2010

Words and Images: Jason Gershuny

SCI @ Horning’s Hideout Festival, August 1

Shaking the cobwebs out was a little more difficult than in days past, but that is to be expected after a few days and nights of full throttle frolicking in our wooded playground of Horning’s Hideout. But the party was not done, and there was still some amazing music to see.

After another large dose of caffeine, and a little personal time in front of a laptop to write this blog, I knew I needed to kick it back into gear to catch all the music I had on my itinerary.

I made it just in the nick of time to catch Col. Bruce Hampton’s full band set, which was just a beautiful site to behold. He has so much soul and his stage presence and mannerisms lend themselves perfectly for a Sunday afternoon in the sunshine. I then headed to the main stage to check out the Travelin’ McCourys, who enlisted Scott Law on guitar for the entire set. There was some sweet picking going on during that set that gave a little foreshadowing of the collaboration that was to come.

• SCI @ Horning’s Hideout: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3

I headed home for the last camp run of the night, and I got back before the start of the String Cheese Incident set. When I arrived I was happy to notice a few extra microphones set up on stage. Bob Horning came out with the musicians and introduced the boys this set. He made mention of doing this all over again next year, which got a huge round of applause. Along side Bob was a full SCI/ Travelin’ McCourys lineup that jumped into a smoking pick session for the first six songs of the set.

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Want to see Little Feat at their peak? Look no further than this magical one-two punch of Skin It Back > Fat Man in the Bathtub from 1976 at the

Last week we posted Luke Sacks’ preview of the second leg of Phish’s Summer Tour. Today, Wade “Wyllys” Wilby offers his own inimitable view on what lies ahead over what’s sure to be an interesting 14 days…

The stage is set. The time is now. After an amazing first leg full of as much surprise as there was predictability, The Phish have left the door wide open for a classic second leg which is the same amount of shows as Summer Tour ’96. The venues alone tell a story worth listening to and they haven’t played a note yet.

The Venues

Tonight, Phish plays The Greek in Berkeley, CA for the first time since 1993, a show where many Dead Heads realized that the torch had been passed – musically at least. There are a lot of heady implications for any shows in Northern California, from LSD origins to aforementioned Grateful Dead comparisons to all the music legends who reside in the area. Simply put, people are looking for a tour opening barn burner, but should just enjoy the surroundings and have a blast.

Last Time Through…

Saturday, 08/28/1993 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Set 1: Llama, Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Ginseng Sullivan, Maze, Fluffhead, Stash, The Squirming Coil, Crimes of the Mind

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Rift, Run Like an Antelope, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Sparkle, It’s Ice > Big Ball Jam, Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself -> Oye Como Va Jam -> You Enjoy Myself -> Contact, Chalk Dust Torture
Encore: Daniel Saw the Stone, Amazing Grace

[all setlists via Phish.net]

READ ON for more of Wade’s thoughts on Leg Two…

Longtime HT faves Give Us The Money Lebowski return to the stage tomorrow night at The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ after a long layoff. GUTML always peppers their

The Black Crowes stopped by The Tonight Show last night to perform on Jay Leno’s show. Since the band is promoting the two-disc Croweology set of acoustic recordings of hits

We’re just a few weeks removed from God Street Wine’s four action-packed reunion shows in New York City and Winos are already focusing in on the band’s next gig as

With all the interplay that goes on at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival between artists, it should come as no surprise that festival newcomers Mumford & Sons fit right in at

Words and Images: Jason Gershuny

SCI @ Horning’s Hideout, July 31

There is always a unique feeling in the air at Horning’s Hideout on Saturday night. It is almost like there is this collective giddiness to what is about to transpire, and everyone has a little extra skip to their step and a little extra umph to their already enormous smiles. There was still a ton of music to see before the nighttime extravaganza, and I for one was not going to let the anticipation of nighttime fun stand in the way of enjoying the day.

Once I got my needed cup or eight of coffee, and stepped away from the laptop I bee-lined it to Col. Bruce Hampton’s Outstructional Workshop. He was playing with his guitarist and bassist, and it was a casual and thought provoking good time. It was great seeing him in this relaxed format, and his smooth, soulful singing was a heck of a way to start my day. From there I headed to the Everyone Orchestra, which had a packed stage of 14 musicians all bringing their own unique style to the collective mix.

It occurred to me that with any form of music, practice leads to steady improvement, and I have to say that Matt Butler’s performance as the conductor of this ensemble showed his own growth through the years. It must be a challenge to be able to organize and inspire musicians that don’t often play together on the fly, and Matt did an excellent job. They offered a great version of David Bowie’s Fame and really were tight for a group that doesn’t get to practice and play together as a band.

READ ON for more from Jason on Saturday at Horning’s…