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Here’s a new film of The Dead rehearsing Till The Morning Comes directed by drummer Bill Kreutzmann’s son Justin and produced by Jay Blakesberg… These guys are clearly having fun

Way back in October, I had a great time compiling the And It Stoned Me Cover Wars and this week I find myself selecting another track off of Van Morrison’s timeless 1970 release, Moondance – Into The Mystic.

Apparently, there must’ve been some memo inside the “How-to-be-a-jamband” kit that was being distributed in the mid ’90s, because this week we’ve got representation from God Street Wine, Percy Hill, Strangefolk, Jiggle The Handle & Gov’t Mule. No – not all of those bands are included, but members of those outfits appear all over this week’s edition. Checking in on the Fearless edition from two weeks ago, the Marco Benevento Trio has emerged victorious with its instrumental rendition.

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READ ON after the jump for the tale of the tape on this week’s contestants.

Tugboat Productions put together this video to promote the release of My Morning Jacket’s new Celebración De La Ciudad Natal EP… My Morning Jacket – Live in Louisville

While last weekend’s news was justifiably dominated by the grand return of Phish in Hampton, another jam stalwart used the same weekend and locale to trot out his own new

The members of the NYC-Freaks mailing list throw an incredible party/concert each year called the Freaks Ball. This year’s ball didn’t turn a profit, so the members of the board

With the 2009 festival season right around the corner, it’s time to get the investigative reporters at the Fox 2 Problem Solvers on the horn and talk about an issue that has been drawing more attention lately. Inevitably, everybody has noticed at one point or another the so-called “talent searches” that come with the announcements of festival lineups each spring.

These talent searches are generally responsible for rounding out the smaller stages at the festivals and comprise many of those bands that you may have heard of, but never actually heard. You know, the ones tend to get added to the lineup a month or so after the initial release?

Here’s the thing; after hearing complaints on multiple occasions about the way these searches get conducted, I contacted six different bands to assess their thoughts. The results were alarmingly similar and the reviews were all mixed… and definitely less than glowing.

As three of the bands requested to comment off the record due to the fact that they are still participating in these searches for the upcoming festival season, I decided to keep all of the band’s names off the record, so as not to throw anybody under the bus. Regardless, the results were pretty interesting.

READ ON for more of Ryan’s editorial on festival talent searches…

The folks behind the High Sierra Music Festival have always been ahead of the pack when it comes to creativity, so we’re not surprised they came up with an innovative way to announce the lineup…

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The 19th installment of High Sierra kicks off on July 2 in Quincy, CA and runs through the 5th. READ ON for the text version of the initial lineup…