Furthur
| Furthur | |
|---|---|
 Furthur, on September 25, 2010 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison (Colorado) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 2009 |
| Website | www.furthur.net |
| Founding members | |
| Bob Weir | |
Bass , vocals |
Phil Lesh |
Guitar, vocals |
John Kadlecik |
| Jeff Chimenti | |
| Joe Russo | |
Drums |
Jay Lane |
| Current occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Bob Weir |
Bass, vocals |
Phil Lesh |
Guitar, vocals |
John Kadlecik |
Keyboard |
Jeff Chimenti |
Drums |
Joe Russo |
| Sunshine Garcia Becker | |
| Jeff Pehrson | |
| former members | |
Backing vocal |
Zoe Ellis |
Furthur is an American rock band that was founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead musicians Phil Lesh and Bob Weir . The name Furthur comes from an Art Car from the Acid Test culture of the Merry Pranksters .
Band history
After the spring tour with The Dead in 2009, bassist Lesh and guitarist Weir decided to form another group for live performances. They were able to win over the band leader John Kadlecik from Dark Star Orchestra , Jeff Chimenti from Ratdog and Joe Russo from Benevento / Russo Duo . Also from Ratdog came the drummer Jay Lane , who switched to Primus in May 2010 .
The band first performed in September 2009 at the Fox Theater in Oakland . Further appearances in New York City , Wallingford and Asbury Park ( New Jersey ) followed that year. At the turn of the year the band performed in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco . The band was accompanied by Zoe Ellis and Sunshine Garcia Becker. Both stayed with the band for the Florida tour. There was a special concert for Phil Lesh's 70th birthday on May 12 in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
From May 28th to May 30th, the band was one of the main acts at the Furthur Festival at Mountain Aire in Angels Camp ( California ) on one of the five stages. In 2010 the band played at the "All Good Music Festival", "Nateva Music & Camping Festival", "Gathering of the Vibes" and "Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival".
On March 18, 2010, Phil Lesh announced that Jay Lane was leaving the band to play for Primus. He also allowed the band Animal Collective to play the (Grateful Dead) song “Unbroken Chain” for their EP “What Would I Want? Sky “to cover.
Discography
The band has not yet recorded a studio album, but has recorded various live albums of their performances, which are distributed as CD and partly also as MP3 download via “Further Live Recordings”. 7 albums were put together from the performances in December 2009 and 23 albums from the 2009/2010 winter tour. In addition, 3 albums for the Furthur Festival are available as a limited edition.
Individual evidence
- ↑ glidemagazine.com
- ^ Jambands.com
- ↑ Jambase.com
- ↑ Relix.com ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Furthurfestival.com ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jambase.com - Furthur Shows
- ↑ Relix.com ( Memento of the original from March 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ RollingStone.com
- ^ Furthur discography
- ↑ Further Live Recordings
