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Northeast Regional Report Edited by Tony Oliveira & Pete Sahlin
- The Slip- Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA 11/12/98
- Widespread Panic- The State Theater, Portland, ME 11/20/98
- Electric Blue and the Kozmik Truth - Theodore's, Springfield, MA 11/25/98
- Phish - The Centrum - Worcester, Massachusetts 11/27/98
- Northeast Calendar of Upcoming Jam Band Shows
From the Editors:
Welcome Folks,
This past month has been especially enjoyable- music wise- here in New England. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Anyhow, it seems that many of you probably had too much fun, since I haven't received many reviews of all these fines shows. I've managed to cover a few of the for you, but, as always, your help is both welcome and needed. I know a lot of you are on discussion lists for your favorite bands and likely, do reviews for those particular lists. Why don't you guys send those reviews our way (CC: us!) so everyone else can enjoy them too? Remember, many of the bands we love get little or no publicity from the usual media outlets and they too can use your help in "spreading the word" and of course, the music! The list you're on already knows how good your favorite band is....let us know about it too! I'm sure we (the bands and fans) would all appreciate it. Not to mention, you can see your name in lights, so to speak. Remember all reviews are due by the 5th of the month. OK, enough preaching. We'll see ya all at the Dec. shows and the Holiday runs.Happy Holidays,
-Tony and Pete
NEW UPCOMING SECTION! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!ATTENTION: PUBLICISTS. MANAGERS, AND THE LIKE.
Pete and I would like to add a NEWS section. This section will have to do with any and all news among the N. England (jam)bands. This will include things such as line-up changes, management changes, CD releases, band signings, new band formations, special shows, new band websites, official press releases, etc. We, of course, are dependent on you for most of this info, so don't hesitate to e-mail us with it. Stay tuned!
NEWS:
Electric Blue and the Kozmik Truth:
Their publicist wishes to inform everyone that two members have left the band; one guitarist and one drummer. They are now playing as a four piece band and actively looking to add a fifth musician, a keyboardist. If anybody out there knows of, or is a talented keyboard player and would like more information; call Jerry Camerota of True Blue Productions at (413) 323-8822.
The Slip- Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
11/12/98
by Tony OliveiraWell, it had been a few months since I managed to catch the Slip and needless to say, I was not disappointed. For some reason I keep missing these guys and since they are pretty much a local band, I guess I've been taking them for granted; rest assured, this will no longer be the case. I'm not nearly familiar enough to write a *proper* review so you'll just have to make due with this one.
The Bread & Puppet Circus performed (a play) before the Slip took the stage. I found it mildly entertaining, though many people seemed to love it. The Slip took the stage to a decent (size) and very energetic crowd at about 11 PM. For those of you not familiar with them, they are a 3 piece band; drummer, bass player and guitarist. Most of their songs are instrumental pieces though they do sing a few songs. I hate to label any bands, but they've always reminded me of MMW; just swap the Keyboards for a guitar. Actually, the guitarist reminds me a lot like Scofield because of his guitar style. This is not to say they aren't very original...they are. They played mostly instrumentals and even gave each other a solo or two. At least I remember the bass player getting one and I think, the drummer. About 2/3 of the way through the show, they sang their first song. Immediately, the improvement in their vocals struck me.
I recall the first few times I saw them; they didn't sing any songs. Then I remember when I first heard them sing and I honestly thought it needed some work, but was still enjoyable...now, they seem to have improved quite a bit. All in all, I was very impressed and they seem to have improved every time I've seen them. I will definitely be taking in more Slip shows in the near future...I recommend everyone do the same if they play your area.
-Tony
Widespread Panic- The State Theater, Portland, ME 11/20/98
by Donny Grieco1: Let's Get Down To Business, Little Kin > Use Me > 1x1, Hatfield > Stop-Go > Raise The Roof > B of D > Proving Ground 2: Papa Legba > Guilded Splinters > Dying Man, Airplane > Rebirtha > Drums > Mercy > Radio Child
E: Happy > No Sugar Tonight
[Dave brought out a birthday cake for Todd while JoJo played Happy Birthday after 'Drums']
Portland was great, except for all the rain and the traffic getting out of Boston. We walked in right in the middle of my first "Let's Get Down To Business" since Irving Plaza 95. The first thing I noticed was how beautiful the State Theater is. It was very wide with 3 levels of open space and then several rows of seats and a balcony. It was even nicer than the Merrill Auditorium, without the overbearing security. I told my girlfriend that I would never miss a good show at this place. "Use me" was a first. 1x1 was killer. The last time I heard this live was at Portland last year and I noticed they repeated several songs from 4/24/97 (raise the roof, dying man, happy). Nothing to complain about. I had no idea they played B of D, my first time ever hearing it. We spent the first set at the front row of chairs to the left of the tapers (I brought 2 tapers to their first show, both left impressed). We moved to the balcony where they were selling beer. "Legba" kicked of second set. I think this one was a first for me. "Aeroplane" was my first since Lupos in 96. It jammed like crazy into "rebirtha" and then into drums. At the end of drums, schools brought out a birthday cake for Todd and Jo Jo played happy birthday which lead into an always welcome "Radio Child". Hands down the best encore I have witnessed. "Happy" and my first "No Sugar" tonight.
