Happy Birthday — Van Morrison
Van the man turns 64 today. Please raise your goblet, pilsner glass or vat of spirits to the heavens in honor of George Ivan from Belfast. You may know him as a Van, regardless, lift a snifter and quaff mass quantities of the bubbly and whatever else whets your whistle to celebrate the light Van’s shown on us.
“Sweet Thing”
Crosby/Nash — “The Lee Shore”
From September of 1970. Beautiful, beautiful harmonies.
London police to review Brian Jones’ case
CNN.com:
Police in Sussex, in southern England, have confirmed they are examining documents given to them by an investigative journalist who has been researching events surrounding Jones’ death. (more…)
Sunday Jazz
This edition of Sunday Jazz is focusing on a few ladies of jazz. First up is a local singer here in Atlanta, Amy Pike. The band she is singing with is The Bonaventure Quartet, whose main focus is swing jazz. This is “Blue Rendezvous”:
Continuing with Madeleine Peyroux and “Don’t Cry Baby”:
Norah Jones with The Band’s “Bessie Smith”:
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings with “Let Them Knock”:
And check out Katherine Whalen of The Squirrel Nut Zippers singing on this track, “Prince Nez”:
moe. — Portland, ME (11/8/03)
(set one)
01 Threw It All Away
02 St. Augustine
03 Captain America
04 Kids >
05 Moth
(set two)
01 Brent Black >
02 Time Ed >
03 Yodelittle
04 Timmy Tucker
(encore)
01 Not Coming Down
Phish — “Twist Jam”
From 4/2/98.
Phish confirms ‘Party Time’ tracklist
Party Time, the bonus album included in the boxset accompanying Joy, will feature the following tracks:
Party Time (2:43)
Alaska (7:16)
Windy City (5:20)
In A Misty Glade (2:51)
Gone (4:10)
Only A Dream (4:10)
The Birdwatcher (2:16)
Let Me Lie (3:57)
If I Told You (3:53)
Splinters Of Hail (3:33)
Can’t Come Back (4:38)
Shrine (1:54)
Liquid Time (4:23)
Click here to check out the boxsets that the band is offering. Click here to check out Mike Gordon’s super cool new website that features an Andelman’s Yard themed scavenger hunt.
Weather Report — “Birdland”
From 1978.
The Radiators — New Orleans, LA (2/25/83)
Set One):
01. Raindancer 05:13
02. Jigsaw 04:41
03. Join The Circus 04:11
04. Hard Up 04:02
05. Love Grows On Ya 04:29
06. Automatic 04:29
07. Make Fire 04:53
08. Light Up My Pipe 05:51
09. My Whole World Flies Apart 03:55
10. I’m Ready 06:19
11. Deep In The Night 06:26
12. Suck the Head 06:27
13. Red Dress 09:06
Total time: 70:01
(Set Two):
01. Tell Me How Do You Feel 05:38
02. Hard To Tell 03:36
03. Midnight On The Track 03:41
04. Nail Your Heart To Mine 04:44
05. Hard Time Train 05:17
06. This Wagon’s Gonna Roll 04:26
07. Shoot Out The Lights 04:41
08. Screw Loose 03:51
09. Hardcore 08:58
10. Rainbow 07:12
Total time: 52:05
(Set Three):
01. Back Door Man 05:09
02. On Your Way Down 07:31
03. Domino 04:48
04. It Hurts Me Too 05:50
05. Rollin’ Stone 08:23
06. Spanish Moon 07:07
07. Doubled All Up In A Knot-> 02:42
08. Love Is A Tangle 04:28
09. You Can’t Take It With You 04:03
-Encore
10. Chevy ’39 02:14
Total time: 52:16
Animal Liberation Orchestra — Quincy, CA (7/3/09)
01- Flash Gordon Theme Song>
02- BBQ
03- Aliens >
04- Aliens >
05- Possible Drown
06- Space
07- All Alone
08- Kolomana
09- Don’t Touch my Stuff
01- Tuning and Banter
02- Honey Dripper *
03- Haji Memasate
04- Time is of the Essense >
05- Got to be starting something
Encore
06- Calling them back
07- Sweet Dreams
08- Animal Liberation
Lefsetz on Stills
Bob Lefsetz on Stephen Stills:
The two biggest releases for Christmas 1970 were George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” and “Stephen Stills”. That’s how big the southern balladeer was back then, a superstar. Over time he squandered his capital. Oh, he came back eventually, in 1977, with a CSN reunion. But it’s funny how Neil Young is seen as a legendary iconoclast, and Stephen Stills has almost been forgotten.
