Check out Trey Anastasio Band’s set from this past weekend’s Hangout Festival. Raging Trey on the beach looks rough….
Here is the setlist courtesy of JamBase
Set:
TAB 5/19/13 Gulf Shores, AL
*Cayman Review
*Gotta Jibboo
*Pigtail
Burlap Sack and Pumps
Ooh Child
Dark and Down
Valentine
Magilla
Shine
Money Love and Change
Devil Went Down To Georgia
First Tube
Clint Eastwood
STUD
Small Axe
Scabbard
Frost
Let Me Lie
Push On Til The Day
*E: Black Dog
* Missing from video
Summer is so freaking close for me. By the end of this week I will be raging some fine music at this year’s Summer Camp Music Festival. Pumped to see a lot of music this summer and I am sure many of you are the same way. So why don’t I hook you up with some tunes for your long drives? This week we have Ryan Adams & The Cardinals rocking out the un-surprisingly small Mr. Smalls in Millvale PA which is just 10 minutes outside of Pittsburgh. We have two seperate Smashing Pumpkin’s shows from their final tour for their final album (with the ‘real’ line-up). One of my favorite new bands Tame Impala rocking out a hometown show…in Australia. Umphrey’s McGee back in the day when playing a double-header was commonplace. A Phish remaster that just may make you a believer in audience recordings. Also shows from Rusted Root, Ulu, The String Cheese Incident, Derek Trucks Band and moe.! Special thanks to The Steam Engine for the Tame Impala show. If you like this weekly installment you’ll love their site…especially if you’re a My Morning Jacket fan.
~Monday May 13th, 2013~
8 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - 2005-05-13 | Mr. Smalls, Millvale, PA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Interesting setlist. Great jams out of ‘What Sin’, ‘Mockingbird Song’ and ‘Cold Roses’. Good banter too - from the beginning Ryan takes a bit of offense to people calling out setlist suggestions so I feel he drew ‘What Sin’ out to not appease the yellers yelling for ‘the hits’.)
13 Years Ago Today: Smashing Pumpkins - 2000-05-13 | Aerial Theater, Dallas, TX (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: This was nearing the final end of an epic band. They were playing a lot of material off of Machina which I still think is a great album. James Iha even sings an original he wrote called ‘Blew Away’ but still the band would inevitably break up by the end of year. Great sounding recording.)
15 Years Ago Today: String Cheese Incident - 1998-05-13 | Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Great setlist, really jammy show. Highlight for me is ‘Franklin’s Tower > I Know You Rider’ with Keller Williams in the second set.)
~Tuesday May 14th, 2013~
13 Years Ago Today: Smashing Pumpkins - 2000-05-14 | Music Hall, Austin, TX (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Similar setlist to the previous night except this has the band encoring with the Talking Heads’ “Once In A Lifetime”.)
21 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1992-05-14 | Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Courtesy of .net -Antelope included a Spider-Man theme tease and All Fall Down, Simpsons, Random Note, Aw Fuck!, and Turn Turn Turn signals. Trey introduced the Aw Fuck! Secret Language signal and played a Simpsons signal before returning to Antelope. Shortly after the “Rye Rye Rocco” segment, Trey introduced the Simpsons, Random Note, Turn Turn Turn, All Fall Down, and Aw Fuck! Secret Language signals before Antelope concluded, ending with a second Simpsons signal. Weekapaug contained a Jimmy Crack Corn (aka Blue Tail Fly) tease and Wait contained Call to the Post teases. Possum contained an Aw Fuck! signal and a Dog Log tease.)
~Wednesday May 15th, 2013~
4 Years Ago Today: Rusted Root - 2009-05-15 | Brown’s Island, Richmond, VA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix | Show Notes: If you don’t know this band this is a solid set to start with because while later in their career, the setlist is full of their most accessible songs. Great high energy show.)
10 Years Ago Today: Umphrey’s McGee - 2003-05-15 | Stanley Hall, Chicago, IL (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix | Show Notes: This was the first time “#5” was played which is a combination of various ‘Jimmy Stewarts’. Really fun show, also includes a “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” segment coming out of ‘Glory’.)
~Thursday May 16th, 2013~
11 Years Ago Today: Umphrey’s McGee - 2002-05-16 | Schuba’s, Chicago, IL (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix | Show Notes: What is better than one Umphrey’s show? I think you know where I’m going with this…TWO Umphrey’s shows! This day has the luxury of having an early show and a late show. Really solid playing from the band while they were still very much unknown…possibly one of the most concise examples of their sound at this point in time.)
