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Phish Summer Tour

DTB in the U.K.

MMW Will Teach Master Class on Downtown Tour

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Jambands Poll

Which of these bands are you most hyped up to follow this summer?

Allman Brothers Band
Trey Anastasio Band
moe.
Phil & Friends
String Cheese Incident
Widespread Panic
Another fine group you callously ignored
Just hitting various festivals
Dunno, you got room in your car, bro?


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Jams In Progress

Each month we'll offer you a sneak peak of what some bands are doing in the studio or on the road, along with commentary from the musicians.



This month another look at a Disco Biscuit jam in progress...

 

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2 Nights with Strangefolk
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June 16 State Theater, Portland, ME
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June 17 Avalon, Boston MA
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Fri-Sun June 16-18 Camp Buzz, Pedro, OH
Official site www.campbuzz.com

Fri-Sun June 23-25 Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT
Official site www.gatheringofthevibes.com

Eye Candy - Photo Features

Gathering of the Vibes - AJ Abrams and Mike Mac
Transcendental Purim Party with Michael Ray - Joey Lichter
Horton Hears a Wu: A Journey Into the Heart of a Beautiful Beast - Jack Chester
"Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki" Images from Big Cypress Part 2 - Mike Mac
NEW: On Tour In The Big Apple - AJ Abrams and Mike Mac

From the Touring Desk - Phish at Radio City Music Hall
by Jesse Jarnow
5/21: Better Than 'Cats'
5/22: A Bit of Light Music
The Kitchen Sink Files - by Benjy Eisen
Snapshots: Bisco in the 215 - images by Mike McNamara
Spilling the Seed, Part Two: Phish, An Erection, and God
De-Jamming the Grammys
Spilling the Seed, Part One: Hot Tubs and Hot Dogs
The Distance My Homeland But I Just Don't Know How
Kitchen Sink Archives

May 2000 - Vol. 3, Issue #5

New Groove of the Month: Ray's Music Exchange

"It's jazz. It's fusion. It's Latin. It's rock. It's funk. Put it all together, and you have one crazy musical experience; an experience that will leave your body, mind and soul exhausted, and have you clamoring for more. "

Boards: [General] [Musicians]
[Grassroots]
[Radio]
[Band Links]
[ Chat]

Feature Articles - May '00

Trey Anastasio: The Elegant Complexities of Groove
by Jeff Waful

Mark Karan's Menagerie: From Ratdog to Jemimah Puddleduck
by Dean Budnick

David Nelson: High Adventure
by Bob Makin

North Mississippi All-Stars: The New, New Brothers of Blues
by Chip Schramm

Percy Hill's Aaron Katz: Slave (Self-Promoted)
by Dan Alford and Jocelyn Russell

Duane Betts Explores a Parallel Path
by Rob Turner

Phoenix Presents Tad Flynn (and Vice-Versa)
by Dean Budnick

Mytheogenesis: John Dwork Works with String Cheese Incident to Create a New Concert Paradigm
by Michael Sammet

The Jam to Enlightenment - Part 3: Follow Your Bliss
by Dave Rioux

Backstage Pass: Dividing Up the Work In Rane
by Lee Seelig

Kindergarten, A Science Fair, and moe.
by Joy Why


Monthly Regulars

From the Editor - Dean Budnick
Feedback - Dean Budnick
Jamband Charts
Astro Jams - Cosmic Zink
Homegrown Happenings - Marcie Vogel
Jambands Business School - Phil Simon
Jam Between the Dials - Eli Gurock

Culturejamming - Chris Zahn
Roadtrip of the Month - Ira Pasternack
Venue of the Month - David Saslavsky
Setting Levels - Paul Pro Pearson
Ghosts of Jambands Past - Mary Carmen
Inaudible Hiss - Dean Budnick
Tape Cases - Dan Alford

Columnists
Lee Abraham - Points On A Line
Chris Bertolet - Stuck In Normal
DNA - Genetic Strands
Jason Fladager - The Tao of Wu
Alek Grabinski - Downerman Revival

