R.I.P. — Phil Lynott (1949-1986)
Vocalist and bassist for Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott oozed sex, drugs and rock -n- roll. Sadly he died on this date in 1986 after an 8 day coma following a drug overdose. Here’s Thin Lizzy performing “Jailbreak” in Sydney, AU in 1978:
Michael Hedges — New Orleans, LA (11/10/1984)
Classically trained acoustic guitar legend, Michael Hedges is featured here from November of ’84. Perfect Sunday music. From Wiki:
Hedges had a very broad range of influences and his output spans many genres. His musical education was largely in modern 20th century composition. He listened to Leo Kottke, Martin Carthy, John Martyn, and the Beatles, but his approach to composition owed much to Stravinsky, Varèse, Webern, and Reich, in addition to experimental composers such as Morton Feldman. He saw himself as a composer who played guitar, rather than a guitarist who composed music. He was often categorized as New Age due to his association with the Windham Hill record label. Somewhat in reaction to this, he would describe his music as “Heavy Mental”, “New Edge”, ““Acoustic Thrash”, “Deep Tissue Gladiator Guitar” or “Savage Myth Guitar,” amongst other terms.[2] Michael was affectionately known as “The Guitarist from Another Planet”.[citation needed] Michael Hedges never realized his ultimate musical vision, which was to form a band of like-minded musicians and to record and tour with them.[
Soundcheck, Layover, Silent Anticipations, Baby Toes, Watching My Life Go By, Rickover’s Dream, Ragamuffin, The Streamlined Man, Aerial Boundaries, The Funky Avocado, Come Together
Phish at Rothbury?
From Glide Magazine’s Hidden Track:
For the last few years the promoters of Bonnaroo have successfully transformed the event’s image from Hippie Jam Fest to the nation’s best and biggest music festival. If they signed both Phish and The Dead for Bonnaroo 2009 they’d lose all the credibility with the mainstream audience they’ve worked so hard to build since 2002. The folks behind Rothbury don’t have that problem. AEG Live and Madison House embraced the jam fans and have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being the first festival to feature both bands in the same lineup. (more…)
Sunday Jazz — Charlie Hunter
Cincinnati, OH (9/15/1996)
Thursday the 12th
The Heckler
Mean Streak
Lively Up Yourself
Revolution
Natty Dread
The Shango, Pt. 3
