Welcome to another edition of Home Grown Happenings and Jambands.com! First things first...the Home Grown Music Network is giving away a load of free music! Win $420 of FREE music from The Home Grown Music Network on 4/20! Enter now at http://www.emailfactory.com/contest/default.cfm?pid=171 The more people you tell about the contest and the HGMN, the more chances you have to win! Help us and win stuff!

We are gearing up for the 2001 festival season, and it is shaping up to be the biggest ever! With no Phish tour this summer, kind festivals are bound to be filled to the limit with music-loving freeks! Check our events page ( http://www.homegrownmusic.net/events.html) for updated schedules and info!

As spring approaches, the world becomes awash in life...and we at HGMN bring you musical life with our new members! That's right, we have sifted through barrels of bands to present some of the kindest, most innovative bands making good music today! Our Spring/Summer 2001 Kind Music Catalog will feature all of these new additions to the Network, but sign up for The Dancing Tree Newsletter at www.homegrownmusic.net and you'll be the first to know about these amazing new Home Grown Members!

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New additions to the Kind Music Catalog:

Jerry Garcia Band - "Don't Let Go" Double CD - This two-disc set features possibly the greatest incarnation of the Jerry Garcia Band! It includes Jerry, Keith and Donna Godchaux, John Kahn, and Ron Tutt, and was recorded live at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California on May 21, 1976. This first of two releases from the JGB archives features "After Midnight", "They Love Each other", and more, plus a bonus track of "Mighty High". $22.00

Drums and Tuba - "Vinyl Killer" CD - The newest from an eclectic act that is rapidly gaining national attention! Fresh off The Sno-Core Icicle Ball with Galactic and Les Claypool, this quirky sound will instantly intrigue you. The irresistible oom-pah of the tuba is mixed with frenzied guitar and drums, then looped and pasted with samples to create a new form. They try it all, from experimental jazz to punk-like rock that all comes out unique thanks to their unusual instrumentation. Words are just too limited! Check out all of this bands titles in our store! $15.00

moe. - "Dither" CD - The newest release from the hottest touring band around! This time they forgot the gobs of jams that permeate their live shows and crafted a well-thought out studio effort that clearly outlines their ideas. Features DJ Logic on "Captain America" and more, and includes concert favorites like "Water" and new songs such as "Opium". $17.00

Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Bottlecap T-Shirts - Wear your funky, experimental pride on your chest! These high-quality shirts have a bottlecap design on the front with the MMW logo and "Shake Well" on it, and a design by Billy Martin on the back. Long Sleeves are dark blue - $20.00, and short sleeves are slate blue - $16.00

Project Z - self-titled CD - Life-changing....mind-blowing...lots of adjectives apply to this CD! Featuring the master instrumentalism of Jimmy Herring (guitar, Allman Bros., ARU), Jeff Sipe (drums, Leftover Salmon, ARU) and Ricky Keller (bass), this CD takes music to places that have not been mapped out. From frenetic jazz rock to experimental sounds, this disc is sure to satisfy the keenest ears. $15.00

Col. Bruce Hampton - "Arkansas" and "One Ruined Life of a Bronze Tourist" CDs - Two experimental music masterpieces! Expect pure "outertainment" as Col. Bruce takes you on a journey through the "outside" of his mind...words mean nothing, or whatever you want them to...music is a toy to be manhandled....and chaos is defined as sound! "Arkansas" was released in 1987 and features guests like Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, T Lavitz, and more..."Ruined Life" has been freaking people out since 1978 and includes some of the first music of its kind. $15.00 each

Big Ass Truck - "Who Let You in Here?" CD - Southern style! This eclectic bunch combines college rock, hip-hop, and a bluesy funk style to create a new form. Seemingly normal melodies take bizarre twists, accentuated by the squawks and scribbles of a DJ, always with a touch of the funk! $15.00

Dr. Dan - "Dan on the Moon" CD - Keyboard gymnastics! Let Dr. Dan check your head with this CD full of unpredictable boogie funk! His keyboard playing is always unique, and has gained him guest appearances with Phish, Col. Bruce Hampton, Widespread Panic, Leftover Salmon, and dozens more artists. The doctor will see you now...so dance! $15.00

Soulhat - "Experiment on a Flat Plane" CD - Oddball acoustic guitar wizards immerse you in their vision! This album is a finely crafted, surprise-filled journey! Songs that seemingly are based on acoustic guitar are accentuated with all kinds of instruments and sounds...their heady style makes the listener long for a sunny day on the open road with this disc playing! $15.00

