TOAST-N-JAM: ROAD REPORT - 2ND ANNUAL TAOS MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

ROAD REPORT - 2ND ANNUAL TAOS MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

With their new bassist, Jorgen Carlsson, laying it down Allen Woody-style, Gov’t Mule blew us all away at the 2nd Annual Taos Mountain Music Festival over Labor Day weekend. Yonder Mountain String Band, Shemekia Copeland, Radio la Chusma, and Mia Borders were no slouches either.

Highlights from the Mule’s heavier-than-thou set included a truly amazing re-working of Zep’s “Whole Lotta Love” inside an epic, set-closing “Mule,” during which Warren Haynes flubbed the first chorus. Maybe it was the altitude (9200 feet y’all). A guest appearance from Shemekia Copeland gave the Mule a chance to show off their blues chops on “That’s What Love Will Make You Do;” and their recent single, “Broke Down on the Brazos,” got a chance to open up and breathe fire, even without ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons (who added his flair to the studio track). Check out the whole set list and/or order a recording of the show for your collection at mule.net

Gov’t Mule has never been an easy band to classify. I hereby dub them, “Psychedelic Trucker Rock.”

Read Toast’s recent interview with Mule’s bandleader Warren Haynes in its entirety now at jambands.com

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TnJ Concert Calendar

* LISTINGS ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL, Y'ALL...
03/28 (F) – GHOST-NOTE – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
04/05 (Sa) – TRUE LOVES / ISAAC ARAGON & the HEALING – the Bridge, SF, NM
04/08 (Tu) – YO-YO MA – Lensic, SF, NM
04/11 (F) – LUNAR VACATION – Launchpad, ABQ, NM
04/11 (F) – MATT ANDERSEN – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
04/12 (Sa) – DETROIT LIGHTNING 80s NIGHT – the Bridge, SF, NM
04/12 (Sa) – LADY LAMB – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
04/12 (Sa) – YOUTH LAGOON – Launchpad, ABQ, NM
04/14 (M) – NEON TREES – Meow Wolf, SF, NM ***sold out***
04/15 (Tu) – CACTUS BLOSSOMS – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
04/15 (Tu) – GRAHAM NASH – Lensic, SF, NM ***sold out***
04/19 (Sa) – ARKANSAUCE – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
04/19 (Sa) – SANTANA – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
04/19 (Sa) – THE MOSS – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
04/20 (Su) – NICK SHOULDERS – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
04/27 (Su) – PRIMUS – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
05/01 (Th) – PARKER MILLSAP – the Bridge, SF, NM
05/01 (Th) – SIERRA FERRELL – Revel Entertainment Center, ABQ, NM
05/02 (F) – DIANA KRALL – Kiva Auditorium, ABQ, NM
05/02 (F) – YO LA TENGO – Meow Wolf, SF, NM ***sold out***
05/03 (Sa) – BUZZCOCKS / STRAWBERRY FUZZ – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
05/03 (Sa) – YO LA TENGO – Meow Wolf, SF, NM ***sold out***
05/04 (Su) – ROBYN HITCHCOCK (solo) – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
05/07 (W) – LUKAS NELSON – Lensic, SF, NM ***sold out***
05/07 (W) – SELWYN BIRCHWOOD – Fusion 708, ABQ, NM
05/08 (Th) – STEEL PULSE – Lensic, SF, NM
05/09 (F) – JAYHAWKS – Lensic, SF, NM
05/09 (F) – MAX GOMEZ / SHANNON McNALLY – Winrock Park, ABQ, NM
05/09 (F) – REMI WOLF – Revel Entertainment Center, ABQ, NM
05/11 (Su) – YOLA – Lensic, SF, NM
05/13 (Tu) – the WAR and TREATY – Lensic, SF, NM
