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HT Giveaway: Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival

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From September 14 – 16 a vast array of jam, bluegrass and Americana acts including HT faves The Del McCoury Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, the Jimmy Herring Band, Lettuce, Keller Williams with The Travelin’ McCourys and Patterson Hood & The Downtown Rumblers will descend upon the Jomeokee Campground in Pinnacle, North Carolina for the inaugural Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival.

This family festival takes place in a natural amphitheater within the campgrounds, where a stunning view of Pilot Mountain creates a picturesque background for two side-by-side stages showcasing alternating sets. Jomeokee will host two special sets: a bluegrass all-star jam featuring members of Del McCoury Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, The String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon, Acoustic Syndicate and more as well as special Everyone Orchestra performance. Matt Butler has put together an impressive lineup for Jomeokee that includes Jimmy Herring, Melvin Seals, Jennifer Hartswick, Michael Kang, Al Schnier, Vinnie Amico, George Porter Jr. and Jeff Sipe. General admission and VIP passes are available through Jomeokee’s EventBrite page.

As part of our Everybody Wins When We Plug Something And In Return They Offer Us Free Shit To Give Away program, we’ve got a pair of general admission passes for Jomeokee to give to one lucky reader. To enter our contest, simply leave a comment below telling us which Jomeokee set you’d be most excited to see. The contest entry period closes on Monday, August 13 at 11:59PM ET. After that, we’ll tally all the entries and pick one winner at random.

Here’s the fine print…

  • To enter the contest, leave a comment below telling us which Jomeokee act you’d be most excited to see
  • Your comment(s) must be left by 11:59 PM EST on August 13
  • Anybody entering more than once will be disqualified, tarred and feathered
  • One winner, picked at random using random.org, will win a pair of general admission passes to attend the 2012 Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival
  • HT staff members are not eligible to win

For more information on the inaugural Jomeokee fest, head over to the event’s website.



Jerry Garcia Estate to Launch Garcia Live Archival Series

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It’s been a few years since the last Pure Jerry release, so we had started to wonder whether the flow of Jerry Garcia live archival material had been turned off. Thankfully the newly launched JerryGarcia.com shows us that Jer’s estate has a new archival series about to start and it’s called Garcia Live. The first Garcia Live release will feature the two Jerry Garcia Band performances from Passaic’s Capitol Theatre that took place on March 1, 1980.

Set to come out on or around November 9, Garcia Live Vol. 1 shows off a version of the Jerry Garcia Band that featured Garcia on guitar and vocals, John Kahn on bass, Ozzie Ahlers on Keys and Johnny de Foncesca on drums. The JGB played both an early and late show on March 1 at the historic venue that were originally multi-tracked on a 24-track mobile rig for WNEW’s broadcast of the early show. This release will be mixed by John Cutler and mastered by Joe Gastwirt. You can currently pre-order a 3-CD set or digital download in FLAC or MP3 format.

Here’s the tracklist for Garcia Live Vol. 1:

Early Show:
Sugaree
Catfish John
How Sweet It Is
Simple Twist of Fate
Sitting in Limbo >
That’s All Right
Deal

Late Show:
Mission in the Rain
That’s What Love Will Make You Do
Russian Lullaby
Tiger Rose (w/ Robert Hunter)
Promontory Rider (w/ Robert Hunter)
Midnight Moonlight
E: Dear Prudence


Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend

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This is a great weekend for music on TV as AXS.tv simulcasts My Morning Jacket’s Red Rocks show on Saturday starting at 11:30PM ET and Palladia debuts the documentary Marley on Saturday at 9PM ET.

Friday, August 3 [All Times ET]

  • Shawn Colvin on Tavis Smiley [PBS]
  • Allman Brothers Band – Live at the Beacon [MSG 8PM]
  • Jimmy Cliff on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Rick Ross on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 12:05AM]

Saturday, August 4

  • Gomez on Austin City Limits [PBS]
  • Asia / Foreigner / UFO on High Voltage 2010 [Palladia 2PM]
  • Documentary: Marley [Palladia 9PM]
  • My Morning Jacket – Live at Red Rocks [AXS.tv 11:30PM]

Sunday, August 5

  • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – Storytellers [Palladia 4PM]
  • Pete Seeger – The Power of Song [Palladia 7PM]
  • Tower of Power – 40th Anniversary Concert [AXS.tv 8PM]
  • Phil Collins – Going Back [AXS.tv 11:55PM]


Video: Guns N’ Roses – Live at the Roxy ’88 (Full Show)

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For all the stories of Guns N’ Roses concert debacles, when all five band members showed up in right mind, it’s hard to argue with the fact they were one of the best rock bands ever. This 1988 show at the Roxy is known to be one of their finest and great footage exists for the whole night. Apologies to employers, but here’s an hour of GnR on fire, and as an added bonus Axl’s sporting a Thin Lizzy shirt. Happy Friday.


Friday Mix Tape: Bands To Catch at Outside Lands – Before 5pm

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Next weekend marks the 5th year of the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. 2011 marked my first year as a resident of the state of California and I had an incredible time at my first OSL. For this Friday’s Mix Tape, I wanted to focus on my must-see bands that are hitting the stage well before the sun goes down. Certainly you don’t need anyone telling you that you should go see Stevie Wonder, Jack White or that you need to ponder the drastic differences that are the conflicting sets of Metallica and Sigur Ros.

