God Street Wine Reunite on Jam Cruise With Help From the Grateful Dead, Meters

Posted on Jan 10th 2011 3:46PM by Benjy Eisen
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Following a couple sold-out reunion shows in New York this past summer, '90s rockers God Street Wine reunited again, after more than a decade of dormancy, on a cruise ship that set sail from Fort Lauderdale last week with port stops in Honduras and Mexico. During the week-long Jam Cruise, God Street Wine performed two complete shows, pleasing fans with a selection of their greatest hits while keeping with the spirit of Jam Cruise by inviting several notable artists on stage to jam with them throughout both performances.

Just a few songs into their first show on the ship, original Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who now tours with Furthur, emerged for a couple of gems from the Dead's vast catalog -- 'Dark Hollow' and 'The Race Is On' -- before finishing his sit-in with a stirring rendition of the Beatles' 'Dear Prudence.'

And for their second performance on the ship -- likely their last for a long time -- the band invited original Meters' guitarist Leo Nocentelli, Jazz Fest favorite Anders Osborne and Greensky Bluegrass' Anders Beck onstage at various points to assist them with tracks from the band's own original catalog.

"We have nothing else booked beyond this, so it's an open question as to whether we will play again," frontman Lo Faber (pictured) tells Spinner. "I think that we all enjoy it and we'd all like to play more shows, but there are logistical challenges and hurdles to be hurdled. Tomo [Osander], our drummer, now lives in Ireland and in fact this year is living in Berlin -- so that's kinda a little bit of a challenge."

For God Street Wine fans, including those waiting to hear word about the sets back on the mainland, the reunion was nothing less than magical. But for those lucky enough to be on the ship itself, it was just business as usual on the singularly unique adventure known as Jam Cruise.

Watch God Street Wine Perform on Jam Cruise 2011