Name: Midnight North with Marigold
Start: 2026-05-22T18:45:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-22T20:45:00-07:00
Location: The Wayfarer

Midnight North with Marigold

The Wayfarer is located in Costa Mesa, CA. Always 21+

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Midnight North blends Americana, folk-rock and rootsy jams into warm, road-ready songs led by Grahame Lesh and Elliott Peck.

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Midnight North with Marigold on Friday, May 22 at The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa, CA!Midnight North takes its cue from the fertile Bay Area music scene. Formed in early 2012 by singer/songwriters Grahame Lesh and Elliott Peck, whose harmonies came as naturally as the initial songs, along with bassist Connor O'Sullivan. The band's current-day lineup was completed when drummer/banjo player Nathan Graham came aboard after a chance meeting at a benefit concert in Philadelphia in 2016 following the release of its third, and breakthrough, album, Under the Lights, in 2017. In the early days, the group was able to grow as a unit thanks to an association with Lesh's family venue, Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, California.Diamonds in the Zodiac - on the Americana Vibes label - is Midnight North's fifth studio album (along with three live discs), representing a continuation of the musical direction on 2021's There's Always a Story. The title comes from the unearthed Robert Hunter lyrics for "Jupiter," one of two extended tracks on an album -- the other, Grahame's opening "Questions." Other than those two, Diamonds is increasingly song-oriented and steeped in bluegrass, country, soul, blues, funk, jazz and gospel - a true Americana melting pot.It also turned into a real, second-generation family affair, as it was produced by the band's dear friend Amy Helm, daughter of The Band's Levon Helm and singer/songwriter Libby Titus, and features Grahame's dad Phil and brother Brian. "Things have come full circle in that it was meeting Amy and Levon Helm at a Ramble in the Barn that gave my parents the inspiration to open Terrapin Crossroads, and having Terrapin was so instrumental in the band's development.And now Amy produced this album and shepherded these songs to their ultimate form," said Grahame.Diamonds was mixed by D. James Goodwin, who has worked with such luminaries as Bob Weir, the Hold Steady, The National, Goose, and Bonny Light Horseman among many others. Micah Nelson, aka Particle Kid, and Willie's son, did the honors on the album cover artwork, using acrylie paint mixed with floetrol poured on wood.Recorded at Dave Schools' (Widespread Panic) Spacecamp in Occidental, California, Diamond in the Zodiac's 10 tracks represent a truly collaborative effort, featuring band members playing different instruments and many friends &amp; collaborators stopping by the studio to contribute to the music and the vibe. Phil &amp; Brian Lesh, Jason Crosby, and TJ Kanezuzewski all contributed significant moments, and all of the focus was on pulling the best version of the song out of the

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