TOAST-N-JAM: 2011 MUSICAL YEAR IN REVIEW

Saturday, December 24, 2011

2011 MUSICAL YEAR IN REVIEW

This Thursday (12/29), tune in, turn on, and jam out with the sweetest sounds from this year's crop. Not just the best studio releases, but the best live releases (both official and unofficial), the best local music, and as always, the best bands you must see live. It'll be one for the record books - hope you can join me (^_^) TOAST

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TnJ Concert Calendar

* LISTINGS ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL, Y'ALL...
03/25 (M) – HANNAH WICKLUND – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
03/26 (Tu) – ANDY FRASCO – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
04/01 (M) – INDIGO de SOUZA – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
04/03 (W) – OLD 97’s – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
04/05 (F) – ICE CUBE – Rio Rancho Events Center, Rio Rancho, NM
04/15 (M) – ANGEL OLSEN (solo) – Lensic, SF, NM
04/17 (W) – JUNGLE – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
04/19 (F) – CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM – Lensic, SF, NM
04/19 (F) – KBONG & JOHNNY COSMIC – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
04/20 (Sa) – CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM – Sunshine Theater, ABQ, NM
04/21 (Su) – CHICANO BATMAN / LIDO PIMIENTA – El Rey Theater, ABQ, NM
04/22 (M) – BRITTANY HOWARD / JUNE McDOOM – Revel, ABQ, NM
04/24 (W) – ADAM ANT / ENGLISH BEAT – Revel, ABQ, NM
04/25 (Th) – PRIMUS – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
04/26 (F) – DETROIT LIGHTNING – The Bridge, SF, NM
04/26 (F) – KHRUANGBIN / HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ – Revel, ABQ, NM
04/26 (F) – PRIMUS – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
04/27 (Sa) – KHRUANGBIN / HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ – Revel, ABQ, NM
04/28 (Su) – CAROLINE ROSE – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
04/30 (Tu) – BRUCE COCKBURN – KiMo Theatre, ABQ, NM
04/30 (Tu) – SLOWDIVE / DRAB MAJESTY – El Rey Theater, ABQ, NM
05/01 (W) – LA LOM – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
05/03 (F) – JASON ISBELL and the 400 UNIT – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
05/06 (M) – CITY and COLOUR – Lensic, SF, NM
05/06 (M) – LOCAL NATIVES – El Rey Theater, ABQ, NM
05/13 (M) – CEDRIC BURNSIDE – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
05/13 (M) – GARY CLARK JR. / MAVIS STAPLES – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
05/14 (Tu) – WEDNESDAY – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
05/18 (Sa) – TALIB KWELI – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
05/25 (Sa) – MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD – HIPICO, SF, NM
05/27 (M) – LORD HURON – Revel Entertainment Center, ABQ, NM
05/28 (Tu) – SARAH JAROSZ – Lensic, SF, NM
05/30 (Th) – BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Lensic, SF, NM
05/31 (F) – MICHAEL FRANTI and SPEARHEAD – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
06/01 (Sa) – JOE RUSSO’s ALMOST DEAD / BRANFORD MARSALIS – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
06/07 (F) – JAMES McMURTRY / BETTY SOO – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
06/07 (F) – RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
06/08 (Sa) – BIG HEAD TODD and the MONSTERS – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
06/08 (Sa) – JAMES McMURTRY / BETTY SOO – KiMo Theatre, ABQ, NM
06/10 (M) – VALERIE JUNE (solo) – Lensic, SF, NM
06/12 (W) – SHINYRIBS – Taos Mesa Brewing, El Prado, NM
06/14 (F) – STEVE MARTIN and MARTIN SHORT – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
06/14 (F) – UMPHREY’S McGEE – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, CO
06/15 (Sa) – UMPHREY’S McGEE / CORY WONG / DANIEL DONATO’S COSMIC COUNTRY – Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO
06/20 (Th) - ROLLING STONES - Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
06/21 (F) – WIDESPREAD PANIC – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/22 (Sa) – JOE JACKSON – Lensic, SF, NM
06/22 (Sa) – LYLE LOVETT and his LARGE BAND – Kiva Auditorium, ABQ, NM
06/22 (Sa) – WIDESPREAD PANIC – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/23 (Su) – WIDESPREAD PANIC – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/26 (F) – TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/27 (Sa) – TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
07/03 (W) – AVETT BROTHERS / IRON & WINE – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
07/11 (Th) – TRAMPLED by TURTLES – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/12 (F) – STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/13 (Sa) – STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/14 (Su) – STRING CHEESE INCIDENT / SAM BUSH / JERRY DOUGLAS / SIERRA HULL – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/18 (Th) – AS WE SPEAK: BÉLA FLECK, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, EDGAR MEYER, RAKESH CHAURASIA – Lensic, SF, NM
07/18 (Th) – DR. DOG – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/21 (Sa) – LAKE STREET DIVE – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/22 (M) – THE DECEMBERISTS / RATBOYS – The Bridge, SF, NM
07/26 (F) – ZIGGY MARLEY / LETTUCE – Isleta Casino, ABQ, NM
08/05 (M) – UB40 – The Bridge, SF, NM
08/07 (W) – BRUCE HORNSBY & the NOISEMAKERS – KiMo Theatre, ABQ, NM
08/08 (Th) – BRUCE HORNSBY & the NOISEMAKERS – Lensic, SF, NM
08/08 (Th) – MT. JOY – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/09 (F) – MT. JOY – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/12 (M) – the HEAD and the HEART – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/13 (Tu) – the HEAD and the HEART – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/14 (W) – the REVIVALISTS / SPOON – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/15 (Th) – the REVIVALISTS / SPOON – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/18 (Su) – SIERRA FERRELL / NICK SHOULDERS – The Bridge, SF, NM
08/24 (Sa) – DWIGHT YOAKAM / the MAVERICKS – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
08/28 (W) – ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS / JD McPHERSON – Santa Fe Opera, SF, NM
08/29 (Th) – PHISH – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City , CO
08/29 (Th) – ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS / JD McPHERSON – Santa Fe Opera, SF, NM
08/30 (F) – PHISH – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City , CO
08/31 (Sa) – PHISH – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City , CO
09/01 (Su) – GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
09/01 (Su) – PHISH – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City , CO
09/02 (M) – GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
09/08 (Su) – KING GIZZARD and the LIZARD WIZARD – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
09/09 (M) – KING GIZZARD and the LIZARD WIZARD – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
09/11 (W) – DWEEZIL ZAPPA – Lensic, SF, NM
09/15 (Su) – AMOS LEE / INDIGO GIRLS – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
09/20 (F) – BARENAKED LADIES / TOAD the WET SPROCKET – Revel, ABQ, NM
09/22 (Su) – FUTURE ISLANDS – the Bridge @ SF Brewing, SF, NM
09/22 (Su) – HOZIER / ALLISON RUSSELL – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
11/10 (Su) – KING GIZZARD and the LIZARD WIZARD – Revel, ABQ, NM