05/16 (F) – YOUNG DUBLINERS – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
05/17 (Sa) – HOVVDY – Launchpad, ABQ, NM
05/17 (Sa) – KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD / BOBBY RUSH – Buffalo Thunder, SF, NM
05/21 (W) – RYAN ADAMS – Lensic, SF, NM
05/24 (Sa) – BONE THUGS-n-HARMONY – the Bridge (outdoor), SF, NM
05/28 (W) – DOPE LEMON / the PALMS – Lensic, SF, NM
05/31 (Sa) – TRAMPLED by TURTLES / CLAY STREET UNIT – the Bridge, SF, NM
06/03 (Tu) – DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / DEER TICK – the Bridge, SF, NM
06/03 (Tu) – FRUITION – Taos Mesa Brewing, El Prado, NM
06/05 (Th) – TYLER CHILDERS / HAYES CARLL – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
06/06 (F) – JAMES McMURTRY / DAVE ALVIN / JIMMIE DALE GILMORE – Lensic, SF, NM
06/17 (Tu) – PUNCH BROTHERS – Lensic, SF, NM
06/21 (Sa) – ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION / JERRY DOUGLAS – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
06/22 (Su) – LAKE STREET DIVE – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
06/23 (M) – ST. PAUL & the BROKEN BONES – the Bridge, SF, NM
06/27 (F) – ELIZA GILKYSON – St. Francis Auditorium (NM Museum of Art) – SF, NM
06/28 (Sa) – ESTHER ROSE – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
07/05 (Sa) – CHARLEY CROCKETT – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
07/14 (M) – RHIANNON GIDDENS & the OLD TIME REVUE – Lensic, SF, NM ***sold out***
07/15 (Tu) – MOUNTAIN GRASS UNIT – Taos Mesa Brewing, El Prado, NM
07/16 (W) – DAVE MASON – Lensic, SF, NM
07/17 (Th) – PSYCHEDELIC FURS – Lensic, SF, NM
07/21 (M) – FATHER JOHN MISTY / HAMILTON LEITHAUSER – the Bridge, SF, NM ***sold out***
08/04 (M) – WAXAHATCHEE – the Bridge, SF, NM
08/05 (Tu) – COUNTING CROWS / the GASLIGHT ANTHEM – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
08/08 (F) – ALABAMA SHAKES / SHANNON and the CLAMS – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
08/12 (Tu) – MACY GRAY – KiMo Theatre, ABQ, NM
08/18 (M) – COLLECTIVE SOUL / LIVE – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
08/19 (Tu) – TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND / WHISKEY MYERS – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
08/24 (Su) – DEAD SOUTH – Revel, ABQ, NM
08/24 (Su) – TENNIS – the Bridge, SF, NM
08/27 (W) – KEB’ MO’ and SHAWN COLVIN – Lensic, SF, NM
09/05 (F) – “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC – Rio Rancho Events Center, Rio Rancho, NM
09/10 (W) – TAB BENOIT / GA-20 – the Lensic, SF, NM
09/15 (M) – SWELL SEASON – Lensic, SF, NM
09/29 (M) – I’M WITH HER – Lensic, SF, NM
10/02 (Th) – HEAD and the HEART / HURRAY for the RIFF RAFF – Revel Entertainment Center, ABQ, NM
11/12 (W) – LUCIUS – Lensic, SF, NM

FESTIVUS for the RESTIVUS

Dec 12-16, 2024 - STRINGS & SOL - Puerto Morelos, MX (featuring GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY, RAILROAD EARTH, INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, LEFTOVER SALMON, KITCHEN DWELLERS, BROKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS BAND, JON STICKLEY TRIO) visit StringsAndSol.com
Sep 10-13, 2025 - BENDER JAMBOREE - Las Vegas, NV (featuring STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, moe., WOOD BROTHERS, LEFTOVER SALMON, RAILROAD EARTH, DANIEL DONATO'S COSMIC COUNTRY, KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE, EGGY, KELLER WILLIAMS, SIERRA HULL, the MOTET, more) visit BenderJamboree.com

