TOAST-N-JAM: February 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

TnJ 977 (2/29/24)

-HOUR ONE-

GOV'T MULE - Get Behind the Mule (2/21/24 Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM)
DAVE MATHEWS BAND - Thank You [Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin] (2009 Live Trax vol. 14, 6/28/08 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow, VA)
KENDALL STREET COMPANY - Space for Days (2017 Space for Days)
GRATEFUL DEAD - China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider (2024 Dave's Picks vol. 49, 4/28/85 Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
BÉLA FLECK w/ ZAKIR HUSSAIN, EDGAR MEYER, RAKESH CHAURASIA - Owl's Misfortune (2023 As We Speak)
TAJ MAHAL - Queen Bee (1997 Señor Blues)

-HOUR TWO-

LONESOME HEROES - Prayer and Gasoline (2023 Seasons Change)
UMPHREY'S McGEE - Slacker (2024 Hall of Fame - Class of 2022, 8/25/22 the Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL)
WIDESPREAD PANIC - Machine > Surprise Valley > Flat Foot Flewzy > Surprise Valley (1/20/24 Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, MO)

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WARREN HAYNES ANSWERS QUESTIONS

It's not the first time (and hopefully won't be the last), but I had some questions after last Wednesday's Gov't Mule show at the Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque. And Warren was kind enough to give me some answers.

TnJ: I noticed your guitar tech was regularly switching guitars and I got to wondering, do you have any special "Warren tunings?" I know Joni Mitchell had a few. Or did they just keep going out of tune because of the altitude?

WH: I carry around 25 guitars on the road- mostly for tuning reasons. In addition to keeping several guitars in standard tuning I have ones that are delegated to Open G, Open A, Open E7, Drop D, Drop C, and 2 different Open C tunings, in addition to the Firebirds which are tuned down a half step. Normally if I switch guitars it’s to use one in a different tuning.

TnJ: Is that the first time Tom Waits "Get Behind the Mule" was played? I can't believe how great the arrangement was, and how much it fit right into the Mule vibe.

WH: No, we’ve played it quite a bit and the arrangement changes every night. I thought it was really good that night.

TnJ: I hear rumors you are joining up with some other guitar slingers later this year. Touring? An album?

WH: Working on a solo album at present. Hoping to release later this year and begin a tour before that.

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Monday, February 26, 2024

WIDESPREAD RED ROCKS JUNE 2024 TIX ON SALE FRUDAY

While we all wait patiently for bassist David Schools to make a full recovery from his recent hospitalization (and cancellation of the WP Chicago run), tickets for this year's Red Rocks run go on sale this Friday at 10am MST. Go here.

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

TnJ 976 (2/22/24)

-HOUR ONE-

PHISH - Gumbo (2024 Spectrum '97 [box set], 12/3/97 Philadelphia, PA)
FRUITION - Hard to Make Money (2024 single)
HIGH HAWKS - Somewhere South (2024 Mother Nature's Show)
HEALERS w/ PETER HUTCHINSON - Levon and the Band (2023 the Healers featuring Peter Hutchinson)
SARAH JAROSZ - the Way It Is Now (2024 Polaroid Lovers)
WIDESPREAD PANIC - We Walk Each Other Home (2024 single)
BLACKBERRY SMOKE - Dig a Hole (2024 Be Right Here)
MARCUS REZAK - Sweet Like Mary Jane (2023 Guitar Head)

-HOUR TWO-

TONY ALLEN and ADRIAN YOUNGE - Don't Believe the Dancers [Mophono remix] (2023 Jazz Is Dead 20 "remixes")
BIG SOMETHING w/ ANDY FRASCO - Clouds (2023 Headspace)
PHISH - Chalk Dust Torture > Oblivion (12/29/23 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

BENDER JAMBOREE - VEGAS SEPT 2024

Get a load of this lineup! Tickets / packages available now. Go here.

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HIGH SIERRA LINEUP ANNOUNCED

Behold! The full lineup is here! Tickets on sale now. Go here.

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

TnJ 975 (2/15/24)

-HOUR ONE-

GOV'T MULE - Soulshine (12/28/08 Angel Orensanz Center, New York, NY)
SUNSQUABI - Water Level (2022 Arise)
KARINA RYKMAN - Plants (2023 Joyride)
ALO - Growing Your Hands Back (2023 Silver Saturdays)
BÉLA FLECK w/ MICHAEL CLEVELAND, SIERRA HULL, JUSTIN MOSES, MARK SCHATZ, BRYAN SUTTON - Rhapsody in Blue[grass] (2024 Rhapsody in Blue)
LEFTOVER SALMON - Powder Day (2024 single)

-HOUR TWO-

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG - Horizon (2014 Psychology)
MAGIC BEANS - Five Points (2017 Live in Nederland - 10/7/16)
GOOSE - Leo (Ted Tapes 2024)

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

TnJ 974 (2/8/24)

-HOUR ONE-

UMPHREY'S McGEE - Utopian Fir > Althea > Utopian Fir (2023 Hall of Fame - Class of 2021, 10/28/21 Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Suwannee Hulaween, Live Oak, FL)
GOV'T MULE w/ MACHAN TAYLOR and MINI CARLSSON (2024 Warren Haynes presents the Benefit Concert vol. 20, ca. Dec 2018, Warren Haynes' 30th annual Christmas Jam, U.S. Cellular Music Center, Ashville, NC)
SUNSQUABI - Hard Pass (2024 T.B.A.)
MERL SAUNDERS and JERRY GARCIA - Keepers [previously unreleased take] (2012 Keystone Companions, the Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings)
WIDESPREAD PANIC - Little By Little (2024 single)

-HOUR TWO-

DANIEL DONATO'S COSMIC COUNTRY w/ BILL KREUTZMANN - Dark Star (4/28/23 Republic NOLA, New Orleans, LA)

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Monday, February 5, 2024

JAZZ FEST LINEUP INCLUDES ROLLING STONES

The lineup for Jazz Fest always sets me to drooling. One of these days I'ma have to check this fest out in person. It appears that tickets are on sale now, including "early bird" passes. Go here and roll well, festivarian.

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

TnJ 973 (2/1/24)

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD - Scarlet Begonias > Eyes of the World > Going Down the Road Feeling Bad > Man Smart, Woman Smarter (2024 Dave's Dicks vol. 49, 4/27/85 Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
ORGŌNE - Zum Zum (2024 Chimera)
KHRUANGBIN - People Everywhere [Shifting Sands remix] (2023 Live at Sydney Opera House, 11/27/23)

-HOUR TWO-

JJ GREY & MOFRO - Rooster (2024 Olustee)
EDDIE ROBERTS & the LUCKY STROKES - Rambler (2023 Eddie Roberts & the Lucky Strokes)
ROBERT FINLEY - Alligator Bait (2023 Black Bayou)
GRATEFUL DEAD - Hell in a Bucket > Crazy Fingers > Playing in the Band > China Doll (2024 Dave's Picks vol. 49, 4/28/85 Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)

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DEAD & COMPANY @ SPHERE in VEGAS

They've been teasing this for a while, but the pre-sale is on now and the public on-sale starts February 9th, 2024 at 10am PST Go to DeadAndCompany.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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