Phish — New York, NY (12/31/1997)
12/31/97 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Set I: Emotional Rescue, Ya Mar, My Sweet One, Beauty of my Dreams, Wolfman’s Brother, Limb By Limb, The Horse> Silent in the Morning, The Sloth, Fire
Set II: Timber, Mike’s Song, Piper> When the Circus Comes to Town> Roses are Free, Weekapaug Groove
Set III: Also Sprach Zarathustra> Tweezer> Maze> Prince Caspian> Loving Cup
Encore: New York New York> Tweezer Reprise
Umphrey’s McGee — “Hajimemashitite” from 12/29/08
Great footage here of one of our favorite UM songs. Check it out:
Last night’s setlist:
12/29/08 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Set I: Slacker> Dump City> Slacker> Dump City, 2×2> Jimmy Stewart> 2×2, Resolution1, Intentions Clear1, Hoochie Coochie Man1 2> She’s Nineteen Years Old1 2, Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues1 2
Set II: Plunger> The Bottom Half3> Plunger> The Bottom Half, Gulf Stream> KaBump1, Hajimemashite
Encore: Mulche’s Odyssey, Scenes from an Italian Resturaunt1 4
1 Jeff Coffin (Saxophone)
2 Buddy Guy (Guitar & Vocals)
3 ‘The Triple Wide’ teases
4 Last Played 12/31/2002 (798 Shows
Umphrey’s McGee — Cavorting with Buddy Guy
From Jambands.com:
Last night, Umphrey’s McGee opened up its three night New Year’s Eve run and welcomed a local guitar legend to the stage. At the close of the band’s first set, the group brought out Buddy Guy, who has been synonymous with Chicago’s electric blues since the late 1950s. Guy sat in for “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “She’s Only 19″ and “Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues.” In addition, as we reported yesterday, Jeff Coffin also was on hand and contributed to a number of songs, including: “Resolution,” “Intentions Clear” a second set “Jimmy Stewart” and the evening’s encore, a take on Billy Joel’s “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” (which the band last covered on New Year’s Eve 2002). Tonight, Umphrey’s will return to the Auditorium Theatre.
Merle Saunders sues Jerry Garcia?
We hate to get all TMZ on ya, but apparently the estate of Merle Saunders is suing the estate of Jerry Garcia for unpaid royalties stemming from the 2004 archival Garcia/Saunders release., Keystone Berkeley. Garcia died in ’95 and Saunders died a few months back in ’08, but we’re pretty certain that neither would be too thrilled with this turn of events.
11 Years Ago Today…
Phish played their legendary 12/30/1997 show at Madison Square Garden. Folks, if you don’t have this show, you are truly missing out. This show is easily in my personal top ten and is available here for download. Check the sickness:
12/30/97 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Set I: Sneaking Sally Through the Alley1> Taste, Water in the Sky, Punch You in the Eye, Stash, Chalkdust Torture, A Day in the Life
Set II: AC/DC Bag> McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Harpua> I’m Gonna Be2> Harpua> Izabella> Harry Hood, My Soul, Sleeping Monkey, Guyute
Encore: Carini> Black-Eyed Katy> Sneaking Sally Through the Alley1, Frankenstein
1 Not played since 5/28/89
2 Proclaimers cover;With Tom Marshall on vocals
I wonder who wrote the curfew penalty check.
Talking Heads — Las Vegas, NV (9/29/1979)
Intro
Artists Only
Stay Hungry
Cities
Paper
Mind
Heaven
Electric Guitar
Air
New Feeling
Building On Fire
Found A job
Psycho Killer
Life During Wartime
Take Me To The River
New Years Eve ’08 Concert Guide
Hidden Track has compiled a comprehensive guide to shows for ’08′s last hurrah.
My Morning Jacket — Jambase.com’s band of the year
After touring the US, playing marathon show after marathon show and releasing Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket has been named “Band Of The Year” by Jambase.com.
