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The Tedeschi Trucks Band ripped through Raleigh's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on a warm Tuesday evening for the opening night of their 5th annual Wheels of Soul tour. Featuring their frenetic friends Blackberry Smoke and Shovels & Rope, the jubilant crowd took a fiery expedition through three bands with vastly different sounds yet a shared philosophy of digging deep into the authentic roots of American music.

Charging into Charlotte to light a Friday night fuse, Phish unleashed a summertime blizzard of ecstatic jams and deep dance funk into the warm Carolina air. It was a gargantuan gearshift show, like spinning a radio dial with each station on overdrive, blasting a cosmic overview of American musical styles overflowing with joy and dedication. A bladder buster show, with no downtime to sneak away to the bathroom. A stunning example of what practicing musical ESP for 36 years can create.

There's a special moment that happens at only the best music festivals, a point where the "real" world finally fades away, receding into memory like a movie seen long ago. When the music, vibes, smiles, blue sky and green grass utterly overwhelms you, and life becomes a simple joy of frolicking with friends in the fields and dancing under the moon. Happiness in its purest form. Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival makes this life-affirming dream a reality.

Umphrey's McGee- Romare Bearden Park, Charlotte, NC 5-10-19

Set 1: Remind Me, Slacker, Nemo > Sociable Jimmy > Nemo, Roulette > The Triple Wide, Can't You Hear Me Knocking[1]

Set 2: Nothing Too Fancy > Partyin' Peeps, Bridgeless[2] > Attachments, Wappy Sprayberry > Bridgeless, Glory[3] > Nothing Too Fancy

Encore: Comfortably Numb

[1] with G. Love on harmonica and Mike Quinn on saxophone
[2] with MLK (U2) tease
[3] with Roundabout (Yes) tease in intro