I saw the Derek Trucks Band (DTB) when they opened for Santana at Merriweather Post in Columbia, MD, in the spring with my sister Julie, brother-in-law Ed, and Matt Koeniger. Derek Trucks, nephew of Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers, was awesome. I thought DTB was the headliner so I was surprised to see that they were opening and Santana was headlining. Both bands were outstanding.
I was surprised again to hear that DTB was playing at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD, this past Thursday. I knew that Joe Satriani was playing at the Warner Theater the same night. I seriously considered going to that show but when I heard on Tuesday that the DTB was in town I went for it.
Instead of the 45 minute opener they did for Santana at Merriweather, they just jammed for about 2:15 hours plus a 20 minute or so break. They opened up the second set with two or three sit down, foot stomping Delta blues tunes. That sent the tone for the whole evening for me but DTB is hard to classify. The do blues, rock, fusion, and jam. If you like that kind of variety from very talented artists, check out DTB sometime.
You can see the playlist for the Strathmore concert here and listen to it here.