2010

I am always at the mercy of what happened the previous week when I write this piece – and I like it when the bands make it so easy on me. We’ve got Club D’Elf welcoming last minute, world-renowned special guests as they attempt to raise money to spring a fellow collaborator out of an INS prison. Then, there is moe., who 20 years into their career manages to debut five new songs at their rescheduled Halloween gig. Perpetual Groove paid an early tribute to John Lennon – I think. And finally, we get to feature The Radiators from New Orleans, a band that has logged over 4,000 shows and is currently on an extended farewell tour.

A reminder, you can download all of this week’s audio in one easy to listen to MP3 that we call the Last Week’s Sauce Podcast, click here to download.

[Thanks to Gordon for this week’s photo]

Club D’Elf – Zeed al Maal
Date & Venue: 2010-12-03 The Lizard Lounge – Cambridge, MA
Taper & Show Download: Z-Man

Club D’elf, a rotating cast of musicians fronted by bassist Mike Rivard, welcomed a very special guest last week – Hassan Hakmoun. Both the audio and video feature Hassan’s contributions. Merchandise sales from the show also went to benefit Kousmat Mohammed, another D’Elf collaborator that had been detained in an INS facility, an all too common tale for international musicians. The good news? He’s out thanks to an outpouring of contributions. Club D’Elf [tour dates] has a few upcoming shows in Japan with John Medeski on keyboards. The next US gig is scheduled for January 7th at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.

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READ ON for tracks from moe., Perpetual Groove and The Radiators…

Last month, a soundboard recording of Led Zeppelin destroying Madison Square Garden on June 7, 1977 turned up and is a worthwhile add to any LZ fan’s bootleg collection. While

There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to catch your favorite acts live. Sometimes they only tour twice a decade (Daft Punk), sometimes they disband before you get a chance to see them (Talking Heads), sometimes they die (Elliott Smith) and sometimes they just plain never existed. Here’s a list of Three Grown Men’s favorite fictional acts…

Name:  “Bleeding Gums” Murphy
From: The Simpsons (TV Series)
Why: “Bleeding Gums” was the real deal. A struggling saxophonist who played on the moonlit bridges of Springfield to no one in particular. He had one successful album, Sax on the Beach, but squandered his money like a bluesman often will. Everyone knows you don’t write good tunes when you’re flush. Luckily, he was able to impart some of his woodwind wisdom to Lisa before passing away.
Closest Thing in Real Life: Sonny Rollins
Clip or quote: An epic Star-Spangled Banner

READ ON for nine more great fictional acts…