by Perry Seibert
synopsis
The concert film A Night at the Family Dog captures an evening of music performed in September of 1970 at the Family Dog Ballroom in San Francisco. Three of the leading bands of the era - Santana, The Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Airplane - perform both individually and in a jam sessions together at the end of the event. The seven song set list includes "Sour Sacrifice," "China Cat Sunflower," and "Eskimo Blue Day."
