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10/17/08
Steel Train In Steady Motion With 13 In A Row
Steel Train will cross the nation for a month of touring starting on Saturday at Maxwell's in Hoboken. The group is kicking off their tour in their home state of New Jersey, with the stated intent of commemorating the one of year anniversary of their Trampoline disc. The band will then travel to the south and across the continent, eventually landing back in the northeast to close out their high impact 33 show run (which includes one stretch of 13 consecutive nights of performances) on November 28 in Philadelphia at the First Unitarian Church.
Booker T. For Free
Booker T. Jones will headline a free performance that will take place in San Francisco next weekend. The show is scheduled for Saturday October 25 at the Fillmore Center Plaza from noon to 6:30 PM. Jones will close out the day of music which also will include performances by Vinyl, Kim Nalley and Goapele. Midway through the festivities a new sculpture ("Hard Bop") will be introduced and dedicated within the Plaza.
U-Melt NYE
The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ will be the locale for an extended New Year's Eve event. U-Melt headlines the bill with over seven hours of music expected to take place. The group will be joined by former New Groove of the Month BuzzUniverse as well as The Point, Lemon Juice and Keith Kenny. Advance ticket are only $20 and the first 200 folks who purchase them will receive a commemorative poster.
U-Melt is in the South this weekend with a show tonight at The World Grotto in Knoxville, TN.
Chris Barron, Blues Traveler and The Time Bandits
Last night at the Highline Ballroom in New York City, Blues Traveler welcomed a familiar face to the stage. With echoes of Wetlands nights past, the Spin Doctors Chris Barron stepped out to lend vocals during a cover of "The Joker," with opener Lisa Bouchelle participating as well. On Sunday, the Spin Doctors' frontman likely with sit in with Traveler once again, when he opens a show for them at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. On Saturday, Barron will appear with his Time Bandits project in Hartford, with a show scheduled for Sully's Pub. Earlier that day Barron will perform a 2PM an acoustic set with bandmate Jon Loyd on local radio station WCCC, 106.9 FM.
My Morning Jacket Cancels European Tour
Due to the injuries sustained by Jim James, when he fell off the stage during a performance at the University of Iowa on October 7, My Morning Jacket has cancelled its upcoming European tour dates. In a statement on the group's website the band explains, "Our hope was to merely postpone the tour, but as our scheduling does not allow that to happen in the immediate future, we feel it is best to cancel this tour in hopes of re-scheduling at some point. We would also like to say 'thank you' to all the fans who have reached out to Jim with their well-wishes as we all hope for his speedy and full recovery." This will leave James with some time to recover since the group's next confirmed show is not until December 27 at the Chicago Theater (MMJ also will appear at the venue on the 28th, as these dates were rescheduled from October 9 and 10). On New Year's Eve the group will perform at Madison Square Garden.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds To Perform Free Virginia Show
On Sunday October 26, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will deliver a free performance in support of Barack Obama next weekend in Richmond, VA. The "Last Chance for Change" show will take place at the ALLTEL Pavilion at the VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center. Matthews and Reynolds will share the stage in an effort "to urge Virginians to vote for the change our country needs - affordable, accessible health care for every American, tax relief for middle class families struggling in this economy and a responsible end to the Iraq war." Tickets are required for the performance and can be picked up starting tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. ET, with a list of ticket locations available online.
10/16/08
Soulive Confirms New Year's Shows
The latest band to confirm its New Year’s Eve plans is…Soulive. The trio will return home to Boston for a two-night run at its old haunt the Paradise on December 30 and 31. As previously reported, the group recently spent time in the studio working on its first album since 2007’s No Place Like Soul. Soulive’s longtime friend Sam Kinninger appears on the disc and may very well also join the core trio on New Year’s Eve.
In addition, guitarist Eric Krasno has confirmed a handful of new solo shows. On October 23, Krasno will perform with the Dr. Claw supergroup at New Orleans’ famed Tipitina's French Quarter. Kraz will then stay in the Big Easy for performances Adam Deitch, Marco Benevneto and Kirk Joseph at the Bile Nile on October 24 and 25. Finnally, he’ll return to New York in time to perform with his own Eric Krasno Band at Sullivan Hall on November 6.
Marc Ribot to Join McCoy Tyner on Tour
Avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot will join lauded jazz pianist McCoy Tyner for a series of shows this fall. Tyner is scheduled to kick off a run of gigs with his core group of Gerald Cannon (bass) and Eric Kamau Gravatt (drums) at Fairfield, CT’s Quick Center for the Arts this Friday, October 17. Ribot will play guitar with the group on select dates next month, including the ensemble's appearances at Seattle’s Moore Theatre (11/14), Vancouver’s Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (11/15) and a stretch of shows at Oakland, CA’s Yoshi's (11/18-23). He may also sit in with Tyner during the pianist’s 70th Birthday Celebration at New York’s Blue Note from December 9-14.
Reid Genauer Will Be Home by 9
Reid Genauer is the latest performer to headline a Home by 9 concert at New York’s Blue Water Grill. The after work series is tailored for professionals who can’t play by late-night club rules: Doors open at 5:30 PM, show and dinner start at 6, the performance is over by 8 and you’re home by 9.
The Assembly of Dust frontman will offer an acoustic set this Tuesday, October 21 in the restaurant’s lush Jazz Room. Past Home by 9 performers have included Jonah Smith and the Spin Doctors’ Chris Barron. Looking ahead, Genauer and the rest of Assembly of Dust will close out 2008 with performances at Northampton, MA’s Pearl Street Nightclub on December 30 and 31.
Joss Stone Joins HeadCount Benefit
Joss Stone is the latest addition to HeadCount’s pre-election Get Out the Vote Party. As previously reported, the non-profit organization will host a party at New York’s Highline Ballroom on November 3, the night before the 2008 general elections. Stone joins an already impressive mix of musicians, including Robert Randolph, ?uestlove, Stanton Moore, The Benevento-Russo Duo and The Disco Biscuits’ Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner, among others. RANA/American Babies guitarist Scott Metzger has been named the evening’s musical director and will perform with a number of the evening’s entertainers.
Stone will offer a number of songs, including the new composition “Governmentalist.”
The song is also available for free download at both www.HeadCount.org and www.JossStone.com. The track is also slated to appear on Stone’s next album, which will hit stores next year.
“The U.S. election really does impact the entire world,” Stone said in a statement. “While
I can’t vote in this country, I want to do what I can to inspire others, especially young voters, to make their voices heard. I can't think of a better way to release
'Governmentalist' than to partner with a group like HeadCount that actively encourages voting."
