SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012

:: Doors open at 11:00am, Show - 11:30am


JERRY DAY 2012
Jerry Garcia Amphitheater / McLaren Park
San Francisco, Ca [MAP]

[Website] - 3:30pm

[Website] - 2:00pm

[Website] - 12:30pm

[Website] - 11:30am

Last years 2011 performers - 2012 performers coming soon. . .

Melvin Seals and JGB [Website]

Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become "Jam Band Music". From blues to funk to rock to jazz, Melvin Seals serves up a tasty mix with a little R&B and gospel thrown in to spice things up. Melvin and JGB brings an intuitive, expressive style, soul, spontaneity and remarkable chops to the table. With acoustic and electric ingredients and unique combinations of Stu Allen's guitar and amazing vocals, Jimmy Tebeau's savory bass, Pete Lavezzoli’s hearty drums and, of course, a heapin' helpin' of the wizard's magic on Hammond B-3 Organ and keyboards. Along with Shirley Starks and Cheryl Rucker on back-up vocals, the result is a most satisfying blend of natural organic grooves that challenges genre boundaries. Their chemistry is the focus from which they create a spontaneous and high art where the sky is the limit musically. They offer an exciting, often psychedelic musical journey that changes nightly and keeps the audience dancing and smiling (and some staring in amazement) for hours. Adding his rock-gospel-soul-rhythm and blues touch with his funky style of playing, no wonder Jerry nicknamed him "Master of the Universe". Melvin continues to treat music lovers to his unique brand of melodic flavor with JGB. Come see and hear for yourself!

Poor Man's Whiskey [Website]Poor Man's Whiskey plays "High Octane Hootenanny" music…Dance, laugh, sing.
Emerging from the San Francisco bay area music scene this quintet has developed a sound that is eclectic and engaging. PMW has been winning over national audiences with their upbeat performances, zany stage antics, and infectious songs. While seamlessly integrating acoustic and electric instruments the band weaves tales of everyday life, inviting the audience to become a part of each show.
PMW has released three studio albums, "Train to California" (2003), "Roadside Attraction"(2005), with a third in 2009: "Dark Side of the Moonshine" (a double disk set featuring original music as well as the bluegrass interpretation of the Pink Floyd classic album).
Notable festivals and shows: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival; High Sierra Music Festival; Strawberry Music Festival; Kate Wolf Music Festival; Harmony Music Festival; Summer Meltdown 4 Peaks Music Festival; The Fillmore, SF; Harmony Festival; Strawberry Music Festival; The Great American Music Hall; Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead; finals of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
Members- Jason Beard (guitar, mandolin), Josh Brough (banjo, keyboards), Eli Jebidiah (guitar, banjo, mandolin, thermin), George Smeltz (drums), and Aspen Stevenson (bass)

Front Street and Friends [Website]

Front Street, a jam band based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, emulates the feel, excitement and energy of the Grateful Dead at their peak. Fronted by Stu Allen, lead guitarist and vocalist for Melvin Seals & The JGB Band, this band is sure please even the most discriminating dead head. Band also features John "Stewball" Stewart on rhythm guitar (Jelly), Sam Johnston on B3/keyboards (Box Set, Buffalo Roam, Grapefruit Ed), Jeff Faust on bass (Dead Guise, Workingman's Ed) and Mark Corsolini on drums (Dark Star Orchestra, Outlaw Family Band, Workingman's Ed, Melvin Seals & The JGB Band). The member of Front Street are “friends” with, “shared the stage” with, or “been in bands” with so many great musicians over the years, they decided to invite many of them to sit in on Jerry Day. You never know who will show up… should be great fun!