Photos: Shakedown Strings return to where it all started at Stockyards Brewing

Allison Scavo,
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Shakedown Strings. // photo by Allison Scavo

Shakedown Strings
Stockyards Brewing Co.
Sunday, June 11

Shakedown Strings’ origin story is one of the more wholesome stories we’ve heard. Adam Galblum (violin) and Clayton DeLong (guitar) were playing in the band hosting Sunday Service at Stockyards. A beloved fan asked if they knew any Grateful Dead during their set break. While the answer was “Yes,” they asked Rick Willoughby, who was watching the show, to sit in on upright bass. It was a kismet moment that led to the creation of a phenomenal band.

On Saturday, they played where it all began. Rick proudly declared that “without this place, this band would not exist.” Johnny Gleason sat in as a special guest, bringing an original flare to the trio’s improvisational psychedelic bluegrass Grateful Dead jams composed via collective effervescence.

The talented artists put on a profoundly exhilarating production in the packed venue. Their voltaic sets sent ardent fans into adored frenzies right up through when they ended their second set with “Althea,” the first song they played together, which started it all.

Catch a glimpse of it here.

All photos by Allison Scavo (Intsta: @scavosphotos).

Set 1
Dire Wolf
Jack Straw
Jack-A-Roe
Playin’ in the Band > Loose Lucy
Dark Hollow
It Must Have Been the Roses
Mama Tried
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider

Set 2
Mexicali Blues
Don’t Ease Me In
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Rosalie McFall
Good Times Roll
Let It Grow
Bird Song Miracle > Shakedown Street
Playin’ In The Band Reprise
Althea
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Terrapin Station Ripple

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