“We're excited to welcome Joss to the long list of musicians who’ve become
involved with HeadCount,” said HeadCount co-chair Marc Brownstein. “Speaking for myself and all the other musicians who are performing, I can tell you we¹re all excited about sharing the stage with Joss.”
The concert will be the final event of HeadCount’s year-long campaign to
mobilize young voters. The entire evening will also be webcast through iclips.net.
JJ Grey to Appear on WXPN
JJ Grey & Mofro are currently on the road with the Hill Country Revue in support of their new studio album Orange Blossoms. In celebration of the album’s release, the band will perform on Philadelphia’s WXPN at noon tomorrow, October 17. Fans outside Philadelphia can also tune into the influential radio program online. JJ Grey & Mofro will perform at Philadelphia’s World Café Live tonight and New York’s Highline Ballroom tomorrow.
MMJ Reschedule Chicago Shows
My Morning Jacket will perform at the Chicago Theater on December 27 and 28. The group was originally scheduled to headline the venue earlier this month but postponed its performances after Jim James injured himself onstage in Iowa. Tickets purchased for the group’s previously scheduled October 9 show will be honored on December 27, while tickets purchased for the band’s October 10 performance will be honored on December 28. For those unable to make the show, refunds will be given at the point of purchase.
A note on the group’s homepage says the follow:
As some of you may have heard we had to cancel our show last evening in Iowa City. We were finishing up the last few bars of "Off The Record and just like any other night we were all having a great time. Jim went to get closer to the audience on his side of the stage, and as he moved forward to step onto the sub-woofer the lights darkened, and he inadvertently stepped off the stage. Upon falling, he suffered traumatic injuries to his torso, and was immediately taken to the hospital.
For those who attended the Iowa City show, we would like to extend our gratitude for your understanding and cooperation. We take our fans and performances very seriously, and would never cancel a show unless it was absolutely necessary. Please know that we will be making every effort to return to your fine city.
Thank you so much to our fans for the kind sentiments and well-wishes on Jim's behalf. We hope for Jim's quick recovery and to be back out on the road soon.
As previously reported, My Morning Jacket will headline New York’s Madison Square Garden on December 31. The group will also begin a European tour at Dublin’s Tripod on October 29.
Rob Marscher Sits In with Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee is currently two shows into a three-night run at New York’s Blender Theater. As expected, while in town the group caught up with some old friends and, Tuesday night, Matisyahu keyboardist Rob Marscher stepped in for a version of “40's Theme” at the end of the group’s second set. Marscher first befriended the members of Umphrey’s McGee while performing in Addison Groove Project and has collaborated with the group a number of times over the years, including at the group’s fabled CBGB performance. Umphrey’s McGee will close its run with another performance at the Blender this evening.
10/15/08
Omega JOIN Weekend
The New Deal's Jamie Shields and Darren Shearer will travel to Colorado for a series of shows in early December. On Thursday, December 4 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, the two will pair with Umphrey's McGee's Brendan Bayliss and Ryan Stasik for an Omega Moos performance. Then on Friday the 5th, Shields and Shearer will team up with Marco Benevento & Joe Russo for a show as The JOIN. The tour will then wrap up the next night, at the Aggie Theater in Ft. Collins with another performance by The JOIN.
Prior to then, The New Deal will return to the stage over Halloween weekend in California, starting on October 30 at the Hollywood Knitting Factory.
Col. Bruce Hampton, Oliver Wood and Yonrico Scott Bid Geoff Achison Farewell
As Geoff Achison’s stint as a Georgia resident sadly nears its close, his pending departure has inspired some great moments of cross-pollination. Last Friday night Geoff joined Derek Trucks, Tommy Talton, Mike Mattison and Michael Allman (with his proud papa reportedly on hand to watch) as guests of the Yonrico Scott Band at Atlanta’s Five Spot, and just weeks ago Achison performed with Les Paul in New York City.
However, while Geoff has a handful of US gigs left, this Monday’s “Farewell To Acho” show at Shorty’s Pizza will probably be remembered as the true going away party. A group of Achison’s most loyal fans and band mates gathered at Shorty’s Pizza in Tucker, Georgia and the collaborations were plentiful.
The evening started with the core trio (Achison on guitar, Charlie Wooton on bass and Yonrico Scott on drums) running through a few numbers including “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” from Achison's Souldiggin CD. Guitarist Jody Davies then joined for an interesting take on “Chitlins Con Carne,” “A.D.D. Man” and Achison’s “Rule The World.” Deji Coker joined on sax for a nice medley of “Never Give It Up” and “Reach For The Sky” to close the first set.
The Atlanta music scene was on display during the second set with a slew of local musicians joining in at various points (including Jordan Gonzales, Evelyn Richardson and Todd Prusin). This culminated with Achison, Scott, Oliver Wood (Wood Brothers, King Johnson) and Rob Henson (Corey Smith Band) performing Sam and Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Coming” and Achison’s “Jungle” and a Wood-sung “Something You Got.”
The final set started with Colonel Bruce Hampton joining for deliciously extended takes on “Born In Chicago” and “Spoonful” (with Barry Richman from Hampton’s Planet Zambie joining for the latter). Many of the performers alternated with Jon Schwenke, Greg Baba and Kevin Leahy (Bodeans, Shawn Mullins), while a powerful, three-piece horn section (Coker, Mark Kraemer, David Hibbert) also stepped up for “Messin’ With The Kid” and “The River’s Invitation” with REM producer Johnny Hibbert on keyboards.
Achison will return to The States this January for a brief tour which will include at least three performances on the 15th Annual Delbert McClinton Sandy Beaches Cruise, however his shows later this week in Chattanooga, TN, Sandy Springs, GA and Dahlonega, GA will be his final ones as an area resident. Report by Rob Turner
Uncle Sammy Returns
Uncle Sammy, which last performed in June 2005, reunited this past weekend in California. The occasion was the wedding of guitarist Max Delaney at the the Stinson Beach Community Center in Stinson Beach, CA. Serving as the wedding band was the Nate Wilson Group, which features Uncle Sammy drummer Tom Arey. At one point during the evening, Delaney, Arey, bassist Brian O'Connell and keyboard player Beau Sasser were enticed to perform, delivering versions of the Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street" and A.J. Croce's "Way With Woman," both of which were somewhat regular covers in the Uncle Sammy repertoire. In addition, O'Connell also sat in with the Nate Wilson Group for a portion of their set.