Leading off is the track Tell Me a Tale off Michael Kiwanuka’s 2012 release Home Again, a shoe-in for my Top 5 Albums of the Year list. Kiwanuka sadly only gets 40 minutes on the Panhandle Stage on Saturday but he’ll be returning to San Francisco to play The Independent on October 7th. Despite winning album of the year honors from Hidden Track in 2011, White Denim only drew a Noon time-slot on Friday at the always beautiful Sutro stage – we listen to their track Burnished. If that 45-minute set leaves you wanting more, White Denim plays a night-show later on Friday with Futurebirds at Brick and Mortar Music Hall.

Former Fleet Foxes drummer turned mushroom-taking bad-ass singer songwriter Father John Misty plays the Pandhandle stage Saturday at 2:55 – we listen to his tongue-in-cheek Writing A Novel from his 2012 release Fear Fun. While Fitz & The Tantrums surely thrive better in a sold-out-club atmosphere, they are guaranteed to get any festival crowd moving with tracks like Moneygrabber, even if it is at the main stage (Lands End Polo Field) at 3:10 on Friday. Fun fact about those guys, they have perfected that soul/funk feel without having a guitar player in the band.

Alabama Shakes are having quite a year and they are playing the Sutro Stage at 3:50 on Saturday. You’ve probably already heard their hit Hold On, this tune – I Found You – is another catchy one from their album Boys and Girls. And finally, if you’ve never heard Tame Impala’s 2010 record Innerspeaker, aka what John Lennon would sound like if he was an Indie Band, you should fix that. Their new album isn’t out yet, but the first single Elephant is taking the blogosphere by storm. You can catch them at the mainstage bright and early at 1:50 on Saturday.


My Morning Jacket Kick Off U.S. Tour in SLC

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After a pair of festival gigs at Forecastle and Newport Folk, My Morning Jacket kicked off the U.S. leg of their summer tour last night at Pioneer Park in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The band took a number of requests from fans via the Spontaneous Curation series.

[Photo via Eric Mayers]

MMJ’s setlist included a number of rarities such as Evelyn Is Not Real, War Begun and Phone Went West. Considering last night’s performance was part of SLC’s Twilight Concert Series, Jim James and Co. also treated fans to the fitting It’s About Twilight Now from their debut album The Tennessee Fire.

Here’s a look at the setlist from the tour opener…

Set: EVIL URGES, OFF THE RECORD, CIRCUITAL, WAY HE SINGS, OUTTA MY SYSTEM, FIRST LIGHT, LAY LOW, HOLDIN ON TO BLACK METAL, PHONE WENT WEST, GOLDEN, EVELYN IS NOT REAL, I’M AMAZED, WAR BEGUN, TOUCH ME PT.2, MAHGEETAH, IT’S ABOUT TWILIGHT NOW, RUN THRU, GIDEON,

Encore: VICTORY DANCE, WORDLESS CHORUS, HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS, ONE BIG HOLIDAY

[via MMJ Forum]

Next up for My Morning Jacket is a two-night stand at Red Rocks starting tonight.


Review and Photos: Newport Folk Festival 2012

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Newport Folk Festival @ Fort Adams State Park – July 27-29

Words: Jeffrey Greenblatt
Photos: Gerry Hardy

In my review of the 2010 Newport Folk Festival, I deemed the granddaddy of all music fests the “music fan’s, music fest,” and upon my return visit this year that statement has never rang more true. Despite persistent gloomy, overcast skies and periods of rain (which included a monster storm early Saturday evening during My Morning Jacket’s headlining set), people were still smiling throughout and were genuinely excited to see and talk about the music and find out what they may have missed at another stage.

[All Photos by Gerry Hardy]

And then there were the musicians, who all repeatedly echoed the same sentiment about how honored they were to be playing there, and how amazing the experience was from an artist perspective, as it offered them an opportunity to catch up with their friends in other bands that they don’t get to see too often as they criss-cross the country on their various tours.

Over the course of the weekend I managed to catch bits and pieces of sets from roughly 22 bands that included rising jamgrass act Trampled By Turtles covering Bob Dylan’s Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You, Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons paying tribute to Levon Helm by tackling the Basement Tapes deep cut Crash On The Levee and fest headliner Jackson Browne sitting in with up and coming psych-folk singer Jonathan Wilson for Gentle Spirit. Having taken in so much great music, here are my personal highlights…

Friday Highlights

Wilco – Fort Stage – 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

If you haven’t caught Wilco on their current tour, you’ve been missing out on a band that is firing on all cylinders, consistently nailing it night in and night out with standout performances and song selections that dig deep into their catalog. With their opening night headlining slot, Wilco delivered the goods once again, honoring the late Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday by kicking things off with the Mermaid Avenue chestnut Christ For President, a theme they would return to in their encore. The band’s 23-song set was highlighted by a sublime acoustic arrangement of Spiders (Kidsmoke), a ripping take on tour staple Impossible Germany that showcased guitar god Nels Cline’s frantic fret work and a jangly Handshake Drugs. The set also included some classic Jeff Tweedy stage banter, with a must hear story about him going to see The Ramones in St. Louis when he was 14 years-old that he threaded throughout the second half of their set.

For their encore Wilco invited out Woody Guthrie’s granddaughter Sarah Lee along with her husband Johnny Irion, for takes on two more tracks from Mermaid Avenue: the fan favorite California Stars and the country-inflected Airline To Heaven, with Cline showcasing his lap steel skills.

Deer Tick – Newport Blues Cafe – 11:30 PM – 1 AM

Deer Tick’s sold out three-night run at the tiny Newport Blues Cafe was arguably as buzzed about as what was going down at the festival grounds. While Saturday and Sunday night’s show promised to be guest-heavy, the local boys’ Friday night show was one for the hardcore Ticks Heads – an “all killer no filler” affair. John McCauley & Co. hit the stage a little after 11:30 PM and delivered a fierce hour and a half long set that was heavy on “the hits” – Baltimore Blues No. 1, Main Street, Ashamed, Little White Lies – and a closing one-two punch of Let’s All Go To The Bar and a cover of The Beastie Boys’ Fight For Your Right that had the jammed-packed house drunkenly singing along at the top of their lungs.

