Shakey Graves — House of Blues, Boston, 2018

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Why this recording

Produced by GBH Music, the music arm of Boston's public broadcaster, this 19 September 2018 show comes with full credits: Greg Shea as producer, director and editor, Craig Lawrence recording, Joel Watts mixing, and six named camera operators. The 1 hr 30 min set follows the description's order, from "Roll the Bones" to "Late July", with an improvised desert jam midway, then an encore of "Foot of Your Bed" and "Cops and Robbers". Shakey Graves plays here with a full band, far from his one-man-band format.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelGBH Music
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Directed byGreg Shea
Mix formatDedicated multitrack mix
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

Published on August 13, 2026 by

Full live concert of Shakey Graves at Boston’s House of Blues, on 19 September 2018. Behind the name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia, an Austin, Texas musician renowned for his one-man-band style blending blues, folk and rock, with his famous suitcase turned kick drum and a raw, aggressive guitar. For this concert, he broadens his world by surrounding himself with a full rock band — drums, guitar and bass — offering fuller arrangements while keeping the energy and spontaneity of his early days. On the House of Blues stage, Shakey Graves delivers a generous set alternating intimate songs and electric surges, between twilight americana and blues-rock fever. This live capture highlights his raspy voice, magnetic stage presence and rapport with his musicians. A full concert ideal for discovering the contemporary americana and folk-blues scene, in a legendary venue of the American circuit. Filmed live concert in Boston, blues, folk and rock to relive in full for the authenticity of an unclassifiable artist.

Setlist

  1. Roll the Bones
  2. Built to Roam
  3. Word of Mouth
  4. Pansy Waltz
  5. Dining Alone
  6. Excuses
  7. Desert Jam
  8. The Perfect Parts
  9. Mansion Door
  10. Big Bad Wolf
  11. Counting Sheep
  12. Family and Genus
  13. Dearly Departed
  14. Climb on the Cross
  15. Tomorrow
  16. Late July
  17. Foot of Your Bed (rappel)
  18. Cops and Robbers (rappel)

Personnel & credits

  • Alejandro Rose-Garcia (Shakey Graves) — guitar, vocals
  • Chris Boosahda — drums
  • Patrick O'Connor — guitar
  • John Shaw — bass
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What to watch next

Neither Shakey Graves nor House of Blues, Boston, États-Unis appears elsewhere in the catalogue: what follows rests on the ground itself, Blues from the 2010s.