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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blues Traveler, Members of The Meters, New Mastersounds, P-Funk, Tea Leaf Green and More Join Forces for Benefit Show]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/blues-traveler-members-of-the-meters-new-mastersounds-p-funk-tea-leaf-green-and-more-join-forces-for-benefit-show</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On May 13, an impressive lineup of musicians gathered at The Independent in San Francisco for a sold-out benefit for the Bo Mahoney Fund. Mahoney started working for Blues Traveler in 1989 as John Popper&#8217;s personal equipment technician before becoming the band&#8217;s front-of-house engineer in 1998. Last...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Justin Vernon Producing Next Blind Boys of Alabama Album]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver fame, is producing the next Blind Boys of Alabama album, which will be released in the fall. The record will feature a number of unexpected special guests that will be announced in the near future. The gospel legends recently signed a worldwide deal Sony Masterworks, and t...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder, Trey Anastasio Band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, moe. and More Highlight The Hangout's Final Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/stevie-wonder-trey-anastasio-band-yeah-yeah-yeahs-moe-and-more-highlight-the-hangout-s-final-day</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last night, Stevie Wonder brought Gulf Shores, ALâs The Hangout to a close with a two-hour hit parade on the festivalâs namesake beach stage.  His mix of R & B, pop, funk, soul and rock appealed to all of The Hangoutâs musical factions.

	After opening with a take on Marvin Gayeâs âHow Sw...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former Champions Southeast Tour Dates]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Richmond, VA four-piece Former Champion have announced a southeast tour in support of their second album, Special FX Machine, which dropped in April of this year. The band describes their sound as &#8220;street music,&#8221; a blend of vocal-led compositions, instrumentally driven electronic pieces, and a mul...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FirstCity Festival: Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Dr. Dog and More]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/firstcity-festival-modest-mouse-passion-pit-mgmt-dr-dog-and-more</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Beach House, Devendra Banhart, Toro Y Moi, Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit and Father John Misty are among the acts slated to perform at the FirstCity Festival in Monterey, CA. The two-day event&#8212;which is put on by Goldenvoice&#8212;will take place at the Monterey Country Fair and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tame Impala Bassist Nick Allbrook Leaves Band]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/tame-impala-bassist-nick-allbrook-leaves-band</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tame Impalaâs touring bassist Nick Allbrook has announced that he is leaving the Australian psych-rock outfit in order to âtry and screw his head back on and make an attempt to assimilate back into society.â Allbrook will re-focus his energy towards his role as frontman of fellow Perth, Austra...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Up Until Now Will Open for STS9 and Umphrey's McGee]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Up Until Now will join STS9 and Umphrey&#8217;s McGee for every night of their upcoming joint tour. Â As previously reported, STS9 and Umphrey&#8217;s McGee will join forces at the end of the summer, beginnin...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Real Estate Announce Hometown Benefit Concert]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Real Estate have announced a June 30 concert in their hometown of Ridgewood, NJ to benefit the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma research. This year the band will pair up with The Glenn Mercer Band, whose singer and guitarist is best known as the frontman for The Fe...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Big Sam's Funky Denver Crawfish Boil]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/big-sam-s-funky-denver-crawfish-boil</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Big Sam&#8217;s Funky Nation will perform at Denver&#8217;s Cervantes&#8217; Other Side on July 26 with a number of special guests. In typical New Orleans fashion, there will also be a crawfish boil at the show. Prices have not yet been announced, but tickets to the event go on sale this Friday, May 24 at 10am....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grateful Dead's Chef Ray Sewell Has New Dead-Themed Coffee Roasts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/grateful-dead-s-chef-ray-sewell-has-new-dead-themed-coffee-roasts</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chef Ray Sewell was the longtime touring chef for the Grateful Dead. He is now building on that connection though Chez Rayâs Headlinersâ Organic Coffee featuring his new âorganic, fair trade, kosher, culturally authentic, Epicurean coffee roasts.