Extra Grateful Thanksgiving Edition...
-SET ONE-
GRATEFUL DEAD – Hard to Handle (4/29/71 Fillmore East, New York, NY)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Sugar Magnolia (2007 Live at the Cow palace – New Year’s Eve 1976)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Deal (5/8/77 Cornell U)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Bertha > Good Lovin’ (7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO)
-SET TWO-
GRATEFUL DEAD – Uncle John’s Band > Playing in the Band > Uncle John’s Band (6/8/80 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Bird Song (4/28/85 Frost Amphitheatre, Palo Alto, CA)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Shakedown Street (12/14/90 McNichols Arena, Denver, CO)
ENCORE:
GRATEFUL DEAD – Dancing in the Street (5/8/77 Cornell U)
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
THANKSGIVING SPECIAL NEXT WEEK
Tune in, turn on, and jam out this Thursday night (11/24) for an EXTRA GRATEFUL THANKSGIVING edition of Toast-n-Jam (^_^)
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TnJ 368 (11/17/11)
-HOUR ONE-
MY MORNING JACKET – First Light (2011 Circuital) mymorningjacket.com
HYMN for HER – Drive (2008 Year of the Golden Pig) hymnforher.com
HEAVY PETS – a Doy and His Bog (2011 Swim Out Past the Sun) homegrownmusic.net
DISCO BISCUITS – Spraypaint (2011 Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens) discobiscuits.com
D NUMBERS – Paradise Moonshooter (2010 Onda) dnumbers.com
TINARIWEN – Iswegh Attay (2011 Tassili) tinariwen.com
KELLER WILLIAMS – Dance of the Freek (2004 Stage, 3/11/03 the Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA) kellerwilliams.net
-HOUR TWO-
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Well, Well (2011 We’ll Do It Live) thestringdusters.com
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Whipping Post (1992 the Fillmore Concerts, 3/13/71 Fillmore East, New York, NY)
METALLICA – Disposable Heroes (2011 the Bridge School Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition)
RODRIGO y GABRIELA – One (2008 Live in Japan) rodgab.com
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MY MORNING JACKET – First Light (2011 Circuital) mymorningjacket.com
HYMN for HER – Drive (2008 Year of the Golden Pig) hymnforher.com
HEAVY PETS – a Doy and His Bog (2011 Swim Out Past the Sun) homegrownmusic.net
DISCO BISCUITS – Spraypaint (2011 Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens) discobiscuits.com
D NUMBERS – Paradise Moonshooter (2010 Onda) dnumbers.com
TINARIWEN – Iswegh Attay (2011 Tassili) tinariwen.com
KELLER WILLIAMS – Dance of the Freek (2004 Stage, 3/11/03 the Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA) kellerwilliams.net
-HOUR TWO-
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Well, Well (2011 We’ll Do It Live) thestringdusters.com
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Whipping Post (1992 the Fillmore Concerts, 3/13/71 Fillmore East, New York, NY)
METALLICA – Disposable Heroes (2011 the Bridge School Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition)
RODRIGO y GABRIELA – One (2008 Live in Japan) rodgab.com
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
TnJ 367 (11/10/11)
-HOUR ONE-
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Bound for Glory (2011 Revelator) tedeschitrucksband.com
DELANEY & BONNIE & FRIENDS – Comin’ Home (1970 On Tour with Eric Clapton)
PEARL JAM w/ NEIL YOUNG – Walk with Me (2011 Pearl Jam Twenty OST, 10/23/10 Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA)
NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE – Cowgirl in the Sand (1969 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere)
ALBERTA CROSS – Driving with Myself (2011 the Rolling Thunder EP) albertacross.net
HYMN for HER – Grave (2010 Lucy & Wayne and the Amairican Stream) hymnforher.com
the MACPODZ – 9 Lives (2011 the Truth EP) themacpodz.com
-HOUR TWO-
UMPHREY’S McGEE – Conduit (2011 Death by Stereo) umphreys.com
MOKSHA – Entranced (2011 Here to Go) mokshatime.com
BOOKER T. JONES – Crazy (2011 the Road from Memphis) bookert.com
BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO – Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (1988 Taking It Home) buckwheatzydeco.com
LOS LOBOS – Teresa (2005 Acoustic en Vivo) loslobos.org
DAWES – Coming Back to a Man (2011 Nothing is Wrong) dawestheband.com
STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Come as You Are (2003 On the Road, 5/24/03 Sedona, AZ) stringcheeseincident.com
GRATEFUL DEAD – Throwing Stones (1987 In the Dark)
Let me point out to Joe Caro that, while I applaud your ability to make an album on your Mac, maybe you’ll want to invest in a professional CD mastering service next time. None of our industrial quality players would play your disc, “Home Alone.” Was gonna spin “Sludge,” for the curious. Thanks for the coaster, dude (^_^)
