Dark Star Orchestra and Phil Lesh and Friends Announce Keyboardist Swap for December Shows

“On December 6th-9th Dark Star Orchestra’s Rob Barraco will join Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring and John Molo for a return of Phil Lesh and Friends: The Q. This reunited all-star cast will perform four rare and intimate shows taking place at Phil’s concert venue, Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA.

With December 5th-8th being the last four nights of DSO’s Fall Tour, the Phil Lesh camp is sending their keyboardist, Jeff Chimenti of Furthur, to fill in for Rob Barraco.

Dark Star Orchestra is thrilled to work together with the Phil Lesh camp at this capacity and are equally excited to perform four shows with their guest keyboardist, Jeff Chimenti.

DSO starts tour November 15th with its first-ever, already-sold-out performance in Canada at Toronto’s Opera House before embarking on a three-week East Coast tour across New England. The band’s four night New Year’s run starts December 28th at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore before heading up through to Electric Factory in Philadelphia then two nights December 30th and 31st at The Paramount in Huntington, NY.

The band’s 2013 plans include a recently announced Winter Tour heading from Minnesota to Florida, before a March jaunt to Jamaica for 3 nights with Keller Williams on DSO’s Jam in the Sand Festival on the beaches of Negril March 1st–4th. Complete details are available at www.dsojaminthesand.com.”