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The Last Waltz Live @ Highline Ballroom – June 2

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If you’ve been a long time reader of Hidden Track, you know how much we love The Band’s concert film The Last Waltz. We’re excited to see that a number of musicians will come together at NYC’s Highline Ballroom on June 2nd to recreate The Band’s 1976 finale.

Among the musicians participating are The Rev Tor Band, Jeff Mattson of Dark Star Orchestra, Illuminati Orchestra front man Joel Gallant and keyboardist Pete Levin.

Here’s the full list of participating musicians which will be added to in the future…

Jeff Matson (Dark Star Orchestra, Zen Tricksters)
Joe Gallant (Illuminati Orchestra)
Greg Koerner (Gent Treadly)
Little Toby Walker
Pete Levin
C Lanzbom & Noah Solomon (Soul Farm)
Gabe Butterfield (Butterfield Blues Band)
Jack Grace
Steve Guyger
Caroline & Todd Mack
Conor Meehan
Frank Messina
Katie Pearlman

The concert is a benefit for Music in Common, a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen, empower, and educate communities through the universal language of music. Tickets run between $25 and $45 and are available now. We’re hoping a few big names will be among the additions.

[Hat Tip - Sean P.]

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The Civil Wars Announce New Album While On Hiatus

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Last November we shared the shocking news that The Civil Wars would be going on hiatus just as their career was heating up. That hasn’t stopped band members Joy Williams and John Paul White from announcing a new album. The self-titled release is due late this summer and in announcements posted on the band’s website, there’s no word about whether this means the end of the hiatus.

“Patience is a virtue. Yours has been appreciated. Here’s to the hope you consider it rewarded,” said Williams in her statement, while White adds, “I’m grateful for your patient support.” He continues by saying, “I am very glad to say that new music is coming and I am finally proud of this album. A lot of soul, sweat and tears went into its creation. I hope you feel the heart in each song, that it might connect with yours. We are, each one of us, all journeying, learning and growing along this ever-evolving path.”

The album cover is ominous, but we’re just glad to hear new music is on the way from the duo.

[Hat Tip - Rolling Stone]

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Jam Cruise 12: Thievery Corporation, Galactic, Duo de Twang

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This afternoon the lineup for Jam Cruise 12 came out and it’s a doozy. Jam Cruise 12 will set sail from Miami aboard the MSC Divinia (a new ship and a new port) on January 4th and will probably host performances by about 40 acts by the time it’s all said and done on January 9th. There will be a slew of HT faves aboard the boat this year including Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang, Eric Krasno, Brock Butler, Nathan Moore and The New Mastersounds.

Jam Cruise is a music festival like no other. From the time you board the boat until the time you leave, you’re visiting a utopian environment with thousands of like-minded music fans. Each year for the last four trips, I’ve left the boat thinking “this is what life is supposed to be about.” There’s opportunities to hang with the musicians in a relaxed environment, tons of music-related activies and plenty of once-in-a-lifetime collaborations. While the trip is stacked with scheduled performances, for me it’s been all about the sets you don’t see on the schedule. Whether it’s Nathan Moore holding down “The Spot” or the incredible “Jam Room” or Brock Butler’s sunrise solo acoustic sets; there’s magic happening around every corner.

Here’s a look at the initial Jam Cruise 12 artist announcement…

Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang, Thievery Corporation, Galactic, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, George Porter Jr., The New Mastersounds, The Revivalists, Anders Osborne, Rob Garza (Solo DJ Sets), Conspirator, Gigantic Underground Conspiracy, Bootsy Collins & The Funk Unity Band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Lotus, The Wailers, Keller Williams, Keller and the Kimocks, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, DJ Logic and John Popper, The Infamous Stringdusters, ALO, MarchForth Marching Band, Orgone, Pork Tornado, Bonerama, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, Monophonics, Mike Dillon Band, Eric Krasno Band, Everyone Orchestra, Alan Evans Super Jam, DJ Logic, Stanley Jordan, Nathan Moore, Brock Butler, Cyril Neville, Bill Evans, Oteil Burbridge, Will Bernard, Alecia Chakour, Skerik,

Master Class At Sea: Col. Bruce, Kofi Burbridge, Butch Trucks, Victor Wooten, Luther and Cody Dickinson

Of note, Galactic will still remain the only full band to perform on each and every Jam Cruise. Over the years certain musicians have become part of the JC Family, earning invites to each forthcoming trip. Brock Butler, Nathan Moore and Skerik are among the bands that have performed on Jam Cruise numerous times in the past. There’s also a bunch of new-to-Jam Cruise acts such as Thievery Corporation, Jon Fishman and Pork Tornado as well as Infamous Stringdusters. In addition there will be a surprise show on a private island.

There will also be a series of Master Classes featuring Col. Bruce Hampton, Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks, bassist Victor Wooten, multi-instrumentalist Kofi Burbridge and Luther and Cody Dickinson.