They don’t come any more difficult than Neil Young. But somehow Stephen Stills is seen as the asshole. Even though it was Neil who canceled their joint tour in ‘76 with a telegram.
Sure, Neil’s gone on to reinvent himself a number of times. And for this he gets, and deserves, our respect. But that doesn’t mean Stephen has to be forgotten. Playing “Just Roll Tape” will illustrate why he should be remembered.
You’ll dial it up to hear demo takes of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” and “Wooden Ships”, but it’s the opening track, the almost unheard “All I Know Is What You Tell Me”, that will make an impression. It’s like discovering a Dead Sea Scroll. That exact magic that riveted you so three and a half decades ago, you’re still susceptible, you still desire another hit. (more…)
Pearl Jam to be first album for Target/iTunes partnership
Just announced: Target and iTunes are partnering for music content and the upcoming Pearl Jam album will be the partnership’s first release. Read more here.
Phish — “Good Times, Bad Times”>”Tweezer Reprise”
From the Gorge, 8/8/09.
Happy Birthday — Jeff Tweedy
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy turns 42 today. Happy birthday, Jeff! Check out this performance of “Hate It Here” from 8/13/08:
Phish — Joy Reviewed
Check out this terrific review Scotty Bernstein of Hidden Track wrote for Phish’s upcoming album, Joy. After hearing the album versions of Time Turns Elastic and Backwards Down The Number Line and the rest of the album this summer on tour, I can’t wait to hear Joy in its entirety.
Whenever a renowned live act like Phish or the Grateful Dead or Widespread Panic record an album, there’s always talk of trying to replicate the band’s live sound in the studio. On most releases that doesn’t happen, but on Phish’s new album on JEMP Records – set to be released on September 8 – entitled Joy, producer Steve Lillywhite (Phish – Billy Breathes, DMB – Under The Table and Dreaming, U2 – October) has successfully captured the energy and spirit that has made the quartet one of the top touring acts of all time. (more…)
The Big Wu — Chicago, IL (7/27/2000)
Pinnacle
Break Of Day
Last Train
Puerto Rico
The Wheel
Bloodhound
Handle The Spam
Straight Through The Ear
Red Sky
Flat Iron Suite
Promised Land
Could You Be Loved
Midnight Rudy
Oxygen
Jazz 88
Wet Willie — “Country Side Of Life”
This is from Central Park in Macon, GA, way the hell back in 1973. I was listening to it and thinking how much it sounded like Mofro, er um, Mofro sounded like them. Well, you know what I mean.
Did You Know??
Phil Hartman (yes, that Phil Hartman) designed the Crosby, Stills & Nash’s logo while he was operating a graphic arts business in the 70′s.
6 Years ago today…
Tea Leaf Green Live at Project THERE (San Francisco, CA)
DISC ONE – SET ONE (48:44) 01 Darkened Hall 02 I’m Not Fit (Don’t Be Down) 03 Heavy Machinery @ w/ mandolin 04 Harvest Time # first-time-played 05 Marketplace 06 Stormcloud # 07 Farm’s Been Sold # 08 All Of Your Cigarettes # 09 Drink Of Streams (Trevor Garrod solo) 10 If It Wasn’t For The Money # 11 Taught To Be Proud DISC TWO – SET TWO (51:57) 01 Strange Ode To Nature 02 Ignoring The Oracle @& w/mandolin and accordion 03 The Bastard Brother # 04 No Blanket # 05 An Aeroplane (Has Never Seen It)06 Dreaming Without Sleeping 07 Cowboy’s Lullaby # 08 John Brown # 09 Don’t Let It Down – for AG 10 For Every Lonely Lady # 11 The Gambler (Kenny Rogers cover) #DISC THREE – SET THREE (79:47) *Rare recording* 01 Ride Together >02 Hard Travellin’ > 03 Ride Together 04 Freedom * w/Andy Gadiel vocals 05 Planet Of Green Love (13:27 Acoustic POGL!) 06 Sex In The 70′s (14:16) 07 Vote On Tuesday 08 Moonshine 09 Earth And Sky 10 Kali-Yuga (10:38) 11 Beehive 12 Las Vegas