Hollingsworth, Porter, Krasno, Deitch and the Pearl Street All-Stars Return
This Saturday, October 18, the Boulder Theater will host a celebration for the 15th birthday of Boulder's Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery. As in past years, the Pearl Street All-Stars will take the stage for a show that will benefit KGNU, Boulder County's only non-profit community radio station. The All-Stars will be comprised of George Porter Jr., Kyle Hollingsworth, Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch and Hazel Miller. The core quintet will be augmented by the 14th Street Horns: Danny Sears (Panjea) Dominic Lalli (The Motet) and Jon Stewart (The Motet).
Steve Molitz, Zac Lasher and Rob Salzer Join The Breakfast
This past weekend, The Breakfast performed in Colorado as a trio, where guitarist Tim Palmieri also did some double duty, sitting in for missing keyboard player Matt Oestreicher. During these gigs, the group enlisted some of the musicians who shared the bills to share the stage as well. As we noted yesterday, on Thursday, Particle keyboardist Steve Molitz appeared for a version of his group's "Metropolis." Then on Friday at Dulcinea's 100th Monkey, U-Melt's Zac Lasher lent keys to "Hard Luck Harry." Finally, on Saturday at Quixote's True Blue, Molitz returned and U-Melt guitarist Rob Salzer also stepped up for a cover of Phish's "You Enjoy Myself" as well as Breakfast original "Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos with Me."
Oestreicher is now back on the road with The Breakfast, performing through October 25, after which RAQ's Todd Stoops will close out the year with the band.
Matisyahu's Festival of Light
Once again, Matisyahu will celebrate Chanukah with a series of New York City performances. The third annual Festival of Light will take place over eight nights, with a range of additional musicians opening the shows. The first four dates will be at Webster Hall, on December 21 (with an opening unannounced special guest DJ Set), December 22 (with The Leevees), December 23 (with U-Melt) and December 25 (with Easy Star All-Stars). Then the action will move to the Music Hall Of Williamsburg for shows on December 27 (with Asher Roth), December 28 (with Assembly of Dust), December 29 (with Little Jackie) and December 30 (with Brett Dennen).
Matisyahu will open his fall tour this Saturday, October 18 in Milwaukee.
Al & The Transamericans Mark This Day & Age
Last week, we reported on the latest and upcoming endeavors from moe.'s Rob Derhak, Chuck Garvey, Jim Loughlin and Vinnie Amico. However, the band member who may be most visible during the fall months while moe. remains off the road, is Al Schnier. On October 31, Basemental Records will release the new studio project from Al & The Transamericans, This Day & Age. Basemental will issue a limited edition series of 1000 copies and all pre-orders will be signed and numbered by Schnier. In addition, those who pre-order will have access to alternate takes and versions of the music that appears on This Day & Age. Al & The Transamericans will support the disc with a few weeks of touring, beginning with a CD release event on Halloween at the Electric Company in Utica, NY.
10/14/08
Fishman and "The Wayfaring Stranger"
With folks receiving initial word on their Phish tickets, it seems appropriate that we close our day with some news from the Vermont Quartet’s camp. Jon Fishman played a series of shows over the weekend, first with Yonder Mountain String Band and later with the Everyone Orchestra at Asheville, NC’s Loki Music Festival. In addition to Fishman and Matt Butler, this incarnation of the Everyone Orchestra featured Marco Benevento, Papa Mali and Jonathan Scales, as well as Barrel House Mamas’ Molly Rose Reed and Eleanor and Toubab Krewe’s Justin Perkins and Luke Quaranta. Fittingly, the band offered a mix of almost completely improvised African and blues-based music, along with a cover of the traditional folk song “The Wayfaring Stranger.” The Everyone Orchestra then closed out its set with a group chant that “love is everywhere.”
In related Loki Festival news, a number of musicians sat in with JJ Grey & Mofro during their Sunday performance. Both Benevento and Inca Maya guitarist Matt Grondin took the stage for “Ho Cake,” while Papa Mali appeared on “Lochloosa.” Grey also popped on during Toots & the Maytals’ performance for a take on “Reggae Got Soul.”
Blues Traveler, The Brakes to Appear on CBS
Two acts associated with Jambands.com will appear on CBS in the coming hours. First, this evening Blues Traveler will appear on the The Late Show with David Letterman in support of its new studio album North Hollywood Shootout. The group’s appearance is tentatively slated to start at 12:35 AM EST. In addition, John Popper will sit in Paul Shaffer & the CBS Orchestra.
Then, at 6:30 AM Wednesday morning, The Brakes will appear on Philadelphia’s CBS 3 Morning Show. The former New Grooves will offer a few acoustic songs and discuss The Night Walk for Leukemia, which will take place in Philadelphia this Saturday. The band will also perform at South Philadelphia’s FDR Park prior to the event. Earlier this year the young group lost its drummer, Josh Sack, to cancer.
Widespread Panic to Play Rare Club Show
Widespread Panic will make a rare club appearance at New York’s Fillmore at Irving Plaza on November 19. Tickets for the show---a benefit for the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation---will go on-sale Saturday, October 18. The jam-titans will be in the city to accept the first-ever Road Warrior award at the Billboard Touring Awards. As previously reported, the ceremony will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel on November 20. According to Billboard, the new award “was conceived to recognize work ethic, steadfast dedication to touring year after year, and a commitment to the art and craft of live performance.” The Allman Brothers Band and Bon Jovi will also be honored separately the Billboard Touring Awards.
Widespread Panic first performed at Irving plaza on November 14, 1992 and headlined the room four additional times before graduating to Roseland Ballroom in late 1995. The band also returned to the intimate club on June 13, 2006 to celebrate the release of the studio album Earth To America. The sextet’s next headlining appearance will take place at Memphis, TN’s Mud Island tomorrow.
Members of Umphrey’s McGee, Phish, the Disco Biscuits, The Duo and the New Deal Collaborate Over Columbus Day Weekend
The past week proved to be a highly collaborative one for the members of Umphrey’s McGee and the Disco Biscuits. With the Biscuits off the road until December, Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner spent their time opening for Umphrey’s McGee as
both the electronic duo Conspirator and as part of the band Electron (the latter of which also features Joe Russo and Tom Hamilton). Last Thursday at Clifton Park, NY’s Northern Lights, the paired performers did both, offering a surprise split Conspirator/Electron set.
