All Along the Watchtower as performed by Dave Mason

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Planet Waves~

 A Tribute to Bob Dylan

Forestville Club

Route 116, Forestville

Wednesday, November 27^th

9:30 pm – 1 am

Only $5!

PlanetWavesBand.com

Set List 10.25.13 Sprenger's Tap Room, Santa Rosa, CA (& review)

Set 1
Desolation Row
Tonight I'll Be Staying
Lot-Laugh, Train-Cry
Serve Somebody
Just Like a Woman
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
I Shall Be Released
Hurricane
Like a Rolling Stone
Clean Cut Kid
Maggie’s Farm ->
Don't Think Twice, It’s Alright

Set 2
Quinn the Eskimo
Highway 61
Tough Mama
Queen Jane
Masterpiece
One More Cup of Coffee
Absolutely Sweet Marie
Tangled Up in Blue
Watchtower
It's All Over Now Baby Blue

We all agreed that we had a very good show last night! We introduced Maya from Nine Mile Skid and Skiddles on vocals and percussion, and again we all agreed that she is a welcomed addition to our line-up. Attendance was modest as Zero, Deadicated Maniacs and a vigil for Andy Lopez, the teenager slain by Santa Rosa PD, were all going on simultaneously.

Our next show is coming up on Wednesday, November 27th at the Forestville Club.

Slow Train Coming, recorded October 4, 2013

Slow Train Coming, recorded October 4, 2013 at Ace Cider Speakeasy

Photos, Set List, 10.04.13 Ace Cider Speakeasy

Set 1
Desolation Row
Tom Thumb
Slow Train
I Shall Be Released
Mobile-Memphis
Just Like a Woman
One More Cup of Coffee
Hurricane
Maggie's Farm

Set 2
Quinn the Eskimo
Lot-Laugh, Train-Cry
Absolutely Sweet Marie
Like a Rolling Stone
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Tangled Up In Blue
Gotta Serve Somebody
All Along The Watchtower
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Maggie's Farm (reprise)

Special Thanks to guests David Emery on harmonica and Maya on vocals.

History of Planet Waves~ Chapter 3

I've said many times to band mates that if I ever get hit by a bus, don't stop playin' on account of me, and I imagine Steve might have said the same thing. After playing at Steve's memorial, we took a little more time off. When it came time to find someone to play in Steve's stead (we just couldn't bear to use the word 'replacement'), we were pleasantly surprised to meet the best friend of Steve's son, Keith Jackson, who plays guitar, sings, and knows much about Dylan.

Time to go back into the rehearsal studio, but where? We had been rehearsing at Steve's house. His brother-in-law came to the rescue. He has a small studio in Cotati that we were able to use. And so it was we took up residence in Sonoma County. With the exception of Keith, we were all Sonoma residents.

Pat Nevins had played with David Maciel before and knew of Planet Waves. We were invited by him to be the house band at 'Doing Dylan', Nevins' Bob Dylan 70th birthday celebration, which was held on May 24th, 2011, at Ashkenaz in Berkeley. We had the honor of playing with such luminaries as David Gans, Chris Rowan, Country Joe, and Stu Allen, among others, including Pat himself.

We received a ton of great exposure, reviews and praise, but unfortunately at the time, we had no quality photos or recordings, or a web site ftm, so whatever momentum gained at that Ashkenaz show was somewhat dampened. That didn't stop us from picking up another high profile show, though.

In 2010, David had staged a benefit at the Connecticut Yankee in San Francisco for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with the Cancer Sucks Band opening up for Stu Allen and friends. In 2011, another benefit was held with the Cancer Sucks Band opening up for Planet Waves. Guests that night included Mitch Stein, Chris Rowan, Pat Nevins and Ozzie Ahlers. David along with Jimme and Keith performed in both bands that night. Over $1400 has been raised so far for JF and DFCI from the 2 benefits.

Here is some music recorded at the 2nd benefit at the Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, August 31, 2011.

Planet Waves (Dylan tribute) Fall Tour 2013 so far

Planet Waves is a fun, jamming Bob Dylan tribute band based in Sonoma County, California. Planet Waves plays at clubs, festivals, wineries and private parties throughout Sonoma & Marin Counties. The Planet Waves experience is a live musical tribute to Bob Dylan, our generation’s most prolific songwriter. If you would like to have Planet Waves perform at your venue, please send an e-mail to PlanetWaves@PlanetWavesBand.com

 

Fall Tour 2013 (so far)

Friday, October 4th- Ace Cider Speakeasy, Sebastopol

 

 

 

Friday, October 25th- Sprenger's Tap Room, Santa Rosa

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 27th- Forestville Club, Forestville

<- David Maciel- drums, vocals

 Ralph Paterno- rhythm guitar, lead vocals ->

<- Will Eichert- lead guitar

       Dan Clark- bass guitar, vocals ->

 Some of our past guests:

Jeff Stange on Hammand Organ
Mitch Stein on piano

 

 

Chris Rowan

Pat Nevins

Ozzie Ahlers

We were ranked in the 60s back in May and now we've cracked the Top 10 on ReverbNation!

