One More Saturday Night | 2005-10-29 | Ratdog

2:46:45

Taper:

Sterling Stearns

Transferrer:

Sterling Stearns

SHNID:

rd2005-10-29.fob-oktava-mk012.stearns.vernon.155778.flac1644

Source:

oktava dorsey-mod mk012 (DIN, FOB, ~15ft from stage, center) > V3 > JB3 @44.1

Lineage:

JB3 @44.1 > wavelab 4.0 > flac

Taper Notes:

View NotesBob Weir (Robert Hall Weir) - guitar, vox
Jay "Rhino Boy" Lane - drums, percussion, cajón, b.vox
Robin Sylvester - bass, stand up bass, b.vox
Jeff Chimenti (Jeffrey Chimenti) - keys, b.vox
Kenny Brooks (aka 'Ken Brooks') - saxophones  
Mark Karan - guitar, b.vox  

vg NOTES (2026-05-06):  
--https://ratdog.org/2005-10-29/photos
--https://ratdog.org/2005-10-29/reviews
--this was Robin Sylvester's 150th Show
--I added the band members info
--corrected some song titles toward how they appear on the original albums
--added more detail to the setlist info & venue info  
--this place was built at the same address as the Prohibition-era nightclub "Town Barn," which burned in a fire...it reopened on 1944-12-31 as "Town Casino" (1944-12-31 thru 1965) & was known as the "most luxurious theatre-restaurant in America" & a staple of Buffalo nightlife - during this time the place had a nightly allotment of dancing showgirls, formally dressed dinner guests, & nefarious characters sipping sidecars in its clandestine basement bar with gambling & other nefarious business going on, mob activities, etc. (some places state that Al Capone was among the characters down there, but he died in 1947 & was apparently in serious decline in the last few years of his life, so it's unlikely he would have made it out to play cards between late 1944-1947, though it's possible, of course...maybe sources of this info meant he was there carrying on during the time when it was the Prohibition-era nightclub "Town Barn")...after the "Town Casino" era, the building served various roles, first, after a 40-day, $250,000 renovation converting the nightclub into a proper theater, as the "Studio Arena Theatre" (1965-1985);  then as "UB's Pfeiffer Theatre" (1985 thru 2003);  then in early 2003 it was remodeled into "Sphere Entertainment Complex" (aka "The Sphere";  aka "Sphere Nightclub") (2003-2005)...in March 2005, promoters Artie Kwitchoff & Donny Kutzbach acquired & renovated the building, restoring the original bar & lounge while transforming it into a premier, 1,000-capacity live music venue & opened it in mid-September 2005 as the "Town Ballroom" (mid-September 2005 thru present [2026])
--https://townballroom.com/
--https://www.facebook.com/townballroom
--https://hellobuffalohikes.com/the-town-ballroom-the-town-casino/
--https://visitbuffalo.com/town-ballroom-amplifies-the-spirits-of-buffalos-famous-casino/
--added pics of the venue & one from the night  