Saturday Highlights

Sharon Van Etten – Quad Stage – 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM

Sharon Van Etten may have thought she seemed out of place on the lineup at a folk festival, but that was certainly far from the case. Sure her music may have a sharp edge to it, with biting electric guitar leads, but she also strapped on an acoustic guitar and played an omnichord (the electronic equivalent of a harpsichord) – so that’s kind of folkie, right? The strikingly lovely Van Etten’s angst-y and confessional songs felt right at home amongst this year’s eclectic mix of country, bluegrass, funk and more, bringing a bit of Brooklyn’s indie rock sound to Newport. Van Etten was nervously giddy throughout her set, but that all disappeared once she stepped up to the mic to deliver songs like Serpents and Leonard, providing attendees with a rock alternative.

First Aid Kit – Harbor Stage – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Decked out in go-go hippie garb, as if they had just stepped out of the Haight circa 1967, Swedish sister act First Aid Kit put their their enchanting blend of psych-folk on display for a swelling crowd that may have first been attracted to Klara and Johanna Söderberg’s short skirts, but where then drawn in by their mesmerizing harmonies. The ladies nodded to folk royalty by bravely tackling Newport alum Joan Baez’s Diamonds & Rust, but it was their closing stanza that really managed to impress. A beautiful take on the countrified Emmylou, their ode to two of their favorite singing duos, namely Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons and Johnny and June Carter Cash, a punchy run through The Lion’s Roar that showcased some head banging and an extended outro jam was all capped by a rousing set-closing take on King Of The World, that featured perhaps the quickest sit in of the weekend, as Conor Oberst ran on stage mid-song to deliver his verses in the foot-stomping number.

Iron & Wine – Quad Stage – 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Forget what you think you know about Iron & Wine, it’s no longer a guy and his guitar bedroom project of sleepy folk songs. For his latest and greatest incarnation, Sam Beam has assembled a fantastic backing band that deftly churns out a heady blend of folk-infused, jazz-psych-funk which at times is very reminiscent of Traffic. Iron & Wine’s late-afternoon set, to an overflowing crowd at the Quad Stage, mixed a healthy dose of material from his most recent studio album – the highly recommended Kiss Each Other Clean, with some deep cuts and was punctuated with a well-placed cover of Long Black Veil that showcased Beam’s aw-shucks, ethereal vocals.

My Morning Jacket – Fort Stage – 6:05 PM – 7:30 PM

There was a palpable energy in the air prior to My Morning Jacket’s headlining set on Saturday night. The hype surrounding what they had planned, which stoked by fest producer Jay Sweet’s interview on NPR’s All Songs Considered, was seemingly something that the band may not have been able to top, but then again this is the mighty My Morning Jacket we’re talking about. Hitting the stage all decked out in three-piece suits, Jim James & Co. came through with a massive set that lived up to the lofty expectations and more.

The Jacket’s hour-plus set had a slow built to it, kicking things off with the tender Welcome Home, a track that made its debut on their holiday EP.  The band continued to show off their mellow folkie side in the first portion of the show, with Golden and the always welcomed The Way He Sings. Things began to get interesting as the first guests of the night arrived in the form of singer-songwriter Laura Viers and Newport’s busiest man Ben Sollee for a plaintive Wonderful. Will Johnson of Centro-matic and James bandmate in New Multitudes was next up, as the two performed an acoustic take on Bermuda Highway.

The best moment of the night, and arguably the entire festival, came when Brittany Howard of the white-hot Alabama Shakes lent her Janis Joplin-meets-Otis Redding vocals to an absolute barn burner of a take on The Band’s It Makes No Difference that was dedicated to the memory of the late Levon Helm. With the winds picking up and the storm clouds beginning to darken and dump buckets of rain on everyone, Sollee rejoined the fold, along with Conor Oberst, for a ferocious version of Smokin’ From Shootin,’ replete with some quality headbanging. With lightning in the area and flash flood rains pouring, the band’s set was unfortunately cut short by a good thirty minutes after I’m Amazed.

Sunday Highlights

Deep Dark Woods – Harbor Stage – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

It may have been 11:30 in the morning, but that didn’t stop the Deep Dark Woods from treating their set as if it was late in the evening. For those that managed to make it to the fest grounds that early (and judging from the already packed parking lots they did), they were not disappointed. The Canadian band, who doesn’t make it South of their border all too often, offered up a loose, groove-filled set of their Grateful Dead-meets-The National sound, that was punctuated by their exquisite harmonies, great guitar work from lead singer Ryan Blodt and fantastic keyboard playing from Geoff Hilhorst. The country-folk act dedicated a good portion of their time on stage to songs from their excellent 2011 release, The Place I Left Behind with stand out versions of Virgina and Sugar Mama.

Rodriguez – Museum Stage – 1:35 PM – 2:35 PM

It’s only taken him 40+ years, but thanks to a new documentary about his fascinating career Rodriguez has finally gotten the attention that has been long overdue. With a line of people that stretched halfway to the main stage to get in, the 70-year-old singer-songwriter packed the house at the fest’s newest and most intimate stage. Introduced by Malik Bendjelloul, the director of Searching For Sugar Man, who briefly filled the audience in a bit about what led him to make the much buzzed about film, Rodriguez took to the tiny stage decked in all black and armed with just an acoustic guitar.  The humble Rodriguez offered up stripped down versions of This Is Not A Song, and I Wonder from his lost classic debut Cold Fact plus a Lou Rawls cover and of course a take on his now signature song – Sugar Man.

