O.A.R has been added to the lineup for the Green Apple Festival show at the National Mall in Washington D.C. They will be kicking off the DC festival at 12 noon with an acoustic performance. I’ve also made plans to travel down to DC that weekend to take part in this one of a kind 420 day celebration… Read the rest of this entry »

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The 2008 Jammy Awards return to Madison Square Garden for their 7th year honoring jam bands from across the nation. This years show will be hosted by jam legend Warren Haynes as well as Grace Potter.

Phish will also be the recipients of a Life Time Achievement award and was also nominated for Archival Album Of The Year for Vegas 96.

You can help pick the winners by voting at jammys.com.

And the nominee’s are… Read the rest of this entry »

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These guys are nominated for a 2008 Jammy for New Groove band of the year. They hail from High Sierra and are currently touring on the west coast.

“Drawing upon its members diverse experiences and musical educations, Blue Turtle Seduction has thrived to offer a style that expands through a spectrum of their personal influences and fuse them together to form their “High-Altitude Bohemian Tribal Funk Grass” sound… Read the rest of this entry »

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Here’s an excellent audience recording of Citizen Cope performing back in 2005. It’s an older show but it’s the best quality recording I could find on The Archive. If you’re not familiar with these guys check them out. They really get down!

To grab the lossless files head over to The Archive.

To grab the MP3’s click here. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mountain Jam returns to upstate NY for the 4th annual jam fest featuring 2 nights of Gov’t Mule performances by Bob Weir & Ratdog, Umphrey’s McGee, Pete Francis, Spearhead, MSMW, and many others. The festival is May 30th to June 1rst at Hunter Mountain Ski Resort in the Catskill Mountains.

Last year I went to Mountain Jam and besides camping in torrential downpours for 3 straight days it was a truly incredible festival experience.

Here is the full 3 day lineup Read the rest of this entry »

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Just in from the Umphrey’s newsletter.

“We are happy to announce that we will be joining forces with STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector Nine) for a co-headlining tour this summer through the eastern half of the US.

Each band will play equal extended sets and switch up closing and opening duties depending on the city they are in.

Starting in Madison, Wisconsin, the tour will make its way through the mid-west, including a FREE SHOW under The Arch in St. Louis, our return to the White River State Park in Indianapolis, Charter One Pavilion in Chicago, and two nights in Ohio. We will make our way east to New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. And finally heads south through the Carolinas, ending with two nights in Atlanta.

We’ll be announcing some special late night parties (including an Umphrey’s late night show at the TLA in Philadelphia after our Festival Pier Penn’s Landing show on July 25th and another Umphrey’s late night show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh after the July 31st Koko Booth show) as well as travel plans through ConsiderItDan, and much more.

This summer party is going to be epic, so hop aboard!”

This is very similar to what they did last year with the Disco Biscuits when they co-headlined their summer tour last year. I’m looking forward to seeing Umphrey’s next week at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo.

For the full tour schedule check out the newsletter here.

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Two of my favorite bands Umphrey’s McGee and Gov’t Mule will be performing for free!  Green Apple is an Earth Day celebration that takes place in 8 different cities.

Here is the lineup for the D.C. show that starts at Noon on 420 day and is free to the public at the National Mall.

• The Roots & Friends
• Gov’t Mule
• Toots & The Maytals
• Thievery Corporation (DJ Set)
• Warren Haynes Solo Acoustic
• Umphrey’s McGee
• DC Boys Choir
• CityDance

For the lineup in other cities including Micky Hart and YMSB in San Fransisco check out the official website http://www.greenapplemusicfestival.com

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From what I’ve been reading the Jam Room is the place to be if you ever get a chance to jam cruise. Apparently most all of the artist playing at Jam Cruise this year contributed to this excellent improv set. Steve Kimock stole the night while being the first in the jam room and the last man standing at the end of the night at 7am.

To grab the full set now in MP3 format click HERE.

For the lossless files grab the torrent or heard over to The Ardchive.

Samples:

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An excellent soundboard recording of SCI was just uploaded to The Archive.

 

To grab this set now in MP3 format click HERE.

For the lossless files head over to The Archive.

Pirates
Black Clouds
San Jose
Remington Ride
Born on the Wrong Planet
Lonesome Fiddle Blues
Resume Man
Lester had a Coconut
Drums
Texas
Encore: Midnight Rider

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I love it when bands give away albums for free! Especially rockers like The Black Crowes!

this is a FREE MP3 download for the first 10,000 fans who pre-register for LiveBlackCrowes.com

“One Night Only” will be a two disc live EP culled from the current club tour

Register now at liveblackcrowes.com

Once you’ve registered click HERE and click on DOWNLOAD MP3. This will add the item to your basket. Checkout out and download album for free!

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