STS9, the return of The Word and Zappa Plays Zappa top the lineup for this year’s Jam Cruise. Jam Cruise 8 sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale on January 3, 2010
No real underlying theme in this week’s mixtape, but rather just a smattering of some jammy goodness. We’ll kick it off with a band that just dawned on me, probably
Wilco is making a previously unreleased cover of Woody Guthrie’s The Jolly Banker available on the band’s official website, www.wilcoworld.net. The band is asking for a $2 donation (or $100
Recently, I took a foodie trip to Chicago with a couple of friends, one of whom was born and raised there. One of the things that the two non-Chicagoans on the trip requested was a legendary food place in Chicago that we may not have gone to if we had not been with a local. The place my friend selected was Johnnie’s Beef in Elmwood Park Illinois.
[Photo taken the day I ate here]
We each had a beef and sausage combo with hot and sweet peppers followed by a homemade lemon Italian Ice. The moistness of the beef, paired with the hot sausage and both hot & sweet peppers was just an explosion of flavor that I had not gotten from many dishes in a long time. This sandwich upon the first bite immediately vaulted itself into becoming one of my top 3 favorite sandwiches I crave and consider the best around. The other two in case you are curious are Tony Luke’s Cheesesteak with whiz, hot peppers, sautéed onions and The Millburn Deli‘s Monster Joe with Corned Beef, Pastrami and Swiss. READ ON for this week’s links…
Garfunkel & Oates – F*ck You More Garfunkel & Oates: Worst Song Medley I Would Never (Have Sex With You)
John Fogerty took the stage for a DVD taping at LA’s Wiltern Theatre in 2005 to perform the best songs from his solo career and tenure leading Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The Dead performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 25th, 2009.
I’ve been lucky enough to have seen most of the covers and originals in Phish’s repertoire, but I haven’t seen them all. And unless your name is Trey Anastasio or Mike Gordon, you haven’t caught every song either. Which raises the question: what songs do you most want to see the recently reunited quartet bust out this summer that you’ve never seen them play before?
I put together my list for this week’s B List…
10. All Things Reconsidered – I’d really like to sing along to this variation of the theme to NPR’s All Things Considered. ATR was last played on 2/23/1997 in Italy. Odds: 150 to 1
9. Glide Pt. 2 – There aren’t many originals that Phish only played one time, but a song that’s either called It’s Time, Glide Pt. 2 or Flip is one of them. Ever since they debuted this tender ditty at Lowell in 1995 I thought it would make the perfect breather between Mike’s and Weekpaug. Odds: 1,000 to 1
8. Walfredo – For the quartet’s European tour in February 1997 they learned two songs on which each band member played a different instrument than they usually play. Walfredo was one of them and Rock-0-William was the other. Rock-O-William was dead on arrival but the band did bust Walfredo out in Las Vegas as the opener to their second show at the Thomas and Mack in September 2000 giving us hope that it will rise again unlike the south. Odds: 350 to 1
READ ON for the rest of this week’s B List…
A few months back, our very own Ryan Dembinsky headed over to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s New York City Annex for a great profile on the relatively
Words: Luke Boyar and Jason Woodside
Images: Jason Woodside
2009 has been a pretty good year for the Disco Biscuits, and the Louisville, Covington, Asheville stretch to close out the tour would hopefully be no different. Three All-American cities, each with their own unique charm, amazing spring weather and dirty untz jams. What could go wrong?
Something did go wrong back in January, when Mother Nature decided an ice storm would be nice for everybody, causing unsafe travel conditions, and Headliners in Louisville, Kentucky to lose power. The Disco Biscuits did more than make up for the cancellation by announcing two Kentucky dates before the tour closer in Asheville. 2009 has seen some incredible Biscuits shows, and these three would end up right on par with the rest of this stellar year.
After simply laying eyes on Headliners in Louisville, Kentucky it was immediately clear that everyone was in for a special night. This is the kind of place that the Biscuits really seem to thrive on. It is a small intimate venue in the middle of nowhere. The fast moving lines and friendly security really helped move the large crowd along smoothly, a crowd that almost looked too large for the tiny venue. Despite the size of the crowd there was still tons of room for the kids to get down, and Biscuits fans know how to get down. READ ON for more from the Biscuits’ recently completed tour…
