THE SOURCE

Light a candle (or perhaps something else) in honor of what would have been Jerry Garcia's 69th birthday this Monday (8/1).

Definitely wouldn't have this show without him.

Favorite Jerry lines? Leave a comment below - I'll share the best on the air this Thursday (^_^)

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Just had to share this quote from Dead biographer Dennis McNally:

Once, on stage, I asked him a question and ended it by saying, "Boss." Parish turned and said "You can't call him boss, the situation is the boss." And Jerry laughed and said, "Hey, you can call me boss, but don't expect me to make any decisions." (Which wasn't true, but sounded good).

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TnJ 352 (7/28/11)

Wow! Author Nate Downey (who just got 2nd place in the Santa Fe Reporter reader's poll for Best Locally Authored Book of the Year: "Harvest the Rain") went the extra mile in carefully crafting an amazing setlist for tonight. Many thanks (^_^) TOAST

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD – Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain (11/30/80 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Drums > the Wheel (11/30/80 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA)
INCUBATORS – Dead River Blues theincubators.net
ROBERT HUNTER – Terrapin Medley (1980 Jack o’Roses)

-HOUR TWO-

GRATEFUL DEAD – Close Encounters > St. Stephen (1/22/78 University of Oregon, McArthur Court, Eugene, OR)
GRATEFUL DEAD – I Need a Miracle > Shakedown Street (1/15/79 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA)
GRATEFUL DEAD – When I Paint My Masterpiece (7/9/95 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

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TnJ 351 (7/21/11)

-HOUR ONE-

PHISH – Tweezer (10/11/10 Broomfield, CO) livephish.com
HOT CLUB of COWTOWN – Osage Stomp (2010 What Makes Bob Holler) hotclubofcowtown.com
LIPBONE REDDING – Chickahominy (2011 Unbroken) lipbone.com
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND w/ TOM WAITS – Tootie Ma Was a Big Fine Thing (2010 Preservation – An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program) preservationhall.com
MIKE ZITO – Show Me the Way (2011 Greyhound) mikezito.com
WARREN HAYNES – River’s Gonna Rise (2011 Man in Motion) warrenhaynes.net
FUNKADELIC – Super Stupid (1971 Maggot Brain)

-HOUR TWO-

GARAGE á TROIS – Resentment Incubator (2011 Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil) garageatrois.net
CRUSHED VELVET and the VELVETEERS – Memphis Stomp (1974/2011 the Big One OST) royalfamilyrecords.com
PETER TOSH – Legalize It [original Jamaican mix] (1976/2011 Legalize It [Legacy Edition])
SOL DRIVEN TRAIN – Watermelon (2011 Watermelon EP) soldriventrain.com
JIM LAUDERDALE – Cruel Wind and Rain (2011 Reason and Rhyme) jimlauderdale.com
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Well, Well (3/18/11 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO) thestringdusters.com
ADAM STERN – Stripper Fight (2011 High Country Gentleman) adamsternmusic.com
JAMES BROWN – Funky Drummer (1970 King single, 1991 Star Time [box set])
BOOTSY COLLINS w/ JIMI HENDRIX – Mirrors Tell Lies (2011 Tha Funk Capital of the World) bootsycollins.com
PHISH – Tweezer [reprise] (10/11/10 Broomfield, CO) livephish.com

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FREE LIVE MUSIC AHOY!

Lawd! Anyone who's never checked out Sister Carol before (and admittedly, I was guilty until Monday), she is the real deal. Rarely has a performer's mere presence wowed a crowd as she did on the Santa Fe Plaza this week. She led her band and her audience with such certainty it was like she was the gravitational center of the galaxy and we couldn't help but dance in orbit.

Also on the Plaza earlier this week was jazz legend Mose Allison. Though not as animated as Sister Carol (and at 83, who can blame him?), Mose nevertheless wields a commanding presence of his own. Festival organizer David Lescht proudly announced from the bandstand a new attendance record had obviously been made for Mose's performance. I don't have an official count, but my estimate was about 2,000 friends, neighbors, and visitors on hand.

More great shows to come in the next few weeks, including Lipbone Redding (7/26), Hot Club of Cowtown (7/28), Cracker (8/4), and Guitar Shorty (8/9), with local support from the likes of Boris McCutcheon, Broomdust Caravan, Bill Hearne's Roadhouse Revue, Joe West, and Anthony Leon & the Chain, all worthy of sharing the stage with the national acts and worthy of your ears. Check out the full schedule at santafebandstand.org

Did I mention all Santa Fe Bandstand shows are free?

Speaking of free, you might want to check out Route 66 Summerfest in Albuquerque this Saturday (7/23): about a mile's worth of Central Ave. will be closed for a giant street fair with a couple dozen bands. Headlining the free event is the legendary Maceo Parker. Check cabq.gov for info on shuttles, buses, parking and such.

