Unlimited Devotion at The Ardmore Music Hall

Jason Herman
June 19, 2017

Unlimited Devotion at The Ardmore Music Hall

Jason Herman
June 19, 2017
The Birthday Boy celebrates his Birthday at The Ardmore Music Hall in style!

The Birthday Boy celebrates his Birthday at The Ardmore Music Hall in style!

The Ardmore Music Hall pulled out all the stops for their annual Unlimited Devotion held this year on June 9 and 10 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. This event celebrated the 81st birthday of counter-culture legend Wavy Gravy and benefited not only the Rex Foundation, but also Wavy's Camp Winnarainbow.

The weekend was filled with a who's who of Grateful Dead influence musicians with Wavy Gravy himself present to take in the adulation of the musicians and the audience alike.  The line-up at times felt like a beautiful mashup of artists who had previously performed in the same line-up or had crossed paths with another artist in another band.  The intertwining of bands was amazing as you did not know where Ratdog began, Billy & The Kids ended, and how Further existed somewhere in between.

To say that The Ardmore Music Hall put on a great weekend is an understatement.  A supplemental projection show was brought in just for this event to add to the festivities and the second floor was filled with Scott Shapiro's Grateful Dead concert poster collection (The next day a poster Art Exhibit would be further set up).  The following day, in between performances, attendees were greeted to a full screening of the newly released Grateful Dead documentary, Long Strange Trip by Amir Bar-Lev & Martin Scorsese.

May we all raise a glass, or better yet a Wavy Clown Nose, and toast to Wavy Gravy and his health, and celebrate another year of beautiful music together.

If you were unable to attend this benefit or just want to learn more about the two great organizations that were benefited by this event please look at the links below:

If you were unable to attend this benefit or just want to learn more about the two great organizations that were benefited by this event please look at the links below:

Find out more about the Rex Foundation

Find out more about Camp Winnarainbow

Be sure to check out our photo recap at the bottom of the article.

Night 1 was packed and went way into the wee hours of the morning.

Watch the weekend's stellar performances  via Liquid Silver Stream:

Videos & Setlist from Night 1 - June 9th, 2017 (Wavy Night)

John Kadlecik

Click here to see Friday, June 9th's John Kadlecik's Setlist & Video

KIMOCK

Click here to see Friday, June 9th's KIMOCK Setlist & Video

Wavy All-Stars

Click here to see Friday, June 9ths Wavy All-Stars Setlist & Video

Electric Beethoven

Click here to see Friday's Electric Beethoven Performance

Videos & Setlist from Night 2 - June 10th, 2017 (Gravy Night)

Tom Hamilton & Raina Mullen

Click here to see Saturday's Tom Hamilton & Raina Mullen's Setlist & Video

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Click here to see Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Setlist & Video

Gravy All-Stars

Click here to see Saturday, June 10'th setlist & video

Splintered Sunlight

Click here to see Saturday, June 10th's setlist & video

DC Music Review's Photo Recap


About the author

Jason Herman

A 24x7 member and Photo Editor of DC Music Review. Jason has been passionate about music since his earliest days and is especially excited about the music scene around his adopted hometown, Washington DC.

Capturing the magic of hundreds of concerts and countless music festivals under his belt, you can find him at concerts around the country but especially in his adopted hometown of Washington, D.C. Before turning his lens to music, Jason followed professional cyclists around the U.S. Domestic Circuit and tallest mountains of Europe.


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