Conor Oberst – Fort Stage – 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

No one quite knew what to expect from Conor Oberst’s main stage set on late Sunday afternoon. Would the wordy singer-songwriter stick exclusively to Bright Eyes material? Or would he dig into his catalog and offer up selections from his work with the Mystic Valley Band, Monster of Folk and the Desaparecidos? The long-haired and sharply dressed Oberst answered all those questions, with arguably one of the stand out sets of the weekend. Opening the set with trio of solo numbers (The Big Picture, First Day of My Life and Lenders In the Temple), Oberst wasn’t alone on the stage for very long, as he invited out a string of guests to join him the rest of the way.

First up were the ladies from First Aid Kit, who lent their vocals to Classic Cars and the crowd favorite Lua. Oberst then summoned out both Dawes and Jonathan Wilson to expertly serve as his backing band on Soul Singer In A Session Band, Moab and Danny Callahan, that featured lots of interplay between all three guitar players: Oberst, Goldsmith and Wilson. And what would a Newport set be without an appearance from Jim James? The MMJ front man joined his Monsters Of Folk band mate for a rowdy, verse-swapping take on At the Bottom of Everything.

Here’s a full set of photos from Gerry Hardy…

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Did you make it to this year’s Newport Folk Festival? If so what were your highlights?


Weekend Webcasts: Lollapalooza / Newport Jazz / Garcia Tribute

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God bless Al Gore for giving us the ability to watch a shit-ton of live music this weekend on his blessed interwebs. With webcasts from the Newport Jazz and Lollapalooza festivals, as well as a Jerry Garcia tribute set to stream from Bob Weir’s TRI Studios, there’s plenty of FREE options for our readers to choose from so we thought we’d lay them out for you.

Lollapalooza @ YouTube

YouTube brings us dozens of performances live and tape-delayed from Chicago’s Grant Park including sets from HT faves the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dawes, The Head and The Heart, Dr. Dog, Alabama Shakes and Jack White. Here’s the full schedule…

[All Times CDT]

Friday, August 3rd:
01:30 – Yellow Ostrich
01:30 – Michael Kiwanuka
02:15 – The Black Angels
02:15 – Dr. Dog
03:00 – The War on Drugs
03:30 – Blind Pilot
04:00 – Metric
04:15 – The Afghan Whigs
05:15 – The Head and the Heart
05:15 – Tame Impala
06:15 – The Shins
06:15 – Band of Skulls
07:00 – Sharon Van Etten
07:30 – Dawes
08:00 – Die Antwoord
08:30 – The Black Keys
09:00 – Wale

Saturday, August 4th:
01:30 – JEFF the Brotherhood
01:30 – Los Jaivas
02:15 – Delta Spirit
02:15 – GIVERS
03:00 – Neon Indian
03:15 – Aloe Blacc
04:00 – The Temper Trap
04:15 – Alabama Shakes
05:15 – fun.
05:15 – First Aid Kit
06:00 – The Weeknd
06:00 – Washed Out
06:45 – tUnE-yArDs
07:00 – Bloc Party
08:00 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
08:30 – Avicii

Sunday, August 5th:
01:30 – Oberhofer
01:30 – Bombay Bicycle Club
02:15 – Trampled By Turtles
02:30 – White Rabbits
03:00 – The Walkmen
03:15 – Gary Clark Jr.
04:15 – Franz Ferdinand
04:15 – J. Cole
05:15 – The Gaslight Anthem
05:15 – Toro Y Moi
06:00 – At the Drive-In
06:15 – Of Monsters and Men
07:15 – Florence and the Machine
07:15 – The Big Pink
08:15 – Miike Snow
08:30 – Jack White
09:15 – Childish Gambino

[via CoS]

Newport Jazz Festival @ NPR

While most people think of the Newport Folk Festival when they think about a music festival in Newport, don’t sleep on the jazz festival. NPR will provide two days worth of broadcasts from Fort Adams State Park including sets by Bill Frisell (playing John Lennon tunes), The Bad Plus with Frisell and the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Here’s the full schedule…

Saturday, August 4

Bill Frisell plays John Lennon, 6pm
Jack DeJohnette All-Stars, 5pm
Three Clarinets, 4:25pm
The Bad Plus w/ Bill Frisell, 3:25pm
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, 2:25pm
Dafnis Prieto Sextet, 1:40pm
Jack DeJohnette Group, 12:40pm
John Ellis Double-Wide, 11:50am
Pedrito Martinez Group, 11am

Sunday, August 5

Tedeschi Trucks Band, 5:20pm
John Hollenbeck Claudia Quintet + 1, 4:40pm
Ryan Truesdell Gil Evans Centennial Project, 4pm
Miguel Zenon Rayuela Quartet, 3pm
Three Cohens, 1:55pm
Rudresh Mahanthappa and Samdhi, 1pm
Kurt Elling, 12:20pm
Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell, 11:50am
Lewis Nash Quintet, 11am

[via Live Music Blog]

Move Me Brightly: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia @ TRI Studios

 

And last but certainly not least, Bob Weir’s TRI Studios will host what’s sure to be an amazing webcast called Move Me Brightly: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia which brings together some of our favorite musicians such as Mike Gordon from Phish, guitarist Neal Casal, The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn and Tad Kubler to perform a mix of Grateful Dead tunes and songs from Garcia’s solo repertoire. The action starts tonight at 6:30PM PT. Actor Luke Wilson will host. Our friends at Rolling Stone, Relix and Jambands.com have talked to many of the participants which has gotten us even more excited.



