After stopping at Berkeley, CA’s Greek Theatre on Tuesday, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Whiskey Myers headed south on Wednesday for a performance at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
For the second August in a row, Tedeschi Trucks Band turned the L.A. amphitheater into its own revival tent. After enlisting swamp rock legends Little Feat as support in 2024, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and their spectacular ensemble arrived alongside Texas country-rock wranglers Whiskey Myers for a double bill that went down like a shot of rye chased with honey straight from the comb. These two bands, steeped in Southern grit and soul, added their own musical humidity to the air around Griffith Park.
It was an inspired pairing. Myers worked up appetites with lean muscle and boot-scuffed grit, while TTB refueled hearts and souls with a flavorful, slow-cooked stew: tender where it needed to be, and fiery when the moment called for it. Each band got 90 minutes to rock the Southern California crowd. By the time the lights came up, the whole place might as well have smelled of barbecue smoke and salvation.
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Whiskey Myers opened with “Gasoline”, a bar-burner that had fists pumping and beer sloshing. Cody Cannon and company followed that up with the hard-charging swagger of “Frogman”, a tune that stalks the stage like a swamp predator. “Feet’s” gave the set a scraggly stomp that sounded like it’d been dragged through a Texas roadhouse at closing time. Lead guitarist Cody Tate tore into a solo that could peel paint off the rafters, while Cannon led the charge with a voice that’s equal parts gravel and glory.
On “Trailer We Call Home”, Cannon switched to acoustic and singing like he was reading straight from a family scrapbook. On “John Wayne”, he whipped out a harmonica and blew through it like he was trying to conjure a dust storm.
They worked “Bury My Bones” into the set like a backroads hymn, a mix of mournful and defiant, before lighting the fuse on their searing cover of Don Nix’s “Going Down”. By that point, you could feel the stomp of every boot in the place.
Whiskey Myers – “Going Down” (Don Nix) – 8/13/25
[Video: John Ziegwied-Front & Center Concert Videos]
Then came the 12-piece force of nature that is Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by Susan Tedeschi, whose voice carries the wisdom of a gospel choir and the grizzled rind of a barroom brawler, and Derek Trucks, whose slide guitar sounds like liquid lightning poured from a mason jar.
TTB is more than a band. It’s a living, breathing (and swamp-rocking) organism. Two drummers, Iaac Eady and Tyler Greenwell, laying down the heartbeat; a horn section comprised of Kebbi Williams (saxophone and flute), Elizabeth Lea (trombone), and Emmanuel Echem (trumpet, subbing in for Ephraim Owens) that whisper and wail; the vocals of Mike Mattison, Alecia Chakour, and Mark Rivers raising the roof alongside Susan; Gabe Dixon handling the keys with aplomb; and Brandon Boone busting out basslines that could groove the cypress knees right out of a Louisiana swamp.
They opened with “Crazy Cryin’” and “Do I Look Worried”, both stretched until the seams were ready to pop, before turning the Greek into a funk factory with Mattison leading the way on a slinky cover of Prince’s “D.M.S.R.” Revelator favorite “Until You Remember” began with a horn intro so smooth it felt like slipping into a silk shirt on a sticky night, while “Part of Me” saw Tedeschi and Chakour trading lines like old friends swapping secrets on a porch swing.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “D.M.S.R.” (Prince) – 8/13/25
[Video: MrTopdogger]
During the set, TTB rolled out a triple dose of fresh material: “Who Am I”, “Future Soul”, and “Devil Be Gone”. Each one bore the band’s signature blend of soulful fire and road-tested chemistry, but with subtle twists. A little more rhythmic muscle here, a hint of modern R&B shimmer there, and some lyrical sharpness that cut deeper than usual. If these tunes are any indication the road ahead on the in-progress, Mike Elizondo-produced 6th TTB studio album could be paved with even more new grooves to sink into.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Future Soul” – 8/13/25
[Video: Barry Pomerantz]
Next came a dive into the Derek and the Dominos songbook for “Bell Bottom Blues” and a trumpet-fired “Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?”. That pairing made for a nostalgic nod to Derek’s Allman Brothers Band bloodline, even without “Layla” on offer. Then came Derek’s slide solo like a steel river in flood, pouring straight into the slow, gospel climb of “Midnight in Harlem”, which left the Greek swaying as one.
To close the night, TTB dipped even deeper into the Claptonverse by bringing out frequent collaborator Doyle Bramhall II for a fantastic finale. He, Derek, and Susan locked into a triple-guitar shootout on “The Sky Is Crying”, one that felt like standing dead-center in a thunderstorm. They kept Doyle around for a roof-raising rendition of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends”, with a heavy lean into the Joe Cocker version. Susan extended the verses into a Southern sermon while introducing the band one by one, each name evoking a little prayer of gratitude.
Tedeschi Trucks Band w/ Doyle Bramhall II – “The Sky Is Crying” (Elmore James) – 8/13/25
[Video: John Ziegwied-Front & Center Concert Videos]
Tedeschi Trucks Band w/ Doyle Bramhall II – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (The Beatles, in the style of Joe Cocker) – 8/13/25
[Video: Barry Pomerantz]
Together, Whiskey Myers and Tedeschi Trucks Band formed two halves of the same Southern coin: one stamped in dust and diesel, the other in magnolia and soul. Myers hit in the chest, TTB in the heart, and somewhere in the middle, the night wrapped around Los Feliz like a warm summer wind.
If you’ve got a taste for slide guitars that sing like river spirits, horns that punch like brass knuckles, and pipes that part the clouds, you’d do well to get to any of those shows while the heat’s still rising.
The co-headline tour rolls on to Lake Tahoe, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Noblesville, and St. Louis through late August before TTB swings back to Southern California for Ohana Fest in Dana Point in late September. Find a full list of upcoming Tedeschi Trucks Band and tour dates and ticketing details here. Find a full list of upcoming Whiskey Myers tour dates and ticketing details here.
Click below to view a full list of upcoming Tedeschi Trucks Band Live in 25 tour dates for 2025. Find ticketing details here.
Below, view photo galleries from both Tedeschi Trucks Band and Whiskey Myers’ sets at Los Angeles, CA’s Greek Theatre via Josh Martin. You can also listen to an audience audio recording and check out the setlist from TTB’s performance via archive.org user BigAIK.
Setlist: Tedeschi Trucks Band | The Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | 8/13/25
Set: Crazy Cryin’, Do I Look Worried, Who Am I, D.M.S.R. (Prince), Until You Remember, Part of Me, Future Soul, Bell Bottom Blues (Derek and the Dominos), Devil Be Gone, Midnight in HArlem, The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James) [1], With a Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles) [2]
Notes: [1] w/ Doyle Bramhall II on guitar; [2] w/ Doyle Bramhall II on guitar, performed in the style of Joe Cocker
Tedeschi Trucks Band – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – 8/13/25 – Full Audio