14 Years Ago Today: Derek Trucks Band - 1999-05-16 | The Stanhope House, Stanhope, NJ (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: A young Derek Trucks ripping a pub & grill in North Jersey? This is quite the gem.)
17 Years Ago Today: moe. - 1996-05-16 | Edwards Hall at University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Only 6 songs in the entire set (one set show) but it clocks in at over an hour and half of awesome psychedelic moe.-ness. Really awesome early show, possibly my favorite from ‘96.)
18 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1995-05-16 | Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: AUD Remaster | Show Notes: The Phish community is so damn lucky to have the amount of dedicate audiophiles and tapers it has. The ‘Remasters’ section of the spreadsheet is the place to go if you are on the fence about audience recordings. This show shouldn’t be missed either, its full of debuts. ‘Don’t You Wanna Go’, ‘Ha Ha Ha’, ‘Spock’s Brain’, ‘Theme From The Bottom’, ‘Free’, ‘Glide’, ‘I’ll Come Running’ and ‘Gloria’ were all debuted at this show.)
~Friday May 17th, 2013~
4 Years Ago Today: Tame Impala - 2009-05-17 | The Toff, Melbourne, Australia (LINK) (Source: The Steam Engine | Audio Quality: FM Broadcast Soundboard | Show Notes: At a time in this band’s career when they were blowing up in Australia and just barely beginning to crack into the US landscape - this band continued to impress the country of Australia with vintage psychedelic for the new age. Highly recommended.)
6 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - 2007-05-17 | Metropolitan Theater, Morgantown, WV (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Ryan had actually hurt his wrist a little earlier in the year so he was solely singing at these more laid-back acoustic shows. Drummer is playing with brushes even! Ryan’s voice really has a chance to shine though when he doesn’t have to worry about playing another instrument and any fan looking to hear a slightly different take on the cardinals should definitely check out this entire show. The best probably the gig they played at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT.)
11 Years Ago Today: Umphrey’s McGee - 2002-05-17 | Schuba’s, Chicago, IL (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix | Show Notes: Another double-show. There is just too much to go over, fans of Umphrey’s need to get both this show and the previous one. NOW!)
~Saturday May 18th, 2013~
11 Years Ago Today: Ulu - 2002-05-18 | Turtle Crossing, Macon, GA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Awesome groove-jazz jamband. Played a lot of classic shows at The Wetlands in New York and even have a live album from one of them. If you are a fan of the New Mastersounds you’ll love Ulu.)
~Sunday May 19th, 2013~
6 Years Ago Today: String Cheese Incident - 1997-05-19 | Santa Fe Music Hall, Santa Fe, NM (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Soundboard | Show Notes: This actually isn’t as jammy as some of the more classic psychedelic-jazz romps the group would be in full swing with in ‘99 but it still serves a good window into what the band would become. A decent ‘Little Hands’ and a great ‘Texas’ to close out the encore.)
If you are heading to Summer Camp this year you should check out these Field Day T-shirts! Team Purple won last year and got to have their flag fly high on the scamp website for the entire year, who will win this year? Personally I think the Blue Crew has the best shirt design, whether or not that will translate to field day activities…one can only assume.
Learn more about Field Day
The initial line-up has been announced for the Interlocken Festival which takes place September 5th-8th at Oak Ridge Farm in Arlington, VA. The festival was put together by H.O.R.D.E. co-founder Dave Frey and Relix publisher Pete Shapiro and so far has announced Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Furthur, The String Cheese Incident, The Black Crowes & Zac Brown with more artists to be announced in the coming months. Tickets go on sale May 23rd at 10am EST.
Check out this schematic of Owsley Stanley’s “Wall of Sound” - the now legendary Grateful Dead PA system.
EOTO takes you through their current live-rig and shows you how they make their 100% improvised live shows sound so freaking cool. If you’ve ever said something like “Ugh, I hate DJ’s/Electronic musicians, all they do is getting up there and hit [play]”…this is video is for you. Enjoy!
Ok so I didn’t do Mother’s Day and I could have…I mean right now, what’s to stop me? Laziness? Yes. But that’s not just it. Well no it is. Sorry. Otherwise, we have an awesome week! Particle playing a ton of Pink Floyd. A couple of early Ryan Adams’ and the Cardinal’s shows from 2005. Phish at the Palace playing one of the first truly epic Tweezers. A real ‘where are they now?’ moment as we debut a show by Pnuma Trio. A run of shows where Ratdog is joined by DJ Logic on the turntables. Also shows from Umphrey’s McGee, Keller Williams, Dark Star Orchestra, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Lotus!
