TOAST-N-JAM: June 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

TnJ 993 (6/27/24)

-HOUR ONE-

WIDESPREAD PANIC - Little Lily > Blackout Blues (6/22/24 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO)
JOE MARCINEK BAND - Hawaiian Dinosaur (2024 1River Street)
AVETT BROTHERS - Cheap Coffee (2024 Avett Brothers)
IRON & WINE - Anyone's Game (2024 Light Years)
SIERRA FERRELL - I Could Drive You Crazy (2024 Trail of Flowers)
AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT w/ MOLLY TUTTLE - I Can't Find You at All (2024 City of Glass)

-HOUR TWO-

BRUCE HORNSBY and the RANGE - Jack Straw (1991 Deadicated - a Tribute to the Grateful Dead)
PHISH - Pillow Jets (4/20/24 Sphere, Las Vegas, NV)
GOOSE - Hungersite (2024 Chateau Sessions pt II)

P.S. There was no new TnJ session last week, as I was on my yearly pilgrimage to Red Rocks for Widespread Panic. I honestly don't know how they manage to get better every year. Absolutely magical, and available after the fact (video too) at nugs.net

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

PHISH ANNOUNCE 8th RIVIERA MAYA - NO FALL TOUR

From the band, via Facebook:

Phish will return to Mexico for its eighth Phish: Riviera Maya January 29 thru February 1, 2025. Join us on the beach for four days and nights of sun, sand and Phish on Mexico’s beautiful Caribbean coast. Note that these 2025 dates are at the end of January, which is earlier than in previous years. This Riviera Maya will also see Phish performing eight sets of music beginning Wednesday night and ending on Saturday night.

Phish: Riviera Maya 2025 packages will go on sale starting June 26 at 2PM EDT at https://phishrivieramaya.com, with a special Alumni Pre-Sale for previous attendees beginning at Noon EDT the same day. Purchasers can take advantage of lower costs from last year for the most popular event packages due to the new January event dates, which also align with more affordable flight options than typically available in late February. For complete information, including booking details and payment plans, please visit https://phishrivieramaya.com.

Phish: Riviera Maya will be hosted at Moon Palace Cancún, providing guests with a wide range of luxury accommodations just steps from the concert venue. Alongside the nightly performances there is a curated array of wellness programming, featuring daily yoga classes, workshops, daytime pool parties and late-night DJ sets to keep the festivities going around the clock. Guests can also explore the stunning natural landscapes and rich cultural heritage of the Yucatan Peninsula. Options for adventure include diving into cenotes, visiting the ancient ruins of Chichen Itza, and sailing on catamarans, offering a perfect blend of relaxation and exploration.

Phish's Summer Tour kicks off next month on July 19 in Massachusetts and will culminate with Phish’s traditional Labor Day Weekend run in Commerce City, CO returning for four nights (August 29-September 1). For those of you looking ahead, please know that Phish will not be touring this fall.

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

TnJ 992 (6/13/24)

Normally, I only do this theme-within-a-theme at Halloween (musical masquerade), but this session just came together this way, so here it is. Note that Tedeschi and Garcia bookend the session which, if you extrapolate, makes a pretty butterfly pattern. Enjoy! You can listen to archived episodes here, friends.

-HOUR ONE-

WIDESPREAD PANIC w/ TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - You Can't Always Get What You Want (4/23/16 BJCC Arena, Birmingham, AL)
GRATEFUL DEAD - Death Don't Have No Mercy > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Hey Jude (2010 Formerly the Warlocks [box set], 10/9/89 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA)
JOHN SCOFIELD - Sticks and Stones (2005 That's What I Say - John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles)
ORGAN FAIRCHILD w/ JORMA KAUKONEN - Hard to Handle (2024 Songs We Didn't Write)
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR - All the Way from America (2024 Heavy Soul)
WILCO - Space Oddity (2024 Outlaws and Outliers, 2/14/16 Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV)

-HOUR TWO-

And now, another theme-within-a-theme-within-a-theme: artists playing Telluride Bluegrass Festival next week, still covering other artists...

