2008

There’s no overarching theme today, just some old-fashioned bust outs. We’ve got plenty to share with you including a snippet of a surprise show out in the lot, a song revived after 13 years in hiding, a tune best known for its placement in a classic movie and some funkdafied Rolling Stones.

First and foremost, we’re headed to the Midwest back in 1994, including a parking lot in Bloomington where the good Reverend Mosier and the Phab Phour treated a lucky group of fans to a free parking lot bluegrass hoedown. Fortunately, there’s great quality audio of the whole thing, so we can all be there. I kick myself to this day; because I was not yet on board with the Phish back in ’94 and the whole run occurred right in back yard with three shows within a two-hour drive and one hometown gig. Damn.

READ ON after the jump for this week’s heady bust outs…

While earlier we ranted about one Hall of Fame’s bad decision making skills, we want to applaud a different HOF for giving credit where it was completely due. It’s my pleasure to welcome Brent Berman, aka the guy who started the Wilson chant, to the Hidden Track mix. Brent’s a lifelong friend and he’ll be checking in from Athens, GA occasionally. Here’s his report on Widespread Panic’s induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame…

[Photos by Lena Chambless]

As I looked through my windowpane wondered why I had to move my life again, if only for a short while. I was transformed to that place I call the City of Dreams, where Panic takes me. I was on my way to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame induction, and I was going to be part of history.

On September 20, I drove to Atlanta to see Widespread Panic along with Chris “Ludacris“ Bridges, Keith Sweat, Hamp “King Bee” Swain, Dottie Rambo and Fred and Dina Gretsch get inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. I had never been to a red carpet event and I was a quite excited. We started the night off with a bottle of wine and some chicklets, and we were ready to rock. READ ON for more from the ceremony…

Wilco may be ardent supporters of the Junior Senator from Illinois’ bid for the White House, but they don’t discriminate when it comes to getting the message out about exercising

On Saturday night, local boy done good Beck Hansen came home for his first-ever gig at the Hollywood Bowl. Towards the middle of Beck’s set, he was joined by the

Yesterday, we ran an amazing list of HT Contributor Wade Ellis Wilby’s favorite fall albums. Wade also noted his favorite track on each album and we’ve compiled those Fall Mix

The latest list of nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are out, and once again Rush, Genesis and Yes have been ignored by the nomination committee. Run

The release of David Gilmour’s DVD Live in Gdansk features the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zbigniew Preisner, and was filmed on the Gdansk, Poland shipyards at the final show of the Pink Floyd guitarist’s 2006 solo tour in front of 50,000 fans. Perhaps, just as significant, is the fact that the DVD features the last filmed public performance of the late Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, who passed away on September 15, after a long career as the unsung hero of many great space rock songs.

We take a moment of silence after several suggested hidden cinematic treasures, to uncover the gold that lay buried in the film bag underneath Pink Floyd The Wall, Pulse, and even the Syd Barrett-era 30-minute jewel, Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London. This week’s Hidden Flick was once an underground classic, but the years have been kind to its eccentric magic. Indeed, we focus our light on Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.

READ ON for more of this week’s Hidden Flick…

“Shitty day, people. It’s been a shitty day.” So spoke Fareed Haque to open the first set from Garaj Mahal at the Fez Ballroom on Thursday. He went on to explain that a certain unnamed airline had lost his six thousand dollar jazz guitar earlier that day. What did he get in return for his six thousand dollar guitar, you might ask? “Three hundred dollars and a phone number,” he said. “That’s all I got from them, and that is what makes it a shitty day!”

Of course, that meant Haque had to play his Moog guitar, the only other guitar he had brought with him. The Moog is a beautiful instrument that doubles as one of the most versatile guitars in the world. In the hands of one of the most versatile guitarists in the land, it seemed a win-win situation. That seemed okay with the rest of the band as well. They proceeded to tear the Fez to pieces and the next few hours flew by.

Garaj Mahal hits the stage with no set list. They play a game of round robin, songs are chosen by each member of the band when it’s their turn. They will call it out or start the song and the rest join in. Everyone in the room sits back and enjoys the vibe. Well, not exactly sitting back. In fact, the dance floor was awash with an audience that truly danced like no one was watching, lost in the jamming excellence in front of them.

READ ON for more of A.J.’s review…