~Monday May 6th, 2013~
8 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - 2005-05-06 | PromoWest Pavilion, Columbus, OH (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Great versions of ‘What Sin’ and ‘Wharf Rat’.)
20 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1993-05-06 | The Palace Theater, Albany, NY (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: One of the more underrated Tweezer’s from the early 90’s, clocking in at a little over 19 minutes. Also the full instrumental version of The Beatles ‘Obla-di obla-da’ right in the middle of ‘Mike’s Song’. As most shows from the early 90’s did, this show had a great first set ‘Split Open and Melt’ as well.)
~Tuesday May 7th, 2013~
1 Year Ago Today: Particle - 2012-05-07 | Quixote’s True Blue, Denver, CO (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix | Show Notes: Great quality recording of a show that contains Pink Floyd covers up the wazoo. New Particle is starting to grow on me…)
8 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams - 2005-05-07 | Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Nothing quite like hearing ‘Tennessee Sucks’…in Tennessee.)
15 Years Ago Today: Keller Williams - 1998-05-07 | Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem, NC (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Opens with ‘Stairway To The Watchtower’ which is a Led Zeppelin/Bob Dylan mash-up.)
~Wednesday May 8th, 2013~
7 Years Ago Today: Dark Star Orchestra - 2006-05-08 | The Haunt, Ithaca, NY (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Covering
15 Years Ago Today: Umphrey’s McGee - 1998-05-08 | Benchwarmer’s, South Bend, IN (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Only one set but contains interesting rarities like a “Linus and Lucy” cover as well as a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Help on the Way > Slipknot” which the band would cover again years later during their annual UMBOWL.)
15 Years Ago Today: moe. - 1998-05-08 | Captain Trips Rainforest Preserve, Utica, NY (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: This show was a s
~Thursday May 9th, 2013~
8 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams - 2005-05-09 | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Jacksonville Skyline encore is brilliant. Also a beautiful rendition of ‘Harder Now That It’s Over’)
8 Years Ago Today: Pnuma Trio - 2005-05-09 | Quixotes, Denver, CO (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Whatever happened to this band? All improvisation, all fantastic, all the time!)
11 Years Ago Today: Ratdog - 2002-05-09 | Slim’s, San Francisco, CA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: A Charlie Miller transfer so you know the EQ is going to sound perfect. Not to mention this show already has DJ Logic on the turntables for the entire thing so we hear a unique Ratdog sound. The whole run is worth downloading for any Dead fan looking for something a little unique.)
~Friday May 10th, 2013~
10 Years Ago Today: Lotus - 2003-05-10 | Beardslee Castle, Little Falls, NY (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Great recording - interesting venue. The band played an improv bit with
11 Years Ago Today: Ratdog - 2002-05-10 | Slim’s, San Francisco, CA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: This is last show of this run with DJ Logic and it holds up with the others. Nice ‘Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Drums > Wharf Rat > Two Djinn > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower’ segment at the end.)
23 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1990-05-10 | Pearl Street Ballroom, North Hampton, MA (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: ‘Whipping Post’ encore is quite fitting considering this is the last time the band would ever play this venue. It served as a vehicle for them as they had played it over 5 times previously and served as their ‘Nectar’s’ whenever they were in Mass.)
~Saturday May 11th, 2013~
12 Years Ago Today: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe - 2001-05-11 | Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Qualiy: SBD | Show Notes: Solid performance - some audio quality issues apparently due to a poor matrix mar this recording (according to the comments) but still the performance was great so something should hopefully trickle through on the recording.)
~Sunday May 12th, 2013~
Happy Mother’s Day!
Conscious Alliance is doing a fantastic job with prints for their food drives this year - check out the Summer Camp Music Festival’s edition. Artwork by Nate Duval - just bring 20 cans of non-perishable food and the print is yours!
Check out this flyer Phish handed out to phans entering the Boston Garden for their 1992 New Year’s Eve show. The show was going to be aired the following day on the radio so the band wanted to mess with the audience. Classic Phish indeed.
Kudos to YEMBLOG for the story/picture!
Conscious Alliance is an organization that among many things, holds food drives at music festivals in exchange for really cool prints. This year’s All Good Music Festival print is no exception. Artwork by Josh Holland. All you need is 10 cans of non-perishable food to get this print! Great deal for a great cause.
