TnJ 071 (6/4/09)

Phish sandwich, anyone?

-HOUR ONE-

PHISH – Contact (2009 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, 3/8/09) www.livephish.com
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – All Your Dreams (4/11/09 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA)
INDIGENOUS – Blues from the Sky (1999 Live at Pachyderm Studios)
KENNY BROWN – If Down Was Up (2003 Stingray)
DEL McCOURY BAND – Cold Rain and Snow (2002 Bonnaroo)
TONY FURTADO – Hurtin’ in My Right Side (2006 Thirteen)
LEFTOVER SALMON featuring BÉLA FLECK and REESE WYNANS – Up on the Hill Where We Do the Boogie (1999 the Nashville Sessions)
QUACTUS – Alligator (2008 Once a Pond, A Spine…) www.homegrownmusic.net

-HOUR TWO-

moe. – Akimbo (2000 L)
THE SOUL of JOHN BLACK – Bottom Chick (2009 Black John)
JEFF BUJAK – Prodigium (2009 Alive Like the Spine) www.homegrownmusic.net
THE BLACK CROWES – Feathers (1995 non-album track)
DAVID BYRNE – What a Day That Was (2007 Live from Austin, TX)
RODRIGO y GABRIELA – Diablo Rojo (2008 Live in Japan)
PRIMUS – Frizzle Fry (2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004)
PHISH – Bug > Tweezer (reprise) (2009 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, 3/8/09) www.livephish.com

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Tony Furtado coming to Albuquerque

I can't think of a single reason we shouldn't ALL be at this show. This guy's the real deal. I could go on and on about how great Tony Furtado is, but I'll let the official press release do the talking (^_^) TOAST

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PRESS RELEASE

HISTORIC EL REY THEATER

May 7, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Where: ALBUQUERQUE:
The Historic El Rey Theater
622 Central Ave., S. W.
(Downtown 7th and Central)

When: Friday, June 5, 2009

Time: Doors: 8:00 P.M.
Show: 8:30 P.M.

Price: $12 in Advance
(Advance tickets on sale at Bookworks,
Encore Music, Birdland, 1-866-I-GET-TIX
and GetTix.net)
$16 at the Door

Age Restriction: 21+


PUCCINI PRODUCTIONS

Presents

Slide-guitar Virtuoso

TONY FURTADO


Prodigious instrumentalist turned singer/songwriter TONY FURTADO will be returning to Albuquerque, this time with his band for his unique brand of folk at the Historic El Rey Theater.

“A talented multi-instrumentalist, cross-pollinating rambler … TONY FURTADO is an eclectic musician with a knack for mining musical gold from the American folk tradition while also incorporating the best of contemporary rock music.”
- Jambase.com

Furtado, who grew up in Pleasanton, CA, took up the banjo at 12 after constructing a banjo to fulfill a school assignment. He studied art and music at Cal State University in Hayward, CA. When he was 19, he won the Grand National Banjo Championship at the renowned Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, Kansas. Furtado is also a two-time winner of the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, Kansas (1987 and 1991).

"As a banjo virtuoso, Furtado is well-known for his envelope-pushing, progressive bluegrass stylings. His picking is rapid-fire quick, sharp and clear, and puts him in the school of Béla Fleck and David Grisman."[7]
- Katie Klingsporn, Telluride Daily Planet

As he was cementing his reputation as a banjoist extraordinaire, Furtado was also developing himself into an equally virtuosic slide guitarist. He inked a deal with Rounder Records and put out his debut release, “Swamped,” in 1992.

By the time of his second release, “Within Reach,” he was playing and recording with such luminaries as Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss and Stuart Duncan. The release of “Full Circle” in 1994 marked a change in Furtado’s sound, which now began reflecting his passion for the acoustic blues and slide guitar of musical influences like Ry Cooder and Blind Willie. The revamped sound continued with 1997's “Roll My Blues Away.”

“He mixes bluegrass roots with a mainstream pop streak, easily holding the spotlight, thanks to his restrained virtuosity on acoustic and slide guitar and a warmly engaging voice reminiscent of T Bone Burnett, sans preachiness.” - PASTE Magazine

Furtado’s latest album, “Deep Water”, comes entirely from Tony’s heart, with tunes that embrace his love of slide guitar, his prowess as a banjo player, and his ability to write a song that elicits deep emotion. Produced by Sean Slade (The Pixies, Radiohead, Dinosaur Jr., Dresden Dolls), Deep Water wanders through a wide array of sentiment; from joy and love, to despair and hopelessness.

“TONY FURTADO once more demonstrates that he is not only a jack of all trades, but is also their master.” - Vintage Guitar

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TnJ 043 (11/5/08)

-HOUR ONE-

WIDESPREAD PANIC w/COL.BRUCE HAMPTON, LUTHER DICKINSON, and ROBERT RANDOLPH – Fixin’ to Die (6/12/05 Bonnaroo Music Festival)
THE BRIDGE – Heavy Water (2008 Blind Man’s Hill)
TONY FURTADO – Cypress Grove Blues (2005 Bare Bones)
DEREK TRUCKS BAND – Crow Jane (2006 Songlines)
moe. – Queen of Everything (2008 Sticks and Stones)
JIMMY HERRING – One Strut (2008 Lifeboat)
JAMIE McLEAN – Cherry Tree (2008 American Heartache)
BLUES TRAVELER – You, Me and Everything (2008 North Hollywood Shootout)

-HOUR TWO-

RYAN ADAMS – What Sin > Beautiful Sorta (6/10/05 North Charleston, SC)
GRACE POTTER & the NOCTURNALS – Some Kind of Ride (2006 Nothing But the Water)
JERRY GARCIA & MERL SAUNDERS – Keepers (1974/2004 Pure Jerry 04)
JERRY GARCIA & MERL SAUNDERS – Wondering Why (1974/2004 Pure Jerry 04)

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TnJ 040 (10/15/08) Tom's Birthday Week + HUGE BOBBY SANDWICH!

-HOUR ONE-

GRATEFUL DEAD – Lazy Lightnin’ > Supplication (1980/2002/2004 Go to Nassau)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Greatest Story Ever Told (2005 Truckin’ Up to Buffalo)
GRATEFUL DEAD – Hell in a Bucket (1990/1996/2004 Dozin’ at the Knick)
JIMMY HERRING – Scapegoat Blues (2008 Lifeboat)
ACORN PROJECT – McGuffin (2008 We’ll Be Fine)
LARRY – Whistle Britches (5/10/01 Antone’s, Austin, TX)

-HOUR TWO-

LARRY – Myth of Fingerprints (5/10/01 Antone’s, Austin, TX)
LARRY – Manitou Song (12/2/00 Houston, TX)
STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Quinn the Eskimo (the Mighty Quinn)
(2003 On the Road, 7/4/03 Santa Fe, NM)
TONY FURTADO – Waiting for Guiteau (1/17/05 John’s Alley, Moscow, ID)
GREATEFUL DEAD – Let It Grow (7/10/76 Orpheum, San Francisco, CA)
GRATEFUL DEAD – The Music Never Stopped (1975/1991/2004 One from the Vault)

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