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5/16

The Biscuits Switch Days, Swap Venues at Jam On The River

Umphrey's McGee, Leftover Salmon, The Avett Brothers and Perpetual Groove on Mulberry Mountain

Mike Gordon, Galactic, The Disco Biscuits and Mickey Hart Band To Offer Free Gigs On The Square

Levon Helm, U-Melt, The Bridge and Swampadelica at moe.down

Your Memories and Guidance In The Bonnaroo Beacon

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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 - Audio and Commentary

Each month we'll offer you a sneak peak of what some bands are doing in the studio or on the road, along with remarks from the musicians.
This month we feature "Chasing Away" from the new Strangefolk album A Great Long While

A Great Long While

Click here to hear "Chasing Away" and read Jon Trafton's commentary

Win Tickets and Other Stuff

We are giving away Tickets, CDs, Caps, t-shirts and more through our email list.

Medeski Martin & Wood- The Dropper- multiple copies this month

Neil Young- new live album, Road Rock vol 1- multiple copies this month

Victor Wooten- show PLUS his two solo releases
Dec 13- Middle East, Cambridge, MA
tickets / info

A Week of Wetlands including
Dec 26- Lake Trout, Dec 28- Woo Warriors with Jen Durkin, Dec 29 The Slip
Dec 30, Percy Hill Dec 31 The New Deal/ulu/Uncle Sammy

Disco Biscuits NYE run:
Dec 27 & 28- The Silo- Reading,PA , Dec 29 &30 Vanderbilt- Plainview, NY , Dec 31- The Palladium, Worcester, MA

December 28 - Porgeria Research Fund Benefit
with Pat McGee Band and special guests Howie Day, Virginia Coalition
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Dec 31 Somerville Theater- NYE Extravaganza with The Slip and special guests ThaMusemeant
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Dec 31 Visulite Theatre, Charlotte, NC- Derek Trucks Band
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A Thousand Words:
Images by Mike McNamara
  • This One Was For Woody
    also includes an introduction to this new section!

    :: coming soon ::
    The Other Ones, Phish @ Radio City, Deep Banana Blackout...


  • Eye Candy: Photo Features
    edited by Erica Lynn Gruenberg
  • The Disco Biscuits at the Crystal Ballroom - Max Dawson/Chris Morris
  • November 2000 - Vol. 3, Issue #11

    New Groove of the Month: Acoustic Syndicate

    "Their music is as hard to describe as an Appalachian sunrise, so infinitely unique and overwhelming that re-creation by words is next to impossible."

    Feature Articles - November '00
    Chuck Garvey and The Dithering of moe.
    by Dean Budnick

    Adventures in Roots With MMW's Chris Wood
    by Bob Makin

    Talking WOO With Bernie Worrell and Jen Durkin

    by Bob Makin

    The Deviant, Subverted Artistry of Lake Trout
    by Brian Gearing

    Fuel for the Road: The Keller Williams Interview
    by Erica Lynn Gruenberg

    The Recipe: The Laughter Flows Like Wine
    by Bob Makin

    David Grisman: Pizza and Pop Culture
    by Daniel Morrell

    Our Man in Zambiland: How Col. Bruce Hampton and the ARU Helped Start the Jamband Revolution
    by Rob Johnson

    Confessions of a Live Soul Groove Junkie

    by Peter Costello

    Tour Journal Revisited (revisited)
    by Bill Benson

    Phish, Big places, Too Many People, Orange County and the Music Fan
    by Georg Capielo


    Cell Phone Blues
    by Nils Hallberg


    Departments

    From the Editor - Dean Budnick
    Feedback - Dean Budnick
    Jamband Charts
    Astro Jams - Cosmic Zink
    Homegrown Happenings - Bryan Rodgers
    Jambands Business School - Phil Simon

    Culturejamming - Chris Zahn
    Roadtrip of the Month - Ira Pasternack
    Venue of the Month - David Saslavsky
    Setting Levels - Paul Pro Pearson
    Inaudible Hiss - Brian Ferdman
    Tape Cases - Dan Alford

    Columnists
    Lee Abraham - Points On A Line
    Chris Bertolet - Stuck In Normal
    Kandia Crazy Horse - stellarfunk
    DNA - Genetic Strands
    Alek Grabinski - Downerman Revival
    David Gans - Postcards

    Erica Lynn Gruenberg - Dark Side of the Muse
    Mike Gruenberg - In My Life
    Jesse Jarnow - Brain Tuba
    David Steinberg - Some Are Mathematicians


    Regional Reports
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    Big Sky - IA, MN, ND, SD, MT, NE, WY, MO, KS
    International - Anywhere Abroad
    submit - your regional review!