As the tour progressed, the longtime friends collaborated with Umphrey’s McGee in a number of different settings. On Friday, both Umphrey’s McGee guitarist Jake Cinninger and drummer Kris Myers sat in with Conspirator at South Burlington, VT’s Higher Ground, with Myers reprising his role the following night at the same venue. Magner also sat in with Umphrey’s at Higher Ground for “Resolution,” shortly before both Magner and Brownstein appeared with the group on the Beatles’ “Dear Prudence.”
While in Burlington, Electron offered a rare matinee performance at the Club Metronome. Partway through Electron’s show, Mike Gordon took the stage with the quartet for a jam and remained onstage as the song segued into the Disco Biscuits’ “Home Again.” As many readers are aware, Gordon has toured extensively with Russo since first sharing the stage with the drummer in 2004. In 2005, the Phish bassist sat in with Russo and Brownstein at a L. Cool Trio show held at New York’s The Knitting Factory and, that summer, joined Electron at New York’s B.B. King Blues Club. Electron also co-headlined a club show at New Haven, CT’s Toad’s Place Sunday evening with the Omega Moos, a group that features Umphrey’s McGee’s Brendan Bayliss and Ryan Stasik alongside the New Deal’s Jamie Shields and Darren Shearer.
Finally, last night a number of the abovementioned players performed the New York’s annual Moogfest. The event, which celebrates the life of keyboard pioneer Robert Moog, took place at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom, boasting performances by Umphrey’s McGee, Pink Floyd tribute band The Machine and the Eric McFadden Trio featuring Bernie Worrell. In addition, the evening featured the debut performance of the spacey, all-improvisational group Prison Shank, which draws together Stasik, Magner, Russo, Shields and Cinninger, the latter of whom played one of only eight new, Moog guitars. Late Show keyboardist Paul Schaffer also presented Worrell with the annual Moog Award before joining the keyboardist and the Eric McFadden Trio, while Shields helped Umphrey’s McGee close the evening with a run through “Abacab.”
Umphrey’s McGee will begin a three-night run at New York’s Blender Theatre this evening. Conspirator will appear next at Athens, GA’s Georgia Theatre on October 22.
The Dead Reunite for Obama Benefit, Lesh and Weir to Co-Headline New Year’s Performances
On Columbus Day, the four surviving members of the Grateful Dead’s classic lineup performed together at a benefit for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. The show, which was held at held at State College, PA’s Bryce Jordan Center, marks the first time Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann have performed together since August 19, 2004. In February, Hart, Weir and Lesh also shared the stage at San Francisco’s Warfield under the assumed name Deadheads for Obama. Immediately after The Dead’s performance, the group’s management confirmed that Bob Weir & RatDog would co-headline San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 30 and 31 with Phil Lesh & Friends. Lesh’s current bandmate Jackie Greene will open both shows with his solo band.
At last night’s benefit, the members of the Grateful Dead were joined by Allman Brothers/Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, both of whom were part of The Dead’s lineup in 2004. The benefit also featured a performance by the current incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band, though neither group performed under its proper name due to the evening's political nature. Similar to their recent summer tour, the members of the Allman Brothers Band offered a single, extended set featuring chestnuts like “One Way Out,” “Mellissa,” “Jessica” and “Whipping Post,” in addition to covers of Van Morrison’s “And It Stoned Me,” Bob Dylan’s “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” and Derek & the Dominos’ “Anyday.” Susan Tedeschi and saxophonist Ron Holloway also sat in a various points throughout the night.
Likewise, The Dead offered a selection of classic sing-a-longs and improvisational vehicles, including “Truckin’,” “Touch of Grey,” “Playin’ in the Band,” “Dark Star,” “St. Stephen,” “The Other One,” “Unbroken Chain,” “Not Fade Away” and the sequence of “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot” and “Franklin's Tower.” The group also nodded to the evening’s political theme with “U.S. Blues” and “Throwing Stones,” as well as speeches by both Weir and Lesh.
The announcement that Weir and Lesh would spend New Year’s Eve together only furthers rumors that the surviving members of The Dead will tour together in 2009. Some also speculate that Hart and Kreutzmann will make a stealth appearance with their bandmates on New Year’s Eve as they did on December 31, 2001.
GDTS Too and Musictoday will begin accepting postmarks for the holiday performances on Thursday, October 16. Musictoday’s presale will begin at Noon, EST. Pre-sales for GDTS and Musictoday will conclude on Friday, October 31 at 6:00 PM EST. Public on-sale will begin Sunday, November 2 at 10:00 AM PST.
The Allman Brothers Return Home for 2008 Tour Closer
Before performing with The Dead at an Obama benefit in State College, PA, The Allman Brothers Band closed its 2008 tour with a two-night stand at Atlanta’s Chastain Park Amphitheatre. The hometown performances were the Allman Brothers Band’s only two-set shows of the year and, as such, featured some of the summer’s most diverse setlists. Both singer Keith England and The Lee Boys took the stage with the Allmans for “Southbound” Friday, while Derek Trucks’ brother Duane sat in on drums Saturday. After Friday’s performance, Warren Haynes and Oteil Burbridge also ventured accross town to sit in with the Lee Boys at Smith’s Olde Bar. Meanwhile, Derek Trucks went over to Little Five Points area of the city to play with the Yonrico Scott Band. Other guests with the YSB
that night were Tommy Talton, Geoff Achison, Nick Johnson, nd Mike Mattison.
A few days earlier, The Allman Brothers Band finished a run of shows with Phil Lesh & Friends. While the short tour was largely collaboration-free, at Orange Beach, AL’s The Amphitheatre at The Wharf, Haynes took the stage with Lesh for “Built to Last,” shortly before Derek Trucks appeared on “Sugar Magnolia,” “Caution (Do Not Step On Tracks)” and a reprise of “Truckin’.’”
Particle Drafts Lesh and Kang for Pre-New Year’s Show
Though Particle’s touring schedule has slowed while keyboardist Steve Molitz performs with Phil Lesh & Friends, the trio will end 2008 on a high note. On December 27, Particle will headline San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, three days before Molitz appears with Lesh at the nearby Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Both Michael Kang and Lesh will join the group during its set, though the latter musician’s sit is being limited to “a special appearance.” Like other shows at the venue, a dinner option is available.
Kang also appeared with Particle this past weekend at both Boulder’s Fox Theatre and Denver’s Cervantes. The performances celebrated Particle’s anniversary and, to mark the occasion, featured a handful of new covers: Steve Wonder’s “Boogie On Reggae Woman,” Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues,” Chris Robinson’s “Tumbleweed In Eden,” the Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street” and Raidohead’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” In addition, guitarists Brian Jordan and Lucas Bingham both sat in with the band in Denver, while Molitz joined opening act The Breakfast onstage in Boulder for "Metropolis.” Bingham is best known as the axe-man in Particle bassist Eric Gould’s side-project Big Man's Gold.
