Music Park: Last Waltz 40 Tour @ MGM National Harbor — 2/4/17

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged blues, country, Don Was, funk, Jamey Johnson, jazz, John Medeski, MGM National Harbor, Michael McDonald, New Orleans, Terrence Higgins, The Band, The Last Waltz, The Last Waltz 40, Warren Haynes.

Terrence Higgins, Warren Haynes, and Don Was jam to the music of The Band at MGM National Harbor on Feb. 4, 2017. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

When I first heard of the concept, I scratched my head a little bit. Warren Haynes of Southern rock band Gov’t Mule teamed up with funk musician and producer Don Was to assemble a group of musicians to recreate the setlist of The Last Waltz, the concert film that captured the last performance of The Band.

Don’t Miss: The Last Waltz 40 Tour @ MGM National Harbor, 2/4/17

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Bob Margolin, Dave Malone, Don Was, folk rock, Ivan Neville, Jamey Johnson, John Medeski, Mark Mullins, MGM National Harbor, Michael McDonald, Terence Higgins, The Last Waltz, The Last Waltz 40 Tour, Warren Haynes.

The Last Waltz 40 band with Michael McDonald (left) performing at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on April 30, 2016. (Photo by Joshua Timmermans)

The Band performed its farewell show on Nov. 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, and company had worked with Bob Dylan, and Dylan and other special guests appeared during that final concert to jam along with The Band.