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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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