Wolf Bros
{{Short description|Rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Wolf Bros
| image = Bob Weir and the Wolf Brothers St. Louis 3-22-2019.jpg
| landscape = yes
| alt = Wolf Bros performing on stage – Bob Weir (guitar, vocals), Jay Lane (drum set), Don Was (upright bass)
| caption = Wolf Bros at the Pageant in St. Louis on March 21, 2019. Left to right: Bob Weir, Jay Lane, Don Was.
| origin = San Francisco Bay Area
| genre = Rock
| years_active = 2018 – present
| label = Third Man
| website = {{URL|bobweir.net}}
| current_members =
}}
Wolf Bros – also known as Bob Weir & Wolf Bros or Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros – is a rock band led by former Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir. The band plays some Grateful Dead songs along with other roots rock music.
History
Wolf Bros formed in 2018 as a trio, with Bob Weir on guitar and vocals, Don Was on double bass, and Jay Lane on drums. Billed as Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, they toured the U.S. with 19 concerts in the fall of that year.{{cite web |date=August 3, 2018 |url=https://relix.com/news/detail/bob_weir_announces_fall_tour_with_wolf_bros_featuring_don_was_and_jay_lane/ |title=Bob Weir Announces Fall Tour with Wolf Bros Featuring Don Was and Jay Lane |website=Relix |access-date=September 28, 2018}}{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=August 3, 2018 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-announce-2018-fall-tour |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce 2018 Fall Tour |website=JamBase |access-date=September 28, 2018}}{{cite web |first=Stratton |last=Lawrence |date=March 27, 2019 |url=https://charlestoncitypaper.com/don-was-riffs-on-his-new-role-with-bob-weir-and-wolf-bros/ |title=Don Was Riffs on His New Role with Bob Weir and Wolf Bros |work=Charleston City Paper |access-date=November 25, 2021}} In the spring of 2019 they played another concert tour with 20 more shows.{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=January 14, 2019 |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm Spring Tour 2019 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-spring-tour-dates-2019 |website=JamBase |access-date=March 22, 2019}} In the spring of 2020 the band began a 22-date tour, which was cancelled in the middle because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Kahn |date=November 12, 2019 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-tour-dates-early-2020 |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce Early-2020 Tour Dates |work=JamBase |access-date=November 25, 2021}}{{cite web |first=Kel |last=Kawas |date=April 30, 2020 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bob-weir-wolf-bros-cancel-2020-tour/ |title=Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Cancel All 2020 Tour Dates |work=Live for Live Music |access-date=November 25, 2021}}
On New Year's Eve 2020 Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, with Jeff Chimenti on keyboards and Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar, livestreamed a concert from TRI Studios. The band played several more shows at TRI Studios in the spring of 2021, with an expanded lineup including Chimenti, Leisz, and a horn and string section called the Wolfpack, with Brian Switzer on trumpet, Adam Theis on tenor trombone, Sheldon Brown on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute and bass flute, Mads Tolling on violin, and Alex Kelly on cello.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Broerman |date=February 13, 2021 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bob-weir-wolf-bros-chinese-new-year-livestream-2-12-21/ |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Deliver Chinese New Year Livestream with Expanded Lineup |work=Live for Live Music |access-date=November 25, 2021}}{{cite web |date=April 26, 2021 |url=https://relix.com/news/detail/bob-weir-wolf-bros-cover-marvin-gayes-whats-going-on-at-tri-studios-livestream/ |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Cover Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" at TRI Studios Livestream |work=Relix |access-date=November 25, 2021}}
In June 2021 the band, now billed as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, performed four concerts in Colorado,{{cite web |first=Shelby |last=Bretschger |date=June 7, 2021 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bob-weir-wolf-bros-livestreams-red-rocks-vail/ |title=Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Plot Livestreams of First In-Person Concerts Since Early 2020 |work=Live for Live Music |access-date=November 25, 2021}} and in July they played one show in California.{{cite web |first=Alan |last=Sheckter |date=July 28, 2021 |url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/weir-wolf-bros-greek-theatre-72421 |title=Weir & Wolf Bros – Greek Theatre – 7/24/21 |work=Grateful Web |access-date=November 25, 2021}}
On February 18, 2022, the band released an album of recordings from the June 2021 concerts called Live in Colorado, in CD, vinyl, and digital formats.{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=November 18, 2021 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-new-live-album-live-in-colorado |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce New Live Album 'Live in Colorado' |work=JamBase |access-date=November 19, 2021}}{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=O'Brien |date=November 18, 2021 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bobby-weir-wolf-bros-live-in-colorado-album-third-man-records/ |title='Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado' Album Set for Release via Third Man Records |work=Live for Live Music |access-date=November 21, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.deaddisc.com/disc/Live_In_Colorado_BW.htm |title=Live in Colorado: Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros |work=Grateful Dead Family Discography |access-date=January 22, 2022}}
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, accompanied by the Wolfpack, played a spring 2022 concert tour with a lineup including Barry Sless on pedal steel guitar.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Broerman |date=December 13, 2021 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bob-weir-wolf-bros-spring-2022-tour-wolfpack/ |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce Spring 2022 Tour with the Wolfpack |work=Live for Live Music |access-date=April 4, 2022}}{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=March 18, 2022 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-silvio-tequila-milwaukee-setlist-video |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Bust Out 'Silvio' & 'Tequila' Medley in Milwaukee |work=JamBase |access-date=April 4, 2022}}
The band played a fall 2022 concert tour of 21 shows in 13 cities, with the quartet again accompanied by Barry Sless and the Wolfpack.{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=July 25, 2022 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-tour-dates-fall-2022 |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce Fall Tour 2022 |work=JamBase |access-date=July 25, 2022}}
A second album of recordings from the June 2021 concerts, Live in Colorado Vol. 2, was released on October 7, 2022.{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=August 4, 2022 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-live-in-colorado-vol-2-ripple |title=Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce New Live Album 'Live in Colorado Vol. 2' & Share 'Ripple' |work=JamBase |access-date=August 4, 2022}}{{cite web |first=James |last=Sissler |date=August 4, 2022 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bob-weir-wolf-bros-announce-live-in-colorado-vol-2/ |title=Bob Weir Announces 'Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado Vol. 2', Shares "Ripple" |work=Live for Live Music |access-date=August 4, 2022}}{{cite web |date=August 4, 2022 |url=https://jambands.com/news/2022/08/04/bobby-weir-wolf-bros-confirm-new-album-bobby-weir-wolf-bros-live-in-colorado-vol-2-share-ripple/ |title=Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm New Album 'Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado: Vol. 2', Share "Ripple" |work=jambands.com |access-date=August 4, 2022}}
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, along with Barry Sless and the Wolfpack, toured the U.S. in February and March 2023.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Major |date=December 5, 2022 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Bobby-Weir-Wolf-Bros-Confirm-Winter-2023-Tour-Dates-20221205 |title=Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm Winter 2023 Tour Dates |work=Broadway World |access-date=December 5, 2022}}