Electric Blue and the Kozmik Truth - Theodore's, Springfield, MA 11/25/98Being home (Ludlow) for Thanksgiving, I decided to head downtown to check these guys out - again. FYI Springfield is somewhat lacking in the local music scene, especially among jambands. I know this because I lived in the area for the better part of my life, before heading east. Anyhow, I arrived at the show to a pretty packed house. I had been to Theodore's on many an occasion. They usually have lots of blues bands and are one of the few bars in the area that have live, "original" music, on a regular basis. I had never really seen it this crowded...nice to see. This is a band I've seen a couple of times, but am not *familiar* with so I can't go into detail about the songs/versions, etc. EBKT was a six piece band on this night (see the news section for an update); two guitarists, two drummers, bass player and a female singer. Both guitarists have an Almanesqe sound with a blues feel thrown in there. The singer has a phenomenal voice, which seems to get compared to Janis Joplin, all the time. I've actually seen her compared to Deep Banana Blackout's lead singer (another female voice often compared to Janis). Personally, I think her voice comes much closer. Electric Blue and the Kozmik Truth does a mix of covers and originals and sometimes- instrumentals. I do recall them doing an Allman's cover that night which I thought was exceptional. My foggy memory also recalls that he singer did an amazing rendition of, what I think, was a Joplin tune- sorry, but the name escapes me. It's a song with no music and her powerful voice gets center stage for this one. Well, this was definitely the most enjoyable of the few shows I have seen. Make sure to check these guys out if they come around to your area and of course, send your review our way! -Tony
The Centrum - Worcester, Massachusetts 11/27/98
by Tony OliveiraSetlist: 11/27/98 The Centrum - Worcester, Massachusetts
I (1:23): Funky Bitch, Ya Mar -> Carini, Runaway Jim, Meat, Reba*, My Old Home Place, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, When the Circus Comes, Birds of a Feather II (1:18): Buried Alive, Wipe Out**, Chalk Dust Torture*** -> Mirror in the Bathroom -> Chalk Dust Torture -> Dog Log^ -> Chalk Dust Torture > Sanity, Buffalo Bill -> Mike's Song^^ -> I Am Hydrogen-> Weekapaug Groove^^^ > Jam^^^^ -> Run Like an Antelope E (0:13): Wading in the Velvet Sea, Golgi Apparatus -> Wipe Out+ * - with whistling ** - Fishman introduced by Trey *** - with Wipe Out teases **** - Special Beat aka (?) The English Beat cover (2 verses played); from the album Gangsters; first time played ^ - possibly inspired by a dog show taking place next door to the Centrum; very bluesy ^^ - with spacy, ambient jamming ^^^ - with recurring Wipe Out jamming and spacy jam ^^^^ - spacy jamming, basically they stopped the jam out of Weekapaug Groove and restarted Weekapaug and its jam about 9 minutes long + - with Fishman drum solo before being introduced by Trey again and finishing Wipe OutWell, if the setlist (especially 2nd set!) doesn't get your mouth watering, then I'm afraid I don't what will. I arrived early enough to grab a couple of brews over at the Firehouse and ran into a couple of TG friends. I was waiting for another friend to arrive, since I had his ticket and 2 extras for Saturday. Luckily, I ran into him out on the street, right before he was about to give up and go home. Went inside and just missed the beginning of Funky bitch - pretty standard version. Decided to hang with a friend in his seats, rather than go to mine, on the floor. First set highlights, for me, were Runaway Jim, a *very* nice Reba, and Vultures - because it doesn't seem to get played all that often. I went and did my usual between set activities, bathroom, beer and finally made it onto the floor. Like I said, I thought the first set was pretty good, but I had no idea what was in store for the 2nd set. Quite possibly, one of the best Phish sets I have ever seen! I say this because of the rarities, the segues, AND the hot jamming through out. I particularly loved the double "Chalkdust" sandwich - much tastier than the chalkdust I *tasted* when the teacher made me clap the erasers ;) This was followed by Sanity. I recall them doing some warped jam last year that had some kind of Sanity tease, but this was the real deal. Buffalo Bill was next and I haven't heard this since the Great Went. Mike's Song followed and that whole segue was exceptional. I'm not even sure I've ever heard a live "I Am Hydrogen"? There was lots of spacey stuff during the whole thing. Antelope closed out the set. I thought it was pretty decent...nothing special, but I need to hear the tapes before I conclude that. Antelope is always one of my favorites, so it's one of those songs that I can never say I've heard a *bad* version of. The encore was melodramatic - a nice wind down, but I didn't realistically expect it to follow up the monster 2nd set. Looking forward to the NYE run.... -Tony
Here's an update from the latest New England Shows listing. if you don't want to receive further listings, please send email to: armand@mail.netway.com and ask to be removed from the NEshows.dis list - you should expect to receive one listing, around the end of each month.
