4. Bonnaroo and Glastonbury are still the best festivals in the world – Despite the economic downturn, the Bonnaroo and Glastonbury festivals were still musical and financial successes. We’re just worried they are running out of bands to book.
5. The Disco Biscuits can headline a show at Red Rocks – Admit it, you were a little surprised to see the Biscuits book Red Rocks and thought they might have a hard time selling tickets. While they didn’t fill the place, the jamtronica stars did well enough to earn a return engagement next year according to bassist Marc Brownstein.
6. Gimmicks rock, sometimes – Steely Dan has been playing better than ever on the Rent Party tour thanks in part to all the time they spent learning songs to bust out on Aja, Gaucho, Royal Scam and Internet Request nights. The tour has earned high marks from Dan vets and newcomers alike. Sure, it’s a ploy to sell more tickets but the fans win by getting to pick what they see.
7. Steven Tyler needs to focus on singing and not dancing – The Aerosmith lead singer fucked himself up good by falling off stage after showing a Sturgis, SD crowd his Elaine Benes dance imitation. The band was forced to cancel their summer tour, so perhaps Steve should calm down a bit.
8. Simone Felice leaving the Felice Brothers isn’t such a bad thing – While the Felice Brothers are still kicking ass with a new drummer, brother Simone is wowing music fans with his The Duke and The King project. Not only is The Duke and the King album one of the best of the year, the group’s live shows are stellar. By Simone leaving his brothers we now have two must-see acts touring the country instead of one.
9. The Nitrous Mafia is ruining it for everyone – Rumors swirled that the death of a 29 year old male at this year’s Gathering of the Vibes were nitrous-related and Al Schnier went so far as to post a note telling fans to keep the gas away from moe.down. Let’s hope GOTV will be able to put the death in the past and come back stronger than ever next year.
10. Hidden Track kicks ass – Not to toot our own horn or anything but…TOOT. We had the best summer ever both in terms of our numbers and the quality of our content. The staff and I want to thank everyone for coming back day after day to read what we have to say. We appreciate each and every comment, page view, tip, re-tweet and RSS subscription we get.
Now it’s your turn, what did you learn this summer?
10 Responses
Dave Matthews Band is the 2nd biggest Jamband. Panic 3rd, Allmans 4th, Yonder 5th, STS9 6th, Umphrey’s 7th, Mule 8th, Biscuits 9th, Galactic 10th. (SCI will be number 5 when they come back full force).
I was reminded that Phish is the GREATEST LIVE ROCK & ROLL BAND OF ALL TIME.
I learned that I’m too old for Bonnaroo, even with an RV! They’ll have to book Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, and Phish to get me back next year!
this list is hilarious — and i learned that yes, Hidden Track does kick serious A$$
about time the nitrous mafia was addressed formally by a jam pub/website. The over-simplistic, apples & Oranges editorial response to a “Letter to the Editor” in the latest Relix edition re: Nitrous Mafia and ‘the scene’ really left me with my head shaking. Thank you Scotty B. We can’t ignore it.
and yes, Hidden Track kicks more ass than balloon wah-wah-wahs.
Sorry, DMB hasn’t been a jam band since 1998, if ever. The same songs every night, regardless of changing the order, is an instant disqualification. Dave is filed under “pop music.”
Number 10 should have been number 1 on the list!!
11. Wilco is just as good when they are happy as when they are miserable
#1 John Medeski should have run for President.
#2 It always rains when I’m at SPAC
I learned nothing else.
11) Brett Berman is a fool if he thinks that top ten list of jam bands is the truth
If you don’t think High Sierra is the best music festival in the world, then I’d say you didn’t learn enough about festivals.