For booking information and for pricing details, head over to JamCruise.com.

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Bloggy Goodness: Stones Offer Additional $85 Tickets

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The Rolling Stones’ just-about-to-begin tour isn’t selling well. To help sell more tickets, the band is offering up more $85 tickets as it appears no one’s willing to pony up the big bucks to see the legendary rockers. Bob Lefsetz wrote about the Stones’ failure to engage in a riveting essay for his Lefsetz Letter e-mail list (if it’s not up yet at the website it will be soon).

According to Lefsetz, you can pull eight tickets together to Friday’s tour opener which helps explain the “new” $85 tickets. We’re hopeful the Stones and other acts learn a lesson that you can’t expect fans to pony up hundreds and hundreds of dollars as easily as you could in the past.

Here’s six other stories of note this week…

Finally, we’ll have to wait a little bit longer for the long-awaited Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young live album from 1974. Graham Nash told ABC that they have put the release off from its August date until next year, so that they can celebrate the 40th anniversary of the tour. Hey…we waited this long.

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Video: Johnny Marr – How Soon Is Now?

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Last night Johnny Marr visited Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in support of his solo debut – The Messenger. Marr played the title track of his album for the broadcast, but we’re more interested in the web exclusive The Smiths’ guitarist taped for Fallon’s web site.

Johnny performed The Smiths’ classic How Soon Is Now as the web exclusive. The guitarist handles the vocals, which were originally sung by Morrissey, and bathes the song in a wash of reverb-laden guitar.

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Neutral Milk Hotel To Span The Globe In 2014

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Earlier this week we reported the surprising news that influential indie-rock act Neutral Milk Hotel are reuniting. In addition to the previously announced shows, it appears the band will play a full international tour in 2014. Pollstar spoke with the band’s booking agent, Jim Romeo from Ground Control Touring, who shared the news that Neutral Milk Hotel has many live dates in the works.

According to Romeo, “People should know that they shouldn’t get discouraged if they don’t get tickets to these few shows, there will be some more fall shows announced soon and a much longer and fuller tour planned for 2014 that will span the globe.” Romeo also explained why an Athens show was announced first on the 29th, “The festival in Asheville was set to announce on April 30 and we wanted to make sure we’d announce some headline shows at the same time…Being that Athens, Ga., was their hometown when they were active, the 40 Watt just felt right to announce first.”

We’re excited to see what Neutral Milk Hotel has in store for their live performances.

[via Pollstar, Hat Tip - Pitchfork]

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It Happened Again! Larry Graham Jammed With Prince

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Yesterday we reported on Tuesday night’s Prince concert in Tempe, Arizona which featured a guest spot from legendary Sly and the Family Stone bassist Larry Graham. Well, Prince returned to the Marquee Theatre again last night and once again Graham emerged to jam with The Purple One.

Larry Graham teamed up with Prince and 3rdEyeGirl to perform a reggae version of Joy In Repetition off The Purple One’s Graffiti Bridge LP as well as the Sly and the Family Stone classic Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) on Wednesday night. You might recall that Graham, Prince and 3rdEyeGirl performed Sex Machine and Sing A Simple Song on Tuesday. As we mentioned, Prince is extremely litigious when it comes to video, so while there’s nothing on YouTube from either night, you can watch Prince sit in with Larry Graham’s band in 2010, which is somehow still on YouTube, above.

Here’s last night’s setlist thanks to Dr. Funkenberry

The Breakdown
Let’s Go Crazy (w/Frankenstein)
Endorphinemachine
Screwdriver
Dreamer
Play That Funky Music
The Love We Make
Forever In My Life (PRINCE on bass)
She’s Always In My Hair
Joy In Repetition (Reggae version w/Larry Graham
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (w/Larry Graham)

Sampler Set
When Doves Cry
Nasty Girl (instr.)
Sign O’ The Times
A Love Bizarre
Housequake
I Would Die 4 U
Hot Thing
Shockadelica
Pop Life
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Purple Rain
Adore
Purple Rain Reprise
Let’s Go
Guitar
Plectrum Electrum
FIXURLIFEUP

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B List: 10 Things @LawnMemo Learned From The Daily Ghost

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Back on October 10th Phish fan Myke “LawnMemo” Menio started a project called The Daily Ghost in which he would listen to and the write about every version of Ghost Phish has played since its debut on June 13th, 1997. Recently, Menio completed his project after detailing all 112 Ghosts the quartet performed up until this past New Year’s Eve at Madison Square Garden.

Myke’s passion came through in each of his posts and we were impressed at how he methodically analyzed the Phish fan-favorite as he seemed to learn from each previous article. We asked LawnMemo to share some thoughts about what he learned, not only about the song but also from the process of listening to and writing about 112 Ghosts. He put together this list detailing 10 of those things.

1. Ghost is an incredible jam vehicle. The sheer amount of fantastic jams blew me away. There is a lot to take away from just about every version. When the song Ghost starts up during a show, chances are it is going to be memorable. My top 10 list has to be a top 12 because there are just too many outstanding versions.