â He is working with Paul Thornton of Coffee B...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Umphrey's McGee Among Acts Added to Summerfest]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Umphrey&#8217;s McGee, Cracker, A-Track, Meat Puppets and more have been added to the lineup for Milwaukee&#8217;s Summerfest. They will join previously confirmed acts like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Eagles, John Mayer, Rush, The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Dr. John, Dispatch, Pr...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Sharrows Summer Tour Dates]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roots-rock band The Sharrows of Madison, WI are set to embark on a national tour this summer in support of their debut album, Starting at the End, which will be out at the end of the month. Fans will be able to catch their energetic live show at a number of places this June. A full list of tour da...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Fogerty Rerecords &quot;Fortunate Son&quot; with The Foo Fighters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/john-fogerty-rerecords-fortunate-son-with-the-foo-fighters</link>
      <description><![CDATA[John Fogerty has rerecorded his classic Creedance Clearwater Revival anti-war anthem &#8220;Fortunate Son&#8221; with the Foo Fighters. The song, which appears on Fogerty&#8217;s forthcoming album Wrote a Song for Everyone,  has premiered...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toots Hibbert Walks Off Stage After Being Hit By Glass Bottle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/20/toots-hibbert-walks-off-stage-after-being-hit-by-glass-bottle</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toots Hibbert walked off stage after being hit on the head by a large glass vodka bottle that was thrown by a man in the crowd during the Toots & the Maytals set at Dominion Riverrock Festival in Richmond, VA on Saturday night. The reggae singer received a bloody forehead laceration and was treated...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greyboy Allstars to Webcast Tonight's Show]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/19/greyboy-allstars-to-webcast-tonight-s-show</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Greyboy Allstars will live broadcast the final show of their four-night run at Dimitriou&#8217;s Jazz Alley in Seattle tonight beginning at 7:30pm PST. Fans will be able to catch the stream here when the concert begins. The Greyboys have multi-night runs sche...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dave Grohl Joins Rolling Stones for &quot;Bitch&quot;]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dave Grohl joined The Rolling Stones last night for a take on the Sticky Fingers track &#8220;Bitch&#8221; during their show at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. The show also featured (now predictable) appearances by Mick Taylor for &#8220;Midnight Rambler&#8221; and &#8220;(I Can&#8217;t Get No) Satisfaction,&#8221; as well as an encore...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jim James Plays Private Solo Show for Tibetan Buddhist Center]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/19/jim-james-plays-private-solo-show-for-tibetan-buddhist-center</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jim James played a private solo show at the Actors Theatre in Louisville, KY last night. The gig was a benefit for the  Drepung Gomang Institute, a Tibetan Buddhist Center in Louisville. James was joined by his friend Kevin Ratterman (formerly of Wax Fang) for most of the set, which consisted of tun...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Petty's Dead Tribute, Gov't Mule, Bassnectar and More Highlight Hangout's Second Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/19/tom-petty-s-dead-tribute-gov-t-mule-bassnectar-and-more-highlight-hangout-s-second-day</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers closed The Hangout&#8217;s second day with a loose, jammy two-hour set set that strayed from the band&#8217;s usual &#8220;best of&#8221; performance. The Gulf Shores, AL festival&#8217;s second full day of music also featured Gov&#8217;t Mule, The B...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Googa Mooga Cancelled Due to Rain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/19/great-googa-mooga-cancelled-due-to-rain</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The final day of Brooklyn, NY&#8217;s Great Googa Mooga has been cancelled due to rain. An official message from the festival reads, &#8220; Due to poor weather, the New York City Parks Department, Prospect Park Alliance, and Googamooga have decided to cancel today&#8217;s festivitie...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kings of Leon, The Shins, Passion Pit, Big Gigantic and More Highlight Hangout's Opening Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/18/kings-of-leon-the-shins-passion-pit-big-gigantic-and-more-highlight-hangout-s-opening-day</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photos by Â©Cara Bloch via The Hangout&#8217;s Facebook page

