After a few nights off, the soulful blues rockers of the\u00a0Tedeschi Trucks Band returned to the illustrious\u00a0Beacon Theatre on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side on Wednesday for the second week of their ten-show residency. The single extended set featured sit-ins from guitarist Nels Cline (Wilco) and bassist Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre), a pair of Bob Dylan tunes, and a rare Rolling Stones cover, among a slew of original Tedeschi Trucks Band blues-infused rock songs.<\/p>\n
The 12-piece powerhouse opened the fifth night of the run as it did 2022\u2019s I Am The Moon, with a lofty \u201cHear My Dear\u201d eclipsing \u201cFall In\u201d. Gabe Dixon added vocals and an organ solo to the opener before Derek Trucks slammed the door with a signature slide guitar solo. Equipped with an acoustic guitar, Mike Mattison\u2019s gravelly vocals took center stage to lay the foundation for the second selection.<\/p>\n
Susan Tedeschi swapped guitars in favor of her teal, autographed Fender Telecaster to trade solos with her husband during a cover of Junior Wells\u2019 \u201cLittle by Little\u201d before returning to their own catalog for \u201cLast Night in the Rain\u201d.\u00a0 Emmanuel Echem\u2019s trumpet introduced a classic \u201cUntil You Remember\u201d, a callback to TTB\u2019s Grammy-winning debut album, 2011\u2019s\u00a0Revelator.<\/p>\n
Gabe Dixon stamped a blissful solo onto the tail end of the song as Mike Mattison shuffled up front to belt out the night\u2019s first Bob Dylan cover, \u201cDown on the Flood\u201d, a staple of Derek Trucks Band\u2019s live repertoire. Isaac Eady\u2018s drums and Kebbi Williams\u2019 saxophone collaborated to introduce \u201cLet Me Get By\u201d before Susan welcomed Mike Elizondo\u00a0to the stage, swapping basses with Brandon Boone, to perform \u201cHero\u201d. This marked the third time that TTB has performed this track off Future Soul<\/a> so far this Beacon run. The band\u2019s sixth studio album arrived at the stroke of midnight on Friday, March 20th.<\/p>\n Dixon, Mattison, and Tedeschi passed the vocal baton around, trading verses on the second Dylan cover of the show, \u201cTangled Up in Blue\u201d. The next three songs would carry a weighty burden as Blind Faith\u2019s \u201cHad to Cry\u201d, \u201cSoul Sweet Song\u201d, and Elmore James\u2019 \u201cThe Sky Is Crying\u201d followed in sequence.<\/p>\n Tedeschi Trucks Band \u2014 \u201cHad To Cry Today\u201d (Blind Faith) \u2014 3\/18\/26 After Gabe and Susan traded vocals on the Blind Faith cover, Kebbi\u2019s flute soared into an emotional tribute to fallen family and friends. Illuminated heavenly on the backdrop, videos and pictures of Kofi Burbridge, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Duane Allman, Sharon Jones, Dr. John, Col. Bruce Hampton, and others all smiled down from above. Gone but never forgotten. This would be the last TTB original of the night. After, Susan blazed into \u201cLooking For Answers\u201d, a cut from her 1997 sophomore solo album, Just Won\u2019t Burn.<\/p>\n Winding down the set, guitarist Nels Cline joined in the action, dueling with Derek as Mike and Susan held down the vocal helm on the Rolling Stones\u2019 \u201cLoving Cup\u201d. This marked only TTB\u2019s second-ever performance of the Exile On Main St. classic, after debuting it on night three of the residency last week. Mattison stayed at the forefront for a rowdy performance of Sleepy John Estes\u2019 \u201cLeaving Trunk\u201d before ending the nearly two-hour set with Rahsaan Roland Kirk\u2019s \u201cVolunteered Slavery\u201d, another classic from the days of D.T.B.<\/p>\n Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nels Cline \u2014 \u201cLoving Cup\u201d (The Rolling Stones), \u201cLeaving Trunk\u201d (Sleepy John Estes) \u2014 3\/18\/26 The 12 members of Tedeschi Trucks Band returned to the stage one final time to encore Matthew Moore\u2019s \u201cSpace Captain\u201d. The song was famously covered by Joe Cocker\u2019s Mad Dogs & Englishmen troupe, whom TTB honored with\u00a0Leon Russell\u00a0during the 2015 LOCKN\u2019 Festival.<\/p>\n Future Soul is out now, there are another five shows for Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre, an album release party at Owl\u2019s Tail this weekend, Mike Mattison and Trash Magic at Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday, and Brandon Boone and Kebbi Williams at Bitter End on Thursday. Plenty of action ahead!<\/p>\n Check out a gallery of photos from Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday courtesy of photographer\u00a0David Gray<\/a>, plus taper audio. Tune in this weekend for livestreams of Friday and Saturday\u2019s Beacon shows on nugs<\/a>.\u00a0[Editor\u2019s note: Live For Live Music is a\u00a0nugs affiliate<\/a>. Ordering your\u00a0subscription<\/a>\u00a0or purchasing a\u00a0download<\/a>\u00a0via the\u00a0links on this page\u00a0helps support our work covering the world of live music. Thanks for reading!]<\/p>\n Tedeschi Trucks Band \u2014 Beacon Theatre \u2014 New York, NY \u2014 3\/18\/26 \u2014 Full Audio
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