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June 13, 2005
Dark Star Orchestra
Went to see the excellent Grateful Dead cover band Dark Star Orchestra on Friday evening and had a great time. They came on at about 8:10 and played till after midnight with a 30-minute set break. I had seen them play before at the Oregon Country Fair but what I didn't realize is that not only do they play Dead songs but in many cases they actually duplicate entire shows but Friday turned out to be a rare original setlist and not a dupe. They played a number of older (70s era) songs that I didn't know at all but still had a great time and danced the whole time. They aren't quite the Dead but close and the much smaller, more intimate venue made up for a good part of the difference. I got there just in time and still was easily able to grab seats in the 3rd row center section and have room to dance.
I was sorry to leave Peter's birthday/dance party so early to go to the show but have to say I am really glad I did. Both the music and the dancing style at the DSO show just appealed so much more to me - at the party I probably would have just played games but I get to do that all the time and the DSO show would have been stupid to miss when it was so nearby. Also too bad it was conflicting or I might have been able to get others to join me for the DSO show which would have been really nice.
Posted by aarondf at June 13, 2005 01:32 PM
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