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Ratdog

For All the Bobby Fans!

About Me

"It started out with Rob Wasserman and me as a duo and we played that way for six or eight years, and then one day I was working on a project and we needed a drummer. And Rob said, "I know this drummer that I met last night and he was pretty good. You want me to give him a buzz?" and I said, "Sure." And so Jay [Lane] came up and did this session with us. The next morning, I called Rob and said "Hey, listen. That was kind of fun yesterday. How bout we take a drummer on our next tour?" and he said he was just thinking the same thing. We started working together and booked another tour, and we were working with Jay at the time and we were about to go out on tour and my old pal Matthew Kelly came through town. And he was just sort of footloose and I said "Hey, you want to come out with us? You want to come sit in with us?" And that worked so we had a little quartet and we took that on the road."--Bob Weir (6/3/2005 interview)Since that beginning in 1995, RatDog has undergone many changes, both in personnel and musical approach. It has evolved from a blues revue into a musical fusion of backgrounds and talents; complex, energetic, and adventurous. The members are no longer a supporting cast for front man Bob Weir. Rather, the band is a full time, full force powerhouse, capable of taking music fans to new and mystical places every night. Now composed of original members Bob and Jay, in addition to Jeff Chimenti, Mark Karan, Kenny Brooks, and Robin Sylvester, RatDog has truly come into its own. The RatDog experience delights and exhilarates, and according to Bob, "If you like what you hear, do come again...." (http://www.ratdog.org/band/index.php)

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Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Members: Bob Weir-Guitar, Lead Vocals, Original Member Jay Lane- Drums, Vocals, Original Member Jeff Chimenti- Keyboards, Vocals Mark Karan- Guitar, Vocals Kenny Brooks- Saxophone, Vocals Robin Sylvester- Bass, Vocals
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My Blog

FALL TOUR 2006 SETLISTS!!!

10/20/2006 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL I: Here Comes Sunshine > The Music Never Stopped > Big River > Queen Jane Approximately > Minglewood Blues > Money for Gasoline, Loser, I Need a Miracle >...
Posted by Ratdog on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:15:00 PST

SUMMER TOUR 06 Setlists

7/4/2006 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK The Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion, Bertha, All Along the Watchtower*, Little Red Rooster*+, Odessa* > Dark Star (Instrumental)* > Me and Bobby McGee*@4...
Posted by Ratdog on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:11:00 PST

Harmony Festival Setlist

6/9/2006 Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA [Photos] [Reviews]Jam > Help on the Way > Slipknot! > She Says > Liberty, Jack Straw > Book of Rules > Dark Star, Big Iron@, Victim or the Crime@, Wa...
Posted by Ratdog on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:30:00 PST

Bob Weir, Mickey Hart Perform for Senator Leahy (VT)

Weir, Hart and LeahyLast night, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart flexed their political muscle, performing a benefit for Vermont Senator Pat Leahy at Washington, DC's Renaissance Hotel. In addition to the Gra...
Posted by Ratdog on Wed, 24 May 2006 12:04:00 PST

RatDog, Hart and Baez Celebrate 70 Years with Wavy Gravy

RatDog, Hart and Baez Celebrate 70 Years with Wavy Gravy 2006-05-22 14:02:39Over the weekend, hippie icon Wavy Gravy celebrated his 70th birthday at Berkeley, CA's Berkeley Community Theatre. A benefi...
Posted by Ratdog on Tue, 23 May 2006 10:03:00 PST

Beacon Theatre, New York

4/8/2006 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY I: Jam > Shakedown Street > Maggie's Farm > She Belongs to Me > Frankie and Johnny, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw > Lazy River Road > Big Railroad BluesII: Deep Elem Blue...
Posted by Ratdog on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:09:00 PST

Boston & Providence

4/1/2006 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA [Photos]I: Jam > Jack Straw > Cassidy > Bird Song > Odessa > Lazy River Road > Deep Elem Blues, Greatest Story Ever Told, Help on the Way > Slipknot!II: Black Thro...
Posted by Ratdog on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:08:00 PST

HAMPTON BEACH, NH - Casino Ballroom Fri.

3/31/2006 Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH I: Jam > Maggie's Farm > Shakedown Street > Big River, She Says > Liberty, Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance, Hell in a Bucket II: El Paso@4, Me and My...
Posted by Ratdog on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:53:00 PST

Poughkeepsie & Syracuse, NY

3/28/2006 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY I: Jam > Cold Rain and Snow > Playin in the Band > Big Boss Man > Bury Me Standing > Last Time, Weather Report Suite Prelude/Part 1 > Let It Grow > ...
Posted by Ratdog on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:10:00 PST

D.C.

3/27/2006 Warner Theatre, Washington, DC I: Jam > Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Feel Like a Stranger > She Belongs to Me, Crazy Fingers > Lucky Enough > Tennessee Jed >...
Posted by Ratdog on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:53:00 PST