Erica Lynn Gruenberg - Dark Side of the Muse
Jesse Jarnow - Brain Tuba
Jon-David Schlough - Ear to the Grindstone David Steinberg - Some Are Mathematicians
Carol Wade - Innerspace


Regional Reports
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Big Sky - IA, MN, ND, SD, MT, NE, WY, MO, KS
International - Anywhere Abroad
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CD Reviews
Phish - Farmhouse
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice - The Pizza Tapes
John Scofield - Bump
moe. - 3.1
ulu Live At The Wetlands Preserve, New York City 11.19.99
Jimmie Dale Gilmore - One Endless Night
North Mississippi All Stars - Shake Hands With Shorty
Bill Laswell - Emerald Aether: Shape Shifting
Boud Deun - The Stolen Bicycle
Liquid Soul - Here's The Deal
Kila - Lemonade and Buns
the Residents - American Composers Series

Junk Genius - Ghost of Electricity
Dexter Grove - Live Without A Crowd - volume 1
Bruce Molsky - Poor Man's Troubles
Ponticello - Dark Skies
Jerry Granelli and Badlands - Crowd Theory
the Gabe Dixon Band - More Than It Would Seem
Tall Dark Stranger - Hotcakes
John McGaraghan - Lost Along The Way
Radio Mosaic - Look Around
Tycoon Dog - Ruff Cuts
Tom Chaffee and Saturnalia - self-titled
Might As Well - Still Live


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Wetlands Preserve, NYC

6/13 The Deadbeats * Burt Neilson Band
6/16 Ha Ha the Moose (w/ Rob, Chuck & Jim of moe.) * Uncle Sammy * Big Jim
6/17 Max Creek * Inasense * Rockett Band
6/19 & 6/20 Blue Floyd
6/22 Post Jammys with The New Deal

 

Lion's Den

6/15 The Party Band
6/17 Tripping Billies - John Lardieri - Seth Feinberg Band
6/24 Project/Object perf. the music of Frank Zappa - Star People
7/1 Cee Knowledge & the Cosmic Funk Orchestra (form. Doodlebug of Digable Planets)
8/3 David Nelson Band

Gathering of the Vibes

Phoenix Presents

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High Sierra Music Festival!
June 30 - July 3
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Strangefolk
June 16- State Theater, Portland ME
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June 17- Avalon, Boston MA
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Gamelan Productions

6.9 - Jazz Mandolin Project w/ Dr. Didg (Tent) @ Middle East Downstairs
6.17 - Ha Ha the Moose (Feat. Chuck, Rob, and Jim of moe.) @ Middle East Downstairs
6/20 Jiggle w/Dan Rockett @House of Blues
6/21 Jiggle w/The Big Wu @House of Blues
6/23 - Dispatch w/ Elwood @ Middle East Downstairs Downstairs
6/24 - David's Foote, Jinx Motive, and FreeLance Bishops @ Middle East Upstairs
7/7 - Treehouse Union, The Groove Homes Band, & Joint Custody @ Middle East Downstairs
7/14 - Non-Phixion, Ripshop, Necro, & Mr. Lif @ Middle East Downstairs
7/15 - Uncle Sammy, Addison Groove Project and Cosmic Dilemna @ Middle East Downstairs
7/20 - Percy Hill @ Middle East Downstairs


Stanhope House
Stanhope, NJ

June 2000
Fri. 9th Commander Cody
Sat. 10th Shade Tree Mechanics Blues Band
Thur. 15 Jiggle The Handle (live webcast on wnti.org & WNTI benefit)
Fri. 16 Todd Wolfe Blues Project
Sat . 17 Black Widow Blues Band
Wed. 21 New Orleans Klezmer Allstars
Thur. 22 Matt Witte's New Blood Revival
Fri. 23 Zen Tricksters
Sat. 24 A.L. James & Spare Change
Thur. 29 Second Left
Fri. 30 Billy Hector & The Fairlanes (Now taper friendly!)
*Special Show*
1st Annual Backyard BBQ
w/ Addison Groove Project & Uncle Sammy

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