***** make sure you call before you head to the show ! ***** let me know about any other cool bands, shows, or web-sites ! New England tour dates: ( ? before date means ***unconfirmed*** ) ======================= th 12-10 JiggleTheHandle Umass, Amherst MA 508-429-5994 th 12-10 Tonkin Toys Biederman's, Plymouth NH 603-225-9218 fr 12-11 Entrain Pearl Street, Northampton MA 413-584-7771 fr 12-11 Slip Tabor Academy, Marion RI 401- fr 12-11 Tonkin Toys Press Room, Portsmouth NH 603-225-9218 sa 12-12 AllSet Mama Kin, Boston, MA 617-536-2100 sa 12-12 Rusted Root Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA 617-562-8804 sa 12-12 Slip Higher Ground, Burlington VT 802-859-0052 sa 12-12 Slipknot Linwood Grille, Boston MA 617-267-8644 mo 12-14 Medeski Martin & Wood Lupos HH, Providence RI 401-272-5876 ?? we 12-16 ElectricBlue & the KosmikTruth LivingRoom, Providence 401-521-5200 ?? The Hadley Pub on rte. 9 in Hadley (Please note that they are listed for two venues on the same night...call the venue and confirm which one is right before heading out) th 12-17 Entrain Pickel Barrel, Killington VT 802- th 12-17 JiggleTheHandle Wobbly Barn, Killington VT 802-422-3392 fr 12-18 ElectricBlue & the Kosmik Truth IronHorse, Northampton 413-584-0610 fr 12-18 Entrain Bleachers, Salem MA 978-744-2100 fr 12-18 JiggleTheHandle Stone Coast Brew, Portland ME 207-773-2337 fr 12-18 Max Creek Living Room, Providence RI 401-521-5200 fr 12-18 Slipknot Plantation Club, Worcester MA 508-752-4666 fr 12-18 ulu Common Ground, Brattleboro VT 212-533-1075 sa 12-19 AllSet Common Ground, Brattleboro VT 802-257-0855 ?sa 12-19 ElectricBlueKosmikTruth TammanyHall, Worcester 508-791-6550 sa 12-19 Entrain World Trade Center, Boston MA 617- sa 12-19 Max Creek Xmas Office Party, Storrs CT 860-429-2587 sa 12-19 SixSouthState/Lobsters Chantilly's, Concord NH 603- sa 12-19 ulu Middle East, Cambridge MA 617-497-0576 sa 12-26 Fat City Band Call, Providence RI 401-751-2255 su 12-27 Strangefolk Capitol Theatre, Portchester NY 800-677-8650 mo 12-28 Dude Of Life / ulu Wetlands Preserve, NYC 212-966-4225 mo 12-28 Maceo Parker Somerville Theatre, MA 617-625-4088 mo 12-28 Phish Madison Square Garden, NYC 802-860-1111 tu 12-29 Maceo Parker Somerville Theatre, MA 617-625-4088 tu 12-29 Phish Madison Square Garden, NYC 802-860-1111 tu 12-29 Gordon Stone Lion's Den, NYC 212-477-2782 we 12-30 God Street Wine Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA 617-562-8804 we 12-30 JiggleTheHandle Met Cafe, Providence RI 401-861-2142 we 12-30 Phish Madison Square Garden, NYC 802-860-1111 we 12-30 Slip Wetlands Preserve, NYC 212-966-4225 we 12-30 Electic Blue & the Kozmik Truth The Hadley Pub, Hadley, MA th 12-31 Ship Of Fools All Star Midnight Jam, Kaiser Aud, Oakland CA th 12-31 BluesTraveler / LeftoverSalmon AragonBallroom, Chicago 773- th 12-31 Conehead Buddha Lion's Den, NYC 212-634-0427 th 12-31 Entrain Harpers Ferry, Allston MA 617-254-9743 th 12-31 God Street Wine 9:30 Club, Washington DC 202-265-0930 th 12-31 Jiggle/Reid/MBL Middle East, Cambridge MA 617-354-5434 th 12-31 Juggling Suns Legends, Las Vegas NV 702- th 12-31 Max Creek CT Expo