concert_goer | Melvin Seals & JGB @ The Junction, Mill Valley, CA, USA, 05/28/2025

Melvin and his regular JGB crew took the stage at The Junction beer garden in Mill Valley on Wednesday night. All tickets were sold out. The first set featured two excellent reggae numbers, Stop That Train and Struggling Man, with the latter flowing into a terrific version of Dancing in the Street. Don't Let Go was impressive as well, and while the electronic sounds in the following Drum World were not quite my thing, the transition into Corrina was really striking. A solid first set with Melvin's wonderful keys, John K's great guitar and Jerry-like vocals, and tight work from the rhythm section.

The second set opened with a strong version of In the Midnight Hour, followed by Dylan's When I Paint My Masterpiece with JP on vocals. Melvin sang Little Milton's That's What Love Will Make You Do and absolutely tore it up on the keys. That was the highlight of the whole concert. The set also featured a couple of great Jerry songs, Mission in the Rain and a very powerful Sugaree. The show wrapped up with a catchy instrumental version of Stevie Wonder's I Was Made to Love Her. Great night of music!

My 950th concert since 2015.

Set 1 (6:16 PM — 7:31 PM): Lay Down Sally, Stop That Train, Struggling Man > Dancing in the Street, Catfish John, Tore up Over You, Don't Let Go > Drum World > Corrina

Set 2 (8:01 PM — 9:07 PM): In the Midnight Hour, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, That's What Love Will Make You Do, Mission in the Rain, Ain't No Bread in the Breadbox, Sugaree, My Sisters and Brothers, I Was Made to Love Her