May 8, 2008

Bloggy Goodness: Harp Reborn as Blurt

A few months back it was announced that Harp magazine’s April/May issue would be it’s last. While this was sad news for fans of their fantastic music mag, today comes

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The B List: A Final Dose of Stage Setlists

We’ve got one more batch of 20 setlists to complete our special B List three-part series on stage setlists. I’m still exhausted from The Jammys, so I’ll let the images do the speaking for part three. Here’s what we got…


1. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 10/16/1989:

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READ ON for stage setlists from Tortoise, Spoon, Pearl Jam, Feist, Crowded House, Motley Crue, The Police, The Roots and many more..

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Bust Outs: The Day of the Dead

We’ve been meandering around with this Bust Outs column for a couple months now and in the midst of concocting quirky themes, we’ve up until now, overlooked the masters of the bust out. Well, from now on, we commit to righting them wrongs – starting today. This one is all about the Grateful Dead.


For our first foray into the vault, we’re taking the DeLorean back to 1973; a year highlighted by crazy long shows, the introduction of juggernaut new tunes like Eyes of the World, Row Jimmy, and China Doll, an increased interest in a jazzier sound including horns on tour for a number of all shows, some mind blowing space jams, the introduction of the Mind Left Body theme, the Wall of Sound, and finally, the passing of Pigpen. The year was full of transition, exploration, special guests and damn good music. So without further ado, let’s dive into some bust outs:

6/10/1973, RFK Stadium, Washington D.C. – That’s Alright Mama


While the nostalgia of hearing the Dead cover this Arthur Crudup tune one of only two times ever or the fact that both members of the Allman Brothers and Merl Saunders joined the band onstage might seem like reason enough to praise this zesty number, it’s the band’s playing that is the real treat. Multiple guitars and keyboards vying for space can obviously get hairy, particularly when there are ten plus minutes of improvisation, but this sounds like a group of musicians who telegraph one another’s every move. This cover includes not just jaw dropping solos, but a real spark from Saunders’ bouncier keyboards and Dicky’s trademark sunny noodling. More than anything, this is one of those great Dead jams that sounds both like a group of masterful musicians, but likewise a band who would set up in the backyard and play all day. READ ON for more GD gems from ’73…

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Boot Camp: NYC Taper Anniversary Concert

We just wanted to remind y’all that NYCTaper’s Anniversary concert takes place on Sunday afternoon at Piano’s. Head over to NYCTaper for set times and info. Here’s a list of

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Briefly: That’s It For The Jammys

As I was walking out of the Theatre at MSG last night I mentioned to a friend that the Jammys kinda blew their load by giving Phish the Lifetime Achievement

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Galactic: Jammys Afterparty Recap

We’d like to welcome longtime Glide contributor Chad Berndtson to the Hidden Track team. I’ve long admired Chad’s writing (no homo), so this is a big thrill for me. Here’s

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Fun With Graphs: Places I’d Rather Be

Here’s our latest GraphJam parody entitled Places I’d Rather Be: Grateful Dead: Tennessee Jed (Live In Eugene – 1984) GraphJam: Drunk In MSPaint Previously on HT: Taxman, The Coal Ran

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Some Quick Notes on The Jammys

The 7th Jammy Awards have come and gone, and, no, Phish didn’t play together tonight. But that was one of the few complaints on a very special evening in NYC. I’m gonna try to write something now, but I’m spent so I apologize in advance for any unsavory errors. Here’s a few notes from the evening.

First off the winners:

  • Live Performance of the Year: Gov’t Mule Bonnaroo
  • Tour of the Year: D.U.M.B.
  • Studio Album of the Year: The Conch – moe.
  • Archival Release: Three From The Vault – GD
  • Download of the Year: Headphone Jam – Phish
  • Live Album: Live at Murat – UM
  • Song of the Year: Cadillac – Keller Williams (accepted by Chevy Chase)
  • DVD of the Year: Progressions – Disco Biscuits
  • New Groove: Cornmeal

READ ON for my list of Jammy highlights and lowlights…

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