This week I made a decision..I am going to go to Summer Camp. My girlfriend’s little sister has never been to a music festival and has agreed to go. The lineup looks insane and if its even half as a good a time as it was last year, I’m in for a fantastic weekend. But this week - lets focus on JAHistory. Starting off the week we have the Heavy Pets in bringing the iceburg blues to St. Petersburg. Umphrey’s McGee taking on Nirvana and Led Zeppelin. Keller Williams with a ballsy rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The McLovins encoring with the Rush favorite YYZ. State Radio covering Rage Against the Machine. I guess this week had some pretty nice covers. Also shows from Phish, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Lettuce, Soulive, Dark Star Orchestra, Mogwai, Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad, Pearl Jam & Howie Day.
~Monday April 29th, 2013~
5 Years Ago Today: The Heavy Pets - 2008-04-29 | The Tamiami Bar, St. Petersburg, FL (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix (SBD + AUD) | Show Notes: Really fun band and great recording. Many thought for a while these were the due heirs to the phish throne and then the band came back…they still have the potential and frankly who cares because as long as the heavy pets are around, we’ll be treated to fantastic jam music.)
8 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - 2008-04-29 | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Nice setlist. Beautiful ‘Cold Roses > Birdsong’. Must’ve been feeling the Jerry vibe as the ballroom was treated to a rare live rendition of ‘Rosebud’ as well as an encore of another rarity ‘Beachfront Town’. Not a very jammy show as far as the Cardinals go but still nice for the setlist.)
11 Years Ago Today: Umphrey’s McGee - 2002-04-29 | Bluebird, Bloomington, IN (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix (SBD + AUD) | Show Notes: ‘In Bloom’ (Nirvana) and ‘No Quarter’ (Led Zeppelin) jams in this set. Otherwise a pretty standard setlist for this era. Still a great show - fantastic ‘Phil’s Farm’.)
26 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1987-04-29 | Nectar’s, Burlington, VT (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: An actual full show from the 80’s era and a sounboard! This is one of hte best snapshots of the era, full setlist with songs such as ‘Lushington’, ‘She Caught The Katy’, ‘Anarchy’, ‘Skin It Back’, ‘Melt The Guns’,’Sparks’…anyone of these tunes would spark roars from the lawns this summer. It’s almost as if the band placed these as a foundation for their future 30th anniversary tour when they could bust them all out again. ‘Skin It Back’ is already off the list for ‘Longest Bust-out in Phistory’ but there are still a ton of worth contenders. I can’t wait for the summer…)
~Tuesday April 30th, 2013~
7 Years Ago Today: Keller Williams - 2006-04-30 | The Nightlight, Bellingham, WA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: A lot of people giving this show a lot of love in the comments. One person even through out that it may be the best Keller show on archive. Definitely cool encoring with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and one of my favorite solo versions of ‘Vacate’ in the first set.)
10 Years Ago Today: Lettuce - 2003-04-30 | Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Opening for Soulive (whose show is right below this one) - nice lengthy set which has Ivan Neville on keys for “Gimme Some More”)
10 Years Ago Today: Soulive - 2003-04-30 | Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Great show - John Scofield joined the band for the majority of the show on guitar. Also Ivan Neville from Dumpstaphunk on keys for a few tunes and Karl Denson on the sax for a few others.)
~Wednesday May 1st, 2013~
2 Years Ago Today: The McLovins - 2011-05-01 | Meriden Daffodil Festival, Meriden, CT (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Big ‘Deep Monster Trance’ and a cover of Rush’s ‘YYZ’ for the encore. I wonder where these kids will be in life when they realize they should’ve just stuck with the band they were in at 16 that somehow got them fame and respect from the fickle hippie community.)
8 Years Ago Today: Ryan Adams - 2005-05-01 | The Spectrum, Montreal, Canada (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: This show has Ryan playing one of the more polarizing covers I’ve ever seen in “Brown Sugar”. He does it solo and slowly on a piano and fans either hate it or love it. I’m personally a fan, why cover a song and not put your own take on it? Regardless, everyone can agree the show closing cover of “Wharf Rat” is both apt and bad ass.)
11 Years Ago Today: Howie Day - 2002-05-01 | Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: This is a great show for anyone who is unfamiliar with Howie Day. If you ‘think’ you know Howie from the annoying ‘Collide’ song they wouldn’t stop playing when you were in high school, start downloading this show right now. His solo music gives the feeling like you are in a harbor town in Maine during a misty rain. He jams on looped acoustic parts and beats very similar to Keller but in a less-joking way. The guy is still a great performer and has funny stage banter as well. Definitely worth a dl for anyone who enjoys singer-songwriters. There was a time when this guy was among the brightest up and comers.)
