Karl D. was the hardest working man in San Francisco this evening. First he plays a two hour set here at The Warfield to kick off Galactic's 2002-Fest, then he hops over to the String Cheese show at The Civic Center for a jam at midnight, then back to The Warfield to sit in with Galactic moments later.

Galactic was keeping lots of folks busy tonight, including Leo from the original Meters stopping by to light yo' fiyo, Skerik (who seems to be playing with just about everyone these days), and Fareed Haque on guitar (most recently of Garaj Mahal fame).

The music Rocked. Midnight came, countdown, and from the ceiling over the stage descended what's best described as upside-down chandelier of fire, from which emerged woman in red body suit as Galactic, Karl D., and the Houseman ripped into Hendrix's "Fire", during which Houseman redeemed himself for all past woes. Then came Fiyo on the Bayou. Music raged till 3:45.