2. The fun part about Ghost is how the jams go in very different directions. A lot of people like the Prague Ghost (7-6-98) because of the amazing peak. I prefer versions that go off the deep end, peak and feature creative jamming. Some people look for those Ghosts that take you on a journey to Pluto and back. The differences from one version to the next leaves something for everyone and creates varying opinions.

3. The drop in after the pause is typically as ugly as Charles Barkley’s Golf Swing. I hope that is a running joke to the band and they are just messing with us. If they are really trying, and they miss the mark that often, it is a sad Story of the Ghost.

4. Say what you want about the 2.0 era. For Ghost, it was incredible. If you can make it through the composed sections, some of the most memorable jams took place during this era.

5. My favorite review was 10/15/98 at the Fillmore. I had not heard that version prior to reviewing it. There was a very small crowd that night and there are some fun facts about that show. Ghost opened the show, and man…what a version it was!

6. Get out there and write!!! I might have some of the worst grammar on the planet. Nobody cared, they focused on the fact that I was creating something unique.

7. Have fun with it. The less I took myself seriously, the more people seemed to respond. Quite often my reviews involved topics such as what I was watching on TV, the most random thing I could think of, eating ice cream and Star Wars. Only three of those things had something to do with whichever Ghost I was reviewing.

8. Deciding to release reviews on a daily basis was the smartest thing I did. About two weeks into the project I was already looking to take a break. Holding myself to a strict deadline (one that sometimes was tough as hell to make) helped both myself and the team get this project done.

9. People Like Gifs. Also, when in doubt make a Kate Upton reference.

10. The internet community of Phish fans is an incredible group of people. I had so many people (more than I could have ever imagined) reach out to me. There was tremendous support from people who helped make this project so much better than I could have ever dreamed. I can’t believe the amount of people that reached out to me to tell me how much they enjoyed the project. Their support was humbling, it made me drive harder to complete the project while continually improving it throughout the process.

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Interlocken: Relix Publisher’s New H.O.R.D.E.-Like Fest

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Relix / Jambands.com publisher Pete Shapiro is sure a busy man. In addition to running those publications, the Brooklyn Bowl, The Capitol Theatre and many other ventures, he’s getting back into the festival game. Shapiro has teamed up with promoter Dave Frey to create the Interlocken Music Festival, which is set to take place at Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia on September 5th – 8th.

In the news on Shapiro’s Relix site, his team notes that the site’s website and Facebook page are now live.  While no artists have been revealed and Relix hasn’t shared much info as of yet, this bit of info from the Facebook page has piqued our interest…

“Interlocken’s two main stages will feature full (2-hour) sets and run seamlessly from one into another without breaks between performances, giving the audience a unique and singular experience. This passing of the baton will ensure that music on the two main states will be continuous or “interlocked” throughout the weekend.”

We love the idea of bands jamming into each other’s sets ala the H.O.R.D.E. Festival, which Frey co-created. Frey told local paper The Nelson Country Times that he expects a crowd of 30,000 to 40,000 for the event.

What bands would you like to see play the first Interlocken Music Festival?

[via Relix]

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Cover Alert: Ryan Montbleau & ALO – Naive Melody

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HT faves The Ryan Montbleau Band and ALO’s co-headlining tour came to a close in Boston on Sunday and as with all shows on the run, there was collaboration between the two acts involved. Last week we told you about the bands cover of Graceland and today we’ll hip you to ALO and Montbleau’s cover of one of the best songs ever written.

[Photo by Andrew Blackstein]

Starting last week ALO and Montbleau started collaborating on a cover of This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by Talking Heads. The California-bred act and the Boston-bred singer continued to tackle the tune at each of their last gigs together including the Sunday night finale in Boston. Montbleau and ALO’s Zach Gill share lead vocals and their cover ends in a pretty cool doo-wop breakdown.

We couldn’t find a complete version on YouTube, but if you pair the two clips that follow together, you’ll get the idea. Plus, we’ve got audio of the whole tune. Check it out…

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Televised Tune: Jazz Fest On AXS TV

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This weekend AXS TV will air live and taped highlights from Jazz Fest in New Orleans starting each day at 3:30PM ET. HT faves Willie Nelson, Phoenix, Galactic, Gary Clark Jr., Bonerama, The Meter Men with Page McConnell and Widespread Panic are among the acts that will be featured.