“Music to me is really spiritual. In my brain, music is kind of everything. Music is the glue that holds life together,” says bandleader Jim James. “I’ve always been the kind of person that really believes in God or some kind of force, some kind of spirit, but I’ve never been able to put a name on it. So, to me, the most transcendental, beautifully religious moments I’ve ever had have been either listening to music with some close friends or playing music.”(more…)
Funny Monday — Death Star Invasion
Whether you are a fan of Star Wars or not, this is kind of funny/interesting:
R.I.P. — Delaney Bramlett (1939-2008)
Sadly, Delaney Bramlett passed on Saturday after complications from gall bladder surgery. A songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Delaney was chiefly known for his partnership with his former wife, Bonnie Bramlett as Delaney And Bonnie. Opening for Clapton/Winwood supergroup, Blind Faith in 1969, Bramlett formed a unique mentorship with a “disenchanted with being a rock star” Eric Clapton, ultimately touring with Clapton in ’69-’70. Penning the early classic Clapton recording, “Let It Rain”, Bramlett’s folksy approach to writing and recording reflected his Mississippi upbringing. Here he is with Bonnie, Dave Mason of Traffic and Eric Clapton, performing “Poor Elijah” from 1969:
We’re back…
We hope you all had a great holiday season. We’ve been out of pocket, celebrating the holidays with family, but are back now and once again open for business. What are your New Years plans? E-mail us at musicalstewdaily@yahoo.com and let us know what you have on tap.
Matisyahu — Hannukah show in Brooklyn
New York Times:
Matisyahu deployed what may be the only large, mirrored, rotating dreidel in show business — a Jewish answer to a disco ball — at Webster Hall on Sunday night, the first night of Hanukkah. It was also the first of eight New York City shows for Matisyahu in his third annual Festival of Lights series, bringing different opening acts and guests each night. A large menorah was set up for a mid-concert lighting ceremony, with the blessings declaimed in Hebrew by an audience volunteer. (more…)
Happy Holidays from Musical Stew Daily
Regardless of religion, race and creed, we at Musical Stew would like to extend our heartfelt wishes that you and your family have a happy, peaceful and safe holiday season.
Matt, Kelly, Sam, Murphy & Maizy
20 Years Ago Today…
Nirvana commenced recording Bleach with $600 borrowed from a friend.
Happy Holidays from Umphrey’s McGee
There’s a free gift waiting for you from Umphrey’s McGee. Click here.
Happy Birthday — Eddie Vedder
Happy 44th birthday to Pearl Jam lead singer, Eddie Vedder. You know how you have those songs that remind you of a particular place and time? Well, the following song is like that for me. I’ve heard it a million times, but it reminds me of digging this song when I first heard it in 1991. I was but a mere 17 years old and ready for what life had in store for me. I certainly wasn’t aware of things like the internet, only vaguely knew of cell phones, Cheers was the #1 show, Jerry, Kurt Cobain and Brad Nowell were still alive and kicking and I was in my senior year of high school. Time does fly….
It’s Pearl Jam’s “Black”:
Keller Williams — “Power Outage” –> “The Banana Song”
What do you do when you’re performing on-stage and your power goes out? Well, here’s Keller Williams demonstrating what he does in that situation. (From Beale Street ’07)
Hidden Track’s Stormy Mondays
Check out Hidden Track’s latest Stormy Monday’s offering that offers up some Phish and Umphrey’s McGee. Check it out here.
They said what??
“His music is deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac.”
-Frank Sinatra on Elvis Presley and rock music
Led Zeppelin — Still ain’t happenin’
Rolling Stone:
If your one wish for Christmas was a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, too bad: Robert Plant has once again reiterated that the band isn’t reuniting for a full-scale tour anytime soon. Asked for probably the millionth time in 2008 whether he’ll get back with Jimmy Page and the rest of Zep, Plant said, “I still see Jimmy quite a lot and he’s very complimentary and supportive of what I’m doing, but we are in different places now and you have to go on to do different things.”
Johnny Cash — Minneapolis, MN (3/22/1989)
Ring Of Fire
Folsom Prison Blues
Sunday Morning Come
Peace In The Valley
Crazy Arms
Big River
Get Rhythm
I Still Miss Someone
Ragged Old Man
Highwayman
Tennessee Flatop Box
Wall > Long Black Veil
Thank You John
Ghost Riders In The Sky
If I Were A Carpenter
Where Did We Go Wrong
Jackson
The Wreck Of Old ’97
Orange Blossom Special
I Walk The Line
41 years ago today…
An all night festival called “Christmas On Earth” featuring The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Who, Keith West and Tomorrow, Eric Burdon & The Animals happened in London. Tickets were $2.
Dave Matthews Band w/Robert Randolph
Dave on electric with Robert Randolph shredding on the pedal steel. From the Hollywood Bowl on 8/28/06.
