Photos by George Weiss of the Jazz Mandolin Project at the Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, FL on 5/13/05 and 5/14/05
In less than a few short years, the estate of one Jerry Garcia, at least in the vault material department, has upped its commercial status from sleeping giant to roaring juggernaut. This latest, four-disc collection
Appearing with his new band The Cardinals, Ryand Adams gives us a natural, sporadic effort
Trey Anastasio, Trey Band, 70 Volt Parade, whatever you want to call it, it’s his signature style of groove/guitar rock again, just with a new supporting cast.
Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist is at work on his debut solo album, “The Audiences’ Listening,” set for release in the fall via Warner Bros. Although the guest lineup is under wraps for now, some of the tracks are expected to feature musicians Cut Chemist met during a trip to Brazil.
“The album is hip-hop in the sense that it’s cut’n’paste, and there’s a lot of turntablist stuff on there,” the artist says. “You really get a feel of me going through records to put this together.” He adds that there is “only one really slow song on the record,” with the rest of the material aimed squarely at the dance floor.
Cut Chemist, who says he was “computer illiterate” until recently, is utilizing digital assistance for the first time for the project. “I figured out slowly how to do certain things and just gradually taught myself the ins and outs,” he says.
The artist will take a break from the studio for Jurassic 5’s summer tour, which includes three early June shows opening for Dave Matthews Band as well as a nearly three-week stint in July on the inaugural Zooma tour. As previously reported, that trek will be co-headlined by Trey Anastasio and Ben Harper and will kick off June 16 in Camden, N.J.
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The digital world has added many new wrinkles to the music landscape, the latest being the immediate availability of sought-after vintage and long out-of-print works. The catalogs of Cambridge, Mass.-based Rounder Records and Memphis’ venerable Sun Records labels are two such examples, with virtual vaults being thrown open for collectors and aficionados.
The Rounder Archive Series will launch May 31 via Rounderarchive.com with access to a treasure trove of roots music and select new releases. Ten to 15 titles will be made available quarterly as downloadable digital files and as limited-edition CDs. Accompanying liner notes, photos and album art will be available as Adobe PDF files either as downloads or as files on the CDs themselves.
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Ween has put the finishing touches on a rarities collection for release through its own Chocodog label. According to a post from guitarist Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo on the band’s official Web site, the set is dubbed “Shinola” and should be available in the next few months.
“Shinola” is loaded with “scraps, throwaways, and outtakes from our studio,” the artist says. “If you thought our albums were brown, wait ’til you hear the songs we deemed too brown for a Ween record, all in one place.” A band spokesperson declined to reveal the track list for the set.
In other Ween news, Melchiondo reports the group has begun rehearsing after a long break from the live stage. “Not sure what this means in terms of playing gigs anytime soon, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we started playing out by the end of this summer,” he says.
Melchiondo has also finished the latest album from his Moistboyz side project, which will arrive in August via Sanctuary. Live dates are expected to coincide with the release.
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Pearl Jam, the John Mayer Trio, Black Eyed Peas and Maroon 5 are among the first wave of acts confirmed to open shows on the Rolling Stones’ upcoming On Stage tour. Black Eyed Peas will open the tour’s opening Aug. 21/23 stand at Boston’s Fenway Park, while Maroon 5 takes over for an Aug. 26 show in Hartford, Conn., and an Aug. 31 date at Detroit’s Comerica Park.
That group will be joined by the Tragically Hip for a Sept. 3 show in Moncton, N.B., while Pearl Jam will open a Sept. 28 engagement in Pittsburgh, marking its first appearance with the Stones since 1997.
Mayer’s trio, the lineup of which was unavailable at deadline, will make its live debut opening shows on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C., and Oct. 10 in Philadelphia.
The Stones blew through the first round of ticket on sales last weekend, selling out gigs in Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, N.C., and Calgary. Visit the band’s official Web site for a list of shows that go on-sale this weekend.
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Les Claypool. Vorcza, Z-Trip and Benevento/Russo Duo are some of the acts that have been added to the six week Zooma Tour. The tour will be headlined by Trey Anastastio and Ben Harper and also include the previously announced acts of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Galactic, Brazilllian Girls, G Love & Special Sauce, Toots & The Maytals, Ray Lamontagne, Jurassic 5 and Gomez.
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To coincide with the kick-off of his upcoming North American tour, Mark Knopfler is planning to release a new EP. Due June 28 — four days after the tour’s opening in Portsmouth, Va. — “One Take Radio Sessions” finds the former Dire Straits frontman running through seven songs from his latest release, “Shangri-La” (Warner Bros.) and one vintage solo cut.
Recorded at Malibu, Calif.’s Shangri-La Studios, the same recording location for the studio album, the EP features “The Trawlerman’s Song,” “Back to Tupelo,” “Song for Sonny Liston,” “Boom, Like That,” “Everybody Pays,” “Donegan’s Gone,” and “Stand Up Guy,” all from the “Shangri-La.”
The vintage addition to the set is “Rudiger,” which dates to Knopfler’s 1996 solo debut, “Golden Heart.” Accompanying him for the recording were guitarist Richard Bennett, keyboardists Jim Cox and Matt Rollings, bassist Glenn Worf and drummer Chad Cromwell. Additionally, Doug Pettibone plays electric guitar on two tracks and mandolin on another.
Here are Knopfler’s North American tour dates:
June 24: Portsmouth, Va. (NTELOS Pavilion Harbor Center)
June 25: Philadelphia (Mann Center for the Performing Arts)
June 26: Vienna, Va. (Wolf Trap)
June 28: Newark, N.J. (New Jersey Performing Arts Center)
June 29: New York (Radio City Music Hall)
June 30: Florence, Mass. (Pines Theatre)
July 1:: Boston (Fleet Boston Pavilion)
July 2:: Montreal (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier/Place des Arts)
July 3:: Ottawa, Ontario (National Arts Centre)
July 5:: Toronto (Molson Amphitheatre)
July 7:: London, Ontario (John Labatt Centre)
July 8:: Rochester Hills, Mich. (MeadowBrook Amphitheater)
July 9:: Kettering, Ohio (Fraze Pavilion at Lincoln Park Center)
July 12: Atlanta (Chastain Park Amphitheater)
July 13: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)
July 14: Indianapolis (Murat Theatre)
July 15: Chicago (Auditorium Theatre)
July 16: Milwaukee (Milwaukee Theater)
July 17: Minneapolis (Orpheum Theatre)
July 19: Morrison, Col. (Red Rocks Amphitheater)
July 20: Salt Lake City (Abravanel Hall)
July 21: Las Vegas (The Joint)
July 22: Los Angeles (Greek Theatre)
July 23: Berkeley, Calif. (Greek Theatre-Berkeley)
July 24: San Diego (Copley Symphony Hall)
July 27: Saratoga, Calif. (The Mountain Winery)
July 28: Jacksonville, Ore. (Britt Pavilion)
July 29: Portland, Ore. (Schnitzer Concert Hall)
July 30: Woodinville, Wash. (Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery)
July 31: Vancouver (Queen Elizabeth Theatre)
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