San Francisco-based band Tea Leaf Green got their start in the relationship formed between guitarist Josh Clark and drummer Scott Rager, who played in a high-school band together in Arcadia, CA. After graduation, Rager enrolled at San Francisco State College, where he met bassist Ben Chambers. When Clark moved to San Francisco, the three began playing together as a trio. Their first paying gig was attended by Trevor Garrod, a singer/songwriter and keyboard player who had moved to San Francisco looking for other musicians to play with. Garrod met the three others, and soon they were playing together as a quartet. They built a following in Northern California and self-released the albums Tea Leaf Green, Midnight on the Reservoir (2001), Live at Slim's, San Francisco CA (2003), Living in Between (2004), and Live at the Independent (2004). They issued their first national release, Taught to Be Proud, in 2005 and within a year they were opening for Gov't Mule, Trey Anastasio, Dave Matthews Band and a host of other lauded musicians. In 2007, longtime bass player Ben Chambers left the band and was replaced by Reed Mathis, formerly of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Mathis's stylistic versatility on bass proved to be the perfect fit for the band. In 2008, Tea Leaf Green went on to re-release their first three studio albums as the triple-CD compilation entitled Seeds. Later that year the band followed up with their next studio album Raise Up the Tent. In June 2010 Tea Leaf Green will release Looking West, their first studio album in 2 years. The release is a compilation of road-tested, fan favorite songs that the band has never recorded in the studio. The album marks a new chapter for Tea Leaf Green and represents the artistic and individual growth of the band since their formation more than a decade ago. In a few short years, these road warriors have built a strong following, consistently filling venues across the country and becoming a warmly received, go-to band on the festival circuit with stand-out performances at Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, 10K Lakes, and The Echo Project, among others. Sharing some of the style and substance of musical contemporaries My Morning Jacket, Wolfmother, and the Raconteurs, Tea Leaf Green conjures the spirit of bands like '70s Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and The Grateful Dead, taking classic sounds and giving them a present-day polish. Tea Leaf Green reminds us at every turn just how alluring rock 'n' roll can be. http://tealeafgreen.com/ en-us Copyright 2010, Tea Leaf GreenMusicwebmaster@tealeafgreen.com (Brian Karkowski)Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:00:03 CDTSat, 04 Sep 2010 14:00:03 CDT http://tealeafgreen.com/images/tlg.png http://tealeafgreen.com/ 144 77 Crminal Intent
Moonshine
5000 Acres>
Waiting For My Man(1)
Nothing Changes
Miss Mae's>
Taught To Be Proud
Holes
Panspermic De-Evolution
Incadescent Devil>
If It Wasn't For the Money

(1) Velvet Underground
**Cochrane McMillan (Apollo Sunshine) on percussion
**Co-Bill w/Hill Country Revue; TLG Opens
**Josh Clark sat in with Hill Country Revue during their set on, "Going Down" and "Wild Horses"

Posted by John Sullo on 09/03/2010 - 3:38am

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/188Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:38:13 CDT One Reason
I've Got a Truck
Cottonwood Tree
Lil' Hood
Rattlin'
Drink of Streams
Bouncin' Betty
Can't Get High
Emma Lee
Freedom
5,000 Acres
Let Us Go>
Garden III

Encore
Dual Drum Solo>
Georgie P.>
Dragonfly

*w/Cochrane McMillan(Apollo Sunshine) on percussion
*Co-bill; TLG closes

Posted by John Sullo on 09/02/2010 - 2:56am

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/187Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:56:14 CDT Relax>
5000 Acres
If It Wasn't For the Money
Papa's In the Backroom
Jackson Hole
Goodbye Mary
Barnacle Betty
Country Seduction
Georgie P.
All Of Your Cigarettes
Shoes
Arise
Kali Yuga>
Incadescent Devil

Encore
Don't Let It Down>
Rattlin'

Posted by John Sullo on 08/30/2010 - 1:20am

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/186Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:20:01 CDT Easy To Be Your Lover
Don't Curse the Night
Monsters At the Gate>
Jezebel
Greta
Criminal Intent (1)
Germanating Seed
One Reason
Innocence
Stick To the Shallows
Vote On Tuesday
Dreaming Without Sleeping
Without a Broom
Morning Sun