Moe. Reveals New Year’s + Fall Tour Plans

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Jam stalwarts moe. are back at full strength after drummer Vinnie Amico has returned for illness for the band’s performances this week. The group has just revealed a full slate of fall tour dates as well as their New Year’s Run. Included among the dates are a two-night stand at the Saranac Brewery in Utica, New York, a performance at the soon-to-be-opened Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York and a two-night stand at the Worcester Palladium. For New Year’s, the quintet will play a pair of shows at Portland, Maine’s State Theatre on December 30 and 31.

Here’s the full list of fall tour and NYE Run dates…

October 12 & 13 – Saranac Brewery: Utica, NY
October 19 – Smith Opera House: Geneva, NY
October 24 – Pantages Theater: Minneapolis, MN
October 26 – Taft Theatre: Cincinnati, OH
October 27 – Ryman Auditorium: Nashville, TN
November 9 – Capitol Theatre: Port Chester, NY
November 30 and December 1 – Ogden Theatre: Denver, CO
December 28 and 29 – Worcester Palladium: Worcester, MA
December 30 and 31 – State Theatre: Portland, ME


My Morning Jacket Announces Official Bootleg Series

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If we had to make a list of bands who need to sell live recordings on a regular basis, Wilco and My Morning Jacket would’ve been near the top of that list. Apparently our wish has come true as hot on the heels of Wilco’s “experiment” in selling live shows comes word that My Morning Jacket have just launched an Official Bootleg Series.

If you head over to live.mymorningjacket.com you’ll be able to pre-order recordings of tonight and tomorrow night’s Red Rocks performances for $9.99 each. It looks like they are only selling MP3s for now, but at least they are high-quality 320kbps MP3s. According to the website, shows are available for download approximately three to five days after each performance. With the Spontaneous Curation series in full effect, and MMJ dusting off rarities at each stop, this is great timing. Plus, MMJ promised no repeats between the two Red Rocks gigs.


Phil Lesh Adds Another Ramble + Jams w/ GSW Drummer

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Phil Lesh announced one more set of summertime West Coast Rambles at his Terrapin Crossroads venue in San Rafael, Calif. The Grateful Dead / Furthur bassist will be joined by Neal Casal, Mark Karan, Joe Russo, Adam MacDougall and Jon Graboff for four shows from Aug. 30 – Sept. 2. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at Noon PT through the venue’s website and at 3PM PT through the venue’s box office.

[Photo by Mike Weiss]

In other Terrapin Crossroads news, God Street Wine drummer Tom “Tomo” Osander sat in with Lesh, Jon Graboff, Tony Leone and Ross James at the bassist’s bar room performance yesterday. Tomo wound up sitting in on most of the set starting with Ramble On Rose and including takes on Going, Going, Gone by Bob Dylan and Darlin’ Be Home Soon by John Sebastian as well as plenty of Grateful Dead tunes such as Alabama Getaway, Deal and Bertha. GSW is out west for a TRI Studios webcast on Thursday and a pair of performances at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Friday and Saturday.

Here’s the setlist from last night’s Bar Show at Terrapin Crossroads…


Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week

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Folk icon and Bruce Springsteen hero Pete Seeger will visit the Colbert Report tonight to stand out from another week of late-night talk show repeats and Olympic pre-empting.

[Photo by Anthony Pepitone]

Monday, August 6 [All Times ET]

  • Pete Seeger on Colbert Report [Comedy Central 11:30PM]
  • The Gaslight Anthem on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]
  • The Head and the Heart on Jimmy Kimmel (R) [ABC 12:05AM]
  • Rock Bottom Remainders on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35AM]
  • Kings of Leon: Live at Roskilde [Palladia 4AM]

Tuesday, August 7

  • Blake Shelton on Chelsea Lately [E! 11PM]
  • Grouplove on Conan [TBS 11PM]
  • Zac Brown Band on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Marina and the Diamonds on Jimmy Kimmel (R) [ABC 12:05AM]
  • The Imagineers on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35AM]

Wednesday, August 8

  • Tower of Power: 40th Anniversary Concert [AXS 8:30AM]
  • Queen: Queen Rock Montreal [Palladia 6PM]
  • Trampled by Turtles on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Zac Brown Band on Jimmy Kimmel (R) [ABC 12:05AM]
  • The Rolling Stones: Ladies & Gentlemen the Rolling Stones [VH1 Classic 1AM]

Thursday, August 9

  • Willie Nelson: Live at Billy Bob’s [AXS 8:40AM]
  • Buddy Guy on Tavis Smiley (R) [PBS - check listings]
  • Ziggy Marley on Conan [TBS 11PM]
  • Tom Waits on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Nas on Jimmy Kimmel (R) [ABC 12:05AM]

 


Zach Galifianakis Stars in My Morning Jacket’s Outta My System

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Over a year after Circuital came out, HT faves My Morning Jacket are still promoting the album. Just today they released the video for Circuital track Outta My System. The video stars MMJ friend Zach Galifianakis who sat in with the band back at their epic Bonnaroo 2008 performance.

Check out the animated clip…

 


Bill Kreutzmann and 7 Walkers Help Celebrate Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Q&A and Performance

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Bill Kreutzmann Hall of Fame Series and 7 Walkers @ The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrated the legacy of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia by hosting a Grateful Dead Weekend at the Rock Hall in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. On Friday night the organization held a members only Hall of Fame Series interview with drummer and Hall of Fame inductee Bill Kreutzmann just prior to a public performance from Kreutzmann with his current band, 7 Walkers, on The Rock Hall’s main stage. The events were held along with others across the country honoring Garcia during the days between the legendary guitarist 70th birthday and the 17th anniversary of his passing. In his interview with Jason Hanley Ph.D. Kreutzmann spoke fondly of Jerry, praising him for having a “big heart” and for always “looking out for the underdog.”

