(photos courtesy of aneurysm9)

Last year they predicted it, this year they delivered. YMSB became only the third band in the 22 year history of Thursday At The Square to do “an evening with” at Buffalo’s best outdoor venue. After playing the past two years in torrential downpours the sun finally shined for their 3rd appearance. YMSB put on an excellent show playing two sets for a total of over 2 and half hours of intense newgrass.

This is a must have set for any YMSB or newgrass/jamband fans. Jeff Austin and the rest of the guys love playing for this crowd in Buffalo. For those of you who have been to a show at Thursday At The Square you know why bands enjoy playing here so much.

Its one if the few outdoor venue’s that continues to offer free jam band concerts in a downtown setting week after week. The fans pack it right in after work and stay till 10pm. The crowd surfing is wild and the interaction between the bands and the crowd is simply amazing.

Make the jump to download this excellent SBD recording. Read the rest of this entry »

(photos courtesy of Jonathon A. Brenner)

Here’s an excellent soundboard recording of Yonder Mountain String Band laying down the newgrass licks at Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, NC last month. Many thanks to Robbie Dunn for recording and uploading. This set includes a Bob Dylan cover of “Spanish Harlem Incident” and international violin sensation Ann Marie Calhoun sitting in for the entire set.

To grab the MP3’s click here.

For the lossless files head on over to The Archive.

enjoy!

Disc 1 - Set 1
01. Intro
02. On The Run > ? > On The Run
03. Southbound
04. Spanish Harlem Incident
05. Down The River Road
06. Paul & Silas
07. Belle Parker
08. What’s Going On In The Head Of That Woman
09. White House Blues
10. Big Spike Hammer
11. If There’s Still Ramblin’ In The Rambler (Let Him Go) >
12. Mothers Only Son >
13. Ramblin’ reprise

Disc 2 - Set 2
01. Boatman’s Dance
02. Angel With The Golden Hair >
03. Follow Me Down By The Riverside
04. It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry
05. Sideshow Blues
06. Kentucky Mandolin
07. Sidewalk Stars

Disc 3 - End of Set 2
01. Peace Of Mind > Girlfriend Is Better > Peace Of Mind
02. Two Hits & The Joint Turned Brown (with Whiskey Before Breakfast)
Encore:
03. My Gal

Youndermeister has combed through the The Archive to bring you all a must have compilation of high quality, lossless, Yonder Mountain String Band covers. If you’re a fan of YMSB and looking for a newgrass twist of some of your favorite songs I would highly recommend grabbing this set. The collection features covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynrd, The Beatles, Willie Nelson, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, Allman Brothers and others.

To view the full track list and grab the torrent for the lossless files head on over to etree.org.

To grab this set now in MP3 format click HERE.

For sample’s click the play button’s below. enjoy!

Whipping Post

Stairway > Watchtower

It’s All Too Much

Goodbye Blue Sky

Thanks for Seth Nochajski and Keith Januszak for taping and uploading the YMSB show in Buffalo last week. This is a good quality recording and was a great show to be at. If you like bluegrass you’ll love this Colorado based bluegrass band. To view setlist information and FLAC downloads check out The Archive here.

To grab the entire show show in zipped mp3 format click here.

Below are a few samples from the show.

Death Trip:

Two Hits and The Joint Turned Brown:

Damed If The Right One Didn’t Go Wrong:

Yesterday was awesome. YMSB came on as the opener this year at 5:45 and gave the Buffalo faithful an hour and a half of intense bluegrass music.

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!

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.