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guitarist and singer

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. The band plays some Grateful Dead songs along with other

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music.

History

Wolf Bros formed in 2018 as a trio, with Bob Weir on guitar and vocals,

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, and

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. Billed as Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, they toured the U.S. with 19 concerts in the fall of that year. In the spring of 2019 they played another concert tour with 20 more shows. In the spring of 2020 the band began a 22-date tour, which was cancelled in the middle because of the

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. On New Year's Eve 2020 Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, with

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on keyboards and

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on pedal steel guitar,

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a concert from

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. The band played several more shows at TRI Studios in the spring of 2021, with an expanded lineup including Chimenti, Leisz, and a horn and string section called the Wolfpack, with Brian Switzer on trumpet, Adam Theis on tenor trombone, Sheldon Brown on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute and bass flute, Mads Tolling on violin, and Alex Kelly on cello. In June 2021 the band, now billed as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, performed four concerts in Colorado, and in July they played one show in California. On February 18, 2022, the band released an album of recordings from the June 2021 concerts called '' Live in Colorado'', in CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, accompanied by the Wolfpack, played a spring 2022 concert tour with a lineup including

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on pedal steel guitar. The band played a fall 2022 concert tour of 21 shows in 13 cities, with the quartet again accompanied by Barry Sless and the Wolfpack. A second album of recordings from the June 2021 concerts, '' Live in Colorado Vol. 2'', was released on October 7, 2022. Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, along with Barry Sless and the Wolfpack, are scheduled to tour the U.S. in February and March 2023.

References

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