The Slip Will Return Before 2009
The Slip will make its first non-festival appearance in well over a year this December. The trio has spent the past few months backing singer/songwriter Sonya Kitchell and performing with Nathan Moore as Surprise Me Mr. Davis, but will offer a now rare straight-ahead set at Boston’s Paradise on December 27. The group’s only performance since mid-2007 took place at Quincy, CA’s High Sierra Music Festival this past July. Longtime friends the Benevento-Russo Duo will co-headline the evening, which is being billed as “potentially the Slip’s one and only Northeast performance of 2008.” Surprise Me Mr. Davis will also play a late night show with The Duo at New York’s B.B. King Blues Club on December 31.
Crosby & Nash Collaborate with Vampire Weekend at Music for Democracy Benefit
Late Sunday afternoon, the left-leaning political organization Music for Democracy hosted a Be the Change Launch Event at New York’s St. Raphael's Cathedral. In addition to short, acoustic performances by Crosby & Nash, Vampire Weekend and Israeli singer/songwriter Dan Reed, the concert boasted appearances by noted pundits David Bender (Air America Radio) and Jim Dean (Democracy for America), as well as a silent auction and VIP reception. At the end of the night, Crosby & Nash invited both Reed and the members of Vampire Weekend onstage for a spirited rendition of their hippie-anthem “Teach Your Children.”
The surprise sit-in is the latest victory for indie-sensations Vampire Weekend, a group that has scored an appearance on Saturday Night Live, the cover of Spin magazine and a nod of approval by David Byrne in the past twelve months. For Sunday’s performance, Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson also helped recreate the feel of Graham Nash’s classic arrangement by switching from drums to mandolin. The group will kick off a European tour at Birmingham, UK’s Carling Academy on October 20, while Crosby & Nash will appear at Westbury, NY’s Capital One Bank Theater this evening.
10/10/08
Phish Hampton VIP Package With Jon Fishman Tops Latest MFF Auction
The latest Mimi Fishman Foundation charity auction draws together items from numerous artists. The most noteworthy items are three separate Phish packages for each day's performance at Hampton (March 6, 7 and 8) which will include two tickets to the given show, a drumstick used by Jon Fishman during the performance, a drumhead signed by him and a meet and greet with Fishman. The Foundation, founded in 1999 is named for the musician's mother, the late Mimi Fishman and raises funds for various charities. Proceeds from the current auction will benefit the Foundation as well as the Delta Gamma Center for Children With Visual Impairments. Other items include a series of signed Jack Johnson CDs, an Umphrey's McGee VIP New Years Eve Package and signed posters from Crosby Still & Nash, Phil Lesh & Friends and the Disco Biscuits.
Panjea Offers Free Disc, To Open Leftover Salmon Halloween
Panjea featuring Chris Berry and Michael Kang have just launched a new website and to mark the occasion are now offering a free CD-length download on their site. The tracks are drawn from the various festival appearances that the group made over the summer. Not quite a festival gig but certainly of the same spirit, will be the band's Halloween performance at Denver's Fillmore opening for Leftover Salmon. This is on of a few Colorado dates currently scheduled for the group, including appearances at Boulder's B Side Lounge on October 30, the Aggie Theater in Fort Collins on November 6 and an as-yet-unannounced Fillmore after-show on Halloween.
Moseley, Droll, Sipe and Law To Share NYE With EOTO
Earlier today we reported on Keller Williams' New Year's Eve plans in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Keith Moseley, Jeff Sipe and Gibb Droll, who have been gigging with Williams as of late, have announced their own show on the opposite coast. The three musicians will complete their group with guitarist Scott Law (Honkytonk Homeslice, Strings For Industry) for a December 31 performance in Portland, Oregon. This event, which has been dubbed Shanghai Nights, also will feature two of Moseley's String Cheese Incident bandmates, as Michael Travis and Jason Hann will bring their EOTO project to the event which will take place at Portland's Wonder Ballroom.
Jesse Jarnow Brings The Frow Show To WFMU
Longtime site columnist and editor, Jesse Jarnow (who reportedly turned 30 years old earlier this week), has brought his Podcast to the airwaves. After three years and nearly 50 episodes on the Ropeadope Podcast Network, the Frow Show will be broadcast on New York City's freeform station WFMU. "The show will encompass grand pianos in the surf, singing frogs, hyphenated psych, outtakes, baseball, live collaging, twangy drone, old folk, ephemeral pop, pop ephemera, and the Grateful goddamn Dead. There will also be live guests. Sometime." The Frow Show will air Sunday nights/Monday mornings from 3 am - 6 am to "entertain the sleepless, the still-raging, and early commuters alike."
More Ha Ha The Moose
Last seen delivering a stealth set at moe.down, Ha Ha The Moose will return for two shows in December. The group consists of moe.'s Rob Derhak, Chuck Garvey and Jim Loughlin (the band's website identifies them as "Dr. Guano, Sludge, and Jeff VonKickass," although we won't hazard a guess as to who is whom). Ha Ha The Moose will appear in New York City at Sullivan Hall on Friday December 5 and Saturday December 6.
In other moe. news, drummer Vinnie Amico will appear with Sonic Garden, the Grateful Dead tribute band he co-founded in 1988 for two shows this coming weekend, tonight in Utica (Electric Co.) and Saturday in Albany (Valentine's).
Marc Brownstein Goes Head To Head With John Stossel on 20/20
This evening on the ABC News program 20/20 John Stossel is hosting a segment that poses the question, "Should uninformed voters be casting their vote on Nov. 4?" Portions of this report were recorded at this summer's Camp Bisco and the story includes an interview with the Disco Biscuits' Marc Brownstein. Brownstein, the co-founder of HeadCount, challenges Stossel's assertion that "maybe it's your civic duty not to vote." 20/20 airs at 10PM and Brownstein just may have to postpone his viewing, as Conspirator (his project with fellow Biscuit Aron Magner) he will be opening for Umphrey's McGee at Burlington's Higher Ground.
The Kings of Leon: From Webster Hall To MSG
The Kings of Leon will make its Madison Square Garden debut in early 2009.
The quartet, which was first profiled on Jambands.com back in 2003, has slowly
worked its way through the New York club circuit and will headline the
"world's most famous arena" on January 29. The group's last
area-performance was a intimate CD release part at New York's Webster
Hall. Kings of Leon will continue to support its fourth studio album,
Because of the Night, at Las Vegas, NV's The Joint this Saturday.