[All Photos by Michael Stein]

The Hall of Fame Series interview took place for nearly an hour and covered topics from the founding days of the Grateful Dead in the infamous Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco to the experiences of recording versus playing live to the difficulties of running a full-fledged independent music organization during the later years of the Grateful Dead. Kreutzmann recounted the day when Jerry called him on the phone asking him to play in a new band, then called the Warlocks, and his feeling that “This is definitely going to be a thing, and it isn’t going to be redundant!” During the early years, Kreutzmann was living in the Haight with the other band members and recalled how free they were to hold live music events by setting up stages on flatbed trucks in the middle of the street or tossing electrical cables over highways to provide power to a patch of grass where they’d decided to play.

In addition to Jerry, Mickey Hart was a major influence on Kreutzmann’s drumming by getting him to begin studying the musical theory that Mickey was already fluent in when he joined the band. “We divided up the drum set [between me and Mickey and] we made it one giant drum set.” Kreutzmann went on to describe how the two of them became known as the “Rhythm Devils” when filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola coined the term backstage at the Winterland after seeing them play one of their famous second set free drum-solos. Coppola was was looking for music for the soundtrack to the now infamous film Apocalypse Now and he hired the Rhythm Devils to provide a score for the movie.

Further discussion led to why Kreutzmann was so excited to form 7 Walkers with the band members that were sitting in the audience, Papa Mali, Matt Hubbard and George Porter Jr. “I don’t really consider myself in any genre… I just like drumming a lot and whatever type of music I’m playing I’m going to enjoy it.” He spoke of his passion for the rhythms and the music of New Orleans and how much of an honor it was for him to first begin playing with a founding member and bassist for The Meters, George Porter Jr. The electrifying hybrid of classic Bay Area rock and New Orleans funk is an exciting experience that can’t be described as a cover band so much as a “mostly un-cover band,” Kreutzmann said jokingly to singer/guitarist Papa Mali in the audience. The band does play many songs from all of its members’ former bands to produce the self-termed “swampadelic” sound that results from such a collaboration.

After the interview, 7 Walkers presented the crowd of listeners in the main hall of the museum with a smattering of songs from all band members and also included several tracks off their recent self-titled album. The set was dominated by Grateful Dead classics throughout including He’s Gone and Sugaree. The experience of hearing the Grateful Dead being played by at least one of its original members while surrounded by a treasure trove of iconic Rock & Roll paraphernalia is an exhilarating experience that forms a memory that won’t be forgotten. Impressive playing came from multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard, who showed off his talents on a variety of instruments including trombone, keyboards and soulful harmonica that opened the set up to more dynamic musical representations.

7 Walkers delivers a fun and engaging musical experience blending nostalgia with iconic rhythm & blues, rock & roll and New Orleans jazz. The hour and a half set also included a jammed out version of The Meters classic party anthem Cabbage Alley which got the funk and soul fans moving and allowed Papa Mali to reiterate the call made by Kreutzmann earlier during his interview that The Meters belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Overall, 7 Walkers offers fresh new approaches to classic tunes from its members’ original bands while providing new material in a fun and impressive collaboration that will hopefully continue for a very long time.

Here’s more photos from Billy and 7 Walkers at the Rock Hall…

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Briefly: Big Gigantic to Play Chicago’s Aragon for NYE

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HT faves Big Gigantic won over a slew of new fans this weekend at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park. Those local to the area will be happy to know the jamtronica duo will return to The Windy City on New Year’s Eve for a performance at the Aragon Ballroom. The booking continues to show the rise of Big Gigantic over the past few years as last year’s NYE gig was moved from the Vic to The Riviera Theatre and this year’s gig is at the bigger Aragon. More details will be revealed soon.



STS9 Halloween at the Tower in Philadelphia

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Jamtronica stalwarts STS9 will play the iconic Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, Penn. as part of a run of late October shows. The Halloween gig will follow an Oct. 24th show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and a pair of performances at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on Oct. 26 and 27.

Tickets for STS9 Halloween go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Noon EDT.


Watch 13 Songs From Move Me Brightly Webcast – Mike Gordon, Bob Weir, Joe Russo, Jonathan Wilson, Cass McCombs and More

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The fine folks over at TRI Studios have just posted 13 songs from Friday night’s Move Me Brightly webcast at Yahoo! Music. Included within are The Wheel > Cumberland Blues, Dupree’s Diamond Blues, Ship of Fools, Friend of the Devil, Mission In The Rain, Shakedown Street, Terrapin Station, He’s Gone, Eyes of the World, Scarlet Begonias, Days Between and Franklin’s Tower…

Head over to our post for a list of which musicians played on each track.


Free Download: Phish Live Bait Volume 8

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With less than two weeks to go until Phish returns to the road. Archivist Kevin Shapiro has picked a batch of tracks to share as the eighth installment of the Live Bait series. Live Bait Vol. 8 includes the insane Run Like An Antelope > Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars sequence from May 16, 1994; an epic Bathtub Gin from June 23, 2000; a 16-minute Simple from October 26, 1996; a lengthy Buried Alive from July 29, 1998; the return of Slave as part of the August 6, 1993 pairing of Halley’s Comet > Slave To The Traffic Light and the Tweezer from last summer’s Denver shows.

