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Published on 2026-11-15
Grahame Lesh has released the latest Grahame Lesh & Friends single “The Wall Song,” featuring Graham Nash. The track is featured on the upcoming self-released Grahame Lesh & Friends album Vol. 2 - Juno, arriving December 4. Originally recorded by David Crosby and Graham Nash for their 1972 self-titled album, the recording featured Grahame’s father Phil Lesh on bass, Jerry Garcia on guitar and Bill Kreutzmann on drums. More than five decades later, Grahame revisits the song alongside Nash, creating a new recording that connects his own musical journey with the work and relationships that helped shape his father’s legacy.
“The Wall Song” holds particular significance for Grahame, who grew up hearing his father recount the extended jams the song inspired during rehearsals and sessions with Crosby. Having long loved the original recording, Grahame saw the opportunity to revisit it as a tribute to both Crosby and his father. Nash’s contribution on harmony vocals brings an especially meaningful connection to the original, with the collaboration facilitated by Grahame Lesh & Friends bassist Adam Minkoff, who also plays drums in Nash's band.
Graham Nash shares, “It was a delight to be able to sing on this Crosby song. Grahame's vocal and the track would have made David Crosby smile.”
Vol. 2 - Juno takes its name from NASA’s Juno spacecraft and brings together reimagined compositions, musical discoveries and material drawn from Grahame’s musical history. The album’s first single, “Jupiter,” reimagines a track Grahame recorded with his band Midnight North for their 2023 album Diamonds in the Zodiac, featuring Phil Lesh on bass. The collection also includes “Mountain’s Other Side,” a new composition developed by Grahame Lesh & Friends keyboardist Damian Calcagne from an unused jam by Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen during the 1971 PERRO sessions. The track features Grahame on bass, Calcagne on lead vocals and special guest Jennifer Hartswick on trumpet. Also featured is “Wave to the Wind,” a Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter composition from the early 1990s that the Grateful Dead performed only a handful of times but never recorded in the studio.
The new project arrives amid one of Grahame Lesh’s busiest years on the road, with an active touring schedule that has taken Grahame Lesh & Friends across the country for headline performances, special collaborations and free community shows. The band’s fall tour has included an October 29 performance at Paradise Rock Club in Boston, two nights at The Muse in Nantucket on October 30–31, where the band celebrated Halloween with a special Mario Kart-themed performance dubbed Guitariokart 64, and three sold-out nights at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles on November 12–14. Next month, they head to The Orange Peel in Asheville on December 18 and Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on December 19, before Lesh closes out the year with two New Year’s Eve performances at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on December 30–31, joined by Kanika Moore and the Wolfpack.
Alongside the ticketed shows, Grahame Lesh & Friends has made bringing live music to audiences at no cost a central part of the band’s ethos, staging free performances throughout the year in cities across the country. Recent free concerts have included Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Levitt Pavilion Denver and The Bitter End in New York, with the band’s next show set for The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano on November 15.
Lesh has also been part of several notable tributes and benefit performances this year. On November 11, he joined an all-star lineup at the Troubadour in Los Angeles for “A Song for Gram,” a tribute celebrating country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons ahead of his posthumous induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on November 14. Lesh opened the musical portion of the evening with a performance of Parsons’ “Luxury Liner” and later returned to the stage for “$1,000 Wedding.” The concert also featured performances by Parsons’ longtime collaborator Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, The Black Crowes, Margo Price, The Head and the Heart, Grace Potter, Jesse Welles, Madison Cunningham, Harper Simon, Jim Lauderdale, and others, with Beachwood Sparks serving as the evening’s house band.
On December 5, Grahame Lesh & Friends will headline “Love Will See You Through,” the annual Rex Foundation Benefit at San Francisco’s The Fillmore. The two-set performance brings Grahame together with a group of musicians closely connected to his father’s musical legacy and the Terrapin Crossroads family, including John Molo on drums, Holly Bowling on keyboards, Stu Allen on vocals and guitar, Barry Sless on guitar and Elliott Peck on vocals, with Grahame performing on vocals and one of his father’s bass guitars. The event represents a full-circle moment for Grahame, as Phil Lesh was a founding member of the Rex Foundation and supported its mission through numerous benefit performances over the years. The evening will also feature a pre-show reception and a silent auction of curated pieces from the Foundation’s archive.
Looking ahead to 2027, Grahame Lesh & Friends will bring Mardi Gras at Bill Graham to San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on February 6. The one-night celebration will feature Warren Haynes, Neal Francis, Cyril Neville, John Molo and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with additional special guests to be announced. The event continues a longstanding tradition within the Grateful Dead family, drawing inspiration from the band’s celebrated Bay Area Mardi Gras performances, as well as Phil Lesh & Friends’ own Mardi Gras concerts at the venue in 2005 and 2008 and subsequent celebrations at Terrapin Crossroads.
For more information about the new album, upcoming performances and tickets, visit Grahame Lesh's official website.
1. Juno
2. Jupiter
3. Mountain’s Other Side
4. The Wall Song
5. Wave to the Wind
November 15 – San Juan Capistrano, CA – The Ecology Center (Free Show)
December 5 – San Francisco, CA – Love Will See You Through: A Benefit for the Rex Foundation – The Fillmore
December 18 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
December 19 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
December 30 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Parker
December 31 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Parker
February 6 – San Francisco, CA – Mardi Gras at Bill Graham – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Album Release: December 4, 2026
Album Information and Pre-Orders: Vol. 2 - Juno
Tour Dates and Tickets: GrahameLesh.com
