To answer the question no one is asking, Jakob Dylan did 2 songs at Stephen Stills’ Autism Benefit tonight at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
Stills opened with Girl From North Country, solo acoustic. Then Jakob Dylan came out and did Questions, a song by Stills, then did his big hit 10th Avenue Heartache something or other. Dylan was accompanied by the house band of Chris Stills and friends. No Wallflowers in sight. He did not stick around after the show so I did not get to pester him with inane questions.
Stills was the next to last performer and was with his band The Rides, featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, for some reason. Neil Young closed with 7 songs: Heart of Gold, Thrasher, and Out on the Weekend, all solo acoustic, Human Highway with Stephen Stills and Chris Stills, then Mr. Soul, For What it’s Worth, and Rockin in the Free World, all electric and at deafening volume. The final song was performed with about 275 people on the stage.
This was Stills 4th Autism Benefit and I must say, other than Young, this show was the least talent laden of the 4. The first one was the best and that was the one where Lu performed.