	The King of Leon anchored The Hangout&#8217;s opening night with a massive, 100-minute set on the festival&#8217;s namesake stage. As fans gathered on the sandy white beaches of Gulf Shores, AL, Kings of Leon opened their set with the _Come Around Sund...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sit Ins and Covers from Kung Fu at the Brooklyn Bowl]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/18/sit-ins-and-covers-from-kung-fu-at-the-brooklyn-bowl</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Consider the Source&#8217;s Gabriel Marin and Bill Evans&#8217; Soulgrass&#8217; Ryan Kavanaugh joined Kung Fu on Thursday during their set at the Brooklyn Bowl. The band went through a number of cult favorites, as well as new tunes that a are set to appear their forthcoming album _Tsar...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[An Update on Dickey Betts' Health]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/18/an-update-on-dickey-betts-health</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It looks like Dickey Betts is ready to get back in action after recovering from his medical issues. The guitarist&#8217;s manager, David Spero, posted an update yesterday on Betts&#8217; website which read:

	_Dickey Betts wanted to let all of his fans know that he &#8220;greatly apprec...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Interlocken Festival: Neil Young, Furthur, String Cheese Incident, Black Crowes, Zac Brown and More]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/18/interlocken-festival-neil-young-furthur-string-cheese-incident-black-crowes-zac-brown-and-more</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Interlocken, a 4-day music festival, with an emphasis on world class music, locally sourced food and sustainability, will take place September 5 â 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Arrington, VA. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Furthur, Zac...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rebirth Brass Band to Celebrate 30th Anniversary Next Weekend]]></title>
      <link>http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/05/17/rebirth-brass-band-to-celebrate-30th-anniversary-next-weekend</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Rebirth Brass Band will celebrate their 30th anniversary at The Howlin Wolf in New Orleans on Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25. The legendary (and now Grammy-award winning) brass band will be joined DJ Soul Sister on Friday night, with Jermaine Quiz joining o...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hangout Music Festival to Webcast Performances]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Hangout Music Festival has announced that it will stream a number of this weekends performances in conjunction with MTV. The festival has confirmed that sets from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Trey Anastasio Band, The Shins, Bassnectar...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Supergroups, London Souls, Heavy Pets, Main Squeeze Added to Equifunk]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This Equifunk Festival has added some more acts to their Sunday Series. The event, which takes place in Pennsylvaniaâs Poconos, will feature a slew of acts on its closing day, August 18. The recently announced Sunday Series will feature a performance by a supergroup cons...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Papadosio to Headline Jersey Shore Music Festival]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Papadosio, The Hush Sound, The Main Squeeze, River City Extension, The Front Bottoms AER and more will be joined by a number of local New Jersey acts for the inaugural Jersey Shore Music Festival on July 20. The all-ages event will take place in Lakewood, NJ at...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Breeders, Head and The Heart, Warpaint, Foxygen Set for MidPoint Music Festival]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The MidPoint Music Festival has announced plans for its twelfth edition of the downtown Cincinnati three-day festival. The festival will run from September 26-28 and feature a number of bands performing at several music venues in Cincinnatiâs Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Announc...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Fogerty Will Be On TV A Lot in the Coming Weeks]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[John Fogerty will make several TV appearances throughout the month of May in anticipation of his new album Wrote A Song For Everyone. The album is a collection of 12 tracks from Fogertyâs Creedence Clearwater Revival days, as well as his solo career, plus two brand...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bust Outs, Covers and a Traveling Wilburys Tune at Tom Petty's Tour Opener]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have just embarked on a summer tour that will run through June 29th in Minneapolis. Opening the trek last night at Evansville, IN&#8217;s Ford Center, the band set the tone for a tour full of deep cuts by kicking off their set with a rare cover of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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