TOAST-N-JAM: July 2015

Thursday, July 30, 2015

TnJ 554 (7/30/15)

-HOUR ONE-

ZONGO JUNCTION – Matador (2010 Thieves! EP)

CASCADIA ’10 – Knife Hit (2015 digital single – Bandcamp)

GREGG ALLMAN BAND – One Way Out (2015 Back to Macon, GA, 1/14/14 Grand Opera House Theatre)

BOB MALONE – Chinese Algebra (2015 Mojo Deluxe)

JOHN GINTY – No Jelly (2015 No Filter)

GRACE POTTER & the NOCTURNALS – the Lion the Beast the Beat (2/24/13 Stubb’s BBQ, Austin, TX)

WIDESPREAD PANIC – Steven’s Cat (2015 Street Dogs)

-HOUR TWO-

JERRY GARCIA ELECTRIC BAND – Tangled Up in Blue (2015 On Broadway: Act One, 10/28/87 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Manhattan, NY)

ORANGE CONSTANT – Squid (2015 Time to Go)

the REVIVALISTS – Keep Going (2015 Men Amongst Mountains)

LEFTOVER SALMON – Cajun Girl (7/18/15 Breckenridge Brewery, Littleton, CO) livedownloads.com

INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Angeline the Baker (7/17/15 Northwest String Summit, North Plains, OR) livedownloads.com

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND w/ ANDY FALCO, ANDY HALL, JEREMY GARRETT, and CHRIS PANDOLFI – Traffic Jam (7/18/15 Northwest String Summit, North Plains, OR) livedownloads.com

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

TnJ 553 (7/23/15)

Special session tonight! A “fantasy setlist” with tracks all recorded at the legendary Fillmore East…

-HOUR ONE-

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (1996 Fillmore East Feb ’70)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (1996 Fillmore East Feb ’70)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ (1992 the Fillmore Concerts, 3/13/71)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – You Don’t Love Me (1992 the Fillmore Concerts, 3/13 and 3/12/71)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Trouble No More (1972 Eat a Peach, 3/12/71)

-HOUR TWO-

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND w/ ELVIN BISHOP – Drunken Hearted Boy (1992 the Fillmore Concerts, 3/13/71)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Statesboro Blues (2006 Eat a Peach [deluxe edition], 6/27/71)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Hot ‘Lanta (2006 Eat a Peach [deluxe edition], 6/27/71)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Midnight Rider (2006 Eat a Peach [deluxe edition], 6/27/71)

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Whipping Post (2006 Eat a Peach [deluxe edition], 6/27/71)

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

MY NEW FAVORITE BAND

Brooklyn's Zongo Junction plays a free show on the Santa Fe Bandstand on Tuesday, July 28th. They've got a thick, danceable, Afrobeat groove that'll make you move. (^_^)

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

TnJ 552 (7/16/15)

-HOUR ONE-

WIDESPREAD PANIC – Weight of the World (7/10/15 Sandia Casino Amphitheater, Albuquerque, NM)

ROLLING STONES – Live with Me (2015 Sticky Fingers [deluxe edition], 3/14/71 the Roundhouse, London, England)

STRANGE JAZZ UNIVERSE – Time Travel Made Easy (2013 New Space Age Materials)

BOB MARLEY & the WAILERS – Rebel Music (2015 Easy Skanking in Boston ’78, 6/8/78 Music Hall, Boston, MA)

PETER ROWAN and TONY RICE – Shady Grove (2007 Quartet)

JASON ISBELL – Children of Children (2015 Something More Than Free)

STEEP RAVINE – Lonesome Daybreak (2015 the Pedestrian)

-HOUR TWO-

GRATEFUL DEAD – Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower (7/3/15 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

GRATEFUL DEAD – Cumberland Blues (7/4/15 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

GRATEFUL DEAD – Deal (7/4/15 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

GRATEFUL DEAD – Estimated Prophet (7/5/15 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Sara Furer just posted a beautiful photo essay at Live for Live Music (with shots from Jay Blakesberg Chad Smith, and Jason Kaczorowski), entitled "30 Photos That Perfectly Capture the Magic of the Grateful Dead's Final Fare Thee Well Shows." Click here to see them all.

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

TnJ 551 (7/9/15)

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD – the Golden Road [to Unlimited Devotion] (7/4/15 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

GRATEFUL DEAD – Liberty (7/4/15 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

WARREN HAYNES featuring RAILROAD EARTH – Word on the Wind (2015 Ashes & Dust)

GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD – Good to You (2015 Bright Days)

the REVELERS – Pus Whiskey [No More Whiskey] (2015 Get Ready)

TRIGGER HIPPY – Ain’t Persuaded Yet (2014 Trigger Hippy)

-HOUR TWO-

WIDESPREAD PANIC – Bust It Big > Sell, Sell > Chilly Water (4/30/15 Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA) livedownloads.com

RUSTY WRIGHT BAND – Gonna Come a Day (2015 Wonder Man)

GALACTIC w/ MAVIS STAPLES – Does It Really Make a Difference (2015 Into the Deep)

STANTON MOORE – Paul Barbarin’s Second Line (2014 Conversations)

JACK WHITE – Would You Fight for My Love (2014 Lazaretto)

MARCO BENEVENTO – Greenpoint (4/4/15 Signal Kitchen, Burlington, VT) marcobenevento.com

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

TnJ 550 (7/2/15)

-HOUR ONE-

Interview > John Bell of Widespread Panic (recorded at KBAC-FM, Santa Fe, 7/2/15)

STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Sirens > Drums > Bollymunster (5/1/14 Jazz Fest, New Orleans, LA) livecheese.com

the SLIP – the Air, the Body (6/12/04 Lupo’s, Providence, RI) livedownloads.com

the WORD – New Word Order (4/30/15 Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA)

-HOUR TWO-

SCOTT ALBERT JOHNSON – Going Somewhere (2015 Going Somewhere)

MARLON McCLAIN – Me & You (2014 TBC)

SLIGHTLY STOOPID – Rolling Stone (2015 Meanwhile…Back at the Lab)

PETER ROWAN – Howlin’ at the Moon (2006 Crucial Country, Live at Telluride 1994)

JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND – I Ain’t Never (2015 On Broadway: Act One, 10/28/87 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Manhattan, NY)

FATHER JOHN MISTY – When You’re Smiling and Astride Me (2015 I Love You, Honeybear)

KINGS of the BRUSHWOOD THICKET – Sweep Away (2015 the Lies You Leave Behind)

LUCID – Black Smoke (2015 Dirt)

SHWIZZ – Slow Down (2015 My Good Side / My Bad Side)

UMPHREY’S McGEE – All in Time (12/31/05 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL) livedownloads.com

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TnJ Concert Calendar

* LISTINGS ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL, Y'ALL...
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
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