Here’s the list of which acts will air on each day:

Friday @ 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT: John Mayer, Willie Nelson & Family, Ben Harper and Charlie Musslewhite, The Nevilles, Gipsy Kings, Laura Bell Bundy, Marc Broussard, Marcia Ball, The Mavericks and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk

Saturday @ 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT: Phoenix, Little Big Town, Better Than Ezra, Cowboy Mouth, Galactic, Anders Osborne, Gary Clark Jr., Bonerama, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, New Orleans Bingo! Show, and Allen Toussaint

Sunday @ 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT: Irma Thomas, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Meter Men featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr. with special Guest Page McConnell, Widespread Panic, Aaron Neville and Wayne Toups & Zydecajun

Also of note on the tube this weekend…

  • Friday @ 11:35PM – New Order on Jimmy Kimmel Live
  • Saturday @ 11:30PM – Of Monsters and Men on Saturday Night Live
  • Saturday (Check Local Listings) – Norah Jones on Austin City Limits
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Video: Houndmouth – Joe DiMaggio Done It Again

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This week The AV Club put their latest season of their always fantastic Undercover series on hold to offer up a couple of tunes about a topic near and dear to many of us around HT HQ – baseball. For this special off-shoot bands where allowed to independently pick the song of their choice relating to America’s pastime.

Singer-songwriter Basia Bulat went with the more obvious selection of Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days, delivering a stunning rendition that would have you convinced it was originally recorded by Joni Mitchell if you didn’t know better. Folk-rock act Houndmouth, on the other hand, dug a bit deeper, choosing to take on the Woody Guthrie penned song Joe DiMaggio Done It Again from Billy Bragg & Wilco’s Mermaid Avenue Vol. II.

Originally sung by Jeff Tweedy on the album, the ode to Joltin’ Joe was recorded as a swinging upbeat bluegrass number. For their spin on it, Louisville-based band, who will release their full-length debut From The Hills Below The City on June 4, slowed the song way down, interpreting it as dusty country and gospel-infused version. Let’s check it out…

HoundmouthJoe DiMaggio Done It Again

Houndmouth will kick off their summer tour with a high profile appearance at Bonnaroo on June 13, and will be hitting the festival circuit hard with appearances at Newport Folk and Outside Lands.

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Full Show Friday: Oysterhead @ Bonnaroo 2006

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For today’s installment of Full Show Friday we look back at long-lost supergroup Oysterhead. This trio featured Trey Anastasio of Phish on guitar, Primus bassist Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland of The Police pounding the skins. The group first came together at Superfly Productions’ urging in 2000 to play a show during that year’s New Orleans Jazz Fest in The Crescent City. Les, Trey and Stewart hit it off and reformed a year later to record what stands as their only studio album – The Grand Pecking Order. Oysterhead’s only tour took place towards the end of 2001 and for five years that was it.

The group reformed at Superfly’s urging to play Bonnaroo in 2006. Oysterhead’s entire set was webcast and a rip of that broadcast has been uploaded to YouTube for our viewing pleasure.

Set: Little Faces, Oz Is Ever Floating, Mr. Oysterhead, Army’s on Ecstacy, Radon Balloon, Rubberneck Lions – Shadow of a Man, Birthday Boys, Polka Dot Rose – Pseudo Suicide

Encore: Owner of the World

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Exclusive: Dark Star Orchestra Bassist Kevin Rosen To Exit

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Dark Star Orchestra bassist Kevin Rosen will be leaving the band, Hidden Track can confirm.

Rosen, who as DSO’s “Phil Lesh” is its longest-tenured current member, has held down bass duties for the beloved Grateful Dead spirit band for more than 2,000 shows. He will sit out the first five shows of DSO’s spring tour, which begins May 9 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. He will then return to finish out DSO’s string of May dates, including the Dark Star Jubilee May 24-26, with his last show with the band scheduled for June 1 at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.

[Photo by Jeremy Gordon]

Bassist Skip Vangelas, who has played with DSO guitarist/vocalist Rob Eaton in the band Border Legion and was briefly in DSO himself in 2001, will fill in for Rosen during the first five shows of the May run, May 9-14 in the New York City area.

A representative from Dark Star Orchestra confirmed Rosen’s pending exit and the upcoming schedule to Hidden Track. In a note to Dark Star Orchestra fans and band mates scheduled for posting to DSO’s site Friday and viewed by Hidden Track, Rosen writes the following:

Dear friends,

After all my years of touring with Dark Star Orchestra, I find myself in need of an extended break from life on the road.  In addition, my mother’s declining health makes it even more important to be home at this time.

For the first five shows of our May tour, our good friend, Skip Vengelas will be filling the bass role.  I will be returning for the rest of the tour, culminating with my last performance at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on June 1.  Please know that I am leaving with a heavy heart.

I would like to thank all of the fans for your support throughout the years.   I would also like to express my gratitude to all the members of the DSO family.   Over the years, you have become my family.  It has been one of the great pleasures of my life to be a part of DSO and I know that I am going to miss it.  I will surely miss my band mates, all of my friends in the audience and the many great people I have met along the way.

Rest assured that the train will keep on rolling and the bass position will be in capable hands for years to come.

May all of your days be good ones!

Peace –

Kevin Rosen

Dark Star Orchestra is expected to announce a permanent replacement for Rosen in time for a fall tour. Meanwhile, Jim Allard, a veteran of bands such as Coral Creek Band, American Beauty, One Kind Favor and Shakedown Street, will take over DSO bass duties starting June 28, through the end of the summer tour.