Here’s the full tracklisting…

1. Run Like An Antelope > Big Black Furry Creature From Mars > Run Like An Antelope
(1994-05-16 2. Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CA)

2. Bathtub Gin
(2000-06-23 Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA)

3. Simple
(1996-10-26 Charlotte Coliseum – Charlotte, NC)

4. Buried Alive
(1998-07-29 Riverport Amphitheater – Maryland Heights, MO)

5. Halley’s Comet > Slave To The Traffic Light
(1993-08-06 Peacock Pavilion, Cincinnati Zoo -  Cincinnati, OH)

6. Tweezer
(2011-09-03 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, CO)

Head over to LivePhish.com to download Live Bait now.


Festival Recap: Lollapalooza 2012

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Since its inception in 1991, Lollapalooza has strived to offer diverse lineups covering all corners of the musical globe and beyond. Born out of the grunge movement, festival founder and mastermind Perry Farrell put together a traveling music festival with some of his best friends. Early lineups featured the likes of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction. The festival went through a period of inactivity from 1997 until 2002, but was jumpstarted in 2003, though it was very short lived. After canceling the 2004 traveling tour, festival organizers announced that starting in 2005 Chicago would be the permanent home of Lollapalooza as the fest changed format to become a destination event.

[Photo by Janelle Fiore]

This year’s Lollapalooza will be remembered most for one thing: the evacuation. It was definitely one of the most surreal concert experiences I have witnessed in my 20+ years of going to shows. I am not trying to take anything away from the music, but the idea of moving 60,000 people in and out of Grant Park in less than three hours in a peaceful fashion was quite the feat.

Overall my my experience at this years Lollapalooza was pleasant. The festival organizers have been tweaking the grounds each year and the layout this year worked very well. Columbus Avenue, which serves as the main artery of the fest, boasted plenty of bathrooms, food options and beer stands. Fans who looked to escape the weekend’s oppressive heat were able to refill their water bottles at stands throughout the park and could also seek refuge under trees that lined the perimeter of the park. All of that aside, this past weekend’s Lollapalooza offered something for everybody’s musical palate, but the problem with that is that there isn’t enough time to get a little taste of everything.

Here is a little taste of what I saw….

Friday

Yellow Ostrich / Sony Stage

Fans who braved the absolutely brutal Chicago heat were treated to a great early set by Yellow Ostrich. Lead singer / guitarist Alex Schaff and company commanded the stage with songs from their latest album, Strange Land. Schaff’s edgy guitar riffs work perfectly on top of a tight rhythm section that included multi-instrumentalist Jon Natchez and drummer Michael Tapper. The songs ranged from ballads to gritty power pop including the very catchy Marathon Runner. Lollapalooza is definitely a marathon and pace is key to the weekend.

The War on Drugs / Google Play Stage

The War on Drugs 45-minute set at the Google Play stage seemed like miles away from every other stage on the festival grounds. Tucked away from the sun in a shaded corner of Grant Park, the Philadelphia natives delivered a set that featured their signature style of ambient folk rock. Adam Granduciel’s vocal delivery throughout the afternoon was a cross between a young Bob Dylan and The Boss. Comin Through was drenched in reverb while the band had a total U2 moment during All Roads Lead to Me. The band was comfortable stretching out tunes as far as they would go until breaking free from their structure.

Dawes / Google Play Stage

Taylor Goldsmith’s songwriting skills have grown immensely in a very short time. The L.A.-based band delivered their fresh brand of Americana during an impressive set. Fans got a taste of Goldsmith’s songwriting skills through the plaintive A Little Bit of Everything. His incredibly vivid imagery placed fans in the middle of the different story lines throughout the song. The animated Griffin Goldsmith was a restrained version of Animal on the drums during Fire Away. Taylor Goldsmith appreciated the crowd’s enthusiasm and was happy to lead a sing a long to When My Time Comes. Before performing a new song called From A Window Seat, Goldsmith announced that that the band would be entering the studio to record their third album soon.

Black Sabbath / Bud Light Stage

Shortly before Black Sabbath took the stage, a retrospective video of Sabbath through the years played on the large screens that flanked the stage. Led by Ozzy Osbourne, the Kings of Heavy Metal tore through the band’s catalog in an impressive 90+ minute set. Ozzy was Ozzy throughout out the set. He greeted fans a number of time with “I can’t fucking hear you,” but didn’t stray too far from his mic stand during the performance. While Ozzy’s vocals weren’t always sharp, he did sound very good at times and even showed off some harmonica chops on Wizard. The slender Tony Iommi stood solemnly stage left with a smile on his face. His recent and well documented bout with cancer didn’t show in his playing. The guitarists armed with his well traveled red Gibson SG played his parts with rigor. The trio of Sweet Leaf > Drum Solo > Iron Man proved the band still has it.

The band was definitely aided by the youthfulness of drummer Tommy Clufetos after original drummer Bill Ward was not able to come to a financial agreement with his bandmates. Despite Clufetos’ youth, the rest of the band wasn’t left behind in his wake. Bassist Geezer Butler, the most animated of the original three, fired up some high speed bass lines with some speedy fingerwork. A spirited and well played version of Paranoid brought Friday night’s music to a close.

 Saturday

J.J. Grey & Mofro / Playstation Stage

[Photo by VanDavid]

Just as J.J. Grey & Mofro took to the stage at 3:15, ominous clouds started to make their way to Grant Park. The Jacksonville, Florida natives were 15 minutes into their set of southern rock, when front man J.J. Grey announced that there set was ending abruptly due to some severe weather moving into the area.

In light of the tragedies in Indiana and Toronto, festival organizers temporarily suspended the festival and evacuated the entire park due to a very powerful storm that was bearing down on the unsuspecting festival goers. The crowd of 60,000 exited rather peacefully, and dispersed in different directions throughout downtown Chicago. Lollapalooza officially become Stormapalooza. The wicked storm, which packed 60+ mph winds and rain that seemed to fall in all directions, pummeled the city and sent people running for cover wherever they could find it.