Brock Butler Meets DrFameus
Last night, Disco Biscuits drummer Allen Aucoin opened for Perpetual
Groove at Brooklyn, NY's Music Hall of Williamsburg. Aucoin performed a
set of music under his DrFameus alias with the help of Perpetual Groove
guitarist Brock Butler. Aucoin later returned the favor, sitting in with
the evening's headliner for, fittingly, an electronic jam during "Teakwood
Betz." Though Aucoin now resides in Philadelphia, like Perpetual Groove
the drummer's roots are in the South. DrFameus will perform at
Phili's The Cherry Pit on Saturday, while Perpetual Groove will
appear at Richmond, VA's The National the same evening.
Grunge Grass and All Request Set on NYE With Keller
Keller Williams has confirmed his New Year's Eve plans. He will draw on various elements, while performing three sets at the Shoreline Ballroom in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The evening will include a performance by Grunge Grass, which will offer "bluegrass versions of 90’s alt radio hits" where Williams will be joined by Claude Auther on bass and Jay Starling on dobro. Keller also will perform a set drawn from his fans' suggestions, with one request per ticket holder (those who wish to suggest songs should email promomh@yahoo.com before November 8, with NYE REQUEST in the subject line and be sure to include song name, artist and album).
Williams will return to the road for a solo tour starting on October 16 at Tucson's Rialto Theatre.
10/9/08
Be the Change Benefit With Crosby, Nash and Vampire Weekend
Yet another benefit concert that seeks to galvanize voters on behalf of Barack Obama will take place in New York City this weekend. David Crosby and Graham Nash will deliver a short acoustic set as will Vampire Weekend at Sunday's Be the Change fundraiser. In addition, Air America's David Bender will host a panel discussion on music and political activism that will feature Democracy for America Chair Jim Dean. Sponsor and Donor tickets are available along with a limited number of general admission tickets for available for Sunday's Be The Change event at St. Raphael's Cathedral, with all proceeds directed to Music for Democracy's Be the Change GOTV (Get Out The Vote) campaign.
Grace Potter Scores One Tree Hill
On Monday October 20, Grace Potter will make a guest appearance on the television series One Tree Hill. Potter will appear as a street performer, delivering versions of "Ah Mary" (from This Is Somewhere) along with a new composition, "I Want Something That I Want." She will perform the latter tune with actress Bethany Joy Gaelotti, who portrays Haley on the show. Potter also will score the episode of the show, which airs on The CW at 9PM ET.
Meanwhile, Potter continues to tour with the Nocturnals, and will appear in Northampton, MA at Pearl Street Ballroom this evening.
Benevento Will Tour With Mathis, Barr, Friedman and Raymer
Marco Benevento has confirmed a series of November dates with two separate trios. On November 7, 8 and 10 he will appear in Hartford (Real Art Ways), New York City (Drom) and Burlington (FlynnSpace) along with bassist Reed Mathis (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Tea Leaf Green) and drummer Andrew Barr (The Slip). A few days later, Benevento will pick up the tour with Mathis and Barr's bandmates. JFJO drummer Josh Raymer and Slip bass player Marc Friedman will join in for shows in Boston (11/12, Cafe 939), Northampton (11/13, Iron Horse), Fall River (11/14, Narrows Center For The Arts) and Philadelphia (11/16, World Cafe Live).
Bill Kreutzmann To Join Papa Mali for Halloween in Hawaii
Papa Mali will travel to Hawaii for two shows later this month. Joining him on his dates will be Bill Kreutzmann. The Grateful Dead drummer will complete a quartet that also features bassist Ron Johnson (New Monsoon, KDTU) and Matt Hubbard on keys, trombone and harp. Kreutzmann will welcome the group to his Aloha State for Halloween gig at the Red Elephant on Oahu, followed by a November 1 performance in Maui at Charley's.
This weekend Papa Mali will appear at the Loki Music Festival in Mills River, NC.
Cornmeal As The Doors, Creek Road Ramblers As The Beatles
Cornmeal will celebrate Halloween two weeks early by participating in the Second Annual Rock & Roll Halloween Masquerade Ball. The group will appear as The Doors at the event which will take place at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL on Friday, October 17. Also on the bill that evening performing in musical costume will be the Creek Road Ramblers as The Beatles, Brainchild as Nirvana and Waterstreet as Led Zeppelin. The Ball will continue on Saturday the 18th, with Mindset Evolution appearing as A Perfect Crime, Far From Free as Mudvayne, Fear Of Clowns an Marilyn Manson and Biorhythm as Metallica. Tickets can be purchased for $10 to either day of the event, which also will offer costume contests, a haunted house, a haunted hayride and other fitting activities.
10/8/08
Porter During Voodoo
A number of New Orleans musicians have confirmed late-night shows around the Big Easy timed with the Voodoo Music Experience. The latest is George Porter Jr. who will play no less than two shows at two different venues on Saturday, October 25. At 10 PM, Porter will perform with his current band PBS at New Orleans’ Howlin Wolf. He will then move across town to Tipitina’s Uptown for a midnight show with Russell Batiste, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville and special guest Fred Wesley. Given his track record, Porter may also stop by another show before sunrise. PBS will appear next at Asheville, NC’s Loki Music Festival this Saturday.
Psych-Rockers Unite for The Frisco Freakout
A number of bands associated with California's psych-rock scene will share the stage at the Frisco Freakout this weekend. The single-day event---which is being organized by Relix Contributing Editor Richard B. Simon and Wooden Shjips’ Ripley Johnson---will take place at San Francisco’s Thee Parkside on Saturday, October 11. According to the San Francisco Weekly, the psych-rock scene “roughs up '60s San Francisco/Dead influences in filters ranging from heavy metal to punk and ambient electronic.”
The festivities are scheduled to start at 2:15 PM and run into the night, featuring performances by Sequin Trails, Ascended Master, Mythical Beast, Wooden Shjips, Art Lessing And The Flower Vato, Sleepy Sun, Greg Ashley, The Bad Trips, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, Crystal Antlers and Earthless. The event will benefit the nonprofit art gallery Creativity Explored.