Rosen first joined DSO as its “Phil” over a four-night stand at Martyrs’ in Chicago in November 1997. DSO will eclipse the 2,200 show mark later this month —  a significant milestone considering the Grateful Dead itself topped out at 2,315 shows over a 30-year run.

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GarciaLive Vol. 2: New Jerry Garcia Band Live Archival Release From Greek ’90 Features Guest Spot From Bela Fleck

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Earlier this year the first installment of the new GarciaLive live archival series came out (3/1/80) and sounded exceptional. On April Fool’s Day, the Garcia Estate unveiled GarciaLive 1.5 (6/26/81), which was available as a digital download that came with one of Jer’s trademark black t-shirts. While GarciaLive Volume 2 hasn’t been officially announced, thanks to a tip from HT reader Steve R. we can reveal that the next installment will feature JGB’s August 5th, 1990 performance from Berkeley’s Greek Theatre.

At the moment, GarciaLive Vol. 2 is set for a June 11th release via Round Records. The Jerry Garcia Band’s 8/5/90 show is notable for many reasons including a guest spot from Bela Fleck of opening act Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Fleck adds banjo to covers of Midnight Moonlight (Peter Rowan) and The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff). Also of note, the JGB covers Tears of Rage by The Band towards the end of the first set.

We can’t wait to feast our ears on an official recording of this longtime fan-favorite JGB show. You can pre-order GarciaLive Vol. 2 via Amazon.com for $14.99.

Here’s the setlist from the Jerry Garcia Band’s August 5th, 1990 performance…

Set 1

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (Marvin Gaye cover)
Stop That Train (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
Forever Young (Bob Dylan cover)
Run For The Roses
That’s What Love Will Make You Do (Little Milton cover)
My Sisters and Brothers (Charles Johnson cover)
Tears of Rage (The Band cover)
Deal

Set 2

Midnight Moonlight (Peter Rowan cover) w/ Bela Fleck on banjo
The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff cover) w/ Bela Fleck on banjo
And It Stoned Me (Van Morrison cover)
Waiting for a Miracle (Bruce Cockburn cover)
Evangeline (Los Lobos cover)
Think (Jimmy McCracklin cover)
That Lucky Old Sun (Frankie Laine cover)
Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan cover)

[Tracklisting via JCR Music News]

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Couch Tour Alert: Watch Fiya Fest Live From New Orleans

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Back in March we reported on a benefit called Fiya Fest that’s being held in New Orleans today. Remember this lineup? GABE (George Porter Jr., Billy Iuso, Eric Bolivar and Anders Osborne), Dragon Smoke (Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio and Eric Lindell), Dr. Klaw (Eric Krasno, Nigel Hall, Ian Neville, Adam Deitch and Nick Daniels), Karl Denson with The Dirty Dozen Horns (Nikki Glaspie, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, Robert Walter and Eddie Roberts), The New Orleans Suspects and the Bonerama Horns, Funky But Better (Terrence Higgins, Nigel Hall, Big Sam, Roosevelt Collier, Khris Royal, Doug Wimbish and Eric McFadden), The Revivalists and Artists-At-Large Mike Dillon, Corey Glover and Skerik.

For those of us who aren’t in The Crescent City watching this incredible hand in-person, the fine folks at Funk It Blog has us covered with a free audio/video webcast. Take a look…

Watch live video from funkitblog on www.justin.tv

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Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Surprise Stockholm With Complete Performance Of Born To Run Album

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There’s a large contingent of Bruce Springsteen fans who feel that The Boss gives he best at European shows. Only three performances in to the E Street Band’s just-started European leg of the Wrecking Ball Tour, those fans are looking extremely smart right now. Springsteen and the E Street Band are in the middle to tonight’s show at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden as of press time and there’s already news from the gig worth posting.

[Photo via @littlebrooce]

The Boss and his band have shocked the Swedish crowd by performing their 1975 iconic album Born To Run in its entirety. After opening the show with six songs that included three off Wrecking Ball, Springsteen and the E Streeters lit into Thunder Road. By the time they got to Backstreets it became clear what was happening. Bruce has covered the album a few times in 2008 and 2009, but in nearly all of those instances The Boss had announced his intentions before the show. Not tonight!

Pro-shot video of Out In The Street and The Promised Land has already surfaced…

 

Here’s the setlist which will be updated as the show progresses…

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Review and Photos: The Wanee Festival – 2013

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Wanee Festival @ Spirit of Suwannee Music Park – April 18 – 20

Words and Photos: Rex Thomson

True artistic expression comes from within and, like the music of the Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic and their friends on the lineup of this year’s Wanee Music Festival, stands the test of time.