FESTIVUS for the RESTIVUS

Apr 25-28, 2024 - MERLEFEST - Wilkesboro, NC (featuring OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS, TESKEY BROTHERS, NICKEL CREEK, MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY, LARKIN POE, EARLS of LEICESTER, SAM BUSH, LUKAS NELSON & POTR, STEEP CANYON RANGERS, BÉLA FLECK MY BLUEGRASS HEART, PETER ROWAN, SHINYRIBS, lots more) visit Merlefest.org/a>

Apr 25-May 5, 2024 - JAZZ FEST - New Orleans, LA (featuring ROLLING STONES, FOO FIGHTERS, QUEEN LATIFAH, BONNIE RAITT, CHRIS STAPLETON, VAMPIRE WEEKEND, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE, GRETA VAN FLEET, the KILLERS, ANDERSON.PAAK & the FREE NATIONALS, HOZIER, JON BATISTE, WIDESPREAD PANIC, TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE, the REVIVALISTS, lots more) visit nojazzfest.com
May 17-19, 2024 - TICO TIME BLUEGRASS - Aztec, NM (featuring RAILROAD EARTH, ELEPHANT REVIVAL, KITCHEN DWELLERS, LIL SMOKIES, LARRY KEEL'S ELECTRIC LARRY LAND, STICKS & THORNS, PICK & HOWL, TENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, LIVER DOWN THE RIVER, more) visit TicoTimeBluegrass.com
Jul 4-7, 2024 - HIGH SIERRA - Quincy, CA (featuring PRIMUS, ZIGGY MARLEY, GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, ALLMAN BETTS BAND, LARKIN POE, CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, more T.B.A.) visit HighSierraMusic.com
Aug 9-11, 2024 - TELLURIDE JAZZ FESTIVAL - Telluride, CO (featuring DUMPSTAPHUNK, GEORGE PORTER JR., LEO NOCENTELLI, CYRIL NEVILLE, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, ANGELIQUE KIDJO, ANTIBALAS, MARCO BENEVENTO, SAY SHE SHE, more) visit TellurideJazz.org
Aug 9-11, 2024 - FOLKS - Lyons, CO (featuring BRITTANY HOWARD, the WOOD BROTHERS, BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN, JOHN VINCENT III, JAMESTOWN REVIVAL, POKEY LaFARGE, the WATSON TWINS, DARLINGSIDE, the MOTHER HIPS, more) visit Bluegrass.com
Sep 12-15, 2024 - BENDER JAMBOREE - Las Vegas, NV (featuring STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, UMPHREY'S McGEE, INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, LEFTOVER SALMON, PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, KELLER WILLIAMS, KITCHEN DWELLERS, LINDSAY LOU, GEORGE PORTER JR. & the RUNNIN PARDNERS, more) visit BenderJamboree.com
Sep 13-15, 2024 - BLUES & BREWS - Telluride, CO (featuring GARY CLARK JR., BEN HARPER, JOE BONAMASSA, JJ GREY & MOFRO, NEAL FRANCIS, TAB BENOIT, SAMANTHA FISH, MARC BROUSSARD, ERIC GALES, more) visit TellurideBlues.com
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

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
read more about these great albums

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