Papa Grows Funk — Boston, MA (1/23/2004)
Afro Strut
Dolemite Medley
Rat-a-Tang Tang
Say B’uh (I Jus’ Playin’)
Slinky Snake
Black Rider
Fire In The Garage
Yellow Moon
Once Again It’s On!
Junker Man
Yakiniku
If I
Mutha’ Funk Y’all
Doin’ It
Hey Pocky Way
Mardis Gras Mambo
Oak Street Strut
Pass It
Big Wind
Ben Harper — With My Own Two Hands
Ben here laying down his distinctive brand of funk/reggae/crunch rock. Check out Ben’s webcast performance from Outside Lands on Saturday at 8pm EST. Check out all the action here.
The Fleet Foxes — Washington, DC (7/7/08)
1. Sun Giant
2. Sun It Rises
3. Drops in the River
4. English House
5. White Winter Hymnal
6. Your Protector
7. He Doesn’t Know Why
8. Crayon Angels
9. Oliver James
10. Mykonos
11. Blue Ridge Mountains
12. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
Phish — Reunion News
Vermont’s own, WCAX Channel 3 News is reporting the following:
Burlington, Vermont – August 21, 2008
It was an emotional goodbye for Phish in 2004 after the Vermont-grown group toured for twenty years. Phish played some of its earliest shows at Nectar’s on Main Street in Burlington in the 1980s, but by the 90s they were playing for 10, 20, even 100,000 fans at huge venues and festivals.
Since their farewell bow, the jam rockers’ huge legion of fans have hoped they’d reunite. Bassist Mike Gordon says, “Four years ago, I didn’t think it would happen but now I am pretty sure it will.”
Gordon says he and his former bandmates plan to meet soon to discuss getting back together. The guys have spent the past few years working on individual music projects. Gordon recently released a new CD. He says, “I am definitely focusing on my own thing, but in my opinion the Phish thing is pretty likely at this point, because people are so healthy and enthusiastic about it among the band members. The vibe is really good.”
As to when this may happen, Gordon says, “I don’t know exactly, but soon enough, we’ll have a better idea.”
The possible Phish reunion comes as great news to the DJs at WBKM radio. Eric Koval says, “It would be monstrous. And wonderful!”
“Burlington’s Kind of Music” broadcasts the city’s rock legends as a big part of its playlist for a worldwide internet audience. They say a comeback would, in a word, be huge, because Phish’s dedication to live performances and to pure music would galvanize their immense fan base. Koval would like to see Phish ”come together to enrich the band’s life and our life.”
WBKM’s Tony Gallucci adds, “You felt like [watching Phish perform] was part of something you did together with the band. That’s unique in art and music.”
The group’s keyboardist Page McConnell left fans a message on Phish’s website a few weeks back saying a Phish reunion is something he thinks about a lot and that he’s looking forward to discussing it with his friends from the band.
People close to the band’s frontman Trey Anastasio tell Channel 3 he’s happy and healthy after completing a program in New York for drug abuse, and that he’s looking forward to doing more of what he loves: making music. So he’ll certainly be a big part of those conversations.
Anastasio and his bandmates have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to area non-profits including the Women’s Rape Crisis Center, the Vermont Youth Orchestra, and various Lake Champlain clean-up efforts. So if a Phish reunion happens and that generosity resumes, even people who don’t like the band’s music will have to admit that Phish is very good for Vermont.
Jack Thurston – WCAX News
Well, there you have it.
MSD Spotlight — Eric Burdon
As lead singer of The Animals, Eric Burdon was at the forefront of the British Invasion. The band’s, “House Of The Rising Sun”, was a #1 hit in the US, UK, Sweden and Canada in 1964. The song tells of life gone awry in New Orleans. Here is the song as it appeared in 1965′s Pop Gear:
The Animals sound was one that merged R&B and blues into pop tunes. Eric’s voice was at times pleading and longing at others, wrathful and angry with a sharp edge and a growl. Here they are with the written for Nina Simone song, 1965′s, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”:
“Paint It Black” from Monterrey:
Burdon was known for his wild man ways and partied with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison & Alexis Korner. The “egg man” from The Beatles, “I Am The Walrus”, was supposedly based on Burdon’s fondness for cracking raw eggs on friends and foes alike. A hard drinker, Eric Burdon was known to consume liters upon liters of alcohol daily.