Members of Tea Leaf Green and ALO Collaborate at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival took place over the weekend at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The multi-day event featured an eclectic mix of bands, including Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Steve Earle & The Bluegrass Dukes, Steve Earle & The Bluegrass Dukes, Global Drum Project featuring Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, Del McCoury Band and Jerry Douglas. Local favorites Tea Leaf Green also performed on the Arrow Stage Sunday and invited a number of familiar faces out for a few songs. With bassist Reed Mathis on the road with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, ALO’s Steve Adams performed with Tea Leaf Green throughout the band’s evening set. Guitarist Eric McFadden also took the stage with the group for a run through “Earth and Sky,” while Adams’ ALO guitarist Dan Lebowitz sat in on both “Stick to the Shallows” and “The Devil's Pay.” Tea Leaf Green will appear at Eugene, OR’s Wow Hall this evening.
Donna Jean & the Tricksters to Spend New Year’s with the New Riders
Donna Jean & the Tricksters and New Riders of the Purple Sage will once again share the stage on New Year’s Eve. The two groups---both of whom have ties to the Grateful Dead world---will return to Reading, PA’s The Silo on December 31for the second year in a row. The Zen Tricksters will then sprint back to Manhattan for a January 2 performance at New York’s B.B. King Blues Club with the Peacheaters. Before then, Donna Jean & the Tricksters will appear at Greenville, SC’s Gottrocks on October 10, while the New Riders are off until a November 29 stop at Petaluma, CA’s The Mystic Theatre.
UPDATE: My Morning Jacket Postpones Show
My Morning Jacket has postponed a few upcoming shows after singer Jim James injured himself last night in Iowa City. My Morning Jacket was scheduled to closeout the U.S. leg of its fall tour with a two-night run in Chicago later this week. A message from the group explains the following:
As some of you may have heard we had to cancel our show last evening in Iowa City. We were finishing up the last few bars of “Off The Record,” and just like any other night we were all having a great time. Jim went to get closer to the audience on his side of the stage, and as he moved forward to step onto the sub-woofer the lights darkened, and he inadvertently stepped off the stage Upon falling, he suffered traumatic injuries to his torso, and was immediately taken to the hospital. Per the doctor's orders, Jim will be off the road and recovering from his injuries for the next two to three weeks. Sadly, we must postpone the two shows in Chicago on Thursday and Friday until further notice. For those who attended the Iowa City show, we would like to extend our gratitude for your understanding and cooperation. We take our fans and performances very seriously, and would never cancel a show unless it was absolutely necessary. Please know that we will be making every effort to return to your fine city. Thank you so much to our fans for the kind sentiments and well-wishes on Jim's behalf. We hope for Jim's quick recovery and to be back out on the road soon.
My Morning Jacket has also cancelled a Chicago benefit this evening. The group is still slated to begin a European tour at Dublin’s Irish Museum of Modern Art on October 29.
Soulive Returns to the Studio
Soulive recently spent a few days in the Evans brothers’ Playonbrother Studios working on the follow-up to 2007’s No Place Like Soul. “3 days and the new Soulive album is half done,” drummer Alan Evans wrote in a recent blog. “This has been the best recording session in Soulive history, hands down! We have been in there writing, vibing, recording and mixing some new tunes that are the culmination of our 10 years together. After the first session was finished we left the studio for a weekend of shows in Boston and Portland. We rocked the new tunes in the van on repeat the whole weekend. We really think that everyone from the oldest of the old school to the brand new Soulive fan is going to have the same experience. Stay tuned for more pics, video, and music from these sessions.”
In addition to Soulive’s core lineup, the album will feature longtime auxiliary saxophonist Sam Kinninger. Soulive’s only upcoming appearance will take place at Live Oak, Florida, FL’s Bear Creek Music & Arts Fest on November 15.
Taylor Hicks Welcomes the Allman Brothers Band to Alabama
Last night both the Allman Brothers Band and Phil Lesh & Friends appeared at Birmingham, AL’s Verizon Wireless Music Center. While Lesh and the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band have passed in the night, at yesterday’s performance Gregg Allman did welcome a special guest onto the stage. Partway through the group’s set, Alabama hero/American Idol champ Taylor Hicks emerged to play harmonica with the ensemble on “You Don't Love Me.” Hicks grew up on the Allman Brothers’ music and has appeared with the band numerous times since scoring international fame. The Allman Brothers and Phil Lesh & Friends will both appear at Orange Beach, AL’s The Amphitheatre at the Wharf this evening.
10/7/08
Michael Kang and Michael Travis Join Conscious Alliance's Pr-O-bama Jam
Two days before the upcoming election, the Boulder Theater will serve as the locale for the Conscious Alliance's Pr-O-bama Jam. The event is billed as a pre-election rally, drawing in such performers as Michael Kang, Michael Travis, Patrice Blanchard, Joey Porter, Dominic Lalli and Scott Messersmith. A number of speakers also will participate including Iraq War Veteran Lee Gerry, Zero Hero's John Longsuch. The Conscious Alliance will be on hand to share information regarding its hunger relief efforts. In addition, numerous other organizations will be on hand, such as Our Future Now, which will emphasize its efforts "to spread environmental and social awareness by combining art, science and community." Additional speakers and performers will be announced in the coming days.
Benevento-Russo Duo, Bustle In Your Hedgerow To Share Thanksgiving Weekend in San Francisco
Marco Benevento and Joe Russo have confirmed a number of performances together before the year comes to a close. Next up for the Duo is a show at Higher Ground in South Burlington, VT on October 16. This will be followed by a performance with Scott Metzger and Dave Dreiwitz as Bustle In Your Hedgerow at the University of Pennsylvania's Rotunda on October 21. A month later the Duo and Bustle will perform over Thanksgiving weekend at the Independent in San Francisco with the pair appearing on Friday, November 28 and the quartet slated for Saturday the 29th. The Benevento-Russo Duo will then wrap of the year with a show at Boston's Paradise Rock Club on December 27 followed by the previously announced late night/early morning gig on New Year's Eve at B.B. King's in Times Square.
Day By Day After Seven Years For Femi Kuti
On November 18, Mercer Street Records will issue the latest recording from Femi Kuti. Day By Day marks the first studio release in seven years from Kuti, who is joined by his seventeen piece band Positive Force. The disc offers twelve tracks that build on many of the musical and lyrical themes established by Kuti's father, the late Fela Kuti. Kuti and Positive Force will support the new disc with a month of European touring that begins on October 26 in Brussels. No United States dates have been added as yet, although Femi Kuti likely will be quite visible over the coming days, as he appears along with Mandy Moore in Brett Dennen's "Make You Crazy" video.
