TOAST-N-JAM: April 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023

TnJ 938 (4/27/23)

-HOUR ONE-

BRUCE HORNSBY and DeYARMOND EDISON - Black Muddy River (2016 Day of the Dead [box set])
JIM JAMES & FRIENDS - Candyman (2016 Day of the Dead [box set])
BAND of HEATHENS - All That Remains (2023 Simple Things)
WOOD BROTHERS - Heart Is the Hero (2023 Heart Is the Hero)
JOE MARCINEK BAND w/ GEORGE PORTER JR., MELVIN SEALS and FRIENDS - George (2023 Dead Funk Summit)
ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & ADRIAN YOUNGE w/ LONNIE LISTON SMITH - What May Come (2023 Jazz Is Dead 17)

-HOUR TWO-

moe. - Recreational Chemistry > Turn On Your Love Light > Recreational Chemistry (2008 Dr. Stan's Prescription vol. 1, 3/8/04 Caribbean Sea moe.cruise)
PHISH - Piper > Gumbo (2023 Live Bait vol. 20, 9/27/00 Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Englewood, CO)
HARRY BELAFONTE - Day-O [the Banana Boat Song] (1956 Calypso)

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

TnJ 937 (4/20/23)

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD - Dark Star > Morning Dew (2015 Dave's Pick's vol. 13, 2/24/74 Winterland, San Francisco, CA)
GOV'T MULE w/ IVAN NEVILLE and RUTHIE FOSTER - Dreaming Out Loud (2023 Peace...Like a River)
IVAN NEVILLE w/ AARON NEVILLE, BONNIE RAITT, DAVID SHAW, MICHAEL McDONALD, and TROMBONE SHORTY - Hey All Together (2023 Touch My Soul)

-HOUR TWO-

UPSTATE - Befriend (2023 You Only Get a Few)
KRASNO / MOORE PROJECT - Lost Cause (2023 Book of Queens)
PHISH - Harry Hood 2023 Live Bait vol. 20, 7/1/94 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA)
MOTET - Can't Fool Me (2023 All Day)
SNARKY PUPPY - Pineapple (2022 Empire Central)
BAND for SALE - Is There Anybody? (2022 Sleeping Sun, Waking Moon)
VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ et KHRUANGBIN - Diarabi (2022 Ali)
AHMAD JAMAL - Poinciana (1958 At the Pershing - But Not for Me, 1/16/58 Pershing Hotel, Chicago, IL)

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

TnJ 936 (4/13/23)

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD - Here Comes Sunshine (2022 Dave's Picks vol. 42, 2/23/74 Winterland, San Francisco, CA)
SPAFFORD - Ginger Stardust (2022 Hindsight -a Live Compilation, 12/30/20 Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ)
SCOTT McMICKEN and the EVER-EXPANDING - Reconcile (2023 Shabang)
NICKEL CREEK - Where the Long Line Leads (2023 Celebrants)
TOMMY EMMANUEL w/ MOLLY TUTTLE - White Freight Liner Blues (2023 Accomplice Two)
NEW GRASS REVIVAL - White Freight Liner Blues (1984 Live, 6/3/83 Toulouse Bluegrass Festival, France)
AMY RAY w/ BRANDI CARLILE - Subway (2022 If It All Goes South)

-HOUR TWO-

LITTLE FEAT - Cold, Cold, Cold > Dixie Chicken > Tripe Face Boogie (2021 RSD release, Electrif Lycanthrope, 9/19/74 Ultra-Sonic Studios [WLIR-FM], Hempstead, NY)
WIDESPREAD PANIC - Holden Oversoul > Suprise Valley > Drums > Cease Fire > Tie Your Shoes > Surprise Valley (3/4/23 the Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, NV)

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NOTE: Last week's show was a repeat of the monumental "All Jerry, No Dead" show from earlier this year, courtesy of Jack Barton. I was dealing with 2nd COVID.

Monday, April 10, 2023

'DUSTERS 'n' BIG RICHARD - DILLON, CO

Been waiting for my best shot at enjoying my first visit to Dillon Amphihteater - this may be it (^_^)

TnJ Concert Calendar

* LISTINGS ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL, Y'ALL...
08/18 (Su) – SIERRA FERRELL / NICK SHOULDERS – The Bridge, SF, NM
08/24 (Sa) – DWIGHT YOAKAM / the MAVERICKS – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
08/27 (Tu) – MICHAEL MARCAGI – Meow Wolf, SF, 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
09/02 (M) – SAM BUSH BAND – Taos Mesa Brewing, El Prado, NM
09/06 (F) – WYATT FLORES / MAX McNOWN – the Bridge, SF, NM
09/07 (Sa) – LOS LOBOS – Nat’l Hispanic Cultural Center, ABQ, NM
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
09/09 (M) – RUFUS WAINWRIGHT w/ the SANTA FE SYMPHONY – Santa Fe Opera, SF, NM
09/11 (W) – DWEEZIL ZAPPA – Lensic, SF, NM
09/11 (W) – GARY CLARK JR. – Santa Fe Opera, SF, NM
09/13 (F) – MARLEY BROTHERS – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
09/14 (Sa) – POLYPHONIC SPREE – Meow Wolf, 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
09/20 (Sa) – KELLER WILLIAMS – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
09/21 (Sa) – GRACE POTTER – the Bridge, SF, NM
09/22 (Su) – FUTURE ISLANDS – the Bridge @ SF Brewing, SF, NM
09/22 (Su) – HOZIER / ALLISON RUSSELL – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
09/24 (Tu) – ERIC IDLE – Lensic, SF, NM
09/24 (Tu) – ODIE LEIGH – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
09/25 (W) – CAT POWER SINGS DYLAN – Lensic, SF, NM **sold out**
09/26 (Th) – ALLEN STONE – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
09/28 (Sa) – WALLFLOWERS – Lensic, SF, NM
10/04 (F) – BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
10/07 (M) – MELISSA ETHERIDGE – Lensic, SF, NM
10/12 (Sa) – BUCKETHEAD – Meow Wolf, SF, NM
10/13 (Su) – BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Lensic, SF, NM (rescheduled from May)
10/29 (Tu) – MDOU MOCTAR – El Rey Theater, ABQ, NM
10/30 (W) – MEN at WORK – Lensic, SF, NM
11/10 (Su) – KING GIZZARD and the LIZARD WIZARD – Revel, ABQ, NM
11/20 (W) – BLIND PILOT – Meow Wolf, SF, NM

FESTIVUS for the RESTIVUS

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
Sep 10-13, 2025 - BENDER JAMBOREE - Las Vegas, NV (featuring STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, moe., WOOD BROTHERS, LEFTOVER SALMON, RAILROAD EARTH, DANIEL DONATO'S COSMIC COUNTRY, KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE, EGGY, KELLER WILLIAMS, SIERRA HULL, the MOTET, more) visit BenderJamboree.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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