We're looking to book a Solstice show and a NYE show!
PlanetWaves@PlanetWavesBand.com

PLANETWAVESBAND.COM
 

History of Planet Waves~ chapter 2, tragedy

Sometime in early 2009, Brighton approached Maciel with the idea of starting a Bob Dylan tribute band. The SF Bay Area is not flooded with Dylan tributes, nay, there were no working Dylan tribute bands in this area at all at the time. Brighton had already met another guitarist hugely influenced by Dylan, and those two hit it off musically from the start. Oakland bassist Mike Kearney was recruited from Leadfoot Betty to round out the quartet.

The first incarnation of Planet Waves was Jimmie Brighton on lead guitar and lead vocals, David Maciel on drums and vocals, Mike Kearney on bass guitar, and Steve Edelson on rhythm guitar.

This version of PWs was busy at work in the rehearsal studio that summer and had played a few local under-the-radar gigs to work out live kinks. Imagine our dismay when we started tossing potential names around when we found a brand spankin' new Bay Area Dylan tribute band* comprised of well seasoned and well known Bay Area musicians.They even had one of the names we tossed into our name hat. No matter, we were playing well and determined to get this project off the ground. We were about to start actively booking for the fall of 2010.

On September 9th, 2010, tragedy struck. Steve was on vacation in Costa Rica. He took a short walk down the beach with his guitar and a small backpack with a book, a towel and a bottle of water in it. His girlfriend stayed at the hotel. He sat down under an almond tree and began to play his guitar when someone came up behind him and shot him in the back of the head. He died instantly.

The killer took only the backpack with nothing of value in it, leaving behind Steve's watch, ring and guitar. Planet Waves would not play again for several months.

RIP Steve Edelson

Justice for Steve Edelson and the town of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

* That band would be our good friends Ghosts of Electricity!

History of Planet Waves- chapter 1

David Maciel responded to a craigslist post in 2003 from Roadhouse, a Grateful Dead tribute band out of Petaluma, CA, that was looking for Marin and San Francisco venues to try and get in to. A comment about two drummer bands led to an audition, and the second drummer slot. Roadhouse was winding down after a grueling three year run, unable to find a replacement lead guitarist for Mark Mitchell, who had been commuting great distances to shows and rehearsals. The last Roadhouse show was in June of 2004.

Roadhouse was Tom Dibell's band. He left the area for a while, and when he came back in 2005, he called Maciel and got monthly Dead jam going at John Frothingham's Music Spectrum in San Rafael. After a couple of jams, they had a half decent working line up. After settling upon the name of Leadfoot Betty, they scored a gig at the Golden Gate Park Panhandle acoustic bandshell during the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2007.

 

A couple of more changes would bring in Jimmie Brighton from Stackabones on lead guitar and vocals, and Mike Kearney on bass guitar and vocals.

The Grateful Dead tribute band scene in the San Francisco Bay Area is crowded to say the least, and competition to get into any venue is brutal, hence that band played mostly at private parties and had quietly disbanded by 2010, partly due to geographical dissonance.

But Brighton and Maciel still wanted to play, and still lived close enough to each other to make that happen.

Maggie's Farm, Ace Speakeasy 08.02.13

Relay for Life Sebastopol, July 13

Planet Waves and the Cancer Sucks Band played at the Sebastopol (CA) Relay for Life event on July 13th. It was a gorgeous sunny, although windy day. We all had a hard time heaaring, but we all had a great time! I hope we can return next year. Both bands were hoping that Keith Jackson, rhythm guitarist and vocalist in both bands, would make an appearance, but sadly his cancer has progressed and is limiting his appearances.

One other sad note- the Frizell Enos feed store in downtown Sebastopol went up in flames while we were playing. The huge black plume of smoke was clearly visible from the field where we played.

Planet Waves

 Dan Clark- bass guitar, vocals

  John Bedell- rhythm guitar, lead vocals

 

 Will Eichert- lead guitar

David Maciel- drums, vocals (both bands)

 Cancer Sucks Band

Gabe Barkin- lead guitar, vocals; Ralph Paterno- rhythm guitar, vocals

 Gabe Barkin- lead guitar, vocals; Ralph Paterno- rhythm guitar, vocals

 John Lyhne- bass guitar

 John Lyhne- bass guitar