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Homegrown Happenings
by Marcie Vogel - marcie@homegrownmusic.netCatalogs, catalogs and more catalogs!!! You can request one by sending me an email or you can check it out online - www.homegrownmusic.net - the big news (drum roll please): YOU CAN NOW ORDER ONLINE!!!!!!! Head on over to our site and check it out!
The booth! The booth!! Where you can find the Home Grown Music Network in person this summer (aka COME AND SAY HI!!!):
June 18-20 GATHERING of the VIBES - Bridgeport, CT (www.ttapes.com/vibes99)
June 18-20 HEMPSPLASH '99 - Lake George, NY (www.damnsam.com)
June 25-27 MOTHER EARTH - Vienna NY (www.syrworldnet.com/~moonfest )
July 9-11 HO DOWN - Wendell, MA (www.schleigho.com)
July 17-18 PHISH - Oswego County Airport (www.phish.com)
July 30- Aug 1 GRAPE JAM - Erie, PA (www.goerie.com/grapejam)
July 30- Aug 1 CAMP CREEK - New Paltz, NY (www.maxcreek.com) Aug 13-15 BERKFEST - Barrington, MA (www.berkfest.com) Please visit www.homegrownmusic.net for updates! See ya at the show!Want to subscribe and contribute to a moderated electronic mailing list for reviews of Jam Bands across the country? A moderated list for fans of improvisational rock and jazz who would like to share their thoughts on -- and read the thoughts of others on -- shows by "jambands" and jazz outfits across the country, but who are drowning in the information on and mail of newsgroups, websites, and mailing lists.
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Hookahville '99 - Buckeye Lake, Ohio
This was definitely the best Hookahville ever! Ratdog played a weak set, IMO, breaking out many of Bobby's new songs. Hookah came out and played an excellent 2-hour electric set culminating in Dave Ellis and Bob Weir walking out for a Throwing Stones closer! It rivaled any Other Ones version, I thought. You could tell the band was psyched to be backing up one of their heroes, and they rocked the house. The encore was a very energetic Sugar Magnolia, again with Bobby and Dave Ellis. The blistering heat and the previous evening's partying kept many people from the Jazz Mandolin Project's set - boy, did they miss out! JMP played quite a few segues and jams, at one point going non-stop for about 50 minutes. Hookah's first set was long (2 hours) but weak - with the except of a 20-minute Viper's Din with Jamie Masefield to close the set. The second set was solid, and the encores were fun. The guy who always sings an encore at Hookahville rode onto the stage on a motorcycle wearing a suit with flashing red light bulbs to sing Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good To Me So Far". Tripped out, and big fun! My only complaints would be for them to dig the quad speakers (they are so completely out of phase that people were getting dizzy) and hold off on the fireworks until the music is over. There was a small group of police inside the venue, but they were very polite and kept to themselves - I didn't see a single bust. The weather was beautiful, and with Bobby up on the stage at Buckeye Lake singing Sugar Magnolia with a full, jamming band behind him.... it sure brought back some good memories. - Mike W.
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