospel depth that set JGB apart from anything happening in the Dead universe. Hearing it spread across five records is the right way to let these performances breathe.

Members of moe. Help Umphrey’s McGee Through First “Nebraska” Since 1998

QUESTION 3

This group originally wrote and recorded “Eminence Front,” a tune that Umphrey’s McGee and moe. performed together in Baltimore and had each previously played individually.

As seen on KEXP: Angine De Poitrine – Vol. II

By now, most of us recognize the Internet to be a vast wasteland of AI slop and political ragebait. But once in a while, something peaks out from the depths to remind us that the internet is also how we find weird new music. Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine are that reminder. In early 2026, the band's performance for KEXP went viral on YouTube – two figures dressed in all polka dots, wearing papier-mâché masks, playing hyper-complex yet freakishly fun microtonal math rock. Two months later, Angine de Poitrine dropped their second album, Vol. II, proof that Internet hype isn't just smoke and mirrors.

Duane Betts: Heartache and Hope

QUESTION 4

This producer, who worked on Chris Stapleton’s Traveller and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music album, served in a similar capacity on Duane Betts’ new record, Isle of Hope.