My summer of jams continues this week with a free show at Thursday In The Square featuring Australian roots/jam band John Butler Trio. I’ve been looking forward to this show ever since the scheduled was announced earlier this summer.

JBT has taken the country by storm with it’s latest album “Grand National” whcih was produced by Mario Caldato Jr. who also produce albums by the Beast Boys, Beck, and Jack Johnson.

Their summer tour has included shows in UK, France, Australia, Germany, and state side at jam fest’s Bonnaroo , Wakarusa, and a show just last month at Redrocks.

Your last chance after Thursday to catch JBT live in the states this summer will be Saturday August 4th at the Newport Folk Festival before they head back down under for a two month tour.

Here’s a sample of JBT playing in Australia. They will also be featured on the Tonight Show on Tuesday night singing “Better Than” so be sure to tune in for that as well.

YMSB loves playing this venue and repeatedly told the fans how grateful they were that we came out early and withstood the rain to watch them perform. As usual the crowd was really into the bands high energy bluegrass with everyone dancing and singing along.
I was able to video tape the entire show and I’ve uploaded one of the songs to YouTube. Check it out below.

The pics are a little blury as they came from my iPhone which needs perfect light and to be held perfectly still to get quality pictures.

enjoy!

Sirius announced earlier this summer that they will be creating a radio station dedicated to the Grateful Dead.

The channel will feature live recordings of the bands shows as well as interviews with the band members and others from the scene that started it all. Starting August 1rst you can tune in to Sirius 17 JamOn to hear a preview of what this station will sound like. Regular programming on JamOn will return on August 9th.

If you are into Jam Bands I would highly recommend getting a Sirius subscription. You can get a free three day trial to Sirius Internet Radio by clicking here.

Keller Williams played Redrocks on Tuesday and from the sounds of the show uploaded to The Archive it was a great set with quite a few awesome covers and a guest appearance by Bob Wier. You can download the entire show on The Archive. I’m looking forward to the Keller Williams Show in Buffalo 2 weeks from today.

Click below for a few samples:

Back Of The Bus

Ensuing Freakness

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (cover The Band)

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals have just finished a 9 month world tour and spent just 7 days recording their latest album “Lifeline” (torrent) which will be available on August 28th, 2007.

They have also announced a fall tour full tour details can be found at the official Ben Harper website.

Check out this video of “In The Color” off the new album below.

Just 2 days until Yonder Mountain String Band returns to Thursday In The Square for another great free jam band show.

Last year was the first time I had seen them and was impressed with their high energy set and exceptional song writing. The hippies of Buffalo will be sure to turn out for this one like they did last year to dance the night away.

My sources at Buffalo Place tell me that YMSB will be on from 5:45 to 7pm followed by Old’s 97 from 7:30 to 9:15pm.Here’s a sample of what to expect this Thursday.

Be sure to check back for more video’s from the show, pictures, and a full review.

I’ve been gone the past week at the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY which wrapped up it’s 17th year of local and international music acts on Sunday.

The first couple of days camping on the side of the road were fun but it made for a long weekend especially with the rain the first couple of days. It was well worth it though when the gates opened on Thursday we were able to get our best camping spot ever at the edge of the infield stage. The weather cleared by Friday and we had 3 solid days of fun and music in the sun.

Highlights of our weekend included John Browns Body, Keith Frank, The Cat Empire, Bearfoot, and JSan Analouge Sons & of course local favorites and hosts of the festival Donna The Buffalo. 12,000 festival goers attended this weekends event.

Check out the pics as well as a few videos from the weekend that we took below.

enjoy!

Click here for the full gallery

Here’s a pic of Arin doing some stupid human trick for $5 with a band playing in the background.

Here’s a video of some drumming at the Happiness Parade on Saturday.

Here’s a video of Bearfoot playing. These guys were awesome. Sorry for the poor audio it does them no justice.

Phil Lesh & Friends has announced a fall tour that will include singer-songwriter Jackie Greene, guitarist Larry Campbell, drummer John Molo, and Particle keyboardist Steve Molitz.

The tour starts on 9/22 in Santa Barbara, CA and ends with a 9 night run in NYC at Nokia Theatre in Times Square.

Phil Lesh & Friends tour dates
09/22/07 SAT Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA
09/23/07 SUN Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
09/28/07 FRI The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
09/29/07 SAT Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
09/30/07 SUN Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre Santa Fe, NM
10/02/07 TUE The Pageant St. Louis, MO
10/03/07 WED Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
10/05/07 FRI The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/06/07 SAT The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/07/07 SUN The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/09/07 TUE Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
10/10/07 WED Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
10/12/07 FRI Tweeter Center at the Waterfront Camden, NJ
10/13/07 SAT Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
10/14/07 SUN The Echo Project Atlanta, GA
10/16/07 TUE Lyric Opera House Baltimore, MD
10/18/07 THU Sheas Performing Arts Center Buffalo, NY
10/19/07 FRI Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
10/20/07 SAT Glens Falls Civic Center Glens Falls, NY
10/21/07 SUN Oncenter Syracuse, NY
10/31/07 WED Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/01/07 THU Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/02/07 FRI Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/03/07 SAT Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/05/07 MON Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/06/07 TUE Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/08/07 THU Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/09/07 FRI Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/10/07 SAT Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY

Vegoose has announced it’s initial lineup which will take place from October 27th-28th at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas Nevada.

The current 2007 line up is: VEGOOSE AT SAM BOYD STADIUM & STAR NURSERY FIELD:

Rage Against The Machine
Daft Punk
Iggy & the Stooges performing the album Fun House
Muse
The Shins
Cypress Hill
Queens of the Stone Age
Public Enemy
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Umphrey’s McGee
Thievery Corporation
STS9
Ghostface Killah & The Rhythm Roots Allstars
Blonde Redhead
Gogol Bordello
U.N.K.L.E.
Ghostland Observatory
Pharoah Monch
Battles

More artists to be announced soon!

VEGOOSE AT NIGHT:

Thievery Corporation
Friday, Oct 26th
House of Blues

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Friday, October 26th
The Pearl

Umphrey’s McGee
Saturday, Oct 27th
House of Blues

Michael Franti & Spearhead
Saturday, Oct 27th
The Joint ? Hard Rock

STS9
Sunday, Oct 28th
House of Blues
Doors 11PM / Show 12AM

The Shins
Sunday, Oct 28th
The Joint ? Hard Rock

More acts to be announced soon!

The all good festival wrapped up three days of jamming on Sunday. As mentioned in a previous post many of the shows were broadcast live on the internet over the weekend. I will be posting links here for torrents of the festival (both audio and video) so check back daily for updates.