TOAST-N-JAM: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAGE!

Trey Anastasio posted this yesterday to wish his longtime comrade-in-arms, Page McConnell, a happy 60th birthday. Photo credit: Rene Huemer

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TnJ Concert Calendar

* LISTINGS ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL, Y'ALL...
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-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 2-4, 2024 - NEWPORT JAZZ - Newport, RI (featuring ANDRE 3000, NILE RODGERS & CHIC, KAMASI WASHINGTON, ELVIS COSTELLO, LAUFEY, ROBERT GLASPER, BRITTANY HOWARD, CORY WONG, THIEVERY CORPORATION, SAMARA JOY, GALACTIC w/IRMA THOMAS, CIMAFUNK, GHOST-NOTE, SUN RA ARKESTRA, more) visit NewportJazz.org
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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