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TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Bound for Glory (2011 Revelator) tedeschitrucksband.com
DELANEY & BONNIE & FRIENDS – Comin’ Home (1970 On Tour with Eric Clapton)
PEARL JAM w/ NEIL YOUNG – Walk with Me (2011 Pearl Jam Twenty OST, 10/23/10 Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA)
NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE – Cowgirl in the Sand (1969 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere)
ALBERTA CROSS – Driving with Myself (2011 the Rolling Thunder EP) albertacross.net
HYMN for HER – Grave (2010 Lucy & Wayne and the Amairican Stream) hymnforher.com
the MACPODZ – 9 Lives (2011 the Truth EP) themacpodz.com
-HOUR TWO-
UMPHREY’S McGEE – Conduit (2011 Death by Stereo) umphreys.com
MOKSHA – Entranced (2011 Here to Go) mokshatime.com
BOOKER T. JONES – Crazy (2011 the Road from Memphis) bookert.com
BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO – Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (1988 Taking It Home) buckwheatzydeco.com
LOS LOBOS – Teresa (2005 Acoustic en Vivo) loslobos.org
DAWES – Coming Back to a Man (2011 Nothing is Wrong) dawestheband.com
STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Come as You Are (2003 On the Road, 5/24/03 Sedona, AZ) stringcheeseincident.com
GRATEFUL DEAD – Throwing Stones (1987 In the Dark)
Let me point out to Joe Caro that, while I applaud your ability to make an album on your Mac, maybe you’ll want to invest in a professional CD mastering service next time. None of our industrial quality players would play your disc, “Home Alone.” Was gonna spin “Sludge,” for the curious. Thanks for the coaster, dude (^_^)
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
TnJ 366 (11/3/11)
-HOUR ONE-
OLD CALIFORNIO – Sundrunk Angels (2011 Sundrunk Angels) oldcalifornio.com
NATHAN MOORE – Train of Thoughts (2011 Dear Puppeteer) nathanmoore.org
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA – Mr. Charlie (8/12/10 Party in the Park, Rochester, NY) darkstarorchestra.net
HOT RIZE – Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (2002 So Long of a Journey, c. 1996 Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO)
CHRIS THILE & MICHAEL DAVES – Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (2011 Sleep with One Eye Open) punchbrothers.com
TIM O’BRIEN – Walkin’ Boss (2005 Cornbread Nation) timobrien.net
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – No More to Leave You Behind (2011 We’ll Do It Live) thestringdusters.com
BIG DADDY LOVE – Home Tree (2011 Let It Grow) homegrownmusic.net
REVEREND RAVEN and the CHAIN SMOKIN’ ALTAR BOYS – Shake Your Boogie (2010 Shake Your Boogie) reverendraven.com
-HOUR TWO-
BLACK JOE LEWIS & the HONEYBEARS – Mustang Ranch (2011 Scandalous) blackjoelewis.com
NEW MASTERSOUNDS – Passport (2011 Breaks from the Border) newmastersounds.com
JOHN SCOFIELD – Hottentot (1998 A Go Go) johnscofield.com
PHISH – Prince Caspian (12/31/96 Fleet Center, Boston, MA)
PRIMUS – Jilly’s on Smack (2011 Green Naugahyde) primusville.com
PINK FLOYD – Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts 1-5 (11/14/74 Empire Pool, Wembley, London)
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OLD CALIFORNIO – Sundrunk Angels (2011 Sundrunk Angels) oldcalifornio.com
NATHAN MOORE – Train of Thoughts (2011 Dear Puppeteer) nathanmoore.org
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA – Mr. Charlie (8/12/10 Party in the Park, Rochester, NY) darkstarorchestra.net
HOT RIZE – Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (2002 So Long of a Journey, c. 1996 Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO)
CHRIS THILE & MICHAEL DAVES – Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (2011 Sleep with One Eye Open) punchbrothers.com
TIM O’BRIEN – Walkin’ Boss (2005 Cornbread Nation) timobrien.net
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – No More to Leave You Behind (2011 We’ll Do It Live) thestringdusters.com
BIG DADDY LOVE – Home Tree (2011 Let It Grow) homegrownmusic.net
REVEREND RAVEN and the CHAIN SMOKIN’ ALTAR BOYS – Shake Your Boogie (2010 Shake Your Boogie) reverendraven.com
-HOUR TWO-
BLACK JOE LEWIS & the HONEYBEARS – Mustang Ranch (2011 Scandalous) blackjoelewis.com
NEW MASTERSOUNDS – Passport (2011 Breaks from the Border) newmastersounds.com
JOHN SCOFIELD – Hottentot (1998 A Go Go) johnscofield.com
PHISH – Prince Caspian (12/31/96 Fleet Center, Boston, MA)
PRIMUS – Jilly’s on Smack (2011 Green Naugahyde) primusville.com
PINK FLOYD – Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts 1-5 (11/14/74 Empire Pool, Wembley, London)
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
ALBUM REVIEW
The Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
It’s been about 15 years since this version of The Jayhawks line-up collaborated. It was worth the wait.