[All Photos by Rex Thomson]

In our modern world we have been trained by the continual replacement and updating of our electronics, knowledge base and even our food (Try our new BLUE tacos! They’re X-TREME!) to the point where anything more than a year old gets a suspicious eye towards its merit. Some things, however, can not be denied, such as the raw emotion evoked when the first guitar strains of In Memory of Elizabeth Reed cut through to your very core. The tens of thousands of visitors to the annual party hosted by the Allmans and some of southern rock’s heaviest hitters know what they like, and once again left with their socks rocked straight off by massive walls of dueling guitars, heavy organs and funky horn blasts that echoed in their hearts long after the last encore.

Just south of Greg Allman’s native Georgia lies the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, home to up to eight festivals a year, with Wanee being the biggest of the year. With close to a hundred acres of scenic grounds including the Suwannee River itself, mile after mile of hiking trails and cypress shaded camping, cabins for those who like a little more of the home life, a lake and even a chapel that hosted three weddings over the weekend, Suwannee is the ideal place to spend time with friends, relax in nature’s splendor and enjoy the music that has meant so much to so many over the years.

The pilgrimage to this music mecca has become a deep rooted tradition among attendees, with camping spots claimed years in advance, and traditions long standing. Some folks even spend the months in between the event planing elaborate campsite decoration themes such as this year’s amazing “Rabbit Hole” Alice In Wonderland set up. Into this magic setting descend the throngs of music fans ready for a weekend filled with music, friends and fun in the sun. With several acts getting an early jump on the weekend starting on Wednesday, Wanee easily has the record for the earliest start for a weekend festival.

With two stages set up across the main festival grounds the usual festival worry about missing your favorite acts is less than normal. While there is some overlap between set times, the walk between stages is easy and with the amazing variety of artisan booths and food vendors, the trip is a chance to browse an open air marketplace whose roots stretch back to the dawn of civilization. As an added attraction, touring the campground is this year’s newest addition – “The Traveling Stage,” a covered flatbed with bands such as Cope and Beebs and Her Moneymakers bringing their music to the people mobile style.

With only one stage running for Thursday, the crowd packed the amphitheater stage area to capacity, lounging in hammocks and sitting in chairs strategically set up on the various sculpted tiers that encircle the venue. Featuring special acts like the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars and the Royal Southern Brotherhood, the latter of which features Devon Allman and Cyril Neville keeping the spirit of the south-land alive and well. Devon’s heritage alone was enough to ensure a good turn out, but his skills on the guitar showed him to be more than a person coasting on name recognition alone.

Festival stalwarts and legitimate legends Hot Tuna, featuring members of the original Jefferson Airplane Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy, played the music that they have spent over five decades making. Closing Thursday’s Mushroom Stage was a rare sighting of the Greyboy Allstars, featuring the incredible one two punch of Karl Denson and Robert Walter, with a funktacular backing band that established the claim to the “All Star” title. The interplay between Denson’s sax and flute and Walter’s old school Hammond organ sound was easily the finest display of musicianship seen that day.

Friday started off far earlier than most folks who had closed the stages the night before were prepared to deal with, but bands like Flannel Church, The Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio and The Revivalists were welcomed by a surprisingly enthusiastic bunch of devoted fans. Georgia act Blackberry Smoke proved themselves a band to watch out for, playing as authentic and pure a rock set as any other over the course of the weekend, as they brought youth and fire to their guitar-based anthems.

Longtime Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe brought his Jasssz Band to the Mushroom Stage for an eclectic set that had bluesy, rocking undertones as well as an obvious respect for the free form traditions of improvisation. Over on the big stage, affectionately known as the Peach Stage the crowd slowly filled up the field with their maze of chairs and blankets, firing themselves up for music while warily keeping an eye on the sky as dark clouds filled the air. Robert Randolph, master of the pedal steel guitar, whipped his band and the listeners into a righteous fury, his mix of gospel-tinged spirituals and lowdown rock had the crowd dancing from one end of the field to the next.

One of the big surprises of the weekend was that Primus front man Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang was a down home and dirty, swampy collaboration with Marc Haggard on guitar, which featured sparse, cheeky reconstructions of Primus tunes, covers and a fun sit in with fellow “Electric Apricot” alumni Warren Haynes. Haynes only had a few moments to sit in however, as his band Gov’t Mule was up next on the big stage, with a sea of happy faces awaiting their arrival. Haynes trademarked blues-rock style permeated every note, and his raspy, powerful voice lent a depth and soul to the performance that few could hope to match. The modern incarnation of the rocking bluesman, the tireless performer ignored the oncoming rain and played to his fans who would probably stand there and jam if it was raining fire instead of water from the sky.

Over on the Mushroom Stage Oteil Burbridge, bassist for the Allmans, was also pulling double duty, as he sat in with Luther Dickinson’s North Mississippi All Stars, the third band of the weekend to bear that description in their name. With their regular bass player dealing with medical issues, the band got by with a little help from their friends, and turned it into a true family affair. Luther’s guitar tone is a bit crisper and cleaner than some of the other players highlighted at Wanee, but he sits squarely among the top tier through his sheer will and emotive note bending. The rain came and went in spurts as the crowd left the NMAS show and headed to the first of two massive opening slot sets for what should probably be billed as co-headlining duties by Widespread Panic.