Mantra Bash II
Greensboro, North Carolina based quintet, The Mantras, will once again host a fall festival in their home state. Mantra Bash II also will present ten other North Carolina-based groups, including The Afromotive, Yesterday's Gravy, Duende Mountain Duo and Incognito Mosquito. The event will take place from October 17-19 at Bowman Farm in Climax, North Carolina. The weekend will offer music and camping as well as vending and art installations, with tickets on sale for a reasonable $30. After performing this past weekend, the Mantras are off the road preparing for the festival.
Van Morrison To Celebrate Astral Weeks
Van Morrison has announced that he will perform his classic Astral Weeks album in its entirety next month at the Hollywood Bowl. On November 7 and 8, Morrison will deliver two sets of material. The first will feature his current touring band and draw on music that spans his career. Then, some additional players will step up to interpret Astral Weeks, including guitarist Jay Berliner and bass player Richard Davis, who appeared on the original album. These shows will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Astral Weeks, which Warner Brothers released in November 1968.
10/6/08
Lotus to Honor “The 27 Conspiracy” on Halloween
As previously reported, Lotus will spend Halloween at Philadelphia’s Theatre of the Living Arts. The group has also confirmed that the theme for its homecoming Halloween show will be Live Fast, Die Young - The 27 Conspiracy. Throughout the night, the group will pay tribute to many of the musicians who have passed away at the age of 27. Oddly enough, a number of major musicians have died at the age of 27, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Pigpen, Brian Jones, Robert Johnson and Kurt Cobain. Fans are encouraged to dress up like their favorite rock star, alive or dead, or simply come decked out in their Friday best. Meanwhile, the band’s fall tour in support of Hammerstrike will continue this evening at Urbana, IL’s Canopy Club.
Dave Brogan Confirms Fall Dates
ALO drummer Dave Brogan has confirmed a string of dates in support of his solo album, Thunderbird - Sun Transformation. The new studio recording will hit stores on October 21, featuring performances by producer Tim Bluhm and his Mother Hips bandmate Paul Hoaglin, Jackie Greene, ALO’s Dan Lebowitz and Tim Young. For his outing, Brogan’s band will consist of Jesse Baylin guitarist Tim Young, Big Light keyboardist Colin Hoops, Skerik bassist Geoff Harper and New Monsoon drummer Sean Hutchinson.
Brogan’s solo tour will kick off near his home at Seattle’s ToST on October 21, before making stops in Portland, OR, Arcata, CA, San Francisco and Goleta, CA. Of particular note is Brogan's opening spot for Sonya Kitchell and The Slip at San Francisco's the Independent on October 24. Throughout the run, Brogan promises both new material and a mix of ALO chestnuts.
Benevento for Bahr
Marco Benevento is currently working on a new studio album with solo group. Like his previous solo release Invisible Baby, the album will feature JFJO bassist Reed Mathis and alternately drummer Matt Chamberlain and the Slip’s Andrew Barr. Unlike his previous release, however, Benevento’s next studio project will focus primarily on the various covers the keyboardist has added to his solo set over the past few years, in addition to a few new solo tunes.
On Saturday, Benevento played several songs tentatively slated for the release at the wedding of longtime Jambands.com photographer/Slip co-manager Jon Bahr. Benevento played during the cocktail hour preceding the Bahr’s reception at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens on unaccompanied on a Wurlitzer piano. In addition to some more traditional wedding tunes by the Beatles and Steve Wonder, Benevento also offered solo takes on My Morning Jacket’s “Golden” and Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.” Benevento's next solo performance will take place at New York's Kenny's Castaways on October 23.
AOD Jams with Mike Gordon, Confirms New Year’s Plans
On Saturday, Assembly of Dust headlined South Burlington, VT’s Higher Ground. To mark the occasion, Phish bassist Mike Gordon took the stage with the group for Assembly of Dust’s “Arc of A Sun,” as well as a segue from the Allman Brothers Band’s “Ain’t Wastin Time No More” into “Sometimes.” Gordon is a longtime fan of AOD and has sat in with the group on occasion over the years. Assembly of Dust has also confirmed that it will ring in 2009 with headlining spots at Northampton, MA’s Pearl Street on December 30 and 31. The Brew will open both shows.
In other Assembly Of Dust news, the group recently checked in for a session at Maine’s Thundering Sky Studios to record tracks for the follow up to their 2007 album, Recollection. AOD’s Nate Wilson and Adam Terrell also released the new album Unbound as a free digital download under the name the Nate Wilson Group.
Chris Robinson Sits In With Phil, Friends Join the ABB
Phil Lesh & Friends are a few days into their extended fall tour. The first few days of the group’s outing found Lesh & Friends opening for the Allman Brothers Band at southern amphitheatres. On Wednesday, both the group appeared at Virginia Beach, VA’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre where Phil Lesh/Particle keyboardist Steve Molitz stepped up to play on “Afro Blue.” Later in the weekend at Charlotte, NC’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Larry Campbell also played fiddle with the ABB on “Come On Into My Kitchen,” while both guitarist Jackie Greene and drummer John Molo sat in on “Southbound.” Finally, last night Phil Lesh & Friends switched things up by opening for the Black Crowes Alpharetta, GA’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Though no members of Lesh’s band sat in with the Crowes, former Phil Lesh & Friends singer Chris Robinson did join his onetime collaborators for a take on “Sugaree.” Phil Lesh & Friends will join the Allman Brothers once again for an appearance at Birmingham, AL’s Verizon Wireless Music Center tomorrow.
Goldenvoice Confirms Coachella and Stagecoach Dates
Goldenvoice has confirmed the 2009 dates for both Coachella and Stagecoach. This year’s Coachella will take place from Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19 at Indio, CA’s Empire Polo Field. The indie-leaning festival’s country sibling Stagecoach will then take place at the same location on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. The lineups for both events will be confirmed in the coming months. Please visit www.coachella.com and
www.stagecoachfestival.com for more
information.
Derek and Susan Return to the Fox for New Year's
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival will return to Atlanta’s Fox Theater on New Year’s Eve. This year’s festivities will also feature an opening set by
The Sun Ra Arkestra, which has been under the direction of longtime member Marshall Allen since the legendary composer’s death. In addition to Trucks and Tedeschi, the Soul Stew Revival features the entire Derek Tricks Band, Derek's younger brother Duane on drums and the horn section of players Kevin Hyde, Paul Garrett, Mace Hibbard. Trucks has headlined the Fox Theatre each New Year’s Eve since 2006.
The Soul Strew Revival will likely offer material from both Tedeschi’s new album,
Back to the River and Trucks’ forthcoming studio project, Already Free. The Derek Trucks band will also kick off a run of shows at Easton, MD’s Historic Avalon Theatre on October 22.
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