UM — “Monster Mash” In San Fran On Halloween
Umphrey’s McGee will be hosting a “Monster Mash” themed show on October 31st at San Francisco’s historical Warfield Theatre. The only details to emerge are that there will be a costume contest and that the band will sell limited edition posters to mark the occasion. Visit ConsiderItDan.com for the lowdown.
Phish — Tweezer Reprise
From April 3, 1998. Trey rockin’ the funky high stepper dance.
moe. — Blue Jeans Pizza
Live At Borders 2/5/07.
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
Piece by 60 Minutes with Harry Reasoner in 1968 at 710 Haight Ashbury and Golden Gate Park.
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
Jerry as Levi’s 501 spokesman? Yep. Here he is with David Nelson.
STS9 — Aimlessly
From their DVD, Live As Time Changes.
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
Well it seems that someone else is having a Jerry Week too. Man, I thought we were so clever.
From Jambands.com:
SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead channel will celebrate Jerry Garcia with nine days of special programming from his birthday on August 1 to the anniversary of his death on August 9. “Jerry Week” will feature music from Garcia’s various bands and side projects, including the Jerry Garcia Band, Legion of Mary and Old & In The Way. The special will also celebrate Garcia’s solo work and collaborations with Merl Saunders, Howard Wales, and David Grisman, among others. The nine day special will also showcase concerts and “Jerry Memories”— anecdotes and stories from prominent artists in the Grateful Dead family and SIRIUS listeners, as well as Garcia’s longtime companion, Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Garcia. For more on SIRIUS, and its recent merger with former rival XM Radio, please visit Relix.com.
Creedence Clearwater Revival — Re-Issue
Creedence Clearwater Revival will reissue their first six albums on September 30th, with each album digitally remastered and stocked with bonus tracks. Concord Music Group will release the reissues after buying back the CCR discography in 2004. The albums getting the deluxe tribute are Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bayou Country, Green River, Willy & The Poor Boys, Cosmo’s Factory and Pendulum. The six albums were recorded in the span of three years, from 1968 to 1970, marking one of the most impressive and prolific stretches for any band of the era. Among the highlights of the bonus material include an alternate version of “Down on the Corner” (on Willy) and a “Born on the Bayou” recorded with CCR and Booker T. & the MGs (on Cosmo.)
Phish — Red Rocks (6/11/1994) — Repost from 8/20/08
In celebration of our 500th post and to compliment our earlier Red Rocks entry, we are adding the legendary June 11th, 1994 show. Scorching versions of “Run Like An Antelope”, “Scent Of A Mule”, “Y.E.M.”, “Fluffhead”–do I really need to continue? If you don’t have this, get it. If you already have it, you know what I’m talking about. Phish, Red Rocks, ’94–does it get any better?
06/11/94 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
Set I: Wilson, Chalkdust Torture, You Enjoy Myself> Rift, Down With Disease, It’s Ice> Tela, Stash
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra> Run Like An Antelope, Fluffhead1, Scent of a Mule, Split Open and Melt, Squirming Coil, Maze, Contact, Frankenstein2
Encore: Suzy Greenberg
1 Played for fans screaming for it the whole show
2 First since 7/26/91 or 326 shows
As a side note, we saw this on Phish.net (7/30/09):
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Tasha Goodson, who fell 25 feet into a rock cave near Independence Pass at the Ice Caves outside of Aspen. Tasha had intended to attend the upcoming Red Rocks shows with boyfriend Addison Choquette before their trip with her 10-year old brother Titan and 3-month old baby Ozley Titan. She was rescued by Mountain Rescue and life-flighted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction CO. Upon arrival she was in critcal condition and admitted to the ICU, with injuries including a fractured skull, two fractured wrists, broken vertebrae in the neck and lower back, and broken ribs, which puntured and collapsed one of her lungs. One of her first questions after opening her eyes was, “Can we still and go see Phish?” but she was unfortunately be missing the shows. Those on site, please dance your assess off in her honor.
And a nice piece on the band on Hidden Track:
From the mid ’90s until their breakup in 2004, Phish was often mocked by the mainstream press for a variety of reasons, namely their lack of radio and commercial success, relatively weak album sales, their obsessively devoted fan base of neo-hippies who follow them around to show after show (on drugs, always on drugs). With the band’s return at Hampton this past March the common perception of the group is not so common anymore, with Phish now getting treated like any other major act in the industry. (more…)
Widespread Panic — Tall Boy
In honor of Widespread Panic’s induction into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame, we’ve posted them playing one our faves, “Tall Boy” from 12/30/07. Congratulations boys!
For the full list of 2008 inductees, click here.
Phish — gadiel.com/phish Has Returned
In anticipation of the (possible) Phish reunion, Andy Gadiel’s Phish Page has returned. I remember back in the pre-hiatus days of Phish, that every morning I started my computer up, the first thing I saw was Andy’s page. Reporting the goings-on Phishland and whatnot, the latest setlists, etc. It was my momentary escape or perhaps denial that I was now a 9-5 working man. Welcome back Andy! We’re certainly glad to have you!
Andy hasn’t been away doing nothing. As we all know, he founded and runs jambase.com .
David Bowie — 35 Years Ago Today
Here he is in all of his 70′s glam weirdness, performing “Ziggy Stardust”.
Xavier Rudd — Dark Shades Of Blue
Everyone’s favorite Australian didgeridoo-ist (?) will be releasing a new album on 8/18. Jambase.com has the details and an exclusive preview track.
Umphrey’s McGee — 2 Years Ago Today
Performing “Hajimemashitite” at the Fuji Rock Festival on 7/30/06.
07/30/06 Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata
Fuji Rock Festival
Set I: Walletsworth, Plunger, Partyin’ Peeps, JaJunk, Hajimemashite, The Crooked One, Got Your Milk (Right Here), Miss Tinkle’s Overture, Higgins, Prowler, The Bottom Half, Waiting Room, Bridgeless
Encore: Believe the Lie
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
Jerry had many different guitars in his lifetime. Here is a website with a timeline of the axes Jerry played through the years.
Phish — Walnut Creek
Glide Magazine has been ever so kind to give us their take on Phish’s new archival DVD release, Walnut Creek.
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
I wonder what ever became of these two? (Taken in 1968.) (note 2: Jerry’s wearing his Pigpen shirt.)
You Have The Right To… Surf?
Everybody knows the Beach Boys. In fact, I would guess that my first favorite song was probably a Beach Boys song. They were always so darn catchy and they created their own genre, Surf Pop. Of course only one of the Beach Boys could really surf; that was Dennis Wilson. Actually Dennis just had his solo release, Pacific Ocean Blue just re-released.
One of the other Wilson brothers, Brian, was the genius. He was known for his incessant knob twisting in the studio, his use of vocal harmonies and studio perfection, all the way to madness. Brian went into seclusion around 1970 and came out sometime in the mid-1970′s. He appeared on a new variety program called, NBC’s Saturday Night in a spoof skit with Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi. Of course this became Saturday Night Live and his appearance is considered legendary. Here it is, from 1975, it’s Saturday Night!
50 States, 50 Bands, 50 Solo Acts, 50 Current Acts
Article by the Boston Phoenix. Who’s the best from your state?
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
If you don’t watch any other videos on this site, please watch these:
“Row Jimmy” from 8/4/1976:
(Note: Skip to 2:43 to get to the beginning of the song.)
Jerry Garcia — Birthday Week
Continuing the celebration of Jerry, we’re posting him covering Jimmy Cliff’s “Sittin’ In Limbo” from 3/1/1980.
