2008

You couldn’t help but wonder if the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey would go on after Tea Leaf Green announced that Reed Mathis would be taking over bass duties from Ben Chambers back in November. Reed immediately dismissed that notion and proclaimed he was JFJO for life. Well there’s no doubting that sentiment after the Jacob Fred boys released the brilliant Lil Tae Rides Again in April followed by a West Coast tour. Last night they kicked off another two week tour in support of the disc with the addition of Peter Tomshany on electric guitar.

Tonight Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey heads to Manchester, CT for a gig at the The Main Bar. Next, they head to Fall River on Thursday before playing a show billed as a “My Morning Jacket Late Night After Party” at Sullivan Hall on Friday night.

READ ON for a full list of dates and a few sicky-sicky JFJO videos…

Some terrific clips from Bonnaroo are starting to hit YouTube, including a huge batch of videos ripped from the webcast. Here’s a list of what’s available so far, which we’ll

Can you imagine if you’re in a band going up against Radiohead a major festival? Thankfully the promoters of Lollapalooza spared someone the embarrassment of playing for an empty field

Everyone we spoke to who went to Bonnaroo last weekend came back raving about My Morning Jacket’s performance. Now we get to hear the show for ourselves thanks to taper

We haven’t heard much from the Benevento/Russo Duo so far this year, but that’s about to change. Tonight, Joe and Marco hit the road for a brief jaunt through the