Center, Hartford CT 860-422-0000 th 12-31 moe. Electric Factory, Phil PA 215- th 12-31 Ominous Seapods Styleen's, Syracuse NY 315- th 12-31 Phish Madison Square Garden, NYC 802-860-1111 th 12-31 Slipknot Attic, Newton MA 617-964-6684 th 12-31 Widespread Panic Fox Theatre, Atlanta GA 404-881-2100 ** Happy New Year ! ** su 1-03 God Street Wine Wobbly Barn, Killington VT 802-442-3393 mo 1-04 God Street Wine Wobbly Barn, Killington VT 802-442-3393 th 1-07 AcousticJunction Iron Horse, Northampton MA 413-584-0610 fr 1-08 AcousticJunction Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA 617-562-8804 fr 1-08 Al & Transamericans*, MiddleEast, Cambridge MA 617-497-0576 fr 1-08 Ronnie Earl Scullers, Boston MA 617-562-4111 sa 1-10 AcousticJunction Webster Theatre, Hartford CT 860- sa 1-09 Al & Transamericans*, TBD, Albany, NY 212-592-3542 sa 1-09 Ronnie Earl Scullers, Boston MA 617-562-4111 su 1-10 AcousticJunction Snow Barn, Mount Snow VT 802- th 1-14 Max Creek Wobbly Barn, Killington VT 802-442-3393 fr 1-15 Ronnie Earl Iron Horse, Northampton MA 413-584-0610 sa 1-16 Ronnie Earl Higher Ground, Winooski VT 802-859-0052 th 1-21 Foxtrot Zulu Muddy River, Portsmouth NH 603- fr 1-22 Foxtrot Zulu Tammany Hall, Worcester MA 508-791-6550 fr 1-22 Max Creek Toads Place, New Haven CT 203-624-TOAD fr 1-22 Electric Blue & the Kozmik Truth Fire and Water Cafe, Northampton MA ( every 4th Friday of the month) sa 1-23 Foxtrot Zulu Claddagh, Lawrence MA 978- we 1-27 Charlie Hunter Higher Ground, Burlington VT 802-859-0052 th 1-28 Foxtrot Zulu Sunday River, Bethel ME 207- th 1-28 CharlieHunter/ChristianMcBride Regattabar Cambridge 617- fr 1-29 Foxtrot Zulu Sunday River, Bethel ME 207- fr 1-29 CharlieHunter/ChristianMcBride Regattabar Cambridge 617- fr 1-29 Ominous Seapods NorthernLights, CliftonPark NY 518- sa 1-30 CharlieHunter/ChristianMcBride Regattabar Cambridge 617- th 2-11 Bela Fleck Music Hall, Portsmouth NH 603-436-2400 th 2-18 Bela Fleck Flynn Theatre, Burlington VT 802-86FLYNN fr 2-19 Bela Fleck Flynn Theatre, Burlington VT 802-86FLYNN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ other tour dates, festivals, and fun stuff ============================================ al. & the transamericans world tour '99 www.moe.org 1-05/09 TBA five northeast shows TBA 212-592-4889 Al Schnier (moe.), Ted Merotta (seapods), Jim Loughlin (moe., yolk), Kirk (freebeer&chicken), Rolf Witt (danksters), 5 show tour in Jan 99 (the 1-08 show at Middle East in Cambridge features an acoustic opener with members of Jiggle The Handle and friends) Medeski Martin & Wood - five shows at Bowery Ballroom in NYC 1-13 through 1-17 Bowery Ballroom, NYC - capacity 530 fans tickets go on sale 12-09: 212-269-4TIX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to sign up for nycheads.dis, and receive an email similar to this one, with concert happenings in and around the nyc area, send an email to: Majordomo@IConNet.NET with the following words in the body of your message: subscribe nycheadswhere is your actual email address or, you can check NYCheads web-site: www.tiedrich.com/concerts
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