As natural a pairing as humanly possible, modern music’s greatest southern rock band, Widespread Panic, and the band that defined the sound and blazed the trail that Panic and so many others followed, The Allman Brothers Band, closed out the main stage both nights with a pair of nearly six-hour blasts of music that takes it time getting warmed up before bringing more heat than most stages could possibly withstand. Between John Bell’s smooth yet husky vocals, Jimmy Herring’s uncanny ability to cut though any wall of sound with his guitar wizardry, the traditional focal point for the southern rock genre – the guitar attack, was more than well covered. Over a weekend of amazing guitar fireworks, Herring’s expressive style stood out for its plaintiveness, warmth of tone and ability to go from long mournful wail to full aggression instantly. All this played out over a percussive canvas laid out by drummer Todd Nance and Domingo Ortiz on anything and everything else that could be hit to the rhythm. Bassist Dave Schools stood like a rock, smiling and laying down a low end that was capable of derailing heart beats while JoJo Hermann tickled the ivories and organ in a combination of old school barrel roll and precise strikes that made each song unique. With Warren Haynes having braved the rain drops to lay down an epic Jesus Just Left Chicago and mind blowing Maggot Brain to finish off the set, the wet, delirious fans heard something so amazing that anyone who questioned their willingness to stand in the rain and rock could point to and say “I was there!”

Finally, it was time for the hosts with the most, the reason the festival exists, The Allman Brothers, to take the stage. For the first part of their set, even the clouds held their drops, as if not daring to interfere with something so anticipated. Much was made of the previous year’s shows, marred by Greg Allman’s poor health and the death of Levon Helm casting a shadow over the weekend. Now, with Allman visibly improved and the band standing behind him, as always ready to follow his lead, the crowd’s expectations were as high as they could possibly be.

For more than 40 years, fans have known what to expect at an Allmans’ show…soaring guitars, deep, long sustained organ chords and one of the densest rhythm sections to ever pick up sticks. Entire generations have come into the world, raised on the music of the Allman Brothers, countless lives touched and moments made memories by their songs being on the turntable, radio, compact disc and audio files playing as a soundtrack. And from new fan to old, the rush of the opener Hot ‘Lanta was such that when the cheers finally settled into an appreciative hum and the band went straight into their classic reading of Statesboro Blues the thunderous cheer returned full force.

A welcome Blue Sky with Warren Haynes on vocals showcased his earthy howl against Derek Trucks sweet, warm guitar tone. The two guitarists, Haynes and Trucks, have always had incredibly large shoes to fill, and have managed to not only fulfill expectations but even in a small way make classic tunes their own. An appropriate cover of The Beatles’ Rain, along with a startlingly powerful read on the Blind Faith tune Can’t Find My Way Home by guest vocalist John Bell kept the crowd going through the downpour. Closing out their set with one of the strongest In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed in recent memory, thanks to guest guitarist Jimmy Herring adding his axe to the already monstrous attack, led to smiles all around as the three players looked delightedly at each other, comfortable in the rock steady foundation the rest of the band, including percussionist Marc Quinones and drummer Butch Trucks, along with Jaimoe on his kit, kept ably in place. The brothers Dickinson, Luther and Cody, came out to join the band for their encore One Way Out and left the stage if not on fire, than certainly smokin’.

The reggae band Steel Pulse had both the blessing and the curse of closing out the night’s festivities. Though they were safe and dry onstage, the rains increased in strength and turned the evening into a drenched, whirling cascade for those who braved the deluge.

The rains finally broke before dawn, and slowly the Saturday morning skies opened up and the sun burned its way through and started the process of drying the puddles and waterlogged unfortunates whose tents hadn’t been quite so properly secured. The Lee Boys brought a welcome spiritual feel to the morning’s awakenings, their soulful sound echoing the feeling of joy at coming through the hard night and awaking to the sun. Leon Russell greeted a surprisingly dry field outside of the Mushroom Stage, with only a few medium-sized puddles remaining throughout the day in defiance of the sun’s rays. The park, having learned its lessons about previous flooding-level storms, has installed underground drainage and pumps through the ground to quickly fight and clear any water that develops. This kind of preparedness is exactly what you would hope for from a venue that hosts as many events as Suwannee does each year, and their performance and that of the stage crews in reaction to the weather was as top notch and well executed as possible.

As the day progressed, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought a welcome sound of triumph to the afternoon, as if trumpeting the sun’s victory over the darkness of the day before. If you find yourself at a music festival on a bright sunny day and you hear Michael Franti in the distance, it’s in your best interests to head towards his light. Exuding raw good cheer and love, Franti towers above most folks not only physically, but spiritually as well, and there’s no more fitting a place for him to lead the crowd in a joyful sing-a-long to the sun itself, source of life on our little spinning rock.

