Did You Know??
The average American spends 45 minutes a day listening to recorded music.
Musical Stew Daily’s Best Of 2008
Musical Stew Daily’s Best Of 2008
Best Album: 1.) Charlie Hunter Baboon Strength 2.) My Morning Jacket Evil Urges 3.) Mike Gordon Green Sparrow 4.) Fleet Foxes
Best Archival Release: Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs
Best DVD: 1.) Phish Walnut Creek (7/22/97) 2.) Keller Williams with Mosely, Droll & Sipe Live 3.) Grateful Dead Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978
Best Concert: 1.) My Morning Jacket Bonnaroo 6/13/2008 2.) Matisyahu Atlanta, GA 11/8/2008 3.) Wilco 8/13/08
Best Box Set: Phish At The Roxy
The Doors — “The End” from the Isle of Wight (1970)
The Isle of Wight music festival was held August 26-30, 1970 and attracted 600,000 fans. The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and The Who were the headliners. Hendrix was dead three weeks later and is the last filmed live performance by The Doors. Robbie Krieger of The Doors has commented on the band’s limp performance. Jim Morrison had a prison sentence stemming from his Miami “indecent” performance (March 1, 1969) hanging over his head. Of course Jimbo never served the sentence and died 10 months later in Paris. Here’s the band performing “The End”:
Sam and Dave — “Hold On, I’m Coming”
One of the great Stax artists of the 1960′s, Sam and Dave were responsible for such songs as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Coming”. Check this energetic, high voltage performance from 1966.
Did You Know??
Elvis! Don't eat that microphone!!
Elvis’ favorite “delicacy” was deep fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches prepared by his housekeeper, Pauline. Mmmmm-mmmm! Perfect for achieving that highly desirable bloated, obese, “I-don’t-give-a-shit-anymore” look. Here’s the recipe:
Elvis Presley’s Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 small ripe banana
2 slices white bread
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons butterIn a small bowl, mash the banana with the back of a spoon. Toast the bread lightly. Spread the peanut butter on one slice of toast and the mashed banana on the other. Fry the sandwich in melted butter until each side is golden brown. Cut diagonally and serve hot.
Phish — Summer tour dates
After much speculation and intense scrutiny, Phish has announced their summer tour dates. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, January 30th at 10AM EST. For full show and ticketing information, please visit the Tourdates page.
Phish.com:
6/4 Jones Beach
6/5 Jones Beach
6/6 Great Woods
6/7 Camden
6/9 Asheville
6/16 St. Louis
6/18 Burgettstown
6/19 Deer Creek
6/20 Alpine Valley
6/21 Alpine Valley
Happy Birthday — Elvis Presley
“The King” was born on this date in 1935. Click here for more info on Elvis Aaron Presley, including a couple of great shows and some trivia. Here he is performing “Suspicious Minds” in 1970:
Phish — Clifford Ball DVD Info
From Phish.com:
Brand new 7-DVD box set documenting The Clifford Ball, a landmark concert event that drew more than 70,000 fans to upstate New York in August 1996. The Clifford Ball was the first of seven, two-day spectacles the band staged, including The Great Went a year later, followed by Lemonwheel in 1998. The Clifford Ball was held in Plattsburgh New York at a decommissioned air force base, where Phish played two marathon concerts. The band delivered a one-of-a-kind experience for concert goers, giving the military base a carnival-like atmosphere with rides, wandering jugglers and movies at night for campers.
The box set features nine hours of concert and event footage (with six complete sets of music recorded Live August 16 & 17, 1996 and bonus features including Phish’s extended soundcheck, its late night flatbed truck jam and a 30-minute featurette with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and more. This regionless DVD set includes options for both stereo and 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound Audio (remixed and mastered from the band’s multi-track tapes). (more…)