John Scofield - "Works for Me" CD - The man is a chameleon, and we are lucky to witness his changing musical hues! John Scofield's newest disc is a snazzy hybrid of traditional jazz textures and millenial sensibility. Logical melodies are gleefully accentuated with improvisational colors. This is a more organic sound than "Bump" and "A Go-Go", featuring the letter-perfect bass of Christian McBride, and wonderful performances from Kenny Garrett (alto sax), Billy Higgins (drums), and Brad Mehldau (piano). $16.00

The Motet - "Breathe" and "Play" CD's - Coloradismo! This Boulder sextet funks easily, grooves with flavor, and enlists elements of world music, jazz, cuban, calypso, and more into their well-refined sound. It's been the toughest CDs to describe that I have written about! How about this - they make everything they do sound so easy, it's like anything could happen at any moment, and it does. Whew! $14.00 and $13.00

Rebecca's Statue - "Drinking from the Water Clock" CD - This self-produced CD from one of the most original bands tearing up the midwest contains over an hour of original material and features blues master Son Seals and jazz guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque. They mix lyrical folk with world beats and modern jazz to create polyrhythmic, guitar-driven music with a backbeat. $13.00

North Mississippi Allstars - "Shake Hands with Shorty" CD - Find out what the buzz is about! This disc drips with Delta vibes! This band makes a lot of noise for a trio, and it's good stuff. Killer slide guitar, bass-heavy drums, and a classic blues bass that can change the feel of a song in one bar. A wonderful mix of new and old! $15.00

The Motet - "Breathe" CD - Another wonderful, stylistically varied recording from one of the most absurdly talented bands around! The groove, funk, and swing with ease, and incorporate many international rhythms to create a sound that can only be described as "Coloradismo"! $14.00

Club d'Elf - "As Above: Live at The Lizard Lounge" CD - Two discs of supremely satisfying audio manipulation! Features DJ Logic, Dr. Didg, founder Mike Rivard, and many more guests. Club d'Elf shows are a trip into a world of ordered chaos, where anything can happen and does happen. They blend seemingly dissimilar musical genres like hip-hop, free jazz, electronica, and Moroccan and West African trance, into flowing musical excursions for the mind. 2 live CDs. $16.00

Susan Tedeschi - "Just Won't Burn" CD - This Grammy nominee for "Best New Artist" proves her skills on this wildly popular CD! Susan has appeared with bands like Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers, Phil and Friends, Derek Trucks Band, and more. Her blues sensibility and fiery vocals will scorch your speakers! $15.00

Various Artists - So Blue, So Funky CD - Heroes of the Hammond! If you like swinging jazz/funk with masterful keyboard and guitar work a la Blue Note Records from the 1960's, dig on this! Features giants such as Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Jimmy McGriff, and many more. $14.00

The Pharmer's Almanac Volume Six - Sixth Edition of this unofficial Phish tome, packed with pictures, setlists, and reviews. $19.00

Big Mon - The Songs of Bill Monroe CD - Some of Country Music's brightest stars pay tribute to the master, Bill Monroe! Led by Ricky Skaggs, this CD features performances from Dolly Parton, Bruce Hornsby, John Fogerty, Charlie Daniels, Dwight Yoakam, and many more! $16.00

Good Medicine - "Prompt Temporary Relief" CD - This disc will definitely relieve you of any bad vibes! Bright, soothing, good-time bluegrass courtesy of Rev. Jeff Mosier and Johnny Mosier (both now with Blueground Undergrass), bassist Mark Nelson, and featuring Hughie Wylie (mandolin), Mark Van Allen (pedal steel), and Tome Wolf (harmonica). $12.00

Nickel Creek - self-titled CD - Nickel Creek is quickly rising! Anchored by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile, they have been in demand on the bluegrass festival circuit for almost a decade--even though the oldest member is only 22 years old! "These friends started playing together when they were in junior high and now that they're in their late teens-look out! They've won multiple awards for their musicianship and their three-part harmonies are truly beautiful; in other words, these kids can play...." --THE ALBUM NETWORK Nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2000! $16.00

Kevin Kinsella - "I-Town Revival" CD - John Brown's Body frontman goes solo on this soulful, irie disc, filled with positive songs, uplifting acoustic guitar, and gorgeous vocals. Its bluesy charm is a must-hear for JBB fans and a soothing addition to any collection. $12.00

Gong - "Live to Infinitea" CD - Wrap your brain around the sonic oddity that is Gong! This futuristic outfit hails from the U.K. and will surely change the way you feel about music from that part of the world! They combine complex, highly structured musical passages with ethereal, otherworldly vocals and solos to create a sound that must be heard to be understood. Recorded live, various locations, Spring 2000. $15.00

Have a great month!

Bryan Rodgers
HGMN
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