Encore
Hanging From a Tree

(1)w/Cody Dickinson of Hill Country Revue on Electric Washboard

Posted by John Sullo on 08/28/2010 - 11:46pm

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/185Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:46:19 CDT Piss It Away>
Stormcloud
All Washed Up
Connection
Red Ribbons
Bouncin' Betty (1)
Forgiven
Jubilee
Shoes

(1) w/Voodoo Child tease/lyrics

Posted by John Sullo on 08/28/2010 - 7:49pm

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/184Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:49:49 CDT Let Us Go
Harvest Time
Jackson Hole
Drink of Streams
Can't Get High
Greta
Criminal Intent>
If It Wasn't For the Money
Garden III
Incandescent Devil>
Looking West>
Baseball Jam

Encore
Standing Still
Living Honestly>
Deathcake

Posted by John Sullo on 08/26/2010 - 10:48pm

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/183Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:48:22 CDT All Washed Up
If It Wasn’t For the Money
Papa’s In the Backroom
This Is Real
Relax>
Arise>
Bastard Brother
Morning Sun
Starman(1) >
Garden III

(1) David Bowie

**Late night post-Phish show, co-headlining with Cornmeal.  TLG opened.

Posted by John Sullo on 08/14/2010 - 2:15pm

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/182Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:15:23 CDT Kali Yuga
 Fallen Angel
New Shoes>
Red Ribbons
Without a Broom
Let Us Go
Must Have Been the Roses(1)
Panspermic De-evolution>
Saw Your Mamma>
Panspermic De-evolution
 Easy To Be Your Lover(2)
Jezebel
Dreaming Without Sleeping
Waiting For My Man(2)(3)

(1) Grateful Dead
(2) with Allie Kral
(3) Velvet Underground

**Late night post-Phish shows, co-headlining with Cornmeal.  TLG closed

Posted by John Sullo on 08/14/2010 - 2:11pm

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/181Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:11:43 CDT
I've Got a Truck
Starman> (1)
Arise
Hanging From a Tree
Emma Lee>
Dual Drum Solo>
Emma Lee
Strange Ode to Nature
Bastard Brother (2)
Flippin' the Bird (2)
Connection> (2)
Fallen Angel (2)
Nothing Changes>
Garden III>
Dual Drum Solo>
Let Us Go>
Garden III Jam>
Let Us Go>
Garden III
 
 
**Cochrane McMillan on drums with Scott Rager on modified kit
(1) David Bowie cover
(2) Scott Rager on full drum kit

Posted by John Sullo on 07/26/2010 - 12:36am

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/180Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:36:39 CDT Jackson Hole
Strange Ode to Nature
Goodbye Mary
Bouncin' Betty (1)
Drink of Streams (1)
Forgiven
Dual Drums>
Invasion
Looking West (2)
Stoned and I Missed It (3) (4)

**Cochrane McMillan on drums with Scott Rager
(1) Allie Kral of Cornmeal on fiddle
(2) Wavy Dave Burlingame of Cornmeal on banjo
(3) Kris Nowak of Cornmeal on guitar
(4) Shel Silverstein cover

Posted by John Sullo on 07/25/2010 - 11:36am

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/179Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:36:57 CDTSet 1
 
Let Us Go
I've Got a Truck
All Washed Up
Darkened Hall>
Training a Cloud
Goodbye Mary
Strange Ode to Nature
Relax
Forgiven
Starman (1)
 
Set 2
 
Without a Broom
Emma Lee
Las Vegas
Wet Spot>
Dual Drums>
Wet Spot
Looney Bin
Been So Long>
Carter Hotel>
Freedom
For Every Lonely Lady>
Looking West
 
Encore
 
Dragonfly
7th Story
 
**Cochrane McMillan on drums with Scott Rager
(1) David Bowie cover

Posted by John Sullo on 07/23/2010 - 10:53am

]]>Bloghttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-roadhttp://tealeafgreen.com/updates-from-the-road/178Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:53:09 CDT