TnJ 873 (12/30/21)

Some of the high points in a low year...

-HOUR ONE-

JON BATISTE - Cry  (2021 We Are)

DR. LONNIE SMITH - Track 9  (2021 Breathe)

DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO - Call Your Mom  (2021 I Told You So)

GRATEFUL DEAD - Not Fade Away > Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad  (2021/1971 Grateful Dead [Skull & Roses] 50th Anniversary, 7/2/71 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)

SIERRA FERRELL - In Dreams  (2021 Long Time Coming)

SIERRA HULL - Mountain Strings  (2021 Industrial Strength Bluegrass - Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy)

BÉLA FLECK w/ MOLLY TUTTLE and SIERRA HULL - Wheels Up  (2021 My Bluegrass Heart)

-HOUR TWO-

LEFTOVER SALMON - Category Stomp  (2021 Brand New Good Old Days)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & the E STREET BAND - Prove It All Night  (2021 the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts CD/DVD [box set], 9/22/79 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)

WAR on DRUGS w/ LUCIUS - I Don't Live Here Anymore  (2021 I Don't Live Here Anymore)

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ - Swing  (2021 Local Valley)

DJANGO DJANGO - Headrush  (2021 Glowing in the Dark)

ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS - Trouble with My Lover  (2021 Raise the Roof)

WARREN HAYNES - Free to Go  (2021 Highway Butterfly - the Songs of Neal Casal [box set])

WIDESPREAD PANIC - Porch Song > Disco > Rebirtha  (6/25/21 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO)

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PHISH MSG NYE POSTPWNED

Dang!  More Omicron shenannigans!

Here is the official statement from the Phish camp:

"With the Omicron variant of Covid-19 surging in New York City, we have made the very difficult decision to reschedule next week’s run of shows at Madison Square Garden. The health and safety of Phish fans, our crew, and venue staff is paramount in our minds. While Phish has played shows this year as the pandemic has continued, this variant’s ability for rapid transmission is unprecedented. We are also mindful that a significant number of people travel for these shows and then return to their communities, and we want to avoid accelerating the transmission of the virus. Finally, even with the strictest of tour Covid protocols, the prolonged exposure of a four-night indoor run (plus the days of preparation and travel) to critical crew and staff considerably increases the possibility of having to shut the shows down once they’ve started. We’re fortunate to have found a four-night window in The Garden’s schedule, and the shows will now take place April 20-23, 2022, including a three-set show (as originally planned for New Year’s Eve) on April 22. Ticket holders can request a refund anytime over the next 30 days, beginning today, if they cannot commit to the rescheduled show date. If a refund is not requested during the allotted time, tickets will be valid for the new show date. Please note: If you purchased from an authorized ticket sales channel (Ticketmaster, Phish Tickets, CID or venue website) these ticketing partners will be contacting all buyers shortly with further instructions. Thank you all for your understanding. Stay healthy and safe, take care of each other out there and please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven’t already."

In related news, Goosemas is postponed until February, and Twiddle has also postponed their NYE run.  Also, members of Greensky Bluegrass and Dark Star Orchestra have COVID, so they're postponing too.  Here's hoping everyone gets well soon!

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TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS LINEUP ANNOUNCED

At long last!  Here's the lineup for the 49th Telluride Bluegrass Festival.  Sadly, as you probably know, most of the tickets are already sold.

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DELFEST ANNOUNCES LINEUP

Living legend Del McCoury was BY FAR one of the best acts I saw in 2021, so I expect his name-branded festival to kick ass.  Tickets are on sale now, and available here.

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HIGH SIERRA ANNOUNCES LINEUP

As always, High Sierra Music Festival aims to be an intimate and uncrowded event and will only offer a limited number of tickets.  On sale now here.

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'DUSTERS at RED ROCKS MAY, TIX AVAIL NOW

Here we are folks, poised on the verge of optimism and despair.  Infamous Stringdusters are apparently in Camp Optimistic.  These tickets are already on sale.  The way things are going, if you're gonna go out, make it count (^_^)

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WIDESPREAD NYE ATLANTA POSTPWNED

Stupid COVID!  Details below are from WidespreadPanic.com

Dear Widespread Panic Fans:

The health and safety of our fans is always our top priority. Due to this, the Fox Theatre concerts scheduled for December 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2021, have been rescheduled to August 10, 11, 12, 13, 2022.

Please hold on to your tickets as they will be good for the new show dates. No action is required on your part. Tickets purchased for December 28 will be honored on August 10; Tickets purchased for December 29 will be honored on August 11; Tickets purchased for December 30 will be honored on August 12; Tickets purchased for December 31 will be honored on August 13; Your Mobile tickets will change automatically and reflect the new date by January 1, 2022.

Fans who are unable to attend the new show dates can request a refund by emailing the ticket office at boxoffice@foxtheatre.org now through Friday February 4, 2022 at 10am EST or by calling the ticket office at 855-285-8499 beginning Monday December 27, 2021 at 10am EST. All refunds must be requested no later than Friday February 4, 2022 10am EST.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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TnJ 872 (12/23/21)

Hope you're enjoying a Green Christmas season, like THIS guy!  Ho, ho, ho indeed...