MOLLY TUTTLE w/ NATHANIEL RATELIFF - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
SIERRA FERRELL - Seven Spanish Angels (2023 Spotify Single, 4/28/23 Luck Reunion)
LIL SMOKIES - Going to California (2023 single)
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS - Just Like Heaven (2017 Undercover, vol. 2 EP)
GOV'T MULE - For What It's Worth (2020 Live at the Beacon Theatre, 12/31/17 New York, NY)
JERRY GARCIA BAND - Catfish John (2024 Garcia Live volume 21, 2/13/76 the Keystone, Berkeley, CA)
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - Angel from Montgomery / Sugaree (1/19/13 Sunshine Music Festival, Boca Raton, FL)

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DETROIT LIGHTNING - the BEST DEAD COVER BAND

This is a world class cover band, folks, and they only do a handful of gigs each year. Do yourself a favor and check them out while you can. Go here for tickets.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

TnJ 991 (6/6/24)

-HOUR ONE-

SLIGHTLY STOOPID w/ BOB WEIR and KARL DENSON - Franklin's Tower (4/21/16 San Rafael, CA, Live at Roberto's TRI Studios 2 [webcast])

SUBLIME x STICK FIGURE w/ BRADLEY NOWELL - Feel Like That (2024 single)

WIDESPREAD PANIC - Papa's Home > the Low Spark of High Heeled Boys > Papa's Home (Panic en la Playa Doce 4/15/24 Hard Rock Hotel, Riviera Maya, MX)

JAMES McMURTRY - Jackie (2021 the Horses and the Hounds)

REDDCOATS - Still Waiting (2024 the Reddcoats 2)

-HOUR TWO -

PHISH - Beneath a Sea of Stars part 1 > 2001 > Light (4/21/24 Sphere, Las Vegas, NV)

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TnJ Concert Calendar

* LISTINGS ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL, Y'ALL...
06/20 (Th) - ROLLING STONES - Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
06/21 (F) – WIDESPREAD PANIC – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/22 (Sa) – JOE JACKSON – Lensic, SF, NM
06/22 (Sa) – LYLE LOVETT and his LARGE BAND – Kiva Auditorium, ABQ, NM
06/22 (Sa) – WIDESPREAD PANIC – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/23 (Su) – WIDESPREAD PANIC – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
06/28 (F) - DETROIT LIGHTNING - Tumbleroot, SF, NM
07/03 (W) – AVETT BROTHERS / IRON & WINE – Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM
07/09 (Tu) – CAGE the ELEPHANT / YOUNG the GIANT / BAKAR – Isleta Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
07/09 (Tu) – DARK STAR ORCHESTRA – the Bridge, SF, NM
07/11 (Th) – STICK FIGURE – Sandia Casino Amphitheater, ABQ, NM
07/11 (Th) – TRAMPLED by TURTLES – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/12 (F) – STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/13 (Sa) – STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/14 (Su) – STRING CHEESE INCIDENT / SAM BUSH / JERRY DOUGLAS / SIERRA HULL – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/18 (Th) – AS WE SPEAK: BÉLA FLECK, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, EDGAR MEYER, RAKESH CHAURASIA – Lensic, SF, NM
07/18 (Th) – DR. DOG – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/21 (Sa) – LAKE STREET DIVE – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
07/22 (M) – THE DECEMBERISTS / RATBOYS – The Bridge, SF, NM
07/24 (W) – CAROLYN WONDERLAND – Tumbleroot, SF, NM
07/26 (F) – TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO **sold out**
07/26 (F) – ZIGGY MARLEY – Isleta Casino, ABQ, NM
07/27 (Sa) – TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO **sold out**
07/30 (Tu) – HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ – Lensic, SF, NM
07/30 (Tu) – SAMANTHA FISH – the Bridge, SF, NM
08/01 (Th) – moe. – Taos Mesa Brewing, El Prado, NM
08/03 (Sa) – EDDIE 9V – Fusion, ABQ, NM
08/05 (M) – UB40 – The Bridge, SF, NM
08/06 (Tu) – ORVILLE PECK / JAIME WYATT – the Bridge, SF, NM **sold out**
08/06 (Tu) – RICKIE LEE JONES – KiMo Theatre, ABQ, NM
08/07 (W) – BRUCE HORNSBY & the NOISEMAKERS – KiMo Theatre, ABQ, NM
08/08 (Th) – BRUCE HORNSBY & the NOISEMAKERS – Lensic, SF, NM
08/08 (Th) – MT. JOY – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/09 (F) – MT. JOY – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/12 (M) – LA LOM – Launchpad, ABQ, NM
08/12 (M) – the HEAD and the HEART – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/13 (Tu) – the HEAD and the HEART – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/14 (W) – the REVIVALISTS / SPOON – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
08/15 (Th) – the REVIVALISTS / SPOON – Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
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

