The Specials 01/25/1980 SBD [FLAC, MP3] Back in the late ’70s a new style of music called 2 Tone originated in England. 2 Tone music combines groovy reggae beats and
Last week prog-rock legends Rush made their first U.S. television appearance since before I was born when they performed Tom Sawyer on The Colbert Report. As per usual, the band
No one is ever going to claim that they enjoy using a Porta-Potty, but the portable toilets are a necessary staple of outdoor concerts and festivals. These tiny versions of
With the Information Age in full swing, keeping up to date on the jambands just keeps getting easier: no more B&Ps, trader tape lists, or lot newsletters. Now, to keep up to date, there are a million tricks of the trade thanks to the internet.
One of my personal favorite of these tricks that I picked up to help stay current involves what I like to call the Jamband Charts. Essentially, I just poke through Live Downloads to determine the most popular downloads at both the aggregate level and for the more active individual bands. In doing so, you get a pretty good sense of the best bust outs at recent shows, which are almost always either monster jams, rarities, or kick ass covers. So, today I thought I’d put on my DJ hat and dedicate a Bust Outs column to what’s hot and climbing the Jamband Charts this summer.
As Bob Cormier from Stand By Me would say, “From the racks and stacks, it’s the best on wax! How ’bout another double-golden-oldie-twin-spin-sound-sandwich from K-L-A-M in Portland? Iiiiiiit’s… BOSS.”
Widespread Panic – Stir It Up
Do you want to get in a good mood? Just imagine being at Red Rock while JoJo leads this kinky reggae funkfest. I could listen to Panic play this song for hours. One thing to note for a laugh is when the guitar chords come in towards the beginning, you can tell that after all these years, Jimmy Herring is still having fun playing with a wah pedal. READ ON for more of this week’s Bust Outs…
Last night, Sound Tribe Sector 9 ditched their tour mates, Umphrey’s McGee, to play a two-set show at the Higher Ground in Burlington. During the second set former Tombstone Blues
The Pretenders’ have announced the release of Break Up The Concrete for September 23rd. The album, the ninth in the band’s illustrious career and its first in 6 years, has
Dr. Dre’s long-awaited new album, ‘Detox’, should be finished by the end of 2008. The rapper/producer’s third studio LP will be the belated follow-up to the multi-platinum selling record ‘2001’
The second annual NYC Philathon will take place again in New York City featuring Phil Lesh & Friends. Phil & Friends will play 14 nights beginning with an OCTOBER 31st
Following a sold-out US tour in May and June and his recent performance at the two-date Download Festival in Southern California, M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) will be back to tour
David Gilmour has announced that he will release a live multi-disc album and concert DVD from his 2006 performance in Gdansk, Poland. ‘David Gilmour Live In Gdansk’ is due out