The Animals continued until 1969. Burdon then joined funky southern California jam band, War. Their first release, “Eric Burdon Declares War”, was released in 1971 and yielded the following song, “Spill The Wine”:
Burdon split from War in 1974 and went solo. To this day, he continues to perform solo shows, shows with The Animals and collaborates sporadically with The Doors’ Robbie Krieger. Here he is from 2008, displaying a voice that is still as strong as ever, performing “The House Of The Rising Sun”:
Funny Friday — Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gladys Knight gets some help from some familiar faces. By the way, this is one of Kelly’s desert island songs.
Mike Gordon — Interview With State Of Mind Music
Mike Gordon recently sat for an interview with e-zine, State Of Mind Music. Check pages 22-31.
Bob Dylan — Blood On The Tracks Outtakes
1. Tangled Up In Blue
2. Simple Twist Of Fate
3. You’re A Big Girl Now
4. Idiot Wind
5. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome
6. Meet Me In The Morning
7. Lily, Rosemary and The Jack of Hearts
8. If You See Her, Say Hello
9. Shelter From The Storm
10. Buckets Of Rain
Donna Godchaux — Happy Birthday
We’d like to wish a very happy birthday to Ms. Donna Jean Godchaux (McKay), who was born on this day in Muscle Shoals, AL, in 1945. As a special bonus, here’s some Dead from the Donna years: 10/2/1977
Allman Brothers — 40 Years As Brethren
Billboard.com reports:
The Allman Brothers Band is planning to use next year’s engagement at New York’s Beacon Theatre as the focal point for the group’s 40th anniversary celebration.
“We’re planning a big one, man, a real big one,” Gregg Allman tells Billboard.com. “We’re trying to get all the people we know that we’ve played with to come and sit in and play. We’ve got confirmation on a bunch of ‘em now … You’re gonna ask me who that is, right?”
Well, yeah…
“No, no, I can’t tell you all the secrets,” Allman says with a laugh. “Just think about all the people we’ve played with. We’re shooting to get all of them. Of course, people are on tour, but not usually so much in March as they would be, say, in August.”
You can start your own pre-game for the fetivities by downloading the Brothers with Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzman & Boz Scaggs we offered here.
LeRoi Moore — Remembered…
From Rolling Stone:
John Popper of Blues Traveler and producer Steve Lillywhite both talked to Rolling Stone about the loss of their friend, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore. “He was a very sweet man,” said Popper. “He was always about the music. He was like a tough jazz musician. He was always more about how you play than how the crowd bought it. He was always talking music.” Popper first met Moore when DMB opened for Blues Traveler in 1991. “When he came to DMB, he brought a whole new foundation. As a sax player, there was a confidence when someone was using those scales and coming from his school. He was one of the best sax players I’ve ever heard,” Popper said.
Steve Lillywhite, who produced DMB’s Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash and Before These Crowded Streets, said of LeRoi — which means “the king” in French — “He was very much the king of a lot of things he did. I have great memories of staying up late in the studio working on music collages with him.” Lillywhite adds, “He was a beautiful person. He had music — music was the number one thing for him.” As for his favorites of Moore’s contributions, Lillywhite remembers Moore’s work on the Under the Table and Dreaming cut “Lover Lay Down,” as well as Moore’s most “essential” performance, the “Bartender” found on the “Lillywhite Sessions” bootleg. “It’s a sad time for all of us, but he has a legacy that will always live.”
The Doors — A Litigious Bunch
Although it’s almost over, the Doors are still bickering. John Densmore is still pissed at Ray Manzarek, Ray Manzarek is still pissed at John Densmore and the world keeps spinning. I’d give you a synopsis, but you’d rather just continue reading…
