Bob Weir finished up a run of abnormal gigs over Labor Day Weekend: a solo show and two gigs as a guest in the Levon Helm Band. With a rescheduled solo mini-tour forthcoming, more Furthur dates and his TRI Studios, Weir’s got a full plate, but there was a time when his only muse was Ratdog, a steady grooving road machine that boasted an incredibly tight rhythm section and a sax/guitar matrix always at the forefront of segue-laden sets.

This week’s Stormy Monday features a long suite from the band in 2005, starting off with the acoustic material that usually opened a second set and moving into an effortlessly jammed out bit of awesomeness: The Winners, Black Throated Wind > Tomorrow Never Knows > Uncle John’s Band > The Other One. It’s a huge jam from a band in the thick of its prime.

Dan Alford

Dan Alford has been a contributor to Hidden Track since the site's first month of operation. He brightens the beginning of our week by sharing a Stormy Mondays mix from his huge music collection.

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