Jul 4-7, 2024 - HIGH SIERRA - Quincy, CA (featuring PRIMUS, ZIGGY MARLEY, GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, ALLMAN BETTS BAND, LARKIN POE, CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, more T.B.A.) visit HighSierraMusic.com
Aug 1-4, 2024 - PICKATHON - Happy Valley, OR (featuring BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY, COURTNEY BARNETT, DURAND JONES, ELEPHANT REVIVAL, BELLA WHITE, CHANCE PEÑA, GEESE, LA LOM, SOUL REBELS, JESS WILLIAMSON, JOANNA STERNBERG, MELISSA CARPER, RATBOYS, TRUE LOVES, more) visit Pickathon.com
Aug 2-4, 2024 - NEWPORT JAZZ - Newport, RI (featuring ANDRE 3000, NILE RODGERS & CHIC, KAMASI WASHINGTON, ELVIS COSTELLO, LAUFEY, ROBERT GLASPER, BRITTANY HOWARD, CORY WONG, THIEVERY CORPORATION, SAMARA JOY, GALACTIC w/IRMA THOMAS, CIMAFUNK, GHOST-NOTE, SUN RA ARKESTRA, more) visit NewportJazz.org
Aug 2-4, 2024 - RHYTHMS on the RIO - Del Norte, CO (featuring the CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, DANIEL DONATO'S COSMIC COUNTRY, KELLER WILLIAMS' GRATEFUL GRASS, ALO, the LIL SMOKIES, DIGGIN DIRT, CLAY STREET UNIT, SHADOWGRASS, the MAGIC BEANS, more) visit RhythmsOnTheRio.com
Aug 9-11, 2024 - TELLURIDE JAZZ FESTIVAL - Telluride, CO (featuring DUMPSTAPHUNK, GEORGE PORTER JR., LEO NOCENTELLI, CYRIL NEVILLE, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, ANGELIQUE KIDJO, ANTIBALAS, MARCO BENEVENTO, SAY SHE SHE, more) visit TellurideJazz.org
Aug 9-11, 2024 - FOLKS - Lyons, CO (featuring BRITTANY HOWARD, the WOOD BROTHERS, BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN, JOHN VINCENT III, JAMESTOWN REVIVAL, POKEY LaFARGE, the WATSON TWINS, DARLINGSIDE, the MOTHER HIPS, more) visit Bluegrass.com
Sep 12-15, 2024 - BENDER JAMBOREE - Las Vegas, NV (featuring STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, UMPHREY'S McGEE, INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, LEFTOVER SALMON, PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, KELLER WILLIAMS, KITCHEN DWELLERS, LINDSAY LOU, GEORGE PORTER JR. & the RUNNIN PARDNERS, more) visit BenderJamboree.com
Sep 13-15, 2024 - BLUES & BREWS - Telluride, CO (featuring GARY CLARK JR., BEN HARPER, JOE BONAMASSA, JJ GREY & MOFRO, NEAL FRANCIS, TAB BENOIT, SAMANTHA FISH, MARC BROUSSARD, ERIC GALES, more) visit TellurideBlues.com
Sep 13-15, 2024 - PICKIN' in the PINES - Flagstaff, AZ (featuring DEL McCOURY BAND, LEFTOVER SALMON, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, STEEP CANYON RANGERS, BECKY BULLER BAND, NOAM PIKELNY & FRIENDS, BIG RICHARD, more) visit PickinInThePines.org
Oct 4-6 + 11-13, 2024 - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Austin, TX (featuring CHRIS STAPLETON, DUA LIPA, TYLER the CREATOR, LEON BRIDGES, PRETTY LIGHTS, STURGILL SIMPSON, NORAH JONES, KHRUANGBIN, CAAMP, SANTIGOLD, JUNGLE, ORVILLE PECK, SAY SHE SHE, BAKAR, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, lots more) visit ACLFestival.com
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

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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