TnJ TOP LIVE ALBUMS 2018

01) JERRY GARCIA BAND – Garcia Live Vol.10
02) LED ZEPPELIN – How the West Was Won [remastered]
03) UMPHREY’S McGEE – 7/7/18 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
04) DAVID BOWIE – Glastonbury 2000
05) PHISH – 10/31/18 MGM Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
06) GRATEFUL DEAD – Dave’s Picks vol. 26
07) moe. – 2/2/18 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
08) CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD – Raven’s Reels, vol. 1
09) CHICAGO FARMER – Quarter Past Tonight
10) MUNGION – Live Fun Vol. 1

TnJ TOP LIVE ALBUMS 2017

01) GRATEFUL DEAD - Cornell 5/8/77
02) PHISH - 7/25/17 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
03) CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD - Betty's Self-Rising Southern Blends, Vol. 3
04) TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - Live from the Fox Oakland
05) DOPAPOD - II Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was II
06) STEVE WINWOOD - Greatest Hits Live
07) WIDESPREAD PANIC - 10/28/17 Park Theatre, Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
08) OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW - 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde
09) SPAFFORD - Abaculus - An Improvisational Experience
10) RYAN ADAMS - Live at Rough Trade
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TnJ TOP ALBUMS of 2016

01) MARCHFOURTH - Magic Number
02) UMPHREY'S McGEE - Zonkey
03) DAVID BOWIE - Blackstar
04) PHISH - Big Boat
05) TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - Let Me Get By
06) RECORD COMPANY - Give It Back to You
07) BLACKBERRY SMOKE - Like an Arrow
08) DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - American Band
09) MARCO BENEVENTO - the Story of Fred Short
10) AVETT BROTHERS - True Sadness
11) BOB WEIR - Blue Mountain
12) YEASAYER - Amen & Goodbye
13) SAM BUSH - Storyman
14) MARCUS KING BAND - the Marcus King Band
15) CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD - Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel
16) TAUK - Sir Nebula

TnJ TOP ALBUMS 2015

01) MY MORNING JACKET - the Waterfall
02) BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR – Space Is Still the Place
03) LETTUCE – Crush
04) DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE – Nashville Obsolete
05) CHRIS STAPLETON – Traveller
06) REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND – So Delicious
07) ALABAMA SHAKES – Sound & Color
08) PIMPS of JOYTIME – Jukestone Paradise
09) UMPHREY’S McGEE – the London Session
10) LEON BRIDGES – Coming Home
11) the WORD – Soul Food
12) CIRCLES AROUND the SUN – Interludes for the Dead
13) AJ GHENT BAND – Live at Terminal West
14) JJ GREY & MOFRO – Ol’ Glory
15) YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Black Sheep
for a more in-depth look at TnJ faves from 2015, click here

TnJ TOP TEN 2008

TOM's
#10 – Drew Emmitt “The Long Road”
#9 – Waybacks “Loaded”
#8 – Stanton Moore Trio “Emphasis on Parenthesis”
#7 – Markus James “Snakeskin Violin”
#6 – Widespread Panic “Free Somehow”
#5 – Michael Franti & Spearhead “All Rebel Rockers”
#4 – Xavier Rudd “Dark Shades of Blue”
#3 - moe. “Sticks and Stones”
#2 - YMSB “Mountain Tracks vol 5”
#1 – Keller Williams w/Gibb Droll, Jeff Sipe, Keith Moseley “Live”
See full post for details Wednesday, January 10, 2008
CHRIS'
1) THE RACONTEURS – Consolers of the Lonely
2) THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – The Infamous Stringdusters
3) MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD – All Rebel Rockers
4) DeVotchKa – A Mad & Faithful Telling
5) RAINMAKER – Long Slow Fade
6) STEPHEN MALKMUS & the JICKS – Real Emotional Trash
7) moe. – Sticks and Stones
8) THE DUHKS – Fast Paced World
9) MY MORNING JACKET – Evil Urges
10) TEA LEAF GREEN – Raise Up the Tent
See full post for details Thursday, January 1, 2008