-HOUR ONE-

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD - New Cannonball Rag  (2/14/17 Taos Mesa Brewing, El Prado, NM)

FRANK ZAPPA - actualities "Musician" and "Improvisation"  (2016 Eat That Question - Frank Zappa in His Own Words documentary)

FRANK ZAPPA - Baby Snakes > Tryin' to Grow a Chin > City of Tiny Lites  (1979 Sheik Yerbooti, 1/25/78 and 1/27/78 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)

PHISH - Peaches en Regalia > Poor Heart > 2001 > Llama  (2017 Vegas 96, 12/6/96 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV)

ROBERT WALTER w/ GARY BARTZ and GREYBOY ALLSTARS - Kick to the Head, Burrito on the Floor  (1996/2021 Spirit of '70)

-HOUR TWO-

JERRY GARCIA BAND - After Midnight  (2021 Garcia Live Volume 17, 11/7/76 Keystone, Berkeley, CA)

TODD SHEAFFER - December  (2021 Highway Butterfly - the Songs of Neal Casal [box set])

JAKE SHIMABUKURO w/ MOON TAXI - Two High  (2021 Jake & Friends)

GOOSE - Moby  (2021 Ted Tapes, recorded Apr 2019 - Dec 2020)

MDOU MOCTAR - Chismiten  (2021 Afrique Victime)

GOV'T MULE - Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home [extended version]  (2021 Heavy Load Blues [deluxe edition])

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TnJ 871 (12/16/21)

-HOUR ONE-

INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS - Scarlet Begonias  (2016 the L&G Tapes Live, 4/2/16 9:30 Club, Washington D.C.)

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND - Into the Fire  (2022 Get Yourself Outside)

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW - Paint This Town  (2022 Paint This Town)

ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS - It Don't Bother Me  (2021 Raise the Roof)

NINA SIMONE - Sinnerman  (1965 Pastel Blues)

HAND HABITS - Aquamarine  (2021 Fun House)

LOTUS - Catacombs  (2020 Free Swim)

KHRUANGBIN w/ LEON BRIDGES - B-Side  (2022 Texas Moon EP)

-HOUR TWO-

UMPHREY'S McGEE - Similar Skin  (2020 HOF Class of 2019, 7/3/19 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA)

TIM REYNOLDS / MICHAEL SOKOLOWSKI - But for Chance Operations  (2021 Soul Pilgrimage)

GRATEFUL DEAD - the Wheel > Playing in the Band > Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad > Sugar Magnolia  (2021 Dave's Picks vol. 39, 4/25/83 the Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA)

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TnJ 870 (12/9/21)

-HOUR ONE-

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - Don't Want You No More / It's Not My Cross to Bear  (2018 Cream of the Crop, 7/25/03 Murat Theater, Indianapolis, IN)

WIDESPREAD PANIC - Protein Drink / Sewing Machine  (6/27/21 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO)

TAUK w/ SHADY HORNS - Dormammu  (2021 Chaos Companion)

MARCO BENEVENTO - At the End or the Beginning  (2021 single)

WAR on DRUGS - Change  (2021 I Don't Live Here Anymore)

FRANK VIELE - Time Is a Bandit  (2021 Time Is a Bandit EP)

STRING CHEESE INCIDENT - Hi Ho No Show  (2021 single)

-HOUR TWO-

MY MORNING JACKET - I Never Could Get Enough  (2021 My Morning Jacket)

LACUNA - Lacuna  (2021 Lacuna)

JAKE SHIMABUKURO w/ JACK JOHNSON and PAULA FUGA - A Place in the Sun  (2021 Jake & Friends)

NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE - Song of the Seasons  (2021 Barn)

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS - Don't Lie  (2021 the Leap Year Sessions Volume Zero)

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TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS TIX ON SALE NOW

The 49th Telluride Bluegrass Festival isn't happening until June, and they haven't even announced the lineup yet (apart from the  graphic below), but tickets went on sale today.  Go here for more.

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TnJ 869 (12/2/21)

-HOUR ONE-

MENAHAN STREET BAND - Make the Road by Walking  (2021 the Daptone Super Soul Revue - Live! at the Apollo, ca. Dec 2014)

CAROLYN WONDERLAND - Fragile Peace and Certain War  (2021 Tempting Fate)

GOV'T MULE - Make It Rain  (2021 Heavy Load Blues)

MDOU MOCTAR - Afrique Victime  (2021 Afrique Victime)

KING GIZZARD & the LIZARD WIZARD - Shanghai  (2021 Butterfly 3000)

SPAFFORD - In the Eyes of Thieves  (2020 Live vol. 3, 5/25/19 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI)

-HOUR TWO-

JAKE SHIMABUKURO w/ ZIGGY MARLEY - All You Need Is Love  (2021 Jake & Friends)

SOJA - Things You Can't Control  (2021 Beauty in the Silence)

MOUNTAIN GOATS - Mobile  (2021 Dark in Here)

ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS - Go Your Way  (2021 Raise the Roof)

JERRY GARCIA BAND - Catfish John  (2021 Garcia Live Volume 17, 11/12/76 Freeborn Hall, UC Davis)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & the E STREET BAND - Rosalita [Come Out Tonight]  (2021 the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts CD/DVD [box set], 9/21/79 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)

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