Shortly after 6 PM the gates opened up and the mass migration back into Lollapalooza began. People began the arduous task of meeting back up with friends and perusing the revised schedule.  Neon Indian, B.o.B and Alabama Shakes were some of the victims of Mother Nature. The field at the south end of the park resembled the legendary Glastonbury mud fields more than Lollapalooza. It was a muddy mess.

 Red Hot Chili Peppers / Red Bull Soundstage

The Red Hot Chili Peppers closed out Saturday’s festivities with a storm of their own. Thunderous funk grooves along with sing alongs from throughout their 20+ year career helped everyone forget about the mass evacuation that went down just a few hours earlier. Anchored by Chad Smith’s emphatic drumming and Flea’s rumbling bass lines, fans danced the night away barefoot in puddles of fresh mud.

Flea and guitarist Josh Klinghofer made most use of the sprawling stage by running and jumping through most of the band’s set. The hard funk groove of  Suck My Kiss had the entire audience grooving wherever they could as the bowl was swelling with people. The show-closing Give It Away featured Kiedis’ rapid fire vocal delivery as well as a Sweet Leaf tease at the end of the song  as a nod to the previous night’s headliner – Black Sabbath.

Sunday

The Bowerbirds  / Sony Stage

If the Bowerbirds were tired, they showed no signs of it on stage. The band made the 2,000+ mile journey from Happy Valley, Oregon where they performed at Pickathon the day before at noon. Fans stood on drying compound layered on top of one of the muddy baseball diamonds to watch the North Carolina natives deliver a set full of rich vocal harmonies and dreamy synth melodies. A “rearranged fun version” of Stitch The Hem perked up the the early birds with a calypso-style beat. The band worked in a new song in which guitarist Phillip Moore sang ” I seemed to believe in brighter days” with optimism, while a mixture of distorted guitar and crashing cymbals created an ominous back drop to the song. The set ended with Beth Tacular walking up and down the keys of her red Korg synth during a lively Tuck The Darkness In.

Trampled By Turtles - Red Bull Soundstage

[Photo by @doctorpcircus]

“This is pretty cool, for us at least” guitarist Dave Simonett noted as the band took the stage for their mid-afternoon set. The Duluth, Minnesota natives performed everything from newgrass, alternagrass, heavy metal grass and some good old fashioned bluegrass for their high energy set. The band did a great job of blurring the lines of genres while keeping true to their traditional bluegrass roots. Mandolin player Erik Berry held his instrument in the cradle of his arm while playing with precision and Ryan Young had his fiddle sounding more like a guitar at times with his virtuosic playing. The band either cranked up the RPM’s on their instruments or might have been battling a few nerves as they finished their written setlist before their time was up.

Gary Clark Jr. / Playstation Stage

Wearing a black fedora and short-sleeve shirt and jeans, Gary Clark Jr. strolled on stage, guitar in hand and wasted no time getting things started. The 28-year-old guitarist kicked the set off with a 10-minute blues rock jam that was immediately met with the crowd’s approval. Showing incredible confidence on stage, Clark showed why he is not only a gifted guitar player, but also a soulful singer. At times he resembled Curtis Mayfield with his silky smooth voice. The woman who was signing for the deaf fans was taken over by his energy and played some wicked air guitar and danced in the spirit of the moment.

Sigur Ros / Red Bull Soundstage

A mesmerized crowd watched in awe as Sigur Ros crafted music that was as dramatic as it was beautiful. Jonsi utilized a bow on his guitar instead of a pick  and sounds that resembled a whale call more than a guitar. With their lyrics mostly unintelligible to the masses, the band let their music do most of the talking. Jonsi’s angelic falsetto voice somehow found comfort in the powerful waves of sound the band often created. The giant screens on both sides of stage projected the bands performance in black and white with ghostly images layered in the foreground. A mid-set spine tingling version of Hoppipola showed the power and passion of the band’s music.

Amadou and Miriam / Playstation Stage

One of the highlights of the festival came in the form of the blind husband and wife duo, Amadou and Miriam. Hailing from the African country of Mali, the couple stood side by side both wearing traditional African dress. They worked the crowd with their overwhelming charm. Armed with a very shiny gold Fender Telecaster, Amadou played some impressive guitar that mixed many different styles of music while Miriam shared vocal duties. During the upbeat Africa Mon Afrique, the band showed incredible chemistry and timing as they went from section to section without missing a beat. You couldn’t help but smile and dance as you watch this couple show just how inspiring music can be.

Jack White / Red Bull Soundstage

Epic. That is the only way to describe the former White Stripe turned prolific songwriter/producer’s closing set. The nearly two hour affair had everything from blues to punk and at times White mashed genres up as only Jack White could. Backed by two separate backing bands which included, bass, drums, keyboards, pedal steel and fiddle, White was absolutely was a monster on his guitar and occasionally hopped on his piano. His first band consisted of a very well dressed group of gentlemen that looked more ready for a fashion shoot than to play some rock and roll. White assumed the role as ladies man with his second group. Assembling a knockout lineup of ladies that were no slouches on their instruments, White had little time to talk as one song bled into another and head spinning speeds. The show closing Seven Nation Army drew a huge cheer from the crowd and showed that White is not only a incredible musician, but a showman at heart.


Phish To Webcast San Francisco Shows

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Great news for Phish fans unable to attend the band’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium performances on August 17 – 19 as LivePhish.com will webcast all three shows.

Three-day packages are available for $39.99 while you can also purchase each show for $14.99 a piece. Those who purchase the webcast will also be able to watch the show on-demand 24 hours later.


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