Mark Olson left in 1995, at the group’s artistic and popular peak. The band carried on as best they could, and Olson even rejoined with Jayhawks co-leader Gary Louris as a duo for a short time a few years back. Rumor has it they suspected there was at least one, amazing, absolutely classic Jayhawks album yet to be recorded. Turns out they were right.
“Mockingbird Time” may well go down in history as their best, and it certainly stacks up with their landmark releases, “Hollywood Town Hall” and “Tomorrow the Green Grass,” which recently got the reissue/re-master treatment if you missed them the first time.
The first single off the new disc, “She Walks in So Many Ways,” is a fitting re-introduction to their sound: jangly, harmonic, power-folk. But, as is often the case with singles, it’s hardly the best this album has to offer.
One of the standout qualities of this disc is the almost-forgotten songwriting art of the bridge, and on songs like the sublime title track and especially “High Water Blues,” the bridges practically steal the show. “High Water Blues” is unusually manic, even rockin’ for this band. So far it’s my favorite song of the year.
The lush instrumentation in tracks like “Hide Your Colors,” and “Tiny Arrows” buttresses the complex arrangements and helps carry the listening experience through. Yes, this album is a listening experience, overflowing with delicate, fractured beauty and the kind of raw emotional power hardly ever captured on a recording.
There isn’t a single track here I’d consider tedious listening, or filler, as most albums are burdened with. I used to dismiss The Jayhawks as just another neo-hippie folk band, but even the folkiest tracks here, like “Pouring Rain at Dawn” or “Black-Eyed Susan,” contain tiny surprises (like those imported Kinder Eggs) and elevate my overall estimation of the band.
“Stand Out in the Rain” plays like an epic, but clocks in at a concise 4 minutes. It’s one tiny epic after another on this album. The album’s closer, “Hey Mr. Man,” plays like a classic Jayhawks number, bringing us full circle, but also implies what’s to come. If we’re lucky, Olson and Louris may decide to re-convene the classic line-up for another session, but if not, this is as good a swan song as any.
These days, an actual album – a collection of songs with a dynamic range yet an underlying cohesion as well as layers which only peel away with repeated listening – is a rarity. This is one to appreciated, even relished, in its entirety.
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(Released September 20, 2011, Rounder Records)
by Chris Diestler
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It’s been about 15 years since this version of The Jayhawks line-up collaborated. It was worth the wait.
Mark Olson left in 1995, at the group’s artistic and popular peak. The band carried on as best they could, and Olson even rejoined with Jayhawks co-leader Gary Louris as a duo for a short time a few years back. Rumor has it they suspected there was at least one, amazing, absolutely classic Jayhawks album yet to be recorded. Turns out they were right.
“Mockingbird Time” may well go down in history as their best, and it certainly stacks up with their landmark releases, “Hollywood Town Hall” and “Tomorrow the Green Grass,” which recently got the reissue/re-master treatment if you missed them the first time.
The first single off the new disc, “She Walks in So Many Ways,” is a fitting re-introduction to their sound: jangly, harmonic, power-folk. But, as is often the case with singles, it’s hardly the best this album has to offer.
One of the standout qualities of this disc is the almost-forgotten songwriting art of the bridge, and on songs like the sublime title track and especially “High Water Blues,” the bridges practically steal the show. “High Water Blues” is unusually manic, even rockin’ for this band. So far it’s my favorite song of the year.
The lush instrumentation in tracks like “Hide Your Colors,” and “Tiny Arrows” buttresses the complex arrangements and helps carry the listening experience through. Yes, this album is a listening experience, overflowing with delicate, fractured beauty and the kind of raw emotional power hardly ever captured on a recording.
There isn’t a single track here I’d consider tedious listening, or filler, as most albums are burdened with. I used to dismiss The Jayhawks as just another neo-hippie folk band, but even the folkiest tracks here, like “Pouring Rain at Dawn” or “Black-Eyed Susan,” contain tiny surprises (like those imported Kinder Eggs) and elevate my overall estimation of the band.
“Stand Out in the Rain” plays like an epic, but clocks in at a concise 4 minutes. It’s one tiny epic after another on this album. The album’s closer, “Hey Mr. Man,” plays like a classic Jayhawks number, bringing us full circle, but also implies what’s to come. If we’re lucky, Olson and Louris may decide to re-convene the classic line-up for another session, but if not, this is as good a swan song as any.
These days, an actual album – a collection of songs with a dynamic range yet an underlying cohesion as well as layers which only peel away with repeated listening – is a rarity. This is one to appreciated, even relished, in its entirety.
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(Released September 20, 2011, Rounder Records)
by Chris Diestler
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