Detroit understands labor; the assembly line sets the pace. So when Sturgill Simpson rolls through three hours of hard graft with no set break, it feels familiar here.
Read MoreVocalist Merry Clayton delivers hope in "Gimme Shelter" — December 5, 1969 — through a dark gospel plea wrapped with armageddon, her voice a thunder crack at 3:01, shaking the empty pews.
Read MoreMore than 50 years ago, the Grateful Dead play a mellow acoustic set billed as "Mickey Hart and the Heartbeats and Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck" — a ridiculous, stealth name referencing drummer Hart and Bob Weir.
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