    CD Reviews
    Bob Weir and Ratdog - Evening Moods
    the Grateful Dead - Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead
    Schleigho - Continent
    the Persuasions - Might As Well... the Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead
    various artists -Three Sets: Volume Two
    the New Deal - live: GUELPH ON CAN 4.5.00
    David Fiuczynski - Jazz Punk
    Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins - Dancing

    various artists - Heavy Flute
    Jennie Stearns - Morning Dove Songs
    Bob Nieske 3 featuring the Lydian String Quartet - Simplicity
    Sativ-a Brand - A Night At The Flopera
    Chupacabra - plan b
    self titled - Lunar Detour
    self titled - Organica
    self titled - Psychedelic Breakfast
    the Bruce Katz Band - Three Feet Off The Ground


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    Wetlands Preserve, NYC

    12/9 ulu * Rustic Overtones * D Bop * Actual Proof * Budovooba
    12/15 Mindface * One Time * Sim Redmond Band * Scarecrow Collection
    12/16 Emma Gibbs Band * Coby Brown Group * My Dog Lucy * Bartleby * Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
    12/19 The Deadbeats
    12/21 Fighting gravity * Conehead Buddha
    12/22 Cannabis Cup Band
    12/23 Seeking Homer * Bloo * Fat Apple
    12/26 Lake Trout * Brothers Past * Loop Dreams
    12/28 Bernie Worrell & The Woo Warriors (with Jen Durkin ex-DBB)
    12/29 The Slip * Wingnut
    12/30 Percy Hill * Shady Groove
    12/31 The New Deal * ulu (with Joe Russo of Fat Mama) * Uncle Sammy!

     

    Lion's Den

    12/8 Agents of Good Roots - Brother Chameleon - Bicycle Thieves
    12/9 Homunculus - Drifting Through - John Lardieri
    12/15 Cousin Fungus - South Shore Movement
    12/16 Moon Boot Lover feat. Peter Prince - Schleigho
    12/23 Cee Knowledge and the Cosmic Funk Orchestra (feat. Doodlebug of Digable Planets) & Wax Poetic
    12/27 Tripping Billies (Dave Matthews Tribute) - John Lardieri
    12/28 Meropoix - bluesuedegroove - Vermin Furley
    12/29 Addison Groove Project - CD release show!
    12/31 New Year's Eve: Project/Object with Ike Willis - 3 sets of Zappa including classic album Joe's Garage!
    1/5 Milo Z
    1/6 Samson - The Emptys
    1/12 Love Seed Mama Jump
    1/18 Donna The Buffalo
    1/26 Conehead Buddha
    1/27 Fighting Gravity

    Strangefolk





    Gamelan Productions 12.1 EDO.G w/ The Creator, Reks, and Gem &reOc 9pm 18+
    12.1 Uncle Sammy and Schleigho @ Lilli's 9pm 21+
    12.8 Groove Collective w/ Shake Senora (In assoc. w/ Middle East) @ Middle East Downstairs 9pm 18+
    12.29 Jiggle w/ Pretty Cool Chair & Hubinger St. @ Middle East Downstairs 9pm 18+
    12.31 An evening with The Slip @ somerville Theater 7pm All Ages (In Assoc.w/ I.H.P.)
    1.3 Project Object with Ike Willis performing the Music of Frank Zappa @ Lilli's 8pm 21+
    The Snow Barn

    dec 15 & 16:: deep banana blackout
    dec 22:: ron levy's wild kingdom
    dec 27:: pffft
    dec 28:: uncle sammy
    dec 29:: grippo funk band
    dec 30:: seth yacovone band
    dec 31:: adios pantalones
    jan 1:: freelance bishops
    jan 4 & 5:: the waz
    jan 6:: melvin sparks
    jan 10:: merl saunders
    jan 11:: antigone rising
    jan 12:: max creek
    jan 13:: babaloo
    jan 14:: jiggle the handle
    jan 19 & 20:: dr didg


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