Maceo Parker brought a dignity and style that was both classy and funky to the Mushroom Stage, and his band, culled from the finest players Parker has had the pleasure to recruit over the years. The celebrated horn player broke out his trademark sax and his flute to help him lead his ensemble through snaking, twisting patterns of slinky grooving funk. The near revival feeling of the Tedeschi-Trucks Band had the crowd lost in the holy spirit. As full a band as we saw all weekend, with a horn section, backing vocalists and the one-two punch of the first couple of southern rock itself, Derek Trucks has been wowing anyone within ear shot since his early teens with his guitar virtuosity, while Susan Tedeschi has every player’s most wished for weapon, a voice to accompany her fierce blues chops.

The second night of the Widespread Panic into The Allman Brothers Band combination was a welcome finish to the weekend, and the diehards to the new fans alike were more than ready for another night of epic guitar journeys and impossibly dense, grinding, musical interplay. A cover-laden set by Widespread Panic gave some heavy highlights, particularly Derek Trucks and bride Tedeschi joining Panic for a lovely I’ve Been Working – a Van Morrison tune that could stand to be heard far more often than it is. Closing to uproarious cheers with Fishwater, John Bell and his gang of six prepared to ride off into the sunset as if they were a posse of the old west…their work done and done well.

The Allman Brothers had a tough show ahead of them, thanks to their urge to try and satisfy every long standing fan in the audience and a catalog stuffed with favorites. An intertwined 1983 and Mountain Jam took nearly 20 minutes to finish, while a radio-friendly length Midnight Rider had many in the audience up in arms and high in spirit. Melissa and a traditionally epic Whipping Post followed, before the band and the crowd took a much needed break. Returning to say their farewells til next year and send the fans off with a smile, the band paused and looked at the crowd as they welcomed their idols back to the stage for the encore, a playful, interweaving Southbound that gave each player one brief moment to shine, before uniting them all one last time to bring down the house.

As the weary crowd started to slowly file out, the sounds of the Galactic with Friends set spurred them into a near sprint, remembering that there was one last chance to dance and lose themselves in the music. Galactic promised to bring out their friends, and they came through with flying colors. With Corey Glover out on tour with his previous band, Living Colour, vocal duties were handled by the Revivalists’s David Shaw, and his raspy soulful voice turned out to be a near perfect fit. It’s a testament to Galactic’s versatility that most anyone could get up in front of the band and sound amazing, but Shaw brought a powerful sound and stage presence to the set, and when he was out there was a fire that was great to see. Guitarist Papa Mali and sax guru Skerik made the trip from New Orleans just to sit in, and seeing the smiles on their faces it was obvious that the journey was worth it. That sentiment was echoed by not just the words but the tired, smiling faces all around the amphitheater, and when the last earth shattering tune, a bombastic Led Zeppelin cover of When The Levee Breaks, the shell-shocked music fans flowed like water down a gentle slope out of the viewing areas – content to their cores but ready for more.

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Video: Thom Yorke – Karma Police

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Last night Thom Yorke was the musical guest on the U.K. late-night talk show The Jonathan Ross Show. Yorke appeared on the chat show to promote Amok the full-length debut from his all-star side-project Atoms For Peace, performing a solo piano version of the track Ingenue. For his first song of the night though, the Radiohead front-man used the opportunity to play a somewhat abbreviated take on the OK Computer track Karma Police. Yorke had to engage in some standard talk show chit-chat with Ross prior to the song, so head to about 1:44 in the clip to watch the performance…

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Atoms For Peace will kick off the U.S. leg of their world tour with a gig at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA on September 24.

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Televised Tune: Rod Stewart on Jimmy Kimmel Live

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It was really hard not mentioning Zooey Deschanel’s Tuesday visit to Letterman in this space…so instead I’ll point you towards Rod Stewart’s visit to Jimmy Kimmel tonight. Stewart will release his 28th studio album, Time, on May 7 (UK release on May 6) and will launch a major world tour on June 1.

Monday, May 6 [All Times ET]

  • James Blake on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Fall Out Boy on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
  • Rod Stewart on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
  • Steve Martin & Edie Brickell on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
  • Gold Fields on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Tuesday, May 7

  • Iron & Wine on Conan [TBS 11PM]
  • Zooey Deschanel on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Patty Griffin on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
  • Goo Goo Dolls on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
  • The Breeders on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Wednesday, May 8

  • Natalie Maines on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
  • Emlie Sanda on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
  • Fitz & The Tantrums on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
  • Lady Antebellum on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
  • Metz on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Thursday, May 9

  • Incubus: HQ Live [Palladia 6PM]
  • Zac Brown Band: Uncaged at Red Rocks [AXS 9PM]
  • RNDM on Conan [TBS 11PM]
  • Tom Jones on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
  • will.i.am on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
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