GO SEE LIVE MUSIC!

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TnJ 350 (7/14/11)

Yes, when I add up all the weekly shows from the original Toast-n-Jam run, and all the weekly sessions since re-lighting the show, it totals a big 350 !!!

Just so I can feel the history every week, I'ma keep numbering that way from here on out (^_^) TOAST

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3-FER MADNESS !!!

-HOUR ONE-

BLACK CROWES 3-FER:
JIMMY PAGE & the BLACK CROWES – What Is and What Should Never Be (6/28/00 Star Lake, Pittsburgh, PA)
BLACK CROWES – Share the Ride (2010 Croweology)
BLACK CROWES – Ballad in Urgency (12/5/10 Reno, NV) liveblackcrowes.com

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK 3-FER:
CHEECH & CHONG – Dave (1972 Cheech & Chong)
GALACTIC – Garbage Truck (2011 the Other Side of Midnight – Live in New Orleans, 10/29/10 Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA) galacticfunk.com
THE POLICE – Message in a Bottle (1995 Live!, c. 1979 Boston)

SOULIVE 3-FER:
SOULIVE w/ OTEIL and KOFI BURBRIDGE – Butter Biscuit (2011 Bowlive – Live at the Brooklyn Bowl, c. 2010) soulive.com

-HOUR TWO-

SOULIVE – Up Right (2009 Up Here)
SOULIVE – Come Together (2010 Rubber Soulive)

LIVE IN NM SOON 3-FER:
MOSE ALLISON – My Brain (2010 the Way of the World)
BEN SOLLEE and DANIEL MARTIN MOORE – Try (2010 Dear Companion)
BOB DYLAN – Chimes of Freedom (1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan)

LONG LIVE THE DEAD 3-FER:
JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND – Trouble in Mind (1987/2010 Ragged But Right, 10/24/87 Lunt-Fontanne, NYC)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Samson and Delilah (??? mystery source - likely 2/5/78 Uni Dome, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA)
PHIL & FRIENDS – Passenger (10/24/00 the Fillmore, Denver, CO)

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TnJ 176 (7/7/11)

-HOUR ONE-

JAMES McMURTRY – Bayou Torture (2009 Live in Europe) jamesmcmurtry.com
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Love Has Something Else to Say (2011 Revelator)
NEW MASTERSOUNDS – Fire Eater (2006 Live at la Cova, c. 2005 Menorca, Spain) newmastersounds.com
the BAND – Chest Fever (1968 Music from Big Pink)
SANTANA – Soul Sacrifice (2009 the Woodstock Experience, 8/6/69 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, White Lake, NY)
le CHAT LUNATIQUE – Bus of God (2007 Demonic Lovely) lechatlunatique.com
TODD SNIDER – the Devil You Know (2011 Live – the Storyteller) toddsnider.net

-HOUR TWO-

OLD CALIFORNIO – Allon Camerado (2011 Sundrunk Angels) oldcalifornio.com
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME – Ray of Heaven (c. Jan 2009 JamCruise 7) stockholmsyndromeband.com
GRAYSON CAPPS – Jane’s Alley Blues (2011 the Lost Cause Minstrels) graysoncapps.com
BORIS GARCIA – Christmas in June (2010 Today We Sail) borisgarcia.com
CORNMEAL – Calling Me Back Home (2009 Live in Chicago, IL Vol. 1) cornmealinthekitchen.com
LIPBONE REDDING – Sacred Ground (2011 Unbroken) lipbone.com
BRAVO JOHNSON – Bird (2011 Come Taste the Sun) bravojohnson.com
IMPERIAL ROOSTER – DWI Marijuana Blues (2011 Decent People) reverbnation.com/theimperialrooster

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TnJ Flashback (#131 from 12/26/05)

Thanks to Ira Gordon for letting me run this flashback edition of T-n-J so I could get out-of-town for a few days (^_^) TOAST

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD – Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (12/31/82 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Loose Lucy (5/26/95 Seattle Center, Seattle, WA)
KELLER WILLIAMS INCIDENT – Moving Sidewalk (6/21/02 Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN)
DEL McCOURY BAND – Nashville Cats (2/21/01 Fox Theater, Boulder, CO)
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – If You’re Ever in Oklahoma > Mason’s Children > Pusherman (12/31/99 Wolf Tongue Brewery, Nederland, CO)

-HOUR TWO-

WILCO – Spiders [Kidsmoke] (2005 Kicking Television, c. May 2005 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL)
WIDESPREAD PANIC – Second Skin (4/29/05 Jazz Fest, New Orleans, LA)
BOB DYLAN – Down Along the Cove (2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004)
TREY ANASTASIO – Sand (2003 Plasma, c. 2002)
JERRY GARCIA BAND – Forever Young (2005 Pure Jerry 05, 9/2/89 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD)

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