20 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1993-05-01 | Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: The recording includes the soundcheck which is includes an ‘Odd Couple Jam’. The show itself is pretty straightforward with the exception of a pretty ripping ‘David Bowie’ and a 10 minute ‘Mike’s Song’ in the second set. It was followed not by “I am Hydrogen” but by “The Great Gig in The Sky”….majestic to say the least.)
~Thursday May 2nd, 2013~
6 Years Ago Today: State Radio - 2007-05-02 | The 8x10, Baltimore, MD (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Awesome high-energy show. Quality is decent. Played more hits like ‘Mr. Larkin’ and ‘Camillo’ as well as an tight rendition of ‘Man In The Hall’.)
9 Years Ago Today: Dark Star Orchestra - 2004-05-02 | 4th & B, San Diego, CA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes:
20 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1993-05-02 | Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Definitely highlight of this show is the 25 minute ‘YEM’ and a pretty roaring ‘Run Like an Antelope’. Not much exploration here but a primed machine-gun Trey ready to rock.)
~Friday May 3rd, 2013~
7 Years Ago Today: Mogwai - 2006-05-03 | The Gothic Theater, Denver, CO (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: I love this band. Masters of post-rock this show brings the depth of their albums and the visceral feel of a live performance together in one of my personal favorite live performances. Great introspective music.)
10 Years Ago Today: Pearl Jam - 2003-05-03 | Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA (LINK) (Source: bt.etree.org | Audio Quality: SBD (official bootleg) | Show Notes: Up to this point, this was the longest gig in Pearl Jam history. Fantastic, high-energy show that be gotten by any PJ fan out there.)
28 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1985-05-03 | University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (LINK) (Source: The Spreadsheet | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: The download is incomplete but historically this show is one of the most significant in the band’s history as it was the first show to feature what would end up becoming the permanent lineup with Page. The band was still extremely rough around the edges at this point but you still see shimmers of the greatness that would be in the ‘Eyes of the World’ jam. Also a pretty nice ‘Whipping Post’.)
~Saturday May 4th, 2013~
1 Year Ago Today: Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad - 2012-05-04 | The Silo Loft, Reading, PA (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: This band is bringing back reggae/roots music with a vengenence! Their sound is so smooth yet hard-hitting, that their music is perfect to listen to when relaxing and seshing or partying. Occassionally they’ll even take a jam out to somewhat psychedelic areas. Beautifully eclectic blend of sounds in this band’s music.)
~Sunday May 5th, 2013~
7 Years Ago Today: State Radio - 2006-05-05 | 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: Matrix (4 sources) | Show Notes: Great setlist and a cover of Rage Against The Machine’s “Bullet In Your Head”.)
12 Years Ago Today: Umphrey’s McGee - 2001-05-05 | Copper Dragon, Carbondale, IL (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: Everyone has to start somewhere right? This is a single set show opening for Keller Williams. The band was sound great and I wouldn’t be surprised if those coming to see Keller left a little surprised by how good Umphrey’s was. Needless to say, soon thereafter the band started playing much bigger gigs and in headlining roles.)
20 Years Ago Today: Phish - 1993-05-05 | The Palace Theater, Albany, NY (LINK) (Source: Archive.org | Audio Quality: SBD | Show Notes: EPIC ‘You Enjoy Myself’ with Aquarium Rescue Unit. Decent ‘Stash’ and ‘Maze’ too.)
Jamcruise has announced the lineup for its 12th annual voyage. Tickets are now on sale and you find pricing options here.
You can see the full announcement video:
Futhur has cancelled their May 9th show at the upcoming Bottleneck Festival. According to a Futhur Facebook Fan Page Bob has been admitted to some sort of ‘treatment’ center to get some much needed rest.
The band is still expected to start their summer tour July 11th in Brooklyn. This all coming on the heals of a recent collapse on stage during a Furthur performance of ‘Unbroken Chain’ at the Capital Theater.
Hopefully Bob is able to make a full recovery from whatever he’s dealing with and be back in top-form for the summer.
Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green shouldn’t feel too down about the closing of ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ because they have just been nominated for Broadway’s highest honor…a Tony Award. ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ itself is nominated in three different categories including Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress. They are up for Best Original Score which should bode well to at least Trey’s contribute to the musical. Fingers crossed Big Red pulls out a win!
Umphrey’s McGee parodies a classic for their annual UMBOWL (which has FINALLY become available